The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine

by Jack Fruchtman Jr.

Book Overview

This concise, thoughtful introduction to the work of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801892848
• ISBN13: 9780801892844
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"