Beschreibung:
Commentary on the Constitution from Plato to Rousseau looks at 14 historical figures who by their words and/or deeds set the stage for political thought before the U.S. Constitution was written. Rather than a book about what the founders took from previous thinkers and political figures, this is a book that allows the reader to consider the U.S. Constitution while learning about people whose genius has transcended time, from Plato to Rousseau.
Introduction Chapter I: Plato on the United States Constitution Chapter II: Aristotle on the United States Constitution Chapter III: Cicero on the American Constitution Chapter IV: Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) on the U.S. Constitution Chapter V: Muhammad on the U.S. Constitution Chapter VI: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Von Hohenstaufen, Stupor Mundi Chapter VII: Dante Alighieri on the U.S. Constitution Chapter VIII: Niccolo Machiavelli on the U.S. Constitution Chapter IX: Sir Thomas More on the U.S. Constitution Chapter X: Desiderius Erasmus on the U.S. Constitution Chapter XI: Thomas Hobbes on the U.S. Constitution Chapter XII: John Locke on the U.S. Constitution Chapter XIII: Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu 1689-1755 Chapter XIV: Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778 Chapter XV: Conclusion Works Consulted