The Political Philosophy of James Madison by Garrett Ward Sheldon
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Description Among the founders, James Madison wielded the greatest influence in drafting the Constitution of 1789. The author offers a concise synthesis of Madison's political philosophy in the context of the social and political history of his day.
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Among the founders, James Madison wielded the greatest influence in drafting the Constitution of 1789. In this book, Garrett Ward Sheldon offers a concise synthesis of Madison's political philosophy in the context of the social and political history of his day. Tracing the history of Madison's thought to his early education in Protestant theology, Sheldon argues that it was a fear of the potential "tyranny of the majority" over individual rights, along with a firmly Calvinist suspicion of the motives of sinful men, that led him to support a constitution creating a strong central government with power over state laws. In this way, Madison aimed to protect individual liberties and provide checks to "spiteful" human interests and selfish parochial prejudices. Among the topics Sheldon covers are Madison's Princeton education, his contributions to the Federalist Papers, his arguments in defence of states' rights on behalf of Virginia, his views on federal power during his terms as secretary of state and president, and, in his later years, his defence of the Union against those Southerners who advocated nullification.
Author Biography
Garrett Ward Sheldon is the John Morton Beaty Professor of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson, also available from Johns Hopkins.
Details ISBN 0801871069 ISBN-13 9780801871061 Title The Political Philosophy of James Madison Author Garrett Ward Sheldon Format Paperback Year 2003 Pages 160 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:136604454; About Us
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