PHILOSOPHICAL VIGNETTES IN JEFFERSON'S NOTES ON VIRGINIA.

Autor: HOLOWCHAK, M. ANDREW
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Zdroj: Philosophy & Literature; Apr2013, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p136-163, 28p
Abstrakt: This paper is an examination of several of Thomas Jefferson's philosophical vignettes in his Notes on the State of Virginia. I begin with some thoughts on the structure of the book. I then turn to several of Jefferson's intriguing philosophical vignettes, concerning the aesthetic, natural explanation, Indians, blacks, education, religion, husbandry, and war. I end with some thoughts on what those vignettes tell us about Jefferson's philosophical frame of mind at the writing of his Notes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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