Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution

Forrest McDonald

ISBN 10: 0700602844 / ISBN 13: 9780700602841

Published by Univ Pr of Kansas, 1985

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Synopsis:

This is the first major interpretation of the framing of the Constitution to appear in more than two decades. Forrest McDonald, widely considered one of the foremost historians of the Constitution and of the early national period, reconstructs the intellectual world of the Founding Fathers--including their understanding of law, history political philosophy, and political economy, and their firsthand experience in public affairs--and then analyzes their behavior in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in light of that world. No one has attempted to do so on such a scale before. McDonald's principal conclusion is that, though the Framers brought a variety of ideological and philosophical positions to bear upon their task of building a "new order of the ages," they were guided primarily by theiy own experience, their wisdom, and their common sense.

Review: "An important, comprehensive statement about the most fundamental period in American history. It deals authoritatively with topics no student of America can afford to ignore."--Harvey Mansfield, author of The Spirit of Liberalism

-An important, comprehensive statement about the most fundamental period in American history. It deals authoritatively with topics no student of America can afford to ignore.---Harvey Mansfield, author of The Spirit of Liberalism

Bibliographic Details

Title: Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual ...
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition