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| Part I. | Introduction | |
| 1. | The Role of Philosophy in The Federalist | 3 |
| Part II. | The Different Legacies of Locke and Hume | |
| 2. | Hume's Experience and Locke's Reason | 13 |
| Hume on Reason and Experience in Science | ||
| Hume vs. Locke on Morality as a Demonstrative Science | ||
| Part III. | Theory of Knowledge | |
| 3. | Using Abstract Reason in Morals and Politics | 25 |
| Natural Law and Natural Rights: Publius's Substantive Moral Philosophy | ||
| Rationalism in Publius's Theory of Ethical Knowledge | ||
| Rationalism in Publius's Theory of Political Knowledge | ||
| 4. | Using Experience and History in Politics | 38 |
| Reason Without Rationalism in Politics | ||
| Reason, Long Experience, and Short Experience | ||
| Experience, History, and Political Science | ||
| Part IV. | Philosophy of History | |
| 5. | The Causes of Factions and the Question of Economic Determinism | 55 |
| Factions in Madison's "Philosophy of History" | ||
| Was Madison an Economic Determinist? | ||
| Madison and Hume on the Method of Supporting a Theory of Factions | ||
| Madison's and Hume's Substantive Views on Factions | ||
| The Absence of "Opinion" in Madison's Definition of "Faction" | ||
| On the Value of Reading Hume and Other Writings of Madison | ||
| Madison: No Economic Interpreter of History and No Economic Determinist | ||
| Part V. | Psychology | |
| 6. | The Essence of Ideal Man and the Nature of Real Men | 85 |
| Publius's Study of Human Nature: The Empirical Psychological Component | ||
| Publius's Study of Human Nature: The A Priori Moral Component | ||
| Two Kinds of Analysis | ||
| Descriptive vs. Moral Judgment of Men and Their Actions | ||
| Realism and Pessimism | ||
| Man as a Knave in Politics | ||
| Concluding Remarks | ||
| 7. | Reason, Passion, and Interest | 102 |
| Reason as a Motive | ||
| Passions and Interests as Motives | ||
| Bishop Butler on Passion and Interest: A Digression | ||
| Passions and Interests as Distinguishable Motives of Factions | ||
| Recapitulation | ||
| 8. | On the Strength of Different Motives | 113 |
| Reason as a Weak Motive that Impels Few Men | ||
| The Passions and Interests of an Individual | ||
| The Passions and Interests of a Group | ||
| The Theory of Motivation | ||
| Part VI. | Theory of Action and Metaphysics | |
| 9. | Motive, Opportunity, and Action: The Principle of Causality at Work | 131 |
| The Motives and Opportunities of Factions | ||
| The Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for a Group's Action, for an Individual's Action, and for the Behavior of Other Objects | ||
| The Defects of Pure Democracy: The Structure of Madison's Argument | ||
| The Advantages of a Republic: The Structure of Madison's Argument | ||
| The Motives and Opportunities of Representative Bodies | ||
| Motive, Opportunity, and the Principle of Causality | ||
| 10. | Combining and Separating Motives and Opportunities | 149 |
| Combining the Motives and Opportunities of a United America | ||
| Hamilton on Separating the Motives and Opportunities of Factions | ||
| Separation of Powers, Federalism, Checks and Balances: Their Connections with Publius's Theory of Action | ||
| Two Ways of Denying Opportunity: Constitutional and Nonconstitutional | ||
| Tyranny, Slavery, and Irony | ||
| Part VII. | Ethics | |
| 11. | The Nonnaturalistic Ethics of Natural Rights | 175 |
| Part VIII. | A Summary View | |
| 12. | A Philosophical Map of The Federalist | 193 |
| The Role of Normative Moral Philosophy in Publius's Argument | ||
| Publius's Theory of Ethical Knowledge and His Theory of Experimental Knowledge | ||
| The Main Experimental Theses of The Federalist From a Philosophical Point of View | ||
| The Technological Component of The Federalist | ||
| The Role of Metaphysics and Theology in The Federalist | ||
| 13. | The Federalist and the Declaration of Independence Compared | 208 |
| The Moral Argument of the Declaration and that of The Federalist | ||
| Self-evident Truths, True Interests, and the Opportunities of Dictators | ||
| Epistemological Dualism and Madison's Concern for the Protection of Natural Rights | ||
| Epistemological Dualism and Hamilton's Concern for the Public Good | ||
| Final Remarks | ||
| Notes | 229 | |
| Index | 265 |
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Allen Braswell
reviewed Philosophy, The Federalist, and the Constitution on August 17, 2012
Philosophy
To summarize:
There are two ways that human beings can fulfill our needs and desires: the economic means (applying labor and capital to natural resources and producing something useful) and the political means (living off the labor of others). The State – in whatever external form it takes, whether Monarchy, Communism, Socialism, Fascism, or Democratic Republicanism – exists for no other reason than to function as a legally-sanctioned organization that enables its members to live by the political rather than the economic means. In other words, to enable one group of people to exploit another group (producers, serfs, slaves, whatever)so that its members can get stuff they want - wealth, power, luxuries, etc. - without working, or at least without working very hard.
In terse erudite delightfully dry prose, Nock shows us how every state-run civilization that has ever existed has followed the same trajectory: it continually grows for perhaps 400 years by feeding on its producers until it begins to suck them dry. Then trouble ensues as the people begin to suffer scarcity and the civilization begins to fall into disrepair and exhibits cynicism and dissolution as signs of decay until it eventually weakens to a barely functioning hulk of rusted-out machinery. When some calamity, such as natural disaster or barbarian invasion occurs the civilization collapses and, lacking the strength or resources to recover, it dies. Centuries later its ruins get dug up and studied by archaeologists.
Not that anything can be done about it, Nock says; but when we notice our own civilization collapse like every civilization that ever existed before it, we will understand what is occurring and will know why. At the end of the book, Nock explains why, since nothing can be done about it, he even bothered to write the book. His reason is because he thinks it's true and perhaps there might be a reader or two who is interested in knowing the truth of things for no other reason than because they are true. Well it so happens I am one of these type readers. I liked the book very much and think Mr. Nock makes a compelling case for his premises, but I can certainly understand how many people might not enjoy it as much as I did. Whether you enjoy the ideas presented or not, the book is written in a very clear and direct way that is pleasant to read and easy to understand.
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