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Was Thomas Jefferson Really a Disciple of the Greek Philosopher Epicurus? 1W, 5Q #72

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In an 1819 letter to young friend William Short, Thomas Jefferson professes discipleship of the early Greek philosopher Epicurus. Jeffersonian scholars habitually echo that sentiment. Yet when we study Epicurus and Jefferson's uptake of him, we find that Jefferson was no Epicurean. Dr. H explains why....

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@user-fr4eu2jg1u 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for these videos. I don't know what took me so long to discover this channel. I have a lot of catching up to to do. In the meantime. "Most significant, his political thinking was ultimately grounded in his moral thinking-namely, human well-being or flourishing." Holowchak, M. Andrew. Thomas Jefferson: Uncovering His Unique Philosophy and Vision (p. 297). Prometheus. Kindle Edition. Can we equate Epicurean "happiness" as human flourishing? If so, would that be sufficient to explain Jefferson's choice for public political life, ill advised in Epicurean doctrine? What exactly was Jefferson's summum bonum; it seems to be Utilitarian? I get the sense that Jefferson viewed actions through a moral lens and judged them by their beneficence as a means to human flourishing. This seems compatible with an Epicurean summum bonum.

@markholowchak6972 5 месяцев назад

He was a living Stoic. See last chapter of Thomas Jefferson, Moralist. Thank you!

@skehoemusic 6 месяцев назад

Are all of these series in one place? It isn't on this channel

@markholowchak6972 6 месяцев назад

Under "One Work, Five Questions" and "The Real Thomas Jefferson"--two distinct series.

@bilbob7624 6 месяцев назад

one day you should do a critique of Ken Burn's Thomas Jefferson "Documentary"

@markholowchak6972 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. Good suggestion. It is hard today to read anything on TJ, bc easy, too easy, to spot glaring mistakes, though there are too mistakes, I am sure, in my writings.

@bilbob7624 6 месяцев назад

@@markholowchak6972 i have a suspicion those in the Burns Doc are "intentional mistakes" though.

@markholowchak6972 6 месяцев назад

I shall to Burns' documentary this Friday.... Tell friends and TJ mavens.

@markholowchak6972 6 месяцев назад

Do have specific questions you want answered???

@bilbob7624 6 месяцев назад

@@markholowchak6972 i wondered, aside the DNA stuff, if more liberties were taken. e.g. were TJ's view and opinions represented accurately? KB has a way of spinning things.