{"product_id":"thomas-jefferson-m-andrew-holowchak-9781476669243","title":"Thomas Jefferson: Moralist","description":"\u003cp\u003e Much of the scholarship on Thomas Jefferson characterizes him as a consummate immoralist. Yet he had a keen interest in morality and most of his reading--when he was not immersed in politics--was for moral study. Jefferson once told his physician, Vine Utley, that he seldom went to sleep without first reading something morally inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some Jefferson scholars consider him at best a moral dilettante with incoherent views. Others see him as a Stoic, interested in virtue as measured by both intentions and outcomes, who in later life became an Epicurean, weighing pleasure versus ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on a careful reading of his writings and an examination of his known readings on morality, this study argues that Jefferson developed early a consistent moral sense--Stoical in essence and focused on his own moral improvement--and maintained it throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Andrew Holowchak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476669244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476669243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"M. Andrew Holowchak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365234635007,"sku":"9781476669243","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d09e8354-adcc-4593-9a1b-5b227b46a566.jpg?v=1697057382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thomas-jefferson-m-andrew-holowchak-9781476669243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}