| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Jefferson the man -- Jefferson as philologist -- Jefferson's political philosophy -- Jefferson's great experiment -- Jefferson's liberal eudaimonism -- Jefferson and ancient thinking -- Jefferson's master epicurus -- Jefferson and Jesus -- Jefferson on philosophy and science -- Philosophical vignettes in Jefferson's notes -- Jefferson as scientist -- Jefferson and ethics -- Reason and the moral sense -- Jefferson on war and peace -- Jefferson on race -- Jefferson on African Americans -- Jefferson on American Indians -- Education and the good life -- Education as lifelong learning |
| Summary |
In a series of essays that examine Thomas Jefferson's own writings, Holowchak investigates the always profound and often provocative ideas of this founding father. Dutiful Correspondent explores Thomas Jefferson as a philosopher in his own right. Holowchak expands our view of Jefferson by examining his own words on issues such as race, politics, ethics, education, and the intersection of philosophy and science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Correspondence
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| SUBJECT |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442220430 |
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1442220430 |
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9781283734592 |
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1283734591 |
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