Revue française d’études américaines
Belin

I.S.B.N.270112908
128 pages

p. 7 à 16
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no87 2001/1

PUBLIUS et la nature humaine

Jean-Marie Ruiz
Contrary to most modern political writings, the celebrated Federalist Papers, most of which were written by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison under the pseudonym of Publius, is based on an explicit vision of human nature. This paper aims at showing that such a vision—which legitimated self-interest and rejected the traditional republican emphasis on virtue—belies the influence of the Scottish Enlightenment and illustrates the radical transformation of political theory in America following the Revolution.
• Les théories de Publius
• OUVRAGES CITÉS


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