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Xidias Jason - An Analysis Of John C. Calhoun's A Disquisition On Government - Paperback
Xidias Jason - An Analysis Of John C. Calhoun's A Disquisition On Government - Paperback
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Description: Nineteenth - century American politician John C. Calhoun occupies a paradoxical place in the history of political thought and of critical thinking. On one hand he is remembered as a committed advocate of slavery consistently espousing views that are now considered indefensible and abhorrent. On the other the political theories that Calhoun used to defend the social injustice of slavery have become the basis of the very systems by which modern democracies defend minority rights. Despite being crafted in defence of a system as unjust as slavery the arguments that Calhoun expressed about minority rights in democracies in A Disquisition On Government remain an excellent example of how problem solving skills and reasoning can come together. The problem for Calhoun was both specific and general. As matters stood in the late 1840s the majority of American states were anti - slavery with only the minority Southern states remaining pro - slavery. This boiled down to a crucial issue with democracy: the US government should not Calhoun argued only respect the wishes of the majority. Instead democratic government must aim to harmonize diverse groups and their interests governing in so far as possible for everyone. His analysis of how the Southern states could protect what he saw as their right to keep slaves led Calhoun to formulate solutions to the problem of the tyranny of the majority that have since helped defend far worthier minority views.
Title: An Analysis Of John C. Calhoun's A Disquisition On Government
Author(s): Xidias Jason
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912128730
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 7/5/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
Description: Nineteenth - century American politician John C. Calhoun occupies a paradoxical place in the history of political thought and of critical thinking. On one hand he is remembered as a committed advocate of slavery consistently espousing views that are now considered indefensible and abhorrent. On the other the political theories that Calhoun used to defend the social injustice of slavery have become the basis of the very systems by which modern democracies defend minority rights. Despite being crafted in defence of a system as unjust as slavery the arguments that Calhoun expressed about minority rights in democracies in A Disquisition On Government remain an excellent example of how problem solving skills and reasoning can come together. The problem for Calhoun was both specific and general. As matters stood in the late 1840s the majority of American states were anti - slavery with only the minority Southern states remaining pro - slavery. This boiled down to a crucial issue with democracy: the US government should not Calhoun argued only respect the wishes of the majority. Instead democratic government must aim to harmonize diverse groups and their interests governing in so far as possible for everyone. His analysis of how the Southern states could protect what he saw as their right to keep slaves led Calhoun to formulate solutions to the problem of the tyranny of the majority that have since helped defend far worthier minority views.
Title: An Analysis Of John C. Calhoun's A Disquisition On Government
Author(s): Xidias Jason
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912128730
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 7/5/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
