The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist
The Cambridge Companion to <I>The Federalist</I>
Colleen A. Sheehan, Villanova University, Pennsylvania
The eighty-five Federalist essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison as 'Publius' to support the ratification of the Constitution in 1787–88 are regarded as the preeminent American contribution to Western political theory. Recently, there have been major developments in scholarship on the Revolutionary and Founding era as well as increased public interest in constitutional matters that make this a propitious moment to reflect on the contributions and complexity of The Federalist. This volume of specially commissioned essays covers the broad scope of 'Publius' work, including historical, political, philosophical, juridical, and moral dimensions. In so doing, they bring the design and arguments of the text into focus for twenty-first century scholars, students, and citizens and show how these diverse treatments of The Federalist are associated with an array of substantive political and constitutional perspectives in our own time.
- Aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students in American history, political science, political philosophy, and law
- Advances an understanding of the ideas, institutions, politics, and practices of the American constitutional system
- Identifies the sources of key constitutional ideas that still resonate in American politics and governance
Reviews & endorsements
‘The chapters in the Companion are balanced and carefully reasoned, covering virtually every subject worthy of serious discussion.’ Mark R. Killenbeck, The Journal of Interdisciplinary
‘The Cambridge Companion to the Federalist shows both the strengths and weaknesses of keeping the focus exclusively on the men in the room and those they read. It does an excellent job of introducing to a wider audience a great shift in thinking about the Constitution and the Federalists …’ Andrew Shankman, Project Muse
Product details
March 2020Adobe eBook Reader
9781108601986
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Publius and the antifederalists: a satisfactory answer to all the objections? David J. Siemers
- 2. John Jay, The Federalist, and the Constitution Queintin P. Taylor
- 3. Hamilton on security, war, and revenue Max M. Edling
- 4. Reason against passion: institutional balance, international relations, and the law of nations in The Federalist David M. Golove and Daniel J. Hulsebosch
- 5. The Federalist's new federalism Michael Zuckert
- 6. The political psychology of Publius: reason, interest, and interest in The Federalist Jon Elster
- 7. Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, and the philosophical perspective of The Federalist Paul A. Rahe
- 8. Madison's republican remedy: the Tenth Federalist and the creation of an impartial republic Alan Gibson
- 9. The republicanism of Publius Colleen A. Sheehan
- 10. The interests of the man: James Madison's constitutional politics Larry D. Kramer
- 11. Politics indoors and out-of-doors: a fault line in Madison's thinking Jack Rakove
- 12. 'The cool and deliberate sense of the community': The Federalist on Congress Greg Weiner
- 13. Publius on monarchy Eric Nelson
- 14. The Federalist and the judiciary William M. Treanor
- 15. Publius' political science John Ferejohn and Roderick Hills
- 16. The republican form of government in The Federalist Harvey C. Mansfield.
