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Thirty-Six Short Essays on the Probing Mind of Thomas Jefferson
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Thirty-Six Short Essays on the Probing Mind of Thomas Jefferson

“A sentimental traveller”
By: M. Andrew Holowchak

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Authored by a foremost authority on Jefferson, this book offers 36 short essays on his thoughts. Meant to be read as Jefferson himself read before sleep—one at a time, “whereupon to ruminate”—these fresh, provocative essays are to be savored.

Thomas Jefferson wrote to his personal physician, Dr. Vine Utley (21 Mar. 1819) that he was wont to read something inspirational “whereupon to ruminate in…
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Thomas Jefferson wrote to his personal physician, Dr. Vine Utley (21 Mar. 1819) that he was wont to read something inspirational “whereupon to ruminate in the intervals of sleep.” His aim was to retire from the night with healthy thoughts to ready him for a peaceful sleep and an eventful next day.

Authored by one of the world’s foremost authorities on the mind of Jefferson, this book—comprising 36 short essays on his thoughts on politics, religion and morality, and the arts and sciences, as well as perspectives on today’s Jeffersonian historiography—is to be read in a similar manner. These short essays—light, fresh, and lively, but erudite and provocative—are to be read thus by mavens of Jefferson: one or a few chapters at a time, “whereupon to ruminate.” As such, they are to be savored in the manner of the Fables of Aesop or of Seneca’s Epistles to his disciple Lucilius, although their engaging nature means the reader may find it difficult to put the book down.

M. Andrew Holowchak is a Professor of Philosophy and History. He is the author and editor of 14 books and nearly 100 published essays on Thomas Jefferson. His publications also include some 40 other books and numerous other essays on psychotherapy, Greek and Roman philosophy, ethics, philosophy of education, philosophy of sport, and critical thinking, inter alia.

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-5275-4185-1
  • ISBN13: 978-1-5275-4185-6
  • Date of Publication: 2019-11-18

Paperback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-3894-5
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-3894-4
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-16

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-5275-4314-5
  • ISBN13: 978-1-5275-4314-0
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-16
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  • THEMA: NH, NHA, QD
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