Offers a concise introduction to Jefferson's political philosophy, and aims to make a contribution to a prevailing historiographic controversy: was Thomas Jefferson a Lockean liberal or a classical republican? Sheldon claims that his thought followed a rich variety of theoretical traditions.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
It's easy to see why John F. Kennedy told a dinner for American winners of the Nobel Prize that his audience was the most brilliant assembly ever gathered in the White House except when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.
(Washington Post )A timely survey of current thinking about the role of classical republicanism.
(George F. Will )Review
"A timely survey of current thinking about the role of classical republicanism." -- George F. Will
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good,
By eunomius (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson (The Political Philosophy of the American Founders) (Paperback)
This work provides a good survey of Jefferson's political thought, as well as an excellent piece concerning the intellectual battle over the classical republican paradigm. This piece, by the way, is well worth the price of the book. Nevertheless, although this is a worthy work, it pales in comparison to David N. Mayer's "The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson." If you are truly interested in Jefferson's political thought, Mayer's is the foremost work on the subject.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dr. Sheldon's Genius,
By
This review is from: The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson (The Political Philosophy of the American Founders) (Paperback)
I have had Dr. Sheldon for several classes, and his books are amazing. He has written many works that any Political Science major would grow from reading. Dr. Sheldon has an amazing grasp of Thomas Jefferson and his Encyclopedia of Political Thought is the most complete volume I have ever seen.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
GREAT MEN are obliged to suffer many indignities, not the least of which is the tendency of lesser men continually to write books about them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classical republican paradigm, small ward republics, ward democracy, moral sense philosophy, great inversion, natural rights philosophy, virtuous republic, social faculties, ancient constitution, democratic citizenry, revolutionary writings, natural aristocracy, classical republicanism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Thomas Jefferson, New York, Declaration of Independence, John Adams, United States, Commonplace Book, State of Virginia, John Locke, Chapel Hill, Peter Carr, First Gentlemen of Virginia, Princeton University Press, University of North Carolina Press, Jefferson the President, Locke's Second Treatise, Cambridge University Press, Gilbert Chinard, Joyce Appleby, Samuel Kercheval, John Taylor, Oxford University Press, Albert Ellery Bergh, Dumas Malone, The Political Philosophy of Thoma, Thomas Law New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
GREAT MEN are obliged to suffer many indignities, not the least of which is the tendency of lesser men continually to write books about them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
classical republican paradigm, small ward republics, ward democracy, moral sense philosophy, great inversion, natural rights philosophy, virtuous republic, social faculties, ancient constitution, democratic citizenry, revolutionary writings, natural aristocracy, classical republicanism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Thomas Jefferson, New York, Declaration of Independence, John Adams, United States, Commonplace Book, State of Virginia, John Locke, Chapel Hill, Peter Carr, First Gentlemen of Virginia, Princeton University Press, University of North Carolina Press, Jefferson the President, Locke's Second Treatise, Cambridge University Press, Gilbert Chinard, Joyce Appleby, Samuel Kercheval, John Taylor, Oxford University Press, Albert Ellery Bergh, Dumas Malone, The Political Philosophy of Thoma, Thomas Law New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 61
books:
See all 61 books this book cites
40
books
cite this book:
See all 40 books citing this book
- Notes on the State of Virginia (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Jefferson on 16 pages
- Thomas Jefferson by Chinard on 8 pages
- The Radical Politics of Thomas Jefferson by Richard K. Matthews on 7 pages
- First Gentlemen of Virginia by Louis Wright on 7 pages
- The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition by John Greville Agard Pocock on 6 pages
See all 61 books this book cites
- The Moral Rhetoric of American Presidents (Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication) by Colleen J. Shogan in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Calhoun and Popular Rule: The Political Theory of the Disquisition and Discourse by Lee Cheek Jr. on page 37, page 48, and Back Matter
- Restoration of the Republic: The Jeffersonian Ideal in 21st-Century America by Gary Hart in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Making the American Self: Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln (Studies in Cultural History) by Daniel W. Howe in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thomas Jefferson: A Free Mind by Lowell B. Catlett on page 64, and page 65
See all 40 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
