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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964- author.     Subjects     Founding Fathers of the United States.     Founding Fathers of the United States -- Books and reading.     Happiness -- Philosophy.     Virtues.     Ethics, Ancient -- Influence.     Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence.     Classical literature -- Influence.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964- author.       by title:      The pursuit of happi...         MARC Display

The pursuit of happiness : how classical writers on virtue inspired the lives of the founders and defined America / Jeffrey Rosen. by Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964- author. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2024. Subjects Founding Fathers of the United States.   Founding Fathers of the United States -- Books and reading.   Happiness -- Philosophy.   Virtues.   Ethics, Ancient -- Influence.   Philosophy, Ancient -- Influence.   Classical literature -- Influence. ISBN:  9781668002476 (hardcover) : 1668002477 (hardcover) : Description:  vii, 355 pages ; 24 cm Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Contents:  Order: twelve virtues and the pursuit of happiness -- Temperance: Ben Franklin's quest for moral perfection -- Humility: John and Abigail Adams's self-accounting -- Industry: Thomas Jefferson's reading list -- Frugality: James Wilson and George Mason's debts -- Sincerity: Phillis Wheatley and the enslavers' avarice -- Resolution: George Washington's self-command -- Moderation: James Madison and Alexander Hamilton's Constitution -- Tranquility: Adams and Jefferson's reconciliation -- Cleanliness: John Quincy Adams's composure -- Justice: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln's self-reliance -- Silence: pursuing happiness today. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The Declaration of Independence identified 'the pursuit of happiness' as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffrey Rosen profiles six of the most influential founders--Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton--to show what pursuing happiness meant in their lives. By reading the classical Greek and Roman moral philosophers who inspired the Founders, Rosen shows us how they understood the pursuit of happiness as a quest for being good, not feeling good--the pursuit of lifelong virtue, not short-term pleasure. Among those virtues were the habits of industry, temperance, moderation, and sincerity, which the Founders viewed as part of a daily struggle for self-improvement, character development, and calm self-mastery. They believed that political self-government required personal self-government. For all six Founders, the pursuit of virtue was incompatible with enslavement of African Americans, although the Virginians betrayed their own principles"-- Amazon.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Acquisitions, SSP   in Processing   Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library Adult New Books 973.30922 Ro Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.30922 Ro Checked out 06/12/2024 Add Copy to MyList Laupahoehoe P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 973.30922 Ro in Processing   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.30922 Ro Checked out 06/01/2024 Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 973.30922 Ro Checked out 06/12/2024 Add Copy to MyList

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