{"product_id":"thomas-jefferson-moralist-9781476669243","title":"Thomas Jefferson: Moralist","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Andrew Holowchak\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Presidents \u0026amp; Heads of State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46475450646679,"sku":"9781476669243","price":3721.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476669243.jpg?v=1766274091","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/thomas-jefferson-moralist-9781476669243","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}