Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine

AvJack Fruchtman Jr.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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This concise, insightful study explores the sources and impact of one of the early republic's most influential minds. An Englishman by birth, an American by choice and necessity, Thomas Paine advocated ideas about rights, equality, democracy, and liberty that were far advanced beyond those of his American compatriots. His seminal works, Common Sense and the Rights of Man, were rallying cries for the American and French Revolutions. More than any other eighteenth-century political writer and activist, Paine defies easy categorization. A man of contrasts and contradictions, Paine was as much a believer in the power of reason as he was in a benevolent deity. He was at once liberal and conservative, a Quaker who was not a pacifist, and an inherently gifted writer who was convinced he was always right. Jack Fruchtman Jr. analyzes Paine's radical thought both in the context of his time and as a blueprint for the future development of republican government. His systematic approach identifies the themes of signal importance to Paine's political thought, demonstrating especially how crucial religion and God were to the development and expression of his political ideals.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-10-27
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:The Political Philosophy of the American Founders
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801892844

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Jack Fruchtman Jr. is a professor of political science at Towson University and author of Atlantic Cousins: Benjamin Franklin and His Visionary Friends, The Supreme Court: Rulings on American Government and Society, and Thomas Paine and the Religion of Nature, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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A compelling portrait of Thomas Paine as a serious, complex, and often surprising writer... This is a very useful volume for new students of US political thought, as well as for scholars seeking a quick but illuminating overview of Paine's writings and philosophy. Choice 2010 Fruchtman's concise analysis is tightly focused... A coherent vision of Paine's work, encompassing his many contradictions. Times Literary Supplement 2010 An insightful addition to a literature on an under-appreciated democratic theorist. -- Mario Feit New Political Science 2010 After reading The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine readers will recognise consistencies in Paine's work that reveal, if not a systematic 'political philosophy', certainly a marvellous political thinker. -- Jeffrey D. Hilmer Political Studies Review 2011 Jack Fruchtman's compact study of the political philosophy of Thomas Paine constitutes the fifth volume in the series, The Political Philosophy of the American Founders, edited by Garrett Ward Sheldon. Fruchtman's study adds more luster to the fine reputation already enjoyed by this series in progress... [T]he reader desirous of perusing a cogent and thought-provoking exposition and analysis of Paine's writings should consider reading, first, this monograph, multum in parvo, by Jack Fruchtman. Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer Fruchtman is a Paine enthusiast, and if this succinct account does not provide the same biographical stir one gets from other works (his earlier book included), it is nonetheless a great way for the newcomer to appreciate the range, diversity, and raw power and brilliance of Paine's ideas. Claremont Review of Books 2011

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Paine's Political Thought in Historical Context2. Faith and Reason, Human Nature and Sociability3. Common Sense, Authority, and Autonomy4. Permanent Revolution and Constitution Making5. From a "Hamiltonian" Spirit to Public Welfare6. Public Spirit, Civic Engagement, and Evolutionary ChangeConclusionAppendix: A Note on Paine's American National ConsciousnessNotesRecommended ReadingIndex