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Aristotle and Hamilton on Commerce and Statemanship
2006
Overview
Although America's founders may have been inspired by the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome, the United States is more often characterized by its devotion to the pursuit of commerce. Michael Chan reconsiders this view of America through close readings of Aristotle and Alexander Hamilton, showing that America at its founding was neither as modern nor as low as we have been led to believe. Chan first examines Aristotle's views of economics as presented in the Politics, arguing that Aristotle was not as hostile to commerce as is commonly believed. He then turns to a detailed account of the political economy of Hamilton, a proponent of an advanced industrial republic modeled on Great Britain. By reflecting on Hamilton in the context of Aristotle's own reflections on commerce, Chan casts him in a new light that cuts across the ongoing debate about liberal versus classical republican elements of the American founding.
ISBN
9780826216397, 0826216390
