The Rights of Man
Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · February 4, 2013
In The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine defends the representational form of government.
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- Who it’s for
- Paine’s defense of representative government keeps the question of individual rights close at hand.
- Genres
- Political Philosophy, Democracy, Revolutionary America (1775-1800)
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, February 4, 2013
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In The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine defends the representational form of government. He posits that all men are born with God-given rights that cannot be taken from them by any government. Paine's position on inalienable rights played a major role in the Bill of Rights being included in the Constitution. This seminal work is as pertinent today as when it was first written.
Rights and Rule
Paine’s defense of representative government keeps the question of individual rights close at hand.
Come here for
- The enduring question of what government may rightfully claim
- A foundational argument for representative government and inalienable rights
Expect
- Political argument grounded in the claim that rights cannot be taken away by government
- A historically consequential case for rights in the constitutional order
Where it sits
| Democracy | 26% |
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| Political Philosophy | 24% |
| Revolutionary America (1775-1800) | 22% |
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Publisher categories
- Philosophical Movements
- Civil Rights
- Democracy
- Authors
- Thomas Paine
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- February 4, 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Philosophical Movements