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1 Online-Ressource (260 pages)
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ISBN:
0813120179
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0813148367
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1322594783
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9780813120171
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9780813148366
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9781322594781
Inhalt:
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 government over its subjects and of religion over the minds of men. Today's world is more secular than Jefferson's, and the importance of philosophical theology in eighteenth-century critical thought must be recognized in order to understand fully and completely the Declaration's implications. Jayne addresses
Inhalt:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Jayne, Allen Jefferson's Declaration of Independence : Origins, Philosophy, and Theology Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 ISBN 9780813120171
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