02768nam 22005053u 450 991078892200332120230725053429.01-77651-134-4(CKB)3710000000060227(EBL)502286(OCoLC)609860691(SSID)ssj0001167387(PQKBManifestationID)11648714(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001167387(PQKBWorkID)11128568(PQKB)11334077(MiAaPQ)EBC502286(EXLCZ)99371000000006022720140804d2010|||| u|| |engtxtccrThe Rights of Man[electronic resource] Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French RevolutionAuckland The Floating Press20101 online resource (441 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Title; Contents; PART FIRST - BEING AN ANSWER TO MR. BURKE'S ATTACK ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION; Editor's Introduction; Dedication; Paine's Preface to the English Edition; Paine's Preface to the French Edition; Rights of Man; Miscellaneous Chapter; Conclusion; PART SECOND - COMBINING PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE; French Translator's Preface; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I - Of Society and Civilisation; Chapter II - Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments; Chapter III - Of the Old and New Systems of Government; Chapter IV - Of ConstitutionsChapter V - Ways and Means of Improving the Condition of Europe Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations Appendix; EndnotesWritten in a fit of pique brought about by Edmund Burke's blistering attack of the French Revolution, Paine's The Rights of Man has come to be regarded as one of the most important works in the realm of Western political philosophy. In it, Paine contends that some rights that are granted through natural law, rather than by governments or constitutions. A must-read for those interested in politics, philosophy, and the intersection of the two.Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. Reflections on the Revolution in FranceFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- CausesGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. Reflections on the Revolution in France.France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes.Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820.321.8Paine Thomas234445AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910788922003321The Rights of Man2739898UNINA