Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine
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A study of the work, philosophy, and life of the influential eighteenth-century American writer.
This concise, thoughtful introduction to the work of Thomas Paine, author of
Common Senseand
Rights of Man, explores the impact of one of the most influential minds of the American and French Revolutions and the sources from which his thinking evolved.
In Jack Fruchtman Jr.'s helpful interpretation, Paine built his argument for radical revolution in 1776 on a study of nature and Providence and a belief in natural rights. Men and women owed it to themselves to break the chains of rank, hierarchy, and even organized religion in order to live freely, embracing the possibilities of invention, progress, and equality that lay ahead. In 1793, at the height of the French Revolution and its secularizing fury, Paine reminded readers that it was nature's God who created natural rights. The rights of man thus held out both the great potential of freedom and the requirement that human beings be responsible for those who were the least fortunate in society. On balance we may think of Paine as a secular preacher for the rule of reason.
"A compelling portrait of Thomas Paine as a serious, complex, and often surprising writer.... This is a very useful volume for new students of U.S. political thought, as well as for scholars seeking a quick but illuminating overview of Paine's writings and philosophy." -
Choice
"A great way for the newcomer to appreciate the range, diversity, and raw power and brilliance of Paine's ideas." -
Claremont Review of Books
"Fruchtman's concise analysis is tightly focused.... A coherent vision of Paine's work, encompassing his many contradictions." -
Times Literary Supplement (UK)
This concise, thoughtful introduction to the work of Thomas Paine, author of
Common Senseand
Rights of Man, explores the impact of one of the most influential minds of the American and French Revolutions and the sources from which his thinking evolved.
In Jack Fruchtman Jr.'s helpful interpretation, Paine built his argument for radical revolution in 1776 on a study of nature and Providence and a belief in natural rights. Men and women owed it to themselves to break the chains of rank, hierarchy, and even organized religion in order to live freely, embracing the possibilities of invention, progress, and equality that lay ahead. In 1793, at the height of the French Revolution and its secularizing fury, Paine reminded readers that it was nature's God who created natural rights. The rights of man thus held out both the great potential of freedom and the requirement that human beings be responsible for those who were the least fortunate in society. On balance we may think of Paine as a secular preacher for the rule of reason.
"A compelling portrait of Thomas Paine as a serious, complex, and often surprising writer.... This is a very useful volume for new students of U.S. political thought, as well as for scholars seeking a quick but illuminating overview of Paine's writings and philosophy." -
Choice
"A great way for the newcomer to appreciate the range, diversity, and raw power and brilliance of Paine's ideas." -
Claremont Review of Books
"Fruchtman's concise analysis is tightly focused.... A coherent vision of Paine's work, encompassing his many contradictions." -
Times Literary Supplement (UK)
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