Paperback, 226 pages
English language
Published Aug. 13, 1997 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company.
Rights of Man
by Thomas Paine
Written in a fit of pique brought about by Edmund Burke's blistering attack of the French Revolution, Paine's The Rights of Man has come to be regarded as one of the most important works in the realm of Western political philosophy. In it, Paine contends that some rights that are granted through natural law, rather than by governments or constitutions. A must-read for those interested in politics, philosophy, and the intersection of the two.
Written in a fit of pique brought about by Edmund Burke's blistering attack of the French Revolution, Paine's The Rights of Man has come to be regarded as one of the most important works in the realm of Western political philosophy. In it, Paine contends that some rights that are granted through natural law, rather than by governments or constitutions. A must-read for those interested in politics, philosophy, and the intersection of the two.
Subjects
- Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present
- Political science & theory
- Politics / Current Events
- Political And Civil Rights
- Revolutions
- Political Science
- Politics/International Relations
- U.S. Government
- Government - U.S. Government
- History & Theory - General
- Literary