A Broader and Deeper Foundation: The Alternative Vision of James Wilson's Political Philosophy- [electronic resource]
A Broader and Deeper Foundation: The Alternative Vision of James Wilson's Political Philosophy- [electronic resource]
- 자료유형
- 학위논문파일 국외
- 최종처리일시
- 20240214101645
- ISBN
- 9798380151665
- DDC
- 320
- 서명/저자
- A Broader and Deeper Foundation: The Alternative Vision of James Wilsons Political Philosophy - [electronic resource]
- 발행사항
- [S.l.]: : State University of New York at Albany., 2023
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,, 2023
- 형태사항
- 1 online resource(266 p.)
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-02, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Breiner, Peter.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Albany, 2023.
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- 초록/해제
- 요약This dissertation rediscovers the forgotten political philosophy of founding father James Wilson, revealing its alternative vision for American politics. Wilson interpreted popular sovereignty as both a political and moral principle. Borrowing heavily from Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid, Wilson adapted Reidian epistemology, philosophical psychology, and moral science to explain how "the people" acted simultaneously as political actors and moral agents. The people acted with the goal of achieving their happiness, which Wilson defined as moral excellence. With his moral definition of happiness, Wilson intentionally linked the Declaration of Independence with the US Constitution, understanding the latter as building on the foundation of the former. His moral interpretation of popular sovereignty differed substantively from that of his more famous contemporaries, Publius, author of The Federalist, and Thomas Jefferson. Wilson's moral interpretation of popular sovereignty later emerged under Lincoln's presidency. During the turmoil of the Civil War, Lincoln used a logic similar to Wilson, understanding the moral basis of popular sovereignty expressed in the Declaration. James Wilson's political philosophy teaches us the consequential significance that the moral component of popular sovereignty holds for any republic desirous to perpetuate its self-governance and happiness.
- 일반주제명
- Political science.
- 일반주제명
- Epistemology.
- 일반주제명
- Philosophy.
- 키워드
- Wilson, James
- 키워드
- Happiness
- 키워드
- Moral sense
- 키워드
- Reid, Thomas
- 기타저자
- State University of New York at Albany Political Science
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-02A.
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertation Abstract International
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