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The Political Philosophy of George Washington

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jeffry H. MorrisonSeries:Political Philosophy of the American FoundersPublish date:2009-04-15Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Johns Hopkins University PressISBN-13:9780801891090ISBN-10:801891094UPC:9780801891090Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, United States, American GovernmentBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:8.50 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCYFSMJK7T

George Washington is revered as the father of his country, a clever and skilled general, and a man of restrained principle--but not as a political thinker. This short introduction to Washington's political philosophy reveals him as a thoughtful public intellectual who was well equipped to lead the young United States.

Though Washington left little explicit writing on political philosophy, Jeffry Morrison examines his key writings, actions, education, and political and professional lives. He finds that Washington held closely to a trinity of foundational principles--classical republicanism, British liberalism, and Protestant Christianity--with greater fidelity than many of the other founding fathers. In unearthing Washington's ideological growth, Morrison reveals the intellectual heritage of his political thought and shows how these beliefs motivated him to action.

This insightful, concise story makes clearer the complexities of the revolutionary era and shows how the first president's political ideas shaped governmental institutions and instantiated the nation's foundational principles.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Johns Hopkins University PressISBN-13:9780801891090ISBN-10:801891094UPC:9780801891090Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, United States, American GovernmentBook Topic:Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)Size:8.50 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCYFSMJK7T

Jeffry H. Morrison is an associate professor of government at Regent University and a faculty member at the federal government's James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is the coeditor of The Founders on God and Government and the author of John Witherspoon and the Founding of the American Republic.


Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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