| Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic Contributor(s): Stewart, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393351297 ISBN-13: 9780393351293 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 190 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.90 lbs) 580 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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| Publisher Description: America's founders intended to liberate us not just from one king but from the ghostly tyranny of supernatural religion. Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart brilliantly tracks the ancient, pagan, and continental ideas from which America's revolutionaries drew their inspiration. In the writings of Spinoza, Lucretius, and other great philosophers, Stewart recovers the true meanings of "Nature's God," "the pursuit of happiness," and the radical political theory with which the American experiment in self-government began. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stewart, Matthew: - Matthew Stewart is the author of Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic, The Courtier and the Heretic: Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World and The Management Myth: Debunking the Modern Philosophy of Business. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. |