Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy (eBook, PDF)

Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings
Redaktion: Holowchak, M. Andrew

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Though it is not uncommon for historians to have something to say concerning philosophical strands in Jefferson's thought, that something is usually insubstantial-often misleadingly so-or inchoate. Overall, precious little has been said. The significance of the man and the richness of his thought demands that this defect be remedied. Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new essays on philosophical elements in Jefferson's writings. The first of its kind, this collection should lead to further philosophical analysis of Jefferson's thinking-especially by philosophers, who tend to appreciate Jefferson only as the author of the Declaration of Independence-and to greater appreciation for the man who gave to statesmanship a large number of the prime of his years out of a moral sense of duty to others. In that regard, Jefferson was always first a philosopher. This book will be a valuable read for students and scholars of history, political theory, and philosophy, as well as anyone interested in the thought of Thomas Jefferson.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216348030
• Artikelnr.: 74846433

Autorenporträt

M. Andrew Holowchak teaches philosophy at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. His authored books include Dutiful Correspondent: Philosophical Essays on Thomas Jefferson and Freud and Utopia: From Cosmological Narcissism to the Soft Dictatorship of Reason.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: The Philosophical Trinity of Jefferson's Political Theory
Chapter 2: Thomas Jefferson: A Lawyer's Path to a Legal Philosophy
Chapter 3: Individual Liberty and Political Unity in an Expanding Nation:
The Axiological Primacy of Wards in Jefferson's Republican Schema
Chapter 4: Thomas Jefferson's Land Ethics
Chapter 5: Thomas Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association:
The Meaning of the Famous "Wall of Separation" Metaphor
Chapter 6: Jefferson in Paris: Rewriting the Problems of Slavery,
Slaveholding, Family, and Codependency
Chapter 7: The Ultimate Defense of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson's Philosophy
of Education
Chapter 8: The March of Morality: Making Sense of Jefferson's Moral Sense
Chapter 9: Thomas Jefferson's Architectural and Landscape Aesthetics:
Sources and Meaning
About the Contributors