American Absolutism

Author : Gary A. Freitas
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798889826668

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AMERICAN ABSOLUTISM by Gary A. Freitas Pdf

Disrupting the Generational Cycle of Distrust in America's 600 Year Cultural War You are about to scan a high-resolution MRI of the psychological forces generating discord and disrupting the American democratic experiment. Absolute-mindedness is not a personality type, clinical disorder or social psychopathology, but an archaic "trust" adaptation giving rise to much of today's populist frustration and anger. When trust is disrupted early in life -- complexity, ambiguity, and disappointment fixate on a trust-mistrust duality -- good-bad, right-wrong, us versus them. Republicans and Democrats are undergoing cultural mitosis. An evolutionary social and political speciation driving us toward an autocratic America. Constitutional "originalists" were raised in parental originalism emphasizing principle and discipline over empathy and reasoning. Solo mass shootings are a predictable abandonment pattern over the course of America's history of gun rights and vigilante ethos. Conspiracy theories are repetitive information diffusion in dense social networks during times of social unrest, triggering individuals pre-wired for resignation, grievance, and revenge. The modern dictator: a "dark triad" of malignant narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. American Absolutism explores what happens when human adaptation loses viability as it comes face-to-face with an exponentially evolving complexity that is the modern human condition.

Author : Cesare Cuttica,Glenn Burgess
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317322245

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Monarchism and Absolutism in Early Modern Europe by Cesare Cuttica,Glenn Burgess Pdf

The 14 essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchical governments from the Thirty Years War up until the time of the French Revolution. Contributors aim to unravel the constructs of ‘absolutism’ and ‘monarchism’, examining how the power and authority of monarchs was defined through contemporary politics and philosophy.

Author : William Pepperell Montague,George Plimpton Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Philosophy, American
ISBN : OCLC:219875882

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Contemporary American Philosophy by William Pepperell Montague,George Plimpton Adams Pdf

Author : James van Horn Melton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521528569

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Absolutism and the Eighteenth-Century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria by James van Horn Melton Pdf

This 1988 book is a study of precocious attempts at school reform in societies that were overwhelmingly 'premodern'.

Author : Thomas Hobbes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486122144

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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes Pdf

Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.

Author : Tim McNeese
Publisher : Lorenz Educational Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429109178

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The Age of Absolutism (ENHANCED eBook) by Tim McNeese Pdf

"The Age of Absolutism" (1650—1789) covers the final years of the last great European monarchies and the divestiture of monarchical power through reform and revolution. Emphasis is given to the absolute reign of Louis XIV of France, and the growth of constitutional monarchy in late-17th century England. Enlightenment thinkers, such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke, and their theorectical impact on the unraveling of royal power and the revolutions in France and America are discussed. Challenging map exercises and provocative review questions encourage meaningful reflection and historical analysis. Tests and answer keys included.

Author : Max Beloff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317816652

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The Age of Absolutism (Routledge Revivals) by Max Beloff Pdf

The end of eighteenth century is often regarded as the watershed between the feudal Europe of the Middle Ages and the modern Europe of the nineteenth century and beyond. The chronology covered in this title, first published in 1954, is vast, but covers an intellectually stimulating and exciting period of European history. The pinnacle of absolute monarchy is cemented in Louis XIV’s France, eventually giving way to reform and revolution; the Russian Empire becomes an important player on the Western stage under Peter I and Catherine the Great; America achieves independence; and, the ideas of the Enlightenment begin to change the intellectual and religious landscape. Max Beloff analyses the period in fascinating detail in a now reissued title that will be of particular interest to students of Early Modern History, Politics and European diplomacy.

Author : Max Beloff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317816645

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The Age of Absolutism (Routledge Revivals) by Max Beloff Pdf

The end of eighteenth century is often regarded as the watershed between the feudal Europe of the Middle Ages and the modern Europe of the nineteenth century and beyond. The chronology covered in this title, first published in 1954, is vast, but covers an intellectually stimulating and exciting period of European history. The pinnacle of absolute monarchy is cemented in Louis XIV’s France, eventually giving way to reform and revolution; the Russian Empire becomes an important player on the Western stage under Peter I and Catherine the Great; America achieves independence; and, the ideas of the Enlightenment begin to change the intellectual and religious landscape. Max Beloff analyses the period in fascinating detail in a now reissued title that will be of particular interest to students of Early Modern History, Politics and European diplomacy.

Author : Joost Pauwelyn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107406927

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Optimal Protection of International Law by Joost Pauwelyn Pdf

Assume, for a moment, that the necessary tools are available to induce or even force states to comply with international law. In such a state of affairs, how strongly should international law be protected? More specifically, how easy should it be to change international law? Should treaties be specifically performed or should states be given an opportunity to 'pay their way out'? In the event of states violating their commitments, what kind of back-up enforcement or sanctions should be imposed? Joost Pauwelyn uses the distinction between liability rules, property protection and inalienable entitlements as a starting point for a new theory of variable protection of international law, placed at the intersection between 'European absolutism' and 'American voluntarism'. Rather than undermining international law, variable protection takes the normativity of international law seriously and calibrates it to achieve maximum welfare and effectiveness at the lowest cost to contractual freedom and legitimacy.

