The Portable John AdamsPenguin, 29.06.2004 - 576 Seiten In addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers an impressive variety of his works in this compact, original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his rich correspondence with this wife, Abigail, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The Portable John Adams also features his most important political works: “A Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law,” “Thoughts on Government,” “A Defense of Constitutions,” “Novanglus,” and “Discources in Davila.” There is no finer introduction to the protean genius of this seminal American philosopher. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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... nature's “selfevident” truths or the idea that “all men are created equal.” While he saw human abilities and talents ... nature all people are born equal in that no one is authorized by nature or God to dominate others. But the ...
... nature's “selfevident” truths or the idea that “all men are created equal.” While he saw human abilities and talents ... nature all people are born equal in that no one is authorized by nature or God to dominate others. But the ...
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... nature that appear at that time of day, all the crudities that are left in your stomach, and all the obstructions that are left in your brains. Then return to your studies, and bend your whole soul to the institutes of the law and the ...
... nature that appear at that time of day, all the crudities that are left in your stomach, and all the obstructions that are left in your brains. Then return to your studies, and bend your whole soul to the institutes of the law and the ...
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... nature of psychology, remained with Adams when he later turned to studying political philosophy. In the Enlightenment's Age of Reason, did human beings really reason or did they rationalize and so deceive themselves? That question ...
... nature of psychology, remained with Adams when he later turned to studying political philosophy. In the Enlightenment's Age of Reason, did human beings really reason or did they rationalize and so deceive themselves? That question ...
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... nature was so shamefully degraded.” Along with the later philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Adams came close to claiming that ancient Christianity represented a “slave morality” that had people believing that as long as they remained poor ...
... nature was so shamefully degraded.” Along with the later philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Adams came close to claiming that ancient Christianity represented a “slave morality” that had people believing that as long as they remained poor ...
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... nature and its laws. Adams could share certain of these assumptions, and he looked to “lawgivers and philosophers to enlighten the people's understanding, and improve their morals, by good and general education.” But he also agreed with ...
... nature and its laws. Adams could share certain of these assumptions, and he looked to “lawgivers and philosophers to enlighten the people's understanding, and improve their morals, by good and general education.” But he also agreed with ...
Inhalt
DIARY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS Chapter 3 EARLIEST WRITINGS | |
A DISSERTATION ON CANON AND FEUDAL LAW Chapter 5 THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT Chapter 6NOVANGLUS Chapter 7 A DEFEN... | |
DISCOURSES ON DAVILA Chapter 9 CORRESPONDENCE WITH ROGER SHERMAN AND JOHN TAYLOR | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON | |
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