Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal of human flourishing. His republicanism marked a break with the conservatism of traditional non-representative governments, characterized by birth and wealth and in neglect of the wants and needs of the people. Instead, Jefferson proposed social reforms which would allow people to express themselves freely, dictate their own course in life, and oversee their elected representatives. His educational vision aimed to instantiate a progressive...
Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal ...
In Jefferson's Political Philosophy and the Metaphysics of Utopia, M. Andrew Holowchak traces the development of Jeffersonian republicanism as a political philosophy, though it is today seldom seen as a political philosophy, by examining the documents he wrote (e.g., Declaration, First Inaugural Address, and significant letters) and key literature he read. That political philosophy, fundamentally progressive and people-first, was driven by a vision of an "empire of liberty"--a global confederation of republican nations in moral and political partnership and peaceful coexistence--and...
In Jefferson's Political Philosophy and the Metaphysics of Utopia, M. Andrew Holowchak traces the development of Jeffersonian republicanism as ...
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,...
Thomas Jefferson's writings on morality have largely been ignored by scholars. His thoughts on the subject, never fully developed in any formal work, ...
Michael Lavin and M. Andrew Holowchak critically analyze the concept of repetition in the early stages of Freud's development of psychoanalysis, both as a therapeutic technique and as part of a theoretical system. Holowchak and Lavin also examine how such uses of the term affected the formation of the compulsion to repeat and the death drive.
Michael Lavin and M. Andrew Holowchak critically analyze the concept of repetition in the early stages of Freud's development of psychoanalysis, both ...
