Laws, Men and Machines

Modern American Government and the Appeal of Newtonian Mechanics
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-61665-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 459 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1990, Laws, Men and Machines is an original interpretation of the lasting influence that Newtonian mechanics has had on the design and operation of the American political system. The author argues that it is this mechanistic tradition that now instinctively shapes the way we conceive of, analyse, and evaluate American politics, and that the Newtonian conception of the world still finds expression in the 'checks and balances' of the American system.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Foley, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Newtonian mechanics and American constitutionalism 2. The death of constitutional Newtonianism 3. The perpetuation of constitutional mechanics 4. The Presidency, the Congress and the separation of paradigms 5. A government of laws, men and mechanics

Über Autor(innen)

Foley, Michael