The Declaration of Independence and God : self-evident truths in American law /

'Self-evident truths' was a profound concept used by the drafters of the American Declaration of Independence to insist on their rights and freedom from oppressive government. How did this Enlightenment notion of self-evident human rights come to be used in this historic document and what...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Anderson, Owen J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Sujets:
United States. > Declaration of Independence.
États-Unis. > Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of Independence (United States)
Religion and law > United States.
Religion et droit > États-Unis.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Religion and law
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : the formula of the Declaration of Independence : epistemology, metaphysics, ethics
  • Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine
  • The reformed influence on common sense philosophy
  • Common sense and self-evident in law
  • Intuition and the self-evident in law
  • Naturalism, Darwinism, the self-evident, and law
  • Revivalism, new religious movements, and law
  • Liberal theology and legal transformations
  • Secular and religious goods in the 20th century
  • Building on past insights : a philosophy of history.

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