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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Peter McNamara - Contributions by Lance Banning; James Ceaser; Robert Faulkner; Steven Forde; David Mayer; Peter McNamara; Lorraine Smith Pangle; Thomas Pangle; Paul Rahe and C Bradley Thompson Klappentext Ever since Douglass Adair convincingly demonstrated that a love of fame was central to the American founding, political scientists and historians have started to view the Founders and their acts in a new light. In The Noblest Minds, ten distinguished scholars examine this passion for fame and honor and demonstrate for the first time its significance in the development of American democracy. Zusammenfassung What made the founding generation of American statesmen so outstanding? To answer this question! this volume brings together a group of historians and political scientists to evaluate a neglected but compelling theory advanced nearly four decades ago by Douglass Adair. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Fame, Founders, and the Idea of Founding in the Eighteenth Century Chapter 2 Ben Franklin, Hero Chapter 3 George Washington and the Life of Honor Chapter 4 John Adams and the Quest for Fame Chapter 5 "The Holy Cause of Freedom": The Libertarian Legacy of Thomas Jefferson Chapter 6 James Madison: Memory, Service, and Fame Chapter 7 Alexander Hamilton, the Love of Fame, and Modern Democratic Statesmanship Chapter 8 John Marshall and the "False Glare" of Fame Chapter 9 Fame and The Federalist Chapter 10 The Classical and Modern Liberal Understandings of Honor Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Contributors
