Democratic ideals and the urban experience

Kincaid, Shannon

doi:10.1080/1090377032000114615

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“…Shannon Kincaid (2003) offers an argument from preferability. He maintains that Jefferson was not a dyed-inthe-wool moral agrarianism; rather, he merely thought that pastoralism was much preferable to urbanism.…”

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Jefferson’s moral agrarianism: poetic fiction or normative vision?

Holowchak

2010

Agric Hum Values

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Scholars today are divided on the motivation behind what is often called Jefferson's ''moral agrarianism''. On the one hand, some scholars take Jefferson at his word when he mentions that agrarianism is a moral vision. For these individuals, Jefferson's agrarianism is a moral vision and an indispensible part of the good life. On the other hand, other scholars maintain that Jefferson's moral agrarianism is merely a bit of propaganda that insidiously sheaths a political or economic ideal. For them, Jefferson is through and throughout a politician, and expressions of agrarianism as a moral ideal amount to mere cant. In this paper, I examine arguments for and against Jefferson's moral agrarianism. I defend the position that Jefferson was an aboveboard moral agrarianist and that the ideal of agrarianism was not just one that was suited for Americans, given their surfeit of land and want of laborers, but an ideal that also applied universally. I end with thoughts on Jefferson's recognition of the rise of manufacturing in American cities throughout his life.

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Section: Agrarianism As a Moral Idealmentioning

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Jefferson’s moral agrarianism: poetic fiction or normative vision?

Holowchak

2010

Agric Hum Values

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Democratic ideals and the urban experience

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Jefferson’s moral agrarianism: poetic fiction or normative vision?

Jefferson’s moral agrarianism: poetic fiction or normative vision?

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