{"product_id":"philosophy-the-federalist-and-the-constitution","title":"Philosophy, The Federalist, and the Constitution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1787, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote The Federalist to rally support for the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.  In spite of the pragmatic intentions of the authors, they often implicitly expressed themselves in philosophical language, drawing from the major philosophers of their day, notably Locke and Hume. In this book, Morton White presents the first synoptic view of the major philosopical ideas in The Federalist. \n\u003cbr\u003eUsing the tools of philosophy and intellectual history, he examines the theories and disciplines used in different degrees by the founding fathers in defence of the Constitution. 'Thoroughly\n\u003cbr\u003eresearched and carefully argued; this is an important book.'The Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156691513582,"sku":"9780195059489","price":174.56,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/philosophy-the-federalist-and-the-constitution","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}