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Dutiful Correspondent

Philosophical Essays on Thomas Jefferson

M. Andrew Holowchak

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.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 310 •
978-1-4422-2043-0 • eBook • November 2012 • $109.00 • (£84.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / Essays
M. Andrew Holowchak is assistant professor of philosophy at Rider University and author or editor of numerous books, including Critical Reasoning and Philosophy 2nd edition (R&L 2011).
Preface
Part I. Jefferson the Man
Chapter 1. Jefferson as Philologist
Part II. Jefferson’s Political Philosophy
Chapter 2. Jefferson’s “Great Experiment”
Chapter 3. Jefferson’s Liberal “Eudaimonism”
Part III. Jefferson and Ancient Thinking
Chapter 4. Jefferson’s Master Epicurus
Chapter 5. Jefferson and Jesus
Part IV. Jefferson on Philosophy and Science
Chapter 6. Philosophical Vignettes in Jefferson’s Notes
Chapter 7. Jefferson as Scientist
Part V. Jefferson and Ethics
Chapter 8. Reason and the Moral Sense
Chapter 9. Jefferson on War and Peace
Part VI. Jefferson on Race
Chapter 10. Jefferson on African Americans
Chapter 11. Jefferson on American Indians
Part VII. Education and the Good Life
Chapter 12. Education as Lifelong Learning
Bibliography

Thomas Jefferson as the embodiment of the enlightenment is in full view in this excellent study of his philosophical evolution. Taking Jefferson’s nearly 20,000 letters as a base Holowchak investigates his thinking that ranges from race and African-Americans to religion, language, science, and many others subjects. Jefferson emerges as complex but also with a strongly moralist character that loved thinking and learning.


— Richard Guy Wilson, University of Virginia


A well-written, thoughtful and provocative book of interest to anyone who finds Jefferson continuing influence on the world and United States important. It's emphasis on the moral and ethical dimension of this Founder's philosophical outlook and exhaustive treatment of the scholarly literature make this work significant.
— Garrett Ward Sheldon, Clinch Valley College, University of Virginia


This profound and original study stands out in the crowded field of Jefferson studies by considering the great man as a serious – if not systematic – philosopher. While scholars have shied in the past for various reasons from examining Thomas Jefferson as a philosopher, M. Andrew Holowchak makes a first and remarkably successful attempt that brings to the fore significant and heretofore unrecognized aspects in Jefferson's thought. By addressing scholars across many disciplines, Dutiful Correspondent is set to spawn an important conversation among students of the sage of Monticello.

— Eran Shalev, Haifa University, Israel


Dutiful Correspondent

Philosophical Essays on Thomas Jefferson

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Summary
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.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 310 •
    978-1-4422-2043-0 • eBook • November 2012 • $109.00 • (£84.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / Essays
Author
Author
  • M. Andrew Holowchak is assistant professor of philosophy at Rider University and author or editor of numerous books, including Critical Reasoning and Philosophy 2nd edition (R&L 2011).
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Preface
    Part I. Jefferson the Man
    Chapter 1. Jefferson as Philologist
    Part II. Jefferson’s Political Philosophy
    Chapter 2. Jefferson’s “Great Experiment”
    Chapter 3. Jefferson’s Liberal “Eudaimonism”
    Part III. Jefferson and Ancient Thinking
    Chapter 4. Jefferson’s Master Epicurus
    Chapter 5. Jefferson and Jesus
    Part IV. Jefferson on Philosophy and Science
    Chapter 6. Philosophical Vignettes in Jefferson’s Notes
    Chapter 7. Jefferson as Scientist
    Part V. Jefferson and Ethics
    Chapter 8. Reason and the Moral Sense
    Chapter 9. Jefferson on War and Peace
    Part VI. Jefferson on Race
    Chapter 10. Jefferson on African Americans
    Chapter 11. Jefferson on American Indians
    Part VII. Education and the Good Life
    Chapter 12. Education as Lifelong Learning
    Bibliography

Reviews
Reviews
  • Thomas Jefferson as the embodiment of the enlightenment is in full view in this excellent study of his philosophical evolution. Taking Jefferson’s nearly 20,000 letters as a base Holowchak investigates his thinking that ranges from race and African-Americans to religion, language, science, and many others subjects. Jefferson emerges as complex but also with a strongly moralist character that loved thinking and learning.


    — Richard Guy Wilson, University of Virginia


    A well-written, thoughtful and provocative book of interest to anyone who finds Jefferson continuing influence on the world and United States important. It's emphasis on the moral and ethical dimension of this Founder's philosophical outlook and exhaustive treatment of the scholarly literature make this work significant.
    — Garrett Ward Sheldon, Clinch Valley College, University of Virginia


    This profound and original study stands out in the crowded field of Jefferson studies by considering the great man as a serious – if not systematic – philosopher. While scholars have shied in the past for various reasons from examining Thomas Jefferson as a philosopher, M. Andrew Holowchak makes a first and remarkably successful attempt that brings to the fore significant and heretofore unrecognized aspects in Jefferson's thought. By addressing scholars across many disciplines, Dutiful Correspondent is set to spawn an important conversation among students of the sage of Monticello.

    — Eran Shalev, Haifa University, Israel


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