Rights of Man Part the Second Combining Principle and Practice (Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy) - Softcover

Paine, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108045464 ISBN 13: 9781108045469

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

First published in 1792, the continuation of Paine's Rights of Man develops concrete measures for political reform.

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Book Description

Published in 1792, this book is the second part of Paine's Rights of Man, published in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Reissued here in its second edition, it develops concrete measures for political reform, proposing novel concepts such as political representation and tax reform to benefit the poor.

About the Author

English-born Thomas Paine left behind hearth and home for adventures on the high seas at nineteen. Upon returning to shore, he became a tax officer, and it was this job that inspired him to write The Case of the Officers of Excise in 1772. Paine then immigrated to Philadelphia, and in 1776 he published Common Sense, a defense of American independence from England. After returning to Europe, Paine wrote his famous Rights of Man as a response to criticism of the French Revolution. He was subsequently labeled as an outlaw, leading him to flee to France where he joined the National Convention. However, in 1793 Paine was imprisoned, and during this time he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason, an anti-church text which would go on to be his most famous work. After his release, Paine returned to America where he passed away in 1809.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108045464
• ISBN 13: 9781108045469
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198