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OverviewFollowing the Renaissance, democracy was still considered a dangerous form of government. Democracy was often regarded as a fool’s folly and a madman’s paradise. The well-wishers of the Republican Government would have fanciful debates in intellectual circles, but paternal monarchies dominated the western and eastern world. Yet in a heroic and herculean way, a group of Anglo-Saxons, who grew up under proud monarchies, rose to dethrone the English Crown and to establish the greatest democracy in history. What theories inspired these men? Why didn’t they just simply create an American King? Or better yet, make themselves kings? The answers to these questions lie in the eloquent and exact writings of great American Founders, Presidents, and Enlightened Philosophers such as: James Madison, George Clinton, Edmund Randolph, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Rush, John Hancock, John Jay, Cicero, Aristotle, John Locke, Hugo Grotius, John Winthrop, Franklin Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, Ronald Reagan and more. Unlike other rulers, American rulers are bound to the law. There is no doubt that the Founding of America is an event of unparalleled greatness. This book allows the reader to share in the dreams and thoughts of these great men, in their own words, and allows the reader to draw informed conclusions that they surmise from reading the primary documents. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Justin P. DePlato , Kyle HodgePublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.021kg ISBN: 9781498503228ISBN 10: 1498503225 Pages: 666 Publication Date: 08 October 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart One: From Greece to Rome 1.Plato – The Republic: Book VIII 2.Aristotle – Politics: Book I 3.Marcus Tullius Cicero – On the Laws Part Two: Enlightenment 4.Hugo Grotius – On the Law of War and Peace: Book I, Chapter I; Book II Chapters I and II 5.Thomas Hobbes – Leviathan: Book I, Chapters 15-20 6.John Locke – Second Treatise of Civil Government: Chapters 1-15 7.Montesquieu – The Spirit of the Laws: Book XI 8.Jean-Jacques Rousseau – The Social Contract: Books I and II Part Three: The American Project 9.John Winthrop – A Model of Christian Charity 10.William Tennent 11.Thomas Paine – Common Sense 12.Patrick Henry – “Give me Liberty or Give me Death!” 13.Benjamin Franklin – Address to the Federal Convention 14.Robert Morris 15.Elbridge Gerry – Anti-Federalist Paper #7 16.George Clinton – Anti-Federalist Paper #69 17.Benjamin Rush – An Address to the Inhabitants of the British Settlements in America Upon Slave-Keeping 18.Edmund Randolph – The Virginia Plan 19.John Adams – Thoughts on Government 20.Alexander Hamilton – Federalist Papers #70 and 78 21.Thomas Jefferson – The Tree of Liberty 22.James Madison – Federalist Papers #10 and 51 23.John C. Calhoun – South Carolina Exposition and Protest 24.Frances Wright – Speech at New Harmony Hall Part Four: American Presidents 25.George Washington – Farewell Address 26.Andrew Jackson – National Bank Veto 27.James K. Polk – 1st Inaugural Address 28.Millard Fillmore – First Annual Message 29.Abraham Lincoln – 1st and 2nd Inaugural Address 30.William McKinley – 2nd Inaugural Address 31.Theodore Roosevelt – 1st Inaugural Address 32.Woodrow Wilson – 1st Inaugural Address 33.Calvin Coolidge – 1st Inaugural Address 34.Herbert Hoover – 1st Inaugural Address 35.Franklin Delano Roosevelt – 1st and 2nd Inaugural Address 36.John F. Kennedy – 1st Inaugural Address 37.Richard Nixon – 1st Inaugural Address 38.Ronald Reagan – 1st Inaugural AddressReviewsDePlato and Hodge's reader on the philosophical origins of American democracy is a welcome addition to the literature. It will be a valuable companion to monographs on American political philosophy and politics. The book includes short histories and biographies of philosophers and writers such as the Ancient Greeks, Plato and Aristotle, Roman scribes such as Cicero, the contract theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, and the Founders of the newly independent American Democratic project such as Washington, Paine, Franklin, Gerry, Jefferson, and John Adams, plus 14 American presidents from Washington to Reagan. To the authors' credit, the book relies on excerpts of philosophers and American founders leaders themselves. This means that readers will be forced to interpret the significance of each historical figure to the founding of the country. The book raises the provocative question: if modern-day Americans knew nothing about the foundational principles of the country, does it matter? The answer clearly leads to the affirmative. For example, how do we explain the fact that in the aftermath of the American Revolution, English Colonials in America choose democracy instead of copying the British Empire that gave birth to the colony? In other words, the book convincingly shows any serious reader that the American democracy was truly an exceptional historical event. -- Ronald T. Libby, University of North Florida History has shown that many governments operate as a practical matter, exerting power and legitimizing themselves according to one or another schema. Governments enacted according to philosophical principles have more often than not proven ineffectual (i.e. the great socialist states of the previous few decades). One nation-the United States of America-has survived as a practical