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Having urged political reforms in Britain, Richard Price (1723–91) turned to defending the cause of American independence. Born in Wales, Price became an influential moral philosopher, dissenting Protestant preacher, political pamphleteer, and economic theorist. Known for his trenchant defence of the freedom of the human will against philosophical sceptics, Price applied his justification of individual moral agency to political issues - particularly the American Revolution - during the latter part of his life. This tract on America first appeared in 1784. Defining the right of American colonists to oppose British corruption, it suggested that their independence would offer much 'benefit to the world'. But it also offered a relatively rare critique of the system of racial slavery that continued to develop in America. Reissued here is the 1785 publication that also contained translations from French of a letter to Price by the economist Turgot and a parody by Charles-Joseph Mathon de la Cour which had amused Benjamin Franklin.

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Kategoria Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution
• Podtytuł: And the Means of Making it a Benefit to the World
• Autor: Richard Price
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 170
• EAN: 9781108060172
• ISBN: 110806017X
• ID: 02059230
• Wydawca: Cambridge University Press
• Waga: 220 g
• Wymiary: 216 × 140 × 10 mm
• Data wydania: 22. August 2013

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