Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy

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

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Produktbeschreibung

Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy: Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings is a collection of essays on topics that relate to philosophical aspects of Jefferson's thinking over the years. Much historical insight is given to ground the various philosophical strands in Jefferson's thought and writing on topics such as political philosophy, moral philosophy, slavery, republicanism, wall of separation, liberty, educational philosophy, and architecture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9780739180914
• ISBN-10: 0739180916
• Artikelnr.: 39378799

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