Thomas Jefferson's Ethics and the Politics of Human Progress: The Morality of a Slaveholder
(Part of the Cambridge Studies on the American South Series)
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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intellectual outlook suggests that, once we fully acknowledge the premises of his ethical thought and his now outdated scientific views, he could.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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1107687721
ISBN13:9781107687721
Release Date:August 2015
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:298 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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