TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to respond to Richard Slaughter's essay on “Is America the ‘land of the future’?”Design/methodology/approach–The paper draws on a variety of literature and the authors' opinions to present the case in favour of Enlightenment values.Findings–The paper finds that the USA is perhaps the most faithful political expression of the eighteenth century Enlightenment whose values have since been assimilated throughout the world. Enlightenment values are not beyond criticism, but that does not justify uninformed anti‐American attitudes.Originality/value–The paper provides a counter‐balance to Slaughter's essay by arguing for a reasoned debate on the issues.
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SN  - 1463-6689
DO  - 10.1108/14636680810908019
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680810908019
AU  - Gerber Adam
AU  - Godet Michel
ED  - Richard A. Slaughter
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Reason has no sell‐by date
T2  - Foresight
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 28
EP  - 30
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -