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The Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution

The Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution

Thomas Paine

Paperback

PhilosophyBiographies GeneralGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 9353605520
ISBN13: 9789353605520
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.53 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Ideas can topple a throne. In The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine answers Edmund Burke's Reflections with a blazing defence of the French Revolution and a bold vision of natural rights and liberty. Written as a landmark 18th century political treatise, this revolutionary political essay dismantles the assumptions of hereditary monarchy, aristocratic privilege and blind tradition. Paine's clear, uncompromising prose offers a fierce critique of hereditary monarchy while linking the turmoil of Revolutionary France history to universal principles of justice, arguing that government exists only by the consent of the governed. A cornerstone of classic political philosophy from the European Enlightenment era, it remains startlingly direct, modern and urgent. Both passionate pamphlet and rigorous argument, The Rights of Man speaks to students, general readers and seasoned thinkers alike: an essential political philosophy course reading and a touchstone for debates on democracy, welfare and human rights. It belongs at the heart of any complete Thomas Paine collection and sits naturally beside an annotated student edition of Enlightenment texts, inviting fresh comparison and classroom discussion. For anyone drawn to Revolutionary France history, or to the long struggle for popular sovereignty, its pages illuminate the roots of modern liberal and radical thought. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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