Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Helo, Ari
Titre(s) : Thomas Jefferson's Ethics and the Politics of Human Progress [Texte imprimé] : the Morality of a Slaveholder / Ari Helo
Publication : New York (N. Y.) : Cambridge University Press, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-282 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Cambridge studies on the American south
Lien à la collection : Cambridge studies on the American South
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 261-273. Index
"Could Jefferson claim any consistency in his advocacy of democracy and the rights
of man while remaining one of the largest slaveholders in Virginia? This extensive
study of Jefferson's intellectual outlook suggests that, once we fully acknowledge
the premises of his ethical thought and his now outdated scientific views, he could.
Jefferson famously thought the human mind to be 'susceptible of much improvement ...
most of all, in matters of government and religion.' Ari Helo's thorough analysis
of Jefferson's understanding of Christian morality, atheism, contemporary theories
of moral sentiments, ancient virtue ethics, natural rights, and the principles of
justice and benevolence suggests that Jefferson refused to be a philosopher, and did
so for moral reasons. This book finds Jefferson profoundly political in his understanding
of individual moral responsibility and human progress."--Publisher's Web site
Sujet(s) : Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) -- Esclavage
Esclavage -- Aspect moral -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
États-Unis -- 1801-1809
Indice(s) Dewey :
973.4 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1789-1809
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107040786. - ISBN 1107040787. - ISBN 9781107687721. - ISBN 1107687721 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456956258
Notice n° :
FRBNF45695625
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : History, progress, and politics ; Progress in natural and moral sciences ; Progress
and the wise man's virtue ; The perfectible rights of men ; Progressive politics.
