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In the first study that combines an in-depth examination of
Madison's National Gazette essays of 1791-92 with a study of The
Federalist, Colleen Sheehan traces the evolution of Madison's
conception of the politics of communication and public opinion
throughout the Founding period, demonstrating how "the sovereign
public" would form and rule in America. Contrary to those scholars
who claim that Madison dispensed with the need to form an active
and virtuous citizenry, Sheehan argues that Madison's vision for
the new nation was informed by the idea of republican
self-government, whose manifestation he sought to bring about in
the spirit and way of life of the American people. Madison's story
is "the story of an idea" - the idea of America.
This book provides a compelling and incisive portrait of James
Madison, the scholar and political philosopher. Through extensive
historical research and analysis of Madison's heretofore
underappreciated 1791 'Notes on Government', Madison's scholarly
contributions are cast in a new light, yielding a richer, more
comprehensive understanding of his political thought than ever
before. Tracing Madison's intellectual investigations of republics
and philosophers, both ancient and modern, this book invites the
reader to understand the pioneering ideas of the greatest American
scholar of politics and republicanism - and, in the process, to
discover anew the vast possibilities and potential of that great
experiment in self-government known as the American republic.
The eighty-five Federalist essays written by Alexander Hamilton,
John Jay, and James Madison as 'Publius' to support the
ratification of the Constitution in 1787-88 are regarded as the
preeminent American contribution to Western political theory.
Recently, there have been major developments in scholarship on the
Revolutionary and Founding era as well as increased public interest
in constitutional matters that make this a propitious moment to
reflect on the contributions and complexity of The Federalist. This
volume of specially commissioned essays covers the broad scope of
'Publius' work, including historical, political, philosophical,
juridical, and moral dimensions. In so doing, they bring the design
and arguments of the text into focus for twenty-first century
scholars, students, and citizens and show how these diverse
treatments of The Federalist are associated with an array of
substantive political and constitutional perspectives in our own
time.
This book provides a compelling and incisive portrait of James
Madison, the scholar and political philosopher. Through extensive
historical research and analysis of Madison's heretofore
underappreciated 1791 'Notes on Government', Madison's scholarly
contributions are cast in a new light, yielding a richer, more
comprehensive understanding of his political thought than ever
before. Tracing Madison's intellectual investigations of republics
and philosophers, both ancient and modern, this book invites the
reader to understand the pioneering ideas of the greatest American
scholar of politics and republicanism - and, in the process, to
discover anew the vast possibilities and potential of that great
experiment in self-government known as the American republic.
In the first study that combines an in-depth examination of Madison
s National Gazette essays of 1791 92 with a study of The
Federalist, Colleen Sheehan traces the evolution of Madison s
conception of the politics of communication and public opinion
throughout the Founding period, demonstrating how the sovereign
public would form and rule in America. Contrary to those scholars
who claim that Madison dispensed with the need to form an active
and virtuous citizenry, Sheehan argues that Madison s vision for
the new nation was informed by the idea of republican
self-government, whose manifestation he sought to bring about in
the spirit and way of life of the American people. Madison s story
is the story of an idea the idea of America.
The eighty-five Federalist essays written by Alexander Hamilton,
John Jay, and James Madison as 'Publius' to support the
ratification of the Constitution in 1787-88 are regarded as the
preeminent American contribution to Western political theory.
Recently, there have been major developments in scholarship on the
Revolutionary and Founding era as well as increased public interest
in constitutional matters that make this a propitious moment to
reflect on the contributions and complexity of The Federalist. This
volume of specially commissioned essays covers the broad scope of
'Publius' work, including historical, political, philosophical,
juridical, and moral dimensions. In so doing, they bring the design
and arguments of the text into focus for twenty-first century
scholars, students, and citizens and show how these diverse
treatments of The Federalist are associated with an array of
substantive political and constitutional perspectives in our own
time.
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