Chapter Two: Tozer, Violas, and Senese Classical Liberalism

What are the six ideas central to Classical Liberalism? Faith in reason Natural Law Republican Virtue Progress Nationalism Freedom

How would you basically describe these six ideas? Faith in Reason –Blank Slate; reason is the first born daughter of science Natural Law –The Universe is a Machine - p. 23 Republican Virtue –love of country, probity, strict moral code, sacrifice private profit for the public good

Six ideas…. Progress –Discover more about natural law, and the resulting control over universe and social relations would improve human life. Nationalism –Commitment to the nation-state. “All America is thrown into one mass. I am not a Virginia, but an American. Patrick Henry Freedom –intellectual, political, civil, and economic

What was Jefferson’s moral philosophy and how did it affect his view of education? “Moral sense is innate in all humans “in a greater or lesser degree. It may be strengthened by exercise, as may any particular limb of the body.” p. 29

How did Jefferson see the establishment of elementary schools? Districts to serve as local units of government, decentralized. Each district school would provide free schooling for free children for three years or… curriculum - uncluttered and wholly intellectual p. 32.

Jefferson’s Grammar School? Purpose? –preparatory Who attended? –20 selected…how? Who went on? –How? P. 33

Jefferson’s University A place of professional and advanced scientific education rather than simply as a collegiate institution of general liberal studies. Education in like manner engrafts a new man on the native stock, and improves what in his nature was vicious and perverse into qualities of virtue and social worth.

Life long…self education His commitment to lifelong education…grounded in conviction development of reason, expansion of intellect, and inquiry into the mysteries of the universe. Knowledge is power, knowledge is safety, and knowledge is happiness.

Faculty Psychology Memory, reason and imagination...