Screen LibraryThe Cambridge companion to the Federalist /
"For well over a century, the authorship of the individual essays of The Federalist was a matter of great uncertainty. The initial source of this uncertainty simply reflected the conventional practices of eighteenth-century political writing, when most polemical pieces, especially those appeari...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge companions to philosophy
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| Summary: |
"For well over a century, the authorship of the individual essays of The Federalist was a matter of great uncertainty. The initial source of this uncertainty simply reflected the conventional practices of eighteenth-century political writing, when most polemical pieces, especially those appearing in newspapers, were published pseudonymously. When Alexander Hamilton, the instigator and chief author of The Federalist, chose Publius as the pen name, he was paying homage to Valerius Publius Publicola, the 6th-century B.C.E. aristocrat who was a chief founder of the Roman republic. His two co-aut |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 607 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781316501849 (paperback) : 1316501841 (paperback) 9781107136397 (hardcover) 1107136393 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | JK155 |
| CLC: | D971.21-09 |
| Call Number: | D971.21-09/C178 |
| Contents: |
Publius and the Antifederalists : "a satisfactory answer to all the objections?" / John Jay, the Federalist, and the Constitution / "A vigorous national government" : Hamilton on security, war, and revenue / "The known opinion of the impartial world" : foreign relations and the law of nations in the Federalist / The Federalist's new federalism / The political psychology of Publius : reason, interest, and interest in the Federalist / Montesquieu, Hum |