Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist
- Other Volumes in the Series of Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
- The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Publius and the Anti-Federalists:
- 2 John Jay, The Federalist, and the Constitution
- 3 “A Vigorous National Government”: Hamilton on Security, War, and Revenue
- 4 “The Known Opinion of the Impartial World”
- 5 The Federalist’s New Federalism
- 6 The Political Psychology of Publius
- 7 Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, and the Philosophical Perspective of The Federalist
- 8 Madison’s Republican Remedy
- 9 The Republicanism of Publius
- 10 “The Interest of the Man”: James Madison’s Constitutional Politics
- 11 Politics Indoors and Out-of-Doors
- 12 “The Cool and Deliberate Sense of the Community”
- 13 Publius on Monarchy
- 14 The Genius of Hamilton and the Birth of the Modern Theory of the Judiciary
- 15 Publius’s Political Science
- 16 The Republican Form of Government in The Federalist
- Index
- Other Volumes in the Series of Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
9 - The Republicanism of Publius
The American Way of Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
- The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist
- Other Volumes in the Series of Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
- The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Publius and the Anti-Federalists:
- 2 John Jay, The Federalist, and the Constitution
- 3 “A Vigorous National Government”: Hamilton on Security, War, and Revenue
- 4 “The Known Opinion of the Impartial World”
- 5 The Federalist’s New Federalism
- 6 The Political Psychology of Publius
- 7 Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, and the Philosophical Perspective of The Federalist
- 8 Madison’s Republican Remedy
- 9 The Republicanism of Publius
- 10 “The Interest of the Man”: James Madison’s Constitutional Politics
- 11 Politics Indoors and Out-of-Doors
- 12 “The Cool and Deliberate Sense of the Community”
- 13 Publius on Monarchy
- 14 The Genius of Hamilton and the Birth of the Modern Theory of the Judiciary
- 15 Publius’s Political Science
- 16 The Republican Form of Government in The Federalist
- Index
- Other Volumes in the Series of Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Summary
Aristotle conceived of politics as the master science, encompassing both the most practical political concerns and the highest human purpose: the quest for human happiness through the life well-lived. In light of this classical perspective that recognized both the limitations on political life and the nobility of its highest achievements, the renowned scholar Martin Diamond once provocatively asked: How would Aristotle rate America? Diamond’s query was not merely an academic exercise, but was intended to prompt his fellow citizens to raise the profoundest of political concerns: Is my country worthy of my allegiance? And am I, as a citizen and human being, worthy of my country – of what it stands for, what it aspires to be?
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- The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist , pp. 302 - 329Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020