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Written in part as a theoretical reply to the stodgy conservatism of Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution (1790), Paine's Rights of Man (1791-92) sets forth a manifesto of popular democratic rule in the established tradition of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In it Paine offers a discussion of the nature of political man and proceeds to encourage the grass-roots revolutionary movements that seek to analyse critically and, where necessary, reform or replace social and political institutions, many of which tend only to repress those whom they were initially designed to serve. Paine's enthusiasm, courage, and boundless commitment to reason are the intellectual rapiers that strike impressive blows for the defence of freedom and for the self-determination of all persons. His dedication to liberty is not so blind as to endorse reform uncritically.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrometheus Books
ISBN-139780879753795
eBay Product ID (ePID)95432367
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SubjectGovernment
Publication Year1987
Number of Pages188 Pages
Publication NameRights of Man
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorThomas Paine
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width140 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorThomas Paine
Series TitleGreat Books in Philosophy