Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic

Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9780393244311
ISBN-13 : 0393244318
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Book Synopsis Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic by : Matthew Stewart

Download or read book Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic written by Matthew Stewart and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy? 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.


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