{"product_id":"the-moral-foundations-of-politics-9780300079074","title":"The Moral Foundations of Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eShapiro discusses the different answers that have been proposed by the major political theorists in the utilitarian  Marxist  and social contract traditions over the past four centuries. Showing how these political philosophies have all been decisively shaped by the core values of the Enlightenment  he demonstrates that each one contains useful insights that survive their failures as comprehensive doctrines and that should inform our thinking about political legitimacy. Shapiro then turns to the democratic tradition. Exploring the main arguments for and against democracy from Platos time until our own  he argues that democracy offers the best resources for realizing the Enlightenments promise and managing its internal tensions. As such  democracy supplies the most attractive available basis for political legitimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275591114805,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300079079","price":337.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300079074.jpg?v=1780510375","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-moral-foundations-of-politics-9780300079074","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}