Jefferson's Declaration of Independence : Origins, Philosophy, and Theology

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Allen Jayne analyzes the ideology of the Declaration of Independence -- and its implications -- by going back to the sources of Jefferson's ideas: Bolingbroke, Kames, Reid, and Locke. He concludes that the Declaration must be read as an attack on two claims of absolute authority: that of govern...

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Autor principal: Jayne, Allen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Political and social views.
États-Unis. > Declaration of Independence.
United States. > Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of Independence (United States)
Political science.
Political and social views.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Political science > United States > History > 18th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Theological Context; 2. Bolingbroke and the Enlightenment; 3. Locke and the Declaration; 4. Kames and the Moral Sense; 5. Obstacles to Reason; 6. Self-Evident Truths; 7. Religious Freedom; Conclusion; Appendix: The Declaration of Independence; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Persons; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y; Z; Index of Subjects.

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