William Paley's Influence on Federalist 70 and the Birth of American Presidency

• In Event: Foundations of the American Regime

Brief Overview

The authors discover that in 1787-1788, Hamilton and other Americans explicitly read, fathomed and employed British philosopher William Paley’s work during their process of collectively constructing a powerful American version republican executive.

Authors

• Jeremy D. Bailey, University of Houston

• Haimo Li, University of Houston