Philosophy, The Federalist, and the Constitution

Philosophy, The Federalist, and the Constitution by White, Morton Gabriel. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780195039115.

Here, Morton White presents the first synoptic view of the major philosophical ideas in The Federalist. Using the tools of philosophy and intellectual history, White extracts and examines the interlocking theory of knowledge, doctrine of normative ethics, psychology of motivation, and even metaphysics and theology, all of which were used in different degrees by the founding fathers in defense of the Constitution.