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Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government : A Political Biography of Notes on the State of Virginia
\"This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its core political thought as well as the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and initial dissemination. Building upon a close reading of the book's contents, Jefferson's correspondence and the first comprehensive examination of both its composition and publication history, the authors argue that Jefferson intended his Notes to be read by a wide audience, especially in America, in order to help shape constitutional debates in the critical period of the 1780s. Jefferson, through his determined publication and distribution of his Notes even while serving as American ambassador in Paris, thus brought his own constitutional and political thought into the public sphere - and at times into conflict with the writings of John Adams and James Madison, stimulating a debate over the proper form of Republican constitutionalism that still reverberates in American political thought\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Rival Visions
The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the American experiment in republicanism, and later the expansion of its empire of liberty, offered an influential account of the new nation. While persuasive in crucial respects, his vision of early America did not stand alone as an unrivaled model.
The contributors to Rival Visions examine how Jefferson's contemporaries—including Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Madison, and Marshall—articulated their visions for the early American republic. Even beyond America, in this age of successive revolutions and crises, foreign statesmen began to formulate their own accounts of the new nation, its character, and its future prospects. This volume reveals how these vigorous debates and competing rival visions defined the early American republic in the formative epoch after the revolution.
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Souls with longing
The works of William Shakespeare vividly represent for our admiration and study a pageant of souls with longing in whose wake we ceaselessly follow. Through some of his most memorable characters, Shakespeare illuminates the nature and character—as well as consequences—of our distinctively human passions and ambition, in particular our desire for and pursuit of both honor and love. The contributors to this collaborative volume (scholars in English Literature, Political Philosophy, and the Humanities) argue that Shakespeare has much to teach us about our longing for honor and love in particular, and thus about who we are, what we desire, and why. Through sustained reflection on the Shakespearean portraits of honor and love, which are the focus of the chapters in Souls With Longing, we become more keenly aware of our own humanity and come to know ourselves more profoundly. As the abiding popularity of his works aptly demonstrates, Shakespeare’s unforgettable portraits of souls with longing—his representations of honor and love—continue to exert undeniable sway over our political, moral, and romantic imaginations.
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Republican Constitutionalism in Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia
The unusual form and content of Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia has obscured its contribution to the development of republican constitutional theory. We propose an interpretation of the Notes taken as a unified whole, demonstrating how attention to its coherent literary structure and Enlightenment methodology prepares readers for the political reforms and the vision of republican constitutionalism presented therein. We also argue that a careful study of the publication history of the Notes shows Jefferson’s intention to print and distribute the work in America at a critical period during the debates over the proposed Constitution of 1787. The success of his effort to influence the deliberations may be seen in the impact of Jefferson’s vision of republican constitutions in the Notes on James Madison’s contributions to The Federalist.
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NASCENT FEDERALISM AND POLITICAL CRISIS IN THE ILIAD
Homer's Iliad, the epic poem of warfare, honour and suffering that stands at the beginning of the Western tradition, has traditionally been read as 'pre-political' and hence neglected as a substantial work of political thought. This essay argues that a close reading of
the opening scenes in the Iliad reveals an exchange of public speeches which, if taken together, constitute a field of genuine political activity wherein rival claims about justice and right, as well as honour, are intensely disputed and negotiated. Furthermore, this contest between 'the
best of the Achaeans' is firmly situated within a framework of authority and legitimacy expressing in nascent form an essentially federal character. Thus the terms and ground of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles - - and of the crisis occasioned by their political rivalry -- invite
and sustain theoretical reflection upon the inherent weaknesses and strengths of federalism itself as a political form.
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Rival Visions: How the Views of Jefferson and His Contemporaries Defined the Early American Republic
The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the American experiment in republicanism, and later the expansion of its empire of liberty, offered an influential account of the new nation. While persuasive in crucial respects, his vision of early America did not stand alone as an unrivaled model.The contributors to Rival Visions examine how Jefferson's contemporaries - including Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Madison, and Marshall - articulated their visions for the early American republic. Even beyond America, in this age of successive revolutions and crises, foreign statesmen began to formulate their own accounts of the new nation, its character, and its future prospects. This volume reveals how these vigorous debates and competing rival visions defined the early American republic in the formative epoch after the revolution.
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Republican Constitutionalism in Thomas Jefferson’sNotes on the State of Virginia
The unusual form and content of Thomas Jefferson’sNotes on the State of Virginiahas obscured its contribution to the development of republican constitutional theory. We propose an interpretation of theNotestaken as a unified whole, demonstrating how attention to its coherent literary structure and Enlightenment methodology prepares readers for the political reforms and the vision of republican constitutionalism presented therein. We also argue that a careful study of the publication history of theNotesshows Jefferson’s intention to print and distribute the work in America at a critical period during the debates over the proposed Constitution of 1787. The success of his effort to influence the deliberations may be seen in the impact of Jefferson’s vision of republican constitutions in theNoteson James Madison’s contributions toThe Federalist.
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PREEMPTIVE STRIKES
In effect, Jackson drew up new constitutional battle lines, disregarding the traditionally binding character of \"legislative precedent\" (30-32) and even casting doubt on the legislative as the most representative branch of government (54-57)- a fundamental tenet of the Federalist Constitution (see 75-76).\\n The contested expansion of federal powers under the \"Necessary and Proper\" clause, and the nascent doctrine of judicial review, he believes, would have suffered serious blows to their long-term viability, if Harrison had lived and Taney repudiated M'Culloch. [...] with the Jacksonian generation on the decline, Taney had no choice but to follow another precedent of Marshall, delivering the defining \"preemptive opinion\" of his own generation- and, after Marbury, only the second explicit venture in judicial review- in Or ed Scott v. Sandford (1857).
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