Description: In American politics, at least since the Civil War, the great philosophical divide is between "progressives" and "founders" of the American regime
Brief description:
Sidney A. Pearson, Jr. is professor emeritus of political science at Radford University. He is the editor of Transaction's Library of Liberal Thought series.
Review Quotes:
"Professor Pearson offers a thoughtful and penetrating exploration of the philosophic foundations of Progressive thought. In seeking to better understand the origins and influence of the Progressive science of politics, Pearson is ever respectful of this worthy adversary, all the while taking seriously Progressive thought. Ultimately, Pearson deconstructs the Progressive critique of the American Founding while deftly illuminating why the Constitution is not a problem to be overcome."
--William F. Connelly, Jr., professor, Washington and Lee University
"Sidney A. Pearson's book is not an exhaustive study of the Progressive movement, but as the title implies, a reflection. This is its great strength. Pearson's probing analysis clarifies both the roots of Progressivism as well as how those principles came to dominate much of the public discourse and most of academia. Progressives grafted Darwinian biology onto social science, thus justifying the Progressive political agenda as historically inevitable. For those who seek to understand how today's Progressives combine moral relativism with a smug belief that their principles are always right, Reflections on American Progressivism is a must read."
--James F. Pontuso, professor, Hampden-Sydney College