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The lost world of Thomas Jefferson.

Title: The lost world of Thomas Jefferson.
Author: Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004.
Publication: New York, H. Holt [1948]

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xi, 306 pages; 21 cm

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Bibliography (note)

"Notes" (bibliographical): p. [249]-294.

Contents

Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. "The Influence of America on the Mind" -- 2. The Jeffersonian Circle -- Chapter One -- THE SUPREME WORKMAN -- 1. Nature as the Work of Art -- 2. The Economy of Nature -- 3. The apotheosis of Nature -- Chapter Two -- THE EQUALITY OF THE HUMAN SPECIES -- 1. The Adaptability of Man -- 2. The Dispersion of the Human Species -- 3. Varieties of Mankind: the Indian and the Negro -- Chapter Three -- THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THOUGHT AND MORALS -- 1. 'The Mode of Action Called Thinking' -- 2. The Happy Variety of Minds -- 3. The Perils of Metaphysics -- 4. The Moral Sense and the Life of Action -- 5. Jeffersonian Christianity -- Chapter Four -- THE NATURAL HISTORY OF A NEW SOCIETY -- 1. Natural History and Political Science -- 2. The Use of Government -- 3. A Philosophy of Rights -- 4. The Sovereignty of the Present Generation -- 5. The Quest for Useful Knowledge -- 6. The American Destiny -- CONCLUSION -- 1. The Promise of Jeffersonian Thought -- 2. The God of the Republic -- Notes -- Index.

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48008589

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ocm00264515
264515
SCSB-9559725

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Princeton University Library