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Shakespeare's plays explore a staggering range of political topics,
from the nature of tyranny, to the practical effects of
Christianity on politics and the family, to the meaning and
practice of statesmanship. From great statesmen like Burke and
Lincoln to the American frontiersman sitting by his rustic fire,
those wrestling with the problems of the human soul and its
confrontation with a puzzling world of political peril and promise
have long considered these plays a source of political wisdom. The
chapters in this volume support and illuminate this connection
between Shakespearean drama and politics by examining a matter of
central concern in both domains: the human soul. By depicting a
bewildering variety of characters as they seek happiness and
self-knowledge in the context of differing political regimes,
family ties, religious duties, friendships, feuds, and poetic
inspirations, Shakespeare illuminates the complex interdynamics
between self-rule and political governance, educating readers by
compelling us to share in the struggles of and relate to the
tensions felt by each character in a way that no political treatise
or lecture can. The authors of this volume, drawing upon expertise
in fields such as political philosophy, American government, and
law, explore the Bard's dramatization of perennial questions about
human nature, moral virtue, and statesmanship, demonstrating that
reading his plays as works of philosophical literature enhances our
understanding of political life and provides a source of advice and
inspiration for the citizens and statesmen of today and tomorrow.
Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than
Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and
ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's
first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting
the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This
comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly
important political writings, covering his entire public career,
from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton
- in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early
proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and
protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first
secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted
foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party.
Presented in a convenient two volume set, this book provides a
unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading
founders; a must-have reference source.
The year 2015 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Thomas More's
becoming Patron Saint of Statesmen and Politicians. Yet during
these years no serious answer has been given by a community of
scholars as to why More would be the choice of over 40,000 leaders
from ninety-five countries. What were More's guiding principles of
leadership and in what ways might they remain applicable? This
collection of essays addresses these questions by investigating
More through his writings, his political actions, and in recent
artistic depictions.
Magnanimity and Statesmanship is a collection of papers on the
virtue of Aristotelian magnanimity (or greatness of soul) and its
relationship to the history of political philosophy and to the art
of statesmanship. Aristotle's account of the "great-souled man" may
seem somewhat alien to the sensibilities of a modern democracy.
There is, after all, an inegalitarian element in the great-souled
man's confidence in his moral excellence and hence in his superior
worthiness to hold public office. Nevertheless, even modern
democratic thinkers admit that democracy needs, at least in certain
critical phases in its development, political leaders who far excel
their fellow citizens in virtue and wisdom. This book, then, traces
the path of magnanimity in the history of political philosophy and
examines certain statesmen in light of this virtue, all with a view
to addressing the following questions: What is magnanimity, and
what is its relationship to political life? Is magnanimity
compatible with Christianity, or with the modern commitment to
equality? Does modernity still stand in need of such a virtue? Can
magnanimity flourish under modern conditions? Are there examples of
political leaders whose lives exemplify this virtue and the study
of whose political conduct can deepen our understanding of it?
The Political Writings of George Washington includes Washington's
enduring writings on politics, prudence, and statesmanship in two
volumes. It is the only complete collection of his political
thought, which historically, has received less attention than the
writings of other leading founders such as Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton. Covering his life of
public service—from his young manhood, when he fought in the
French and Indian Wars, through his time as commander-in-chief of
the revolutionary army; his two terms as America's first president,
and his brief periods of retirement, during which he followed and
commented on American politics astutely—the volumes also include
first-hand accounts of Washington's death and reflections on his
legacy by those who knew or reflected deeply on his significance.
The result is a more thorough understanding of Washington's
political thought and the American founding.
The Political Writings of George Washington includes Washington's
enduring writings on politics, prudence, and statesmanship in two
volumes. It is the only complete collection of his political
thought, which historically, has received less attention than the
writings of other leading founders such as Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton. Covering his life of
public service—from his young manhood, when he fought in the
French and Indian Wars, through his time as commander-in-chief of
the revolutionary army; his two terms as America's first president,
and his brief periods of retirement, during which he followed and
commented on American politics astutely—the volumes also include
first-hand accounts of Washington's death and reflections on his
legacy by those who knew or reflected deeply on his significance.
The result is a more thorough understanding of Washington's
political thought and the American founding.
By the middle of 1792, just a little more than three years after
America's new government under the Constitution had been set in
motion, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson - President George
Washington's two most important cabinet secretaries and two of the
most eminent men among the American founders - had become open and
bitter political enemies. Their dispute was not personal but
political in the highest sense. Each believed that the debate
between them was over regime principles. Each believed that he was
protecting the newly established republic, and that the other was
laboring to destroy it. Carson Holloway's Hamilton versus Jefferson
in the Washington Administration examines Hamilton and Jefferson's
differences, seeking to explain why these great founders came to
disagree so profoundly and vehemently about the political project
to which both were committed and had dedicated so much thought and
effort.
Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than
Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and
ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's
first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting
the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This
comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly
important political writings, covering his entire public career,
from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton
- in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early
proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and
protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first
secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted
foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party.
Presented in a convenient two-volume set, this book provides a
unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading
founders; a must-have reference source.
