The intellectual contribution of Condorcet to the founding of the US Republic 1785-1800

نویسنده

  • Norman Schofield
چکیده

Condorcet has often been thought of as a dreamer, and a mathematician without much influence on social thought. I shall argue here that Condorcet’s “Jury Theorem” had an influence on Madison, in the crucial Federal decision of 1787. There are two possible avenues of influence—one through Franklin, who was a close friend of Condorcet in Paris in 1776–1785, and one through Jefferson, who also knew Condorcet well, and sent Madison transcriptions of Condorcet’s work. Urken and McLean came to the conclusion that Madison was unimpressed by Condorcet’s work. (But they looked for the wrong kind of influence). Indeed, Condorcet’s influence may have been more pronounced on Jefferson, who based his views on debt, usufruct and economic growth on Condorcet’s optimism as expressed in the Esquisse. Oddly enough, historians have focused on the influence of Hume on Madison. In fact, Hume and Condorcet were in search of a similar calculus—decision-making under risk.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Social Choice and Welfare

دوره 25  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005