{"product_id":"the-political-philosophy-of-thomas-jack-fruchtman-9780801892844","title":"The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis concise, thoughtful introduction to the work of Thomas Paine, author of \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, explores the impact of one of the most influential minds of the American and French Revolutions and the sources from which his thinking evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Jack Fruchtman Jr.'s helpful interpretation, Paine built his argument for radical revolution in 1776 on a study of nature and Providence and a belief in natural rights. Men and women owed it to themselves to break the chains of rank, hierarchy, and even organized religion in order to live freely, embracing the possibilities of invention, progress, and equality that lay ahead. In 1793, at the height of the French Revolution and its secularizing fury, Paine reminded readers that it was nature's God who created natural rights. The rights of man thus held out both the great potential of freedom and the requirement that human beings be responsible for those who were the least fortunate in society. On balance we may think of Paine as a secular preacher for the rule of reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Fruchtman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801892848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801892844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 165","brand":"Jack Fruchtman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086874128639,"sku":"9780801892844","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ccf36fe-9c20-4d80-8dba-5975b63339a1.jpg?v=1769097080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-philosophy-of-thomas-jack-fruchtman-9780801892844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}