John W. Burgess (1844–1931)
Autor(a) de Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876
About the Author
Image credit: From " The New York Times
Current History of the European War," 1915 ~ Project Gutenberg
Obras de John W. Burgess
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Burgess, John William
- Data de nascimento
- 1844-08-26
- Data de falecimento
- 1931-01-13
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Giles County, Tennessee, USA
- Locais de residência
- Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Berlin, Germany - Educação
- Cumberland University (1862)
Amherst College (BA|1867)
University of Göttingen
University of Leipzig
University of Berlin - Ocupação
- second lieutenant
lawyer
professor
political scientist
editor - Organizações
- Columbia University (1876-1912)
Phi Beta Kappa
United States Army (1863-1864)
Dunning School
Political Science Quarterly (Founder) - Premiações
- Phi Beta Kappa
Order of the Prussian Crown
Burgess-Carpenter Classics Library, Columbia University
Theodore Roosevelt Visiting Professor - Pequena biografia
- Founder of the study of political science in the U.S.
Membros
Resenhas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 16
- Membros
- 76
- Popularidade
- #233,522
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 21
Burgess gives an outline of his theory of political science along the lines of meta-ethics, in that he outlines the ‘givens’ that comprise our theory of government. The parts of his outline are: 1) the freedom of the individual from the powers of government; 2) a government of laws not of men; 3) the supremacy of local government; 4) no rights for the governors to or from their positions; 5) an indivisible government; 6) absolutely independent of foreign governments. No summary can be adequate, and to fully understand his meanings, you have to read the book.
There is an interesting digression in which he discusses his view of Teddy Roosevelt’s personality and politics, that point of view influenced by his view of Roosevelt as one of his former students. Also in his attack on the income tax, he predicts it might “…result in governmental control of religion, philosophy, science, thought and artistic feeling…” Added to this, he sees the danger of the draft or forced military service, the Espionage Act of 1917, and the dangers of the ‘nanny state’ as demonstrated in Prohibition.
While some of Burgess’ arguments are dated or over-detailed; his conclusion is clear, stark, and frightening. The only solution he can suggest is that of Constitutional Conventions and Amendments. To any who are involved in the struggle against growing government power, being aware that we are now more than 80 years down the slippery slope that he warns against, I have as yet found no book that I can more recommend.… (mais)