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UNINA9910825916303321 |
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Autore |
Jayne Allen |
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Titolo |
Jefferson's declaration of independence : origins, philosophy, and theology / / Allen Jayne |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1998 |
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©1998 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-6014-6 |
0-8131-9003-7 |
0-8131-4836-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political science - United States - History - 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; Index of Subjects |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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