A.J. Ayer and Logical Positivism | Jefferson and Philosophy | Alan Watts and Eastern Thought
Some letters in which Thomas Jefferson refers to various philosophers
To Robert Skipwith, August 3, 1771
To Peter Carr, August 19, 1785
To Charles Bellini, September 30, 1785
To Peter Carr, Aug. 10, 1787
To John Trumbull, Feb. 15, 1789
To Thomas Mann Randolph, May 30, 1790
To John Garland Jefferson, June 11, 1790
To Mann Page, Aug. 30, 1795
To Dr. Joseph Priestley, Apr. 9, 1803
To Dr. Benjamin Rush, Apr. 21, 1803
To John Norvell, June 14, 1807
To Dr. Benjamin Rush, January 16, 1811
To John Adams, July 5, 1814
To Charles Thomson, January 9, 1816
To William Short, October 31, 1819
To William Short, August 4, 1820
To John Adams, Aug. 15, 1820
To Henry Lee, May 8, 1825
Some of the philosophers referenced in Jefferson's writings
Pythagoras: Life of Pythagoras by Diogenes Laertius (etext)
Socrates: Works on Socrates by Xenophon (etext)
| Memorabilia by Xenophon (etext)
| The Clouds by Aristophanes (etext)
| Empires - The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (PBS documentary)
Plato: Works (etext)
Aristotle: Works (etext)
Epicurus: Letters, Principal Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings (etext)
| Fragments (etext)
Lucretius: On the Nature of Things (etext)
Cicero: De Officiis (etext)
Seneca: Essays and Epistles (etext)
| Empires - The Roman Empire in the First Century (PBS documentary)
Epictetus: The Discourses and The Enchiridion (etext)
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: The Meditations (etext)
Montaigne: Essays Volumes I-III (etext)
Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (etext)
Voltaire: The Works of Voltaire. A Contemporary Version, in 21 vols. (etext)
Some interviews with Jefferson scholars
Interview with Clay Jenkinson by Ken Burns
Interview with Andrew Burstein by Ken Burns
Interview with George Will by Ken Burns
Jefferson and exercise
To Peter Carr, August 19, 1785
To Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., Aug. 27, 1786
To Martha Jefferson, March 28, 1787
To T. M. Randolph, Jr., July 6, 1787
To Peter Carr, Aug. 10, 1787
To John Garland Jefferson, June 11, 1790
To Thaddeus Kosciusko, Feb. 26, 1810
Some resources for Thomas Jefferson studies
The Jefferson Bible
Jefferson Digital Archive
Thomas Jefferson (Library of Congress Exhibition)
The Thomas Jefferson Papers - (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
The Avalon Project: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Online (PBS.org)
www.lightandliberty.org
Google search
Lewis and Clark (PBS.org)
Some Jefferson books
The Jefferson Bible
The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Writings (Library of America)
The Wisdom of Thomas Jefferson (Philosophical Library)
Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness (Modern Library)
The Inner Jefferson: Portrait of a Grieving Optimist by Andrew Burstein
Jefferson's Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello by Andrew Burstein
Thomas Jefferson and Music by Helen Cripe
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination by Annette Gordon-Reed & Peter S. Onuf
Thomas Jefferson Treats Himself: Herbs, Physicke, & Nutrition In Early America by John M. Holmes
Becoming Jefferson's People: Re-Inventing the American Republic in the Twenty-First Century by Clay S. Jenkinson
Jefferson & Madison: The Great Collaboration by Adrienne Koch
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Thomas Jefferson: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall
Thomas Jefferson: Musician and Violinist by Sandor Salgo
Thomas Jefferson: From Shadwell to Poplar Forest by Janet Shaffer
Jefferson and Education by Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr.
Jefferson's Books by Douglas L. Wilson
Some Jefferson films
Thomas Jefferson - A Film by Ken Burns
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Biography - Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom
Monticello: Home of Thomas Jefferson
Save Our History: Jefferson's Other Revolution
Williamsburg - The Story of a Patriot: A New Democracy is Born
Founding Fathers
Founding Brothers
Some Jefferson historical sites
Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Poplar Forest: Retreat home of Thomas Jefferson
The White House
Thomas Jefferson Memorial (National Park Service)
Independence National Historical Park (National Park Service)
Colonial Williamsburg
Jefferson Rock at Harpers Ferry
Natural Bridge - Virginia's Natural Wonder
Peaks of Otter
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