The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson

In this classic work by one of America's most distinguished historians, Daniel Boorstin enters into Thomas Jefferson's world of ideas. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle,' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson demonstrates why on the 250th anniversary of his birth, this American leader's message has remained relevant to our national crises and grand concerns. "The volume is too subtle, too rich in ideas for anyone to do justice to it in brief summary, too heavily documented and too carefully wrought for anyone to dismiss its thesis...It is a major contribution not only to Jefferson studies but to American intellectual history...All who work in the history of ideas will find themselves in Mr. Boorstin's debt."--Richard Hofstadter, South Atlantic Monthly

ISBN 0226064972   Pages 320 ISBN13 9780226064970 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Weight (grammes) 350 Imprint University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Format Paperback   Height (mm) 203 Publication date 01 Jul 1993   Width (mm) 134 Library of Congress B878.B6 19   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 973.46092   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Preface to the 1993 Edition
		Preface
		Introduction		1
1		'The Influence of America on the Mind'		3
2		The Jeffersonian Circle		8
Ch. 1		The Supreme Workman		27
1		Nature as the Work of Art		30
2		The Economy of Nature		41
3		The Apotheosis of Nature		54
Ch. 2		The Equality of the Human Species		57
1		The Adaptability of Man		61
2		The Dispersion of the Human Species		68
3		Varieties of Mankind: the Indian and the Negro		81
4		The Fulfillment of Human Equality		98
Ch. 3		The Physiology of Thought and Morals		109
1		'The Mode of Action Called Thinking'		112
2		The Happy Variety of Minds		119
3		The Perils of Metaphysics		128
4		The Moral Sense and the Life of Action		140
5		Jeffersonian Christianity		151
Ch. 4		The Natural History of a New Society		167
1		Natural History and Political Science		171
2		The Use of Government		186
3		A Philosophy of Rights		194
4		The Sovereignty of the Present Generation		204
5		The Quest for Useful Knowledge		213
6		The American Destiny		225
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