Thomas Jefferson's ethics and the politics of human progress : the morality of a slaveholder /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helo, Ari (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2014]
Colección:Cambridge studies on the American South.
Temas:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Relations with African Americans.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Ethics.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Slavery > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Ethics.
Presidents.
Relations with African Americans.
Slavery > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to the morality of a slaveholder
  • History, progress, and politics
  • Progress in natural and moral sciences
  • Progress and the wise man's virtue
  • The perfectible rights of men
  • Progressive politics.

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