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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b7372844.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "Acknowledgments -- Introduction : in search of the "Great little Madison" -- 1. James Madison : constant liberal prince -- 2. Madison's worldview : indolent humanity, Malthusian reality, and "the economy of nature" -- 3. Madisonian humanity : the timid individual and passionate groups -- 4. Civil society : the politics of economics and society -- 5. Property : rights and possessions, Democracy and despair -- 6. Madisonian government : "The greatest of all reflections?" -- 7. Jefferson's Madison : "Frigid speculations" or "Generous spasms of the heart" -- 8. The Madisonian dream : the illusion of a future -- Selected bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-292) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 297 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0700606432 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog isPartOf "American political thought".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog subject "973.5/1/092 20".
- catalog subject "JC211.M35 M38 1995".
- catalog subject "Madison, James, 1751-1836 Contributions in political science.".
- catalog subject "Madison, James, 1751-1836.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgments -- Introduction : in search of the "Great little Madison" -- 1. James Madison : constant liberal prince -- 2. Madison's worldview : indolent humanity, Malthusian reality, and "the economy of nature" -- 3. Madisonian humanity : the timid individual and passionate groups -- 4. Civil society : the politics of economics and society -- 5. Property : rights and possessions, Democracy and despair -- 6. Madisonian government : "The greatest of all reflections?" -- 7. Jefferson's Madison : "Frigid speculations" or "Generous spasms of the heart" -- 8. The Madisonian dream : the illusion of a future -- Selected bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog title "If men were angels : James Madison and the heartless empire of reason / Richard K. Matthews.".
- catalog type "text".