{"product_id":"the-american-ideology-a-critique-9780415945493","title":"The American Ideology: A Critique","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andrew Levine\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Theory - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Ideology explicates and criticizes two notions of reason in society: efficiency and the concept of the reasonable. Despite their considerable appeal, these notions nowadays underwrite an orientation towards public policy that is both inadequate and beneficial to elite interests; an orientation that constitutes a distinct American Ideology. To make this case, Levine traces the history of the concept of efficiency, from Hobbes, through the utilitarian tradition, to contemporary economic and philosophical paradigms; and examines the strengths and weaknesses of the democratic theory implicit in John Rawls's pioneering work on justice and political legitimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46929967186071,"sku":"9780415945493","price":10526.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415945493.webp?v=1771603811","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-american-ideology-a-critique-9780415945493","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}