Nature's God : the heretical origins of the American republic
Title:
Nature's God : the heretical origins of the American republic
Author:
Stewart, Matthew, 1963-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
Physical Description:
vii, 566 pages ; 25 cm
Summary:
"Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart pursues a genealogy of the philosophical ideas from which America's revolutionaries drew their inspiration, all ... researched and documented and enlivened with storytelling ... Along the way, he uncovers the true meanings of 'Nature's God, ' 'self-evident, ' and many other phrases crucial to our understanding of the American experiment but now widely misunderstood"--Dust jacket flap.
Language:
English
Contents:
The dirty little screw of the American Revolution -- Pathologies of freedom -- Epicurus's dangerous idea -- On the genealogy of Nature's God -- Self-evident truths -- The pursuit of happiness -- The empire of reason -- The religion of freedom.
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9780393064544
Format :
Book
