Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter I: Plato on the United States Constitution
Chapter II: Aristotle on the United States Constitution
Chapter III: Cicero on the American Constitution
Chapter IV: Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter V: Muhammad on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter VI: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Von Hohenstaufen, Stupor Mundi
Chapter VII: Dante Alighieri on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter VIII: Niccolò Machiavelli on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter IX: Sir Thomas More on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter X: Desiderius Erasmus on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter XI: Thomas Hobbes on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter XII: John Locke on the U.S. Constitution
Chapter XIII: Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu 1689-1755
Chapter XIV: Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778
Chapter XV: Conclusion
Works Consulted

About the Author

Joshua B. Stein is professor of history at Roger Williams University.

Reviews

A rich discussion from the perspective of a variety of historical figures and traditions that sheds new light on the U.S. Constitution.
*Lawrence B. Goodheart, University of Connecticut, and author ofThe Solemn Sentence of Death: Capital Punishment in Connecticut*

In this unusual and intriguing book the author speculates about what some of the great political theorists of history would have thought about the American Constitution. Readers may not agree with all his judgments, but his approach is highly stimulating and suggestive, illuminating both the long tradition of political theory and the Constitution itself.
*James Hitchcock, St. Louis University*

By placing the U.S. Constitution in conversation with its intellectual ancestors, Stein has produced a volume of remarkable historical scope and relevance. Students and scholars alike will see the American political system-including matters of church and state, the limits of democracy, and minority rights- with fresh eyes after reading Stein's lively and engaging work.
*Matthew S. Hedstrom, University of Virginia*