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2. Democracy and the Defects of Public Opinion

Benjamin F. Wright

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Frontmatter 1
CONTENTS 7
INTRODUCTION 9
1. The Age of Youthful Optimism 17
2. Democracy and the Defects of Public Opinion 38
3. The State as Mediator 65
4. Security through a Compensated Economy 71
5. The Free Market, Civility, and Natural Law 87
6. From Scientific Realism to Romantic Renaissance 133
BIBLIOGRAPHY 159
INDEX 163

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 1
CONTENTS 7
INTRODUCTION 9
1. The Age of Youthful Optimism 17
2. Democracy and the Defects of Public Opinion 38
3. The State as Mediator 65
4. Security through a Compensated Economy 71
5. The Free Market, Civility, and Natural Law 87
6. From Scientific Realism to Romantic Renaissance 133
BIBLIOGRAPHY 159
INDEX 163

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