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American Philosophy: The New American: The Age of Knowledge
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 11 2025
Pages: 218
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The New American is a sweeping moral and philosophical address-a modern manifesto calling citizens to rediscover the ethical and spiritual foundation of American democracy. It begins as a call to action and evolves into a living philosophy of national and individual renewal, blending civic duty, moral philosophy, and metaphysical reflection.
At its heart, it warns against Individual Expansionism-the unchecked pursuit of personal power and success at the expense of collective well-being. True American greatness, the text argues, lies not in domination or endless competition but in the cultivation of individuality: the ability of each person to think freely, act responsibly, and serve others through self-governance. Individuality, not egoic expansion, sustains democracy.
From there, the work explores the ethical architecture of the Republic-justice, liberty, self-determination, independence, and responsibility-as living forces that must be measured rightly, as the Supreme Court measures justice through the peace it brings. The Constitution, Declaration, and Bill of Rights are presented not as documents of the past but as enduring inherent meaning-permanent truths that live within every citizen, even if government itself were to fall.
Across its chapters, Chase McQuade fuses American philosophy with moral metaphysics:
- The Individual and Democracy argues that freedom requires self-governance beyond liberty's comforts.
- The Libertarian explores liberty's dual nature-its potential to expand or deprive.
- Self-Determinism contrasts self-will with self-governance through service to others.
- The Freedom of Choice and Responsibility warns of false choice in a consumerist age.
- Pragmaticism redefines independence in the technological era, urging mastery over invention rather than dependence upon it.
- What is Justice? and The American Justice System define justice as the right measurement of what is, linking moral proportion to peace.
- On Deception examines the moral psychology of thought and restraint as the essence of civic virtue.
- The Soul of the Nation and What is the Greatness of the Nation? return to the sacred moral center of democracy-service, devotion, and faith in inherent good.
Interwoven throughout is a warning that technology, artificial intelligence, and abstract knowledge threaten to overtake human meaning if not disciplined by moral clarity. The literal mind, represented by law, is presented as the nation's safeguard-a reminder that belief, like law, must be lived literally to sustain reality itself.
Ultimately, The New American envisions a republic where belief, individuality, and moral law converge-where democracy becomes a living covenant between the divine and the governed. It is a spiritual renewal of the American experiment, affirming that the nation's greatness rests not in its past achievements but in its capacity to serve the future through virtue, discipline, and belief.
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