First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
Thomas E. Ricks
Explore the classical education and literature that shaped the thinking of America's founding fathers in this revelatory new book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. The author delves into the works of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, including the Iliad, Plutarch's Lives, and those of Xenophon, Epicurus, Aristotle, Cato, and Cicero, to reveal the ideals that formed the cornerstone of American democracy. Drawing on indepth research, First Principles provides fresh new insights into the lives and thinking of these legendary leaders, unveiling startling new portraits of men we thought we knew.
Fecha de publicación
2020-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
2020-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
Calificación de Goodreads
4.09
ISBN
9780062997456
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1
Recomendaciones
2020-12-09T10:32:49.000Z
My favorite book of the year! Read it for yourself and then please pass it along to your child in college. Tom Ricks reconnects us to the political genius of our founders without shying away from their personal faults. – fuente