Two cities : the political thought of American transcendentalism /

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"This is an exploration of the political thought of the American transcendentalists focusing on Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller. They were writing at a time when the American state was thought of as sacred, the two cities of Augustine, the City of God and the City of Man, combined as one. Indeed t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Malachuk, Daniel S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Series:American political thought.
Subjects:
Fuller, Margaret, > 1810-1850 > Political and social views.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Political and social views.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Political and social views.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882.
Fuller, Margaret, > 1810-1850.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862.
Transcendentalism (New England)
Political science > United States > Philosophy.
Transcendantalisme (Philosophie américaine)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Political and social views.
Political science > Philosophy.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: â#x80;#x9C;The Last Improvement Possible?â#x80;#x9D;; 1. The Right to Two Cities; 2. â#x80;#x9C;Knock, and it shall be openedâ#x80;#x9D;: Fullerâ#x80;#x99;s Higher Lawsuit; 3. Higher Law Debates and Overlapping Cities; 4. â#x80;#x9C;As justice satisfies everybodyâ#x80;#x9D;: Emerson and the City of Man; 5. â#x80;#x9C;So we saunter toward the Holy Landâ#x80;#x9D;: Thoreau and the City of God; Conclusion; Notes; Index; Back Cover.

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