The Elusive Thomas Jefferson: Essays on the Man Behind the Myths

ISBN-13: 9781476669250 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 252 str.

M. Andrew Holowchak; Brian W. Dotts

Opis

Thomas Jefferson's writings on morality have largely been ignored by scholars. His thoughts on the subject, never fully developed in any formal work, are said to be unsystematic--a judgment reinforced by his shift from Stoicism (where intentions are critical) to Utilitarianism (where consequences are critical) later in life. Yet his writings and the moral works he recommended reveal much about his moral sense and views on good living. Jefferson valued personal moral improvement, had great respect for moral exemplars and drew inspiration from moralists, sermonizers, novelists, poets, historians, and role models such as Professor William Small, and his friend George Wythe.