The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy Republicanism, the Class Struggle, and the Virtuous Farmer

by Adair, Douglass G.; Yellin, Mark E.; Appleby, Joyce

• ISBN13: 9780739101254
• ISBN10: 0739101250
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-26
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

In print here for the first time is the dissertation of Douglass G. Adair, a classic work that-despite being formally unpublished since its writing in 1943-has had a profound influence on several generations of historians of American political thought. It is a masterpiece of exploration into and analysis of the sources of American republican thought.

Author Biography

Douglass G. Adair was Professor of History at the College of William and Mary and Claremont Graduate School Mark E. Yellin teaches at North Carolina State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Joyce Appleby
Introduction	xiii
Editor's Note	xxv
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy
Summary	1	(2)
A Polemical Prologue	3	(14)
The Constant and Universal Principles of Human Nature	17	(22)
According to Aristotle	39	(18)
The Desperate Debtor and the Hall of Mirrors	57	(32)
The High Toned Government	89	(20)
The Extended Republic	109	(44)
The Virtuous Farmer	153	(12)
Epilogue	165	(4)
Appendix Bibliographic Essay	169	(6)
Bibliography	175	(6)
Index	181	(6)
About the Author	187