Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

Spring 2009

Abstract

This review provides an opportunity to look back on the work of Garrett Ward Sheldon, who teaches political science at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. Sheldon has written books on the political philosophies of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and now, with C. William Hill, Jr,. on John Taylor of Caroline. Taken together, Sheldon's three books make two major claims. First, they all argue that classical republican ideas were invoked as means to sustain a liberal society, and therefore there is no theoretical tension between republicanism and liberalism. Sheldon and Hill call this framework "liberal republicanism." Second, his books argue that the American ideal is local participatory democracy.

Publication Title

Journal of the Early Republic

Volume

29

Issue

1

First Page

177

Last Page

180

Required Publisher's Statement

© 2009, University of Pennsylvania Press. Neem, Johann. "The Liberal Republicanism of John Taylor of Caroline (review)." Journal of the Early Republic 29.1 (2009): 177-180.

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of scholarly citation, none of this work may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. For information address the University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112.

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Republicanism--United States--History--18th century; Federal government--United States; Separation of powers--United States

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

Taylor, John, 1753-1824--Political and social views; Sheldon, Garrett Ward, 1954-. Liberal republicanism of John Taylor of Caroline

Geographic Coverage

United States

Genre/Form

reviews (documents)

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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