America and Europe in the Political Thought of John Adams

1965 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Mulford Q. Sibley ◽  
Edward Handler
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
John Adams

America and Europe in the Political Thought of John Adams

1965 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Ralph L. Ketcham ◽  
Edward Handler
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
John Adams

John Adams's Machiavellian Moment

1995 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bradley Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Thought ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
John Adams ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Epistemology

John Adams was unique among the Founding Fathers in that he actually read and took seriously Machiavelli's ideas. In his Defence of the Constitutions of the United States, Adams quoted extensively from Machiavelli and he openly acknowledged an intellectual debt to the Florentine statesman. Adams praised Machiavelli for having been “the first” to have “revived the ancient politics” and he insisted that the “world” was much indebted to Machiavelli for “the revival of reason in matters of government.” What could Adams have meant by these extraordinary statements? The following article examines the Machiavellian ideas and principles Adams incorporated into his political thought as well as those that he rejected. Drawing upon evidence found in an unpublished fragment, Part one argues that the political epistemology that Adams employed in the Defence can be traced to Machiavelli's new modes and orders. Part two presents Adams's critique of Machiavelli's constitutionalism.

America and Europe in the Political Thought of John Adams

1964 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 492
Author(s):  
Marvin Meyers ◽  
Edward Handler
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
John Adams

America and Europe in the Political Thought of John Adams

1964 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 536
Author(s):  
Lester J. Cappon ◽  
Edward Handler
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
John Adams

America and Europe in the Political Thought of John Adams

1965 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 473
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Kurtz ◽  
Edward Handler
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
The Political ◽  
John Adams
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