power, coming to dominate the international scene in recent history, but rests on philosophical principles. American Democracy reveals the philosophical traditions that support the American republic and provides historical clues as to why it may continue to do so-in some form-for a long time to come. -- Carl Colavito, Florida State College at Jacksonville DePlato and Hodge's reader on the philosophical origins of American democracy is a welcome addition to the literature. It will be a valuable companion to monographs on American political philosophy and politics. The book includes a thematic analysis of, as well as excerpts from, philosophers and the American founders - writers such as the Ancient Greeks, Plato and Aristotle, Roman scribes such as Cicero, the contract theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, and the Founders of the newly independent American Democratic project such as Washington, Paine, Franklin, Gerry, Jefferson, and John Adams, plus 14 American presidents from Washington to Reagan. This means that readers will be forced to interpret the significance of each historical figure to the founding of the country. The book raises the provocative question: if modern-day Americans knew nothing about the foundational principles of the country, does it matter? The answer clearly leads to the affirmative. For example, how do we explain the fact that in the aftermath of the American Revolution, English Colonials in America choose democracy instead of copying the British Empire that gave birth to the colony? In other words, the book convincingly shows any serious reader that the American democracy was truly an exceptional historical event. -- Ronald T. Libby, University of North Florida It would be hard to fault the selections of Grotius, Hobbes, Locke, Montequieu, and Rosseau. The editors' comments and linkages to the historical context are well done... The American Project section is sound and the primary source selections judiciously chosen... In sum, DePlato and Hodge offer a sourcebook that instructors may adapt to a variety of intellectual perspectives... [T]hey provide ample opportunity for instructors and students to engage in a dialogue over the intellectual influences on the American Founding and its application by subsequent statesmen. Journal Of Interdisciplinary Studies History has shown that many governments operate as a practical matter, exerting power and legitimizing themselves according to one or another schema. Governments enacted according to philosophical principles have more often than not proven ineffectual (i.e. the great socialist states of the previous few decades). One nation-the United States of America-has survived as a practical power, coming to dominate the international scene in recent history, but rests on philosophical principles. American Democracy reveals the philosophical traditions that support the American republic and provides historical clues as to why it may continue to do so-in some form-for a long time to come. -- Carl Colavito, Florida State College at Jacksonville DePlato and Hodge's reader on the philosophical origins of American democracy is a welcome addition to the literature. It will be a valuable companion to monographs on American political philosophy and politics. The book includes a thematic analysis of, as well as excerpts from, philosophers and the American founders - writers such as the Ancient Greeks, Plato and Aristotle, Roman scribes such as Cicero, the contract theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, and the Founders of the newly independent American Democratic project such as Washington, Paine, Franklin, Gerry, Jefferson, and John Adams, plus 14 American presidents from Washington to Reagan. This means that readers will be forced to interpret the significance of each historical figure to the founding of the country. The book raises the provocative question: if modern-day Americans knew nothing about the foundational principles of the country, does it matter? The answer clearly leads to the affirmative. For example, how do we explain the fact that in the aftermath of the American Revolution, English Colonials in America choose democracy instead of copying the British Empire that gave birth to the colony? In other words, the book convincingly shows any serious reader that the American democracy was truly an exceptional historical event. -- Ronald T. Libby, University of North Florida History has shown that many governments operate as a practical matter, exerting power and legitimizing themselves according to one or another schema. Governments enacted according to philosophical principles have more often than not proven ineffectual (i.e. the great socialist states of the previous few decades). One nation-the United States of America-has survived as a practical power, coming to dominate the international scene in recent history, but rests on philosophical principles. American Democracy reveals the philosophical traditions that support the American republic and provides historical clues as to why it may continue to do so-in some form-for a long time to come. -- Carl Colavito, Florida State College at Jacksonville Author InformationJustin P. DePlato is assistant professor of political science at Robert Morris University. Kyle Hodge is a graduate student of philosophy at the University of Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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