Priestley: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) ebook

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Thucydides' classic work is a foundational text in the history of Western political thought.

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Joseph Priestley, Peter Miller. Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was arguably one of the most important and interesting English theorists to focus on the issue of political liberty during the English Enlightenment. His concept of freedom is of crucial importance to two of the major issues of his day: the right of dissenters to religious toleration, and the right of the American colonists to self-government.

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His political pamphlets won him considerable fame in the eighteenth . has been added to your Cart. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Paperback: 236 pages.

His political pamphlets won him considerable fame in the eighteenth century as a supporter of the American rebels in their struggle for independence. Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 31, 1992).

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Augustine: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) download pdf myebookpdf. com/?book 052144697X This collection brings together thirty-five letters and sermons of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo from 396-430 AD, that deal with political matters. These texts complement Augustine s classic The City of God, and give students direct insight into the political and social world of late antiquity with which Augustine was immediately involved.

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was arguably the most important English theorist to focus on the issue of political liberty during the English Enlightenment. His concept of freedom is of crucial importance to two of the major issues of his day: the right of dissenters to religious toleration, and the right of the American colonists to self-government. Priestley's writings lack a modern edition and this new collection will be the first to render accessible his Essay on First Principles, The Present State of Liberty and the Letter of Advice. An introduction and notes, and guides to further reading and key figures in the text provide the student with all the material necessary for approaching Priestley.

Yozshunris

This is a well-presented version of Joseph Priestley's Essay on the First Principles of Government, with another essay dealing inter alia with the rights of the American colonists. Priestley of course ended his life in America.

The First Principles expounds Priestley's views as a dissenter that the State should not interfere with the Church and he extends this general idea to education. He bases this on the principle that knowledge is dispersed through society and so those in charge should have limited rights to impose their presuppositions on the rest of society. He also praises freedom of intellectual inquiry. Here he sounds like a Christian version of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. It is interesting that Mill's views were first developed separately from his secularising philosophy as a critique of the Anglican settlement.

I can't fault the editorial apparatus, though the title 'Political Writings' is maybe a bit of an anachronism and misnomer given that Priestley's main concern is with the liberty of the Church, particularly the small dissenting Presbyterian Church in England that at the time had adopted his Unitarian principles. This was a much better book than I was expecting and deserves to be put above John Locke's Letter on Toleration on political reading lists.

Silver Globol

Joseph Priestley is one of the greatest intellectual figures of modern times. However, he should be remembered for more than just his great discoveries in the realm of science. His "Essay on the First Principles of Government" is a brilliant libertarian piece based on natural rights philosophy. He is a strong enemy of both established religion and public schooling. His eloquent advocacy of these positions as well as "freedom of thought" as a whole is still very much relevant today. It is a shame that his works have been so overlooked in recent times. This work is yet another example of how the wisdom of the 18th century is far greater than that of the 20th in many fields, most importantly political philosophy.