This book explores how English, Scottish and French thoughts on ethics, science, and politics influenced Thomas Jefferson's leadership in the United States.
This book explores how English, Scottish and French thoughts on ethics, science, and politics influenced Thomas Jefferson's leadership in the United States.
Iain McLean is senior research fellow and emeritus professor in politics at Nuffield College, Oxford University.
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List of Tables Acknowledgments Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology Introduction Part One: England Chapter One: 'I cannot live without books' Chapter Two: A country Whig in Williamsburg: the education of Thomas Jefferson Part Two: Scotland Chapter Three: The Scottish Enlightenment comes to Virginia Chapter Four: Declaring independence and religious freedom the Scottish way Part Three: France Chapter Five: A Virginian in Paris Chapter Six: Jefferson in the salons of Paris: a deeper dive Chapter Seven: The social mathematics of the Marquis de Condorcet Part Four: Monticello Chapter Eight: The Room where it happened: the conflict between two paragons of the American Enlightenment Chapter Nine: The climax of the American enlightenment: the Danbury Baptists, the 'Jefferson Bible', and Jefferson's last letter Chapter Ten: The General Spread of the Light of Science Conclusion Author's Note Bibliography About the Author
List of Tables Acknowledgments Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology Introduction Part One: England Chapter One: 'I cannot live without books' Chapter Two: A country Whig in Williamsburg: the education of Thomas Jefferson Part Two: Scotland Chapter Three: The Scottish Enlightenment comes to Virginia Chapter Four: Declaring independence and religious freedom the Scottish way Part Three: France Chapter Five: A Virginian in Paris Chapter Six: Jefferson in the salons of Paris: a deeper dive Chapter Seven: The social mathematics of the Marquis de Condorcet Part Four: Monticello Chapter Eight: The Room where it happened: the conflict between two paragons of the American Enlightenment Chapter Nine: The climax of the American enlightenment: the Danbury Baptists, the 'Jefferson Bible', and Jefferson's last letter Chapter Ten: The General Spread of the Light of Science Conclusion Author's Note Bibliography About the Author
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