Author : Wayne E. Baker
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780691127873

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America's Crisis of Values by Wayne E. Baker Pdf

Is America bitterly divided? Has America lost its traditional values? Many politicians and religious leaders believe so, as do the majority of Americans, based on public opinion polls taken over the past several years. But is this crisis of values real? This book explores the moral terrain of America today, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. It looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Using unique data from the World Values Surveys, the largest systematic attempt ever made to document attitudes, values, and beliefs around the world, this book systematically evaluates the perceived crisis of values by comparing America's values with those of over 60 other nations. The results are surprising. The evidence shows overwhelmingly that America has not lost its traditional values, that the nation compares favorably with most other societies, and that the culture war is largely a myth. The gap between reality and perception does not represent mass ignorance of the facts or an overblown moral panic, Baker contends. Rather, the widespread perception of a crisis of values is a real and legitimate interpretation of life in a society that is in the middle of a fundamental transformation and that contains growing cultural contradictions. Instead of posing a problem, the author argues, this crisis rhetoric serves the valuable social function of reminding us of what it means to be American. As such, it preserves the ideological foundation of the nation.

Author : William Beik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : 0521367824

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Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France by William Beik Pdf

This analysis of the provincial reality of absolutism argues that the relationship between the regional aristocracy and the crown was a key factor in influencing the traditional social system of seventeenth century France.

Author : Hall Bjørnstad
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226803838

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The Dream of Absolutism by Hall Bjørnstad Pdf

Introduction. The problem with absolutism ; Beyond mere propaganda ; Approaching absolutism differently: royal glory and royal exemplarity ; The dream of absolutism -- The grammar of absolutism. The dream of a book like no other ; Taking Louis XIV's Mémoires seriously ; Absolutism, explained to a child: "The first and most important part of our entire politics" ; The utility of "These Mémoires" ; The paradoxes of absolutist exemplarity ; Conclusion: "So many ghastly examples" -- Mirrors of absolutism. Introduction: Our body in this space ; An age of mirrors ; A gallery celebrating greatness ; Making the king see what he felt ; A mirror for one ; In lieu of conclusion: Mirrors for a future without a past -- Absolutist absurdities. Exhibit A: The royal historiographer and the unparalleled greatness of Louis XIV ; Exhibit B: Absolutism from the cabinet of fairies to the cabinet of the king ; Conclusion: Seven theses on the dream of absolutism.

Author : John T. Jost,Aaron C. Kay,Hulda Thorisdottir
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190295707

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Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification by John T. Jost,Aaron C. Kay,Hulda Thorisdottir Pdf

This new volume on Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification brings together several of the most prominent social and political psychologists who are responsible for the resurgence of interest in the study of ideology, broadly defined. Leading scientists and scholars from several related disciplines, including psychology, sociology, political science, law, and organizational behavior present their cutting-edge theorizing and research. Topics include the social, personality, cognitive and motivational antecedents and consequences of adopting liberal versus conservative ideologies, the social and psychological functions served by political and religious ideologies, and the myriad ways in which people defend, bolster, and justify the social systems they inhabit. This book is the first of its kind, bringing together formerly independent lines of research on ideology and system justification.

Author : John Gascoigne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107155671

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Science and the State by John Gascoigne Pdf

The first historical overview of the partnership between science and the state from the Scientific Revolution to World War II.

Author : Marc Mulholland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191632761

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Bourgeois Liberty and the Politics of Fear by Marc Mulholland Pdf

In 1842 Heinrich Heine, the German poet, wrote that the bourgeoisie, 'obsessed by a nightmare apprehension of disaster' and 'an instinctive dread of communism', were driven against their better instincts into tolerating absolutist government. Theirs was a 'politics motivated by fear'. Over the next 150 years, the middle classes were repeatedly accused of betraying liberty for fear of 'red revolution'. The failure of the revolutions of 1848, conservative nationalism from the 1860s, fascist victories in the first half of the twentieth-century, and repression of national liberation movements during the Cold War - these fateful disasters were all explained by the bourgeoisie's fear of the masses. For their part, conservatives insisted that demagogues and fanatics exploited the desperation of the poor to subvert liberal revolutions, leading to anarchy and tyranny. Only evolutionary reform was enduring. From the 1970s, however, liberal revolution revived on an unprecedented scale. With the collapse of communism, bourgeois liberty once again became a crusading, force, but now on a global scale. In the twenty-first century, the armed forces of the United States, Britain, and NATO became instruments of 'regime change', seeking to destroy dictatorship and build free-market democracies. President George W. Bush called the invasion of Iraq in 2003 a 'watershed event in the global democratic revolution'. This was an extraordinary turn-around, with the middle classes now hailed as the truly universal class which, in emancipating itself, emancipates all society. The debacle in Iraq, and the Great Recession from 2008, revealed all too clearly that hubris still invited nemesis. Bourgeois Liberty and the Politics of Fear examines this remarkable story, and the fierce debates it occasioned. It takes in a span from the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, covering a wide range of countries and thinkers. Broad in its scope, it presents a clear set of arguments that shed new light on the creation of our modern world.