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The political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson / by Garrett Ward Sheldon.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991 (1993[printing])Description: x, 174 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
ISBN:
  • 0801847141
  • 9780801847141
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E332.2 S3
Contents:
Liberalism and classicism in Jefferson's political philosophy -- America as a colony: The British realm versus Jefferson's modern empire -- Revolutionary America: Jefferson's Lockean independence -- America as a new republic: Jefferson's classical democracy -- Jeffersonian Federalism: Theory and practice -- Ethics and democracy -- The culture of the Virginia gentry and Thomas Jefferson, Esquire -- The shadow of slavery over Jefferson's political philosophy -- Thomas Jefferson as political philosopher: Freedom, democracy, equality, rights -- Appendix: Early American historiography and the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson.
Summary: Examines Jefferson's views on democracy, rights, freedom, and slavery as well as the cultural and economic context of his ideas in the Virginia gentry class. --From publisher's description.
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Includes index.

Liberalism and classicism in Jefferson's political philosophy -- America as a colony: The British realm versus Jefferson's modern empire -- Revolutionary America: Jefferson's Lockean independence -- America as a new republic: Jefferson's classical democracy -- Jeffersonian Federalism: Theory and practice -- Ethics and democracy -- The culture of the Virginia gentry and Thomas Jefferson, Esquire -- The shadow of slavery over Jefferson's political philosophy -- Thomas Jefferson as political philosopher: Freedom, democracy, equality, rights -- Appendix: Early American historiography and the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson.

Examines Jefferson's views on democracy, rights, freedom, and slavery as well as the cultural and economic context of his ideas in the Virginia gentry class. --From publisher's description.

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