Thomas Jefferson, American HumanistUniversity of Virginia Press, 1985 - 273 pàgines From the author of "Justification by Faith: Do the 16th-Century Condemnations Still Apply?" comes an excellent biography which covers the humanist aspects of the third president of the United States. Lightning Print On Demand Title |
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Introduction | 1 |
The Search for Knowledge | 9 |
Books and Monuments | 15 |
Youthful Studies | 32 |
Mature Exploration | 47 |
Experience versus Theory | 71 |
Pursuit of the Concrete | 87 |
The Dark Side of Humanity | 106 |
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