Volume II: 1789-1884: Few of America's founders influenced its
political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading
role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader
of one of America's first two political parties, and was
influential in interpreting the scope of the national government's
constitutional powers. This comprehensive collection provides
Hamilton's most enduringly important political writings, covering
his entire public career, from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers
are introduced to Hamilton - in his own words - as defender of the
American cause, as an early proponent of a stronger national
government, as a founder and protector of the American
Constitution, as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, as
President George Washington's trusted foreign policy advisor, and
as a leader of the Federalist Party. Presented in a convenient
two-volume set, this book provides a unique insight into the
political ideas of one of America's leading founders; a must-have
reference source.
Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than
Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and
ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's
first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting
the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This
comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly
important political writings, covering his entire public career,
from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton
- in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early
proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and
protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first
secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted
foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party.
Presented in a convenient two-volume set, this book provides a
unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading
founders; a must-have reference source.
Volume II: 1789-1884: Few of America's founders influenced its
political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading
role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader
of one of America's first two political parties, and was
influential in interpreting the scope of the national government's
constitutional powers. This comprehensive collection provides
Hamilton's most enduringly important political writings, covering
his entire public career, from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers
are introduced to Hamilton - in his own words - as defender of the
American cause, as an early proponent of a stronger national
government, as a founder and protector of the American
Constitution, as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, as
President George Washington's trusted foreign policy advisor, and
as a leader of the Federalist Party. Presented in a convenient
two-volume set, this book provides a unique insight into the
political ideas of one of America's leading founders; a must-have
reference source.
By the middle of 1792, just a little more than three years after
America's new government under the Constitution had been set in
motion, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson - President George
Washington's two most important cabinet secretaries and two of the
most eminent men among the American founders - had become open and
bitter political enemies. Their dispute was not personal but
political in the highest sense. Each believed that the debate
between them was over regime principles. Each believed that he was
protecting the newly established republic, and that the other was
laboring to destroy it. Carson Holloway's Hamilton versus Jefferson
in the Washington Administration examines Hamilton and Jefferson's
differences, seeking to explain why these great founders came to
disagree so profoundly and vehemently about the political project
to which both were committed and had dedicated so much thought and
effort.
The passing of John Paul II provoked questions about the Pope,
particularly in his relation to modernity. Was he opposed to the
tenets of modernity, as some critics claimed? Or did he accommodate
modernity in a way no Pope ever had, as his champions asserted? In
The Way of Life , Carson Holloway examines the fundamental
philosophers of modernity-from Hobbes to Toqueville-to suggest that
John Paul II's critique of modernity is intended not to reject, but
to improve. Thus, claims Holloway, it is appropriate for liberal
modernity to attend to the Pope's thought, receiving it not as the
attack of an enemy but as the criticism of a candid friend.
The Political Writings of George Washington includes Washington's
enduring writings on politics, prudence, and statesmanship in two
volumes. It is the only complete collection of his political
thought, which historically, has received less attention than the
writings of other leading founders such as Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton. Covering his life of
public service—from his young manhood, when he fought in the
French and Indian Wars, through his time as commander-in-chief of
the revolutionary army; his two terms as America's first president,
and his brief periods of retirement, during which he followed and
commented on American politics astutely—the volumes also include
first-hand accounts of Washington's death and reflections on his
legacy by those who knew or reflected deeply on his significance.
The result is a more thorough understanding of Washington's
political thought and the American founding.
While the dominant approaches to the current study of political
philosophy are various, with some friendlier to religious belief
than others, almost all place constraints on the philosophic and
political role of revelation. Mainstream secular political
theorists do not entirely disregard religion. But to the extent
that they pay attention, their treatment of religious belief is
seen more as a political or philosophic problem to be addressed
rather than as a positive body of thought from which we might
derive important insights about the nature of politics and the
truth of the human condition. In a one-of-a-kind collection, DeHart
and Holloway bring together leading scholars from various fields,
including political science, philosophy, and theology, to challenge
the prevailing orthodoxy and to demonstrate the role that religion
can and does play in political life. Contributing authors include
such important thinkers as Peter Augustine Lawler, Robert C. Koons,
J. Budziszewski, Francis J. Beckwith, and James Stoner.
Shakespeare's plays explore a staggering range of political topics,
from the nature of tyranny, to the practical effects of
Christianity on politics and the family, to the meaning and
practice of statesmanship. From great statesmen like Burke and
Lincoln to the American frontiersman sitting by his rustic fire,
those wrestling with the problems of the human soul and its
confrontation with a puzzling world of political peril and promise
have long considered these plays a source of political wisdom. The
chapters in this volume support and illuminate this connection
between Shakespearean drama and politics by examining a matter of
central concern in both domains: the human soul. By depicting a
bewildering variety of characters as they seek happiness and
self-knowledge in the context of differing political regimes,
family ties, religious duties, friendships, feuds, and poetic
inspirations, Shakespeare illuminates the complex interdynamics
between self-rule and political governance, educating readers by
compelling us to share in the struggles of and relate to the
tensions felt by each character in a way that no political treatise
or lecture can. The authors of this volume, drawing upon expertise
in fields such as political philosophy, American government, and
law, explore the Bard's dramatization of perennial questions about
human nature, moral virtue, and statesmanship, demonstrating that
reading his plays as works of philosophical literature enhances our
understanding of political life and provides a source of advice and
inspiration for the citizens and statesmen of today and tomorrow.
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