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The Good Society and Tyrants

The Intractable Struggle
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This text explores the enduring challenge of realizing and maintaining a Good Society. It examines historical, social science, and philosophical perspectives on what constitutes a fair and just society that respects the diversity of its people. The book describes the foundational aspects of a Good Society, why Good Societies are new fully achieved, with focus on tyrants, and how all societies, good or tyrannical, are inherently fragile.
Joel Seligman is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at Washington University and President Emeritus of the University of Rochester. He earned his J.D. from Harvard University and his A.B. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mary Schwab Seligman is Visiting Professor at Washington University School of Law. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from Harvard, her M.D. from Dartmouth Medical School, and an M.A.R. from Yale Divinity School. She is a former Associate Professor at Yale Medical School, where she combined clinical practice in adult, adolescent, and child psychiatry and epidemiological research.
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