Jefferson's declaration of independence : origins, philosophy, and theology / / Allen Jayne

• Autore: Jayne Allen
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1998; ©1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.3/13
• Soggetto topico: Political science - United States - History - 18th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Jefferson's declaration of independence
• ISBN: 0-8131-6014-6; 0-8131-9003-7; 0-8131-4836-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825916303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II