Rethinking Thomas Jefferson's Writings on Slavery and Race

Product Description Revisionism has been the historical vogue for well over two decades concerning Jeffersonian scholarship. This movement has been an attempt to neutralize the avowed hagiographical scholarship on Jefferson by aiming to offer an all-too-human Thomas Jefferson. The regrettable result has been a depiction, iterated and reiterated uncritically by scholars, of a less-than-human Jefferson, presenting him as an inveterate hypocrite and racist. Thus, Jeffersonian scholarship, as argued here, has become an exercise in useless, fatuous repetition of the same claims that has impeded attempts by serious scholars to gain fresh insights into the mind of one of the greatest Americans. This book offers a stimulating, provocative challenge to the stale revisionist claims on Jefferson concerning his hypocrisy and racism. It will appeal to mavens of Jefferson, as well as scholars intent on moving forward with Jeffersonian scholarship. The book will also appeal to those persons who believe it is time to resituate Jefferson on his little mountain. About the Author M. Andrew Holowchak, PhD, is a Professor of Philosophy and History. He is the author and editor of some 50 books and nearly 150 published essays on topics such as ethics, ancient philosophy, science, psychoanalysis, and critical thinking. His current research focus is Thomas Jeffersonhe is acknowledged by several scholars to be the worlds foremost authority on the thinking of Jeffersonand he has published 15 books and nearly 100 essays on Jefferson.