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The Political Philosophy of the American Founders Ser.: Political Philosophy of Alexander Hamilton by Michael P. Federici (2012, Hardcover)

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-101421405385
ISBN-139781421405384
eBay Product ID (ePID)111535442

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePolitical Philosophy of Alexander Hamilton
Publication Year2012
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Constitutions, Political, American Government / General, Historical
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael P. Federici
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
SeriesThe Political Philosophy of the American Founders Ser.
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2011-046456
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsThis book is an intelligent investigation that ultimately reminds us that the ideas of the founders remain as relevant in 2012 as they were in the 1790s., This is a rich and developed book... Hamilton's political thinking does indeed deserve greater attention today, and Federici provides a valuable contribution toward that understanding., ""This is a rich and developed book... Hamilton's political thinking does indeed deserve greater attention today, and Federici provides a valuable contribution toward that understanding."", [A] comprehensive and very thoughtful work that should go a long way toward restoring Hamilton to his rightful place among our Founding Fathers.
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal320.092
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction: Hamilton's Significance 1. The Personal Background of a Political Theorist 2. Hamilton's Philosophical Anthropology 3. Theoretical Foundations of Constitutionalism 4. Hamilton and American Constitutional Formation 5. Hamilton's Foreign Policy 6. Hamilton's Political Economy 7. Hamilton and Jefferson Conclusion: Hamilton's Legacy Notes Recommended Reading Index
SynopsisAmerica's first treasury secretary and one of the three authors of the Federalist Papers , Alexander Hamilton stands as one of the nation's important early statesmen. Michael P. Federici places this Founding Father among the country's original political philosophers as well. Hamilton remains something of an enigma. Conservatives and liberals both claim him, and in his writings one can find material to support the positions of either camp. Taking a balanced and objective approach, Federici sorts through the written and historical record to reveal Hamilton's philosophy as the synthetic product of a well-read and pragmatic figure whose intellectual genealogy drew on Classical thinkers such as Cicero and Plutarch, Christian theologians, and Enlightenment philosophers, including Hume and Montesquieu. In evaluating the thought of this republican and would-be empire builder, Federici explains that the apparent contradictions found in the Federalist Papers and other examples of Hamilton's writings reflect both his practical engagement with debates over the French Revolution, capital expansion, commercialism, and other large issues of his time, and his search for a balance between central authority and federalism in the embryonic American government. This book challenges the view of Hamilton as a monarchist and shows him instead to be a strong advocate of American constitutionalism. Devoted to the whole of Hamilton's political writing, this accessible and teachable analysis makes clear the enormous influence Hamilton had on the development of American political and economic institutions and policies., America's first treasury secretary and the principal author of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton is one of the nation's important early statesmen. Michael P. Federici's introduction to this Founding Father's political thought firmly places Hamilton among the country's original political philosophers as well.Hamilton remains something of ......, America's first treasury secretary and the principal author of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton is one of the nation's important early statesmen. Michael P. Federici's introduction to this Founding Father's political thought firmly places Hamilton among the country's original political philosophers as well.Hamilton remains something of an enigma in the history of American political thought and of the nation's founding. Conservatives and liberals both claim him, and in his writings one can find material to support the positions of either camp. Taking a balanced and objective approach, Federici sorts through the written and historical record to reveal Hamilton's philosophy as the synthetic product of a learned and pragmatic man whose intellectual genealogy draws on Classical thinkers such as Cicero and Plutarch, Christian theologians, and David Hume, Montesquieu, and other Enlightenment philosophers. In evaluating the thought of this republican, would-be empire builder, Federici explains that the apparent contradictions found in the Federalist Papers and other examples of Hamilton's writings reflect both his practical engagement with debates over the French Revolution, commercialism, and other global issues of the times, as well as his philosophical search for a balance between central authority and federalism at home. In doing so, this book challenges the conventional view of Hamilton as a monarchist and shows him instead to be a primary advocate of American constitutionalism.Devoted to the whole of Hamilton's political theory, this accessible and teachable analysis makes clear the enormous influence Hamilton had on the development of American political and economic institutions and policies.
LC Classification NumberJC211.H24F43 2012