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Book SynopsisTrade Review“A symposium in print illuminating the soul of the American political tradition, Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Nature brings a group of outstanding Jefferson scholars to explore, test and supplement Michael Zuckert's well-argued defense of Jefferson and the natural rights republic that his thought inspired. And Zuckert responds!” —Walter Nicgorski, Editor, The Review of Politics
“Thomas Jefferson and the Politics of Nature is a lively and illuminating symposium on the most perplexing and fascinating of the founding fathers. These essays demonstrate why Jefferson now, as in the past, and as in the future, will engage the most thoughtful and talented of philosophic scholars.” —Harry Jaffa, Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College
“This volume brings together major new Jeffersonian studies by some of the greatest living Jefferson scholars. The collection is distinguished by its unity of focus, the high level of the discussion, and the lucidity and attractiveness of the writing.” —Thomas Pangle, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
“Thomas Engeman has assembled a model symposium that amounts to a comprehensive treatment of Jefferson as a thinker and writer, in a lively exchange between ranking scholars that is both learned and readable. It will be invaluable for students of American political thought and history.”—Wilson Carey McWilliams, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers
