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James Madison and the heartless empire of reason

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An edition of If men were angels (1994)

If men were angels

James Madison and the heartless empire of reason

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The ever-wary James Madison viewed his fellow citizens as anything but angelic. In this radically new interpretation, Richard Matthews portrays a much less optimistic (and yet more liberal) Madison than we've seen before. Neither civic humanist nor democrat, this Madison is a distrusting, calculating, and pragmatic Machiavellian Prince.

Unlike previous authors, Matthews goes well beyond Madison's work on the Constitution to reconstruct the complete range of Madison's political thought and intellectual development over the course of his extensive life. In the process, he provides a powerful critique of Madisonian politics. It is possible, he shows, to applaud the energy, design, and intellect that went into Madison's thought and simultaneously challenge the assumptions and values upon which that thought rests.

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University Press of Kansas
Language
English
Pages
297

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Contributions in political science, Political science, Politieke meningen, Political and social views, Madison, james, 1751-1836, United states, politics and government

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James Madison (1751-1836), James, 1751-1836 Madison

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If Men Were Angels: James Madison and the Heartless Empire of Reason (American Political Thought)
September 1996, University Press of Kansas
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1995, University Press of Kansas
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December 1994, University Press of Kansas
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-292) and index.

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Lawrence, Kan
Series
American political thought

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Dewey Decimal Class
973.5/1/092
Library of Congress
JC211.M35 M38 1995, JC211.M35M38 1995

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xviii, 297 p. ;
Number of pages
297

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OL1110412M
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ISBN 10
0700606432
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94036168
OCLC/WorldCat
31172892
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117868
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4450770

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