Download or read book Core Actors in America written by Stephen Terhune Smith and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Core Actors in America challenges the ontological assumptions of America's dominant public philosophy, liberalism, and its more affectionate subordinate, communitarianism. Dr. Stephen Terhune Smith presents an alternative view that focuses on the world-view and historical impact of core actors, morally informed non-conformists who initiate major social and political changes, which ultimately become part of our institutional landscape.