The Portable John AdamsIn addition to being an uncompromising defender of liberty, esteemed diplomat, and successor to George Washington, John Adams was a passionate and prolific writer. Adams biographer John Patrick Diggins gathers an impressive variety of his works in this compact, original volume, including parts of his diary and autobiography, and selections from his rich correspondence with this wife, Abigail, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The Portable John Adams also features his most important political works: “A Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law,” “Thoughts on Government,” “A Defense of Constitutions,” “Novanglus,” and “Discources in Davila.” There is no finer introduction to the protean genius of this seminal American philosopher. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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In today's political culture, the Constitution's provision for the “equal protection of the laws” has helped to forge civil rights, the women's movement, and other contemporary causes. What Jefferson meant by “created equal” was the ...
In today's political culture, the Constitution's provision for the “equal protection of the laws” has helped to forge civil rights, the women's movement, and other contemporary causes. What Jefferson meant by “created equal” was the ...
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Similarly, the father made his name primarily in his prepresidential years when he wrote texts defending the American cause of liberty against the British colonial system and again when he served on a diplomatic mission to France, ...
Similarly, the father made his name primarily in his prepresidential years when he wrote texts defending the American cause of liberty against the British colonial system and again when he served on a diplomatic mission to France, ...
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In his early years as a schoolteacher, before he studied law, Adams had been curious about motivation—that is, the causes of human conduct, what in the eighteenth century were called the springs of action. He wondered what it is that ...
In his early years as a schoolteacher, before he studied law, Adams had been curious about motivation—that is, the causes of human conduct, what in the eighteenth century were called the springs of action. He wondered what it is that ...
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But are reasons causes? Such questions, more in the nature of psychology, remained with Adams when he later turned to studying political philosophy. In the Enlightenment's Age of Reason, did human beings really reason or did they ...
But are reasons causes? Such questions, more in the nature of psychology, remained with Adams when he later turned to studying political philosophy. In the Enlightenment's Age of Reason, did human beings really reason or did they ...
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Earlier, at the time of the American Revolution, the two had joined Adams in common cause against England. With impressive erudition, Adams had defended America in his treatise Novanglus (the name is Latin for “New England”).
Earlier, at the time of the American Revolution, the two had joined Adams in common cause against England. With impressive erudition, Adams had defended America in his treatise Novanglus (the name is Latin for “New England”).
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DIARY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS Chapter 3 EARLIEST WRITINGS | |
A DISSERTATION ON CANON AND FEUDAL LAW Chapter 5 THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT Chapter 6NOVANGLUS Chapter 7 A DEFEN... | |
DISCOURSES ON DAVILA Chapter 9 CORRESPONDENCE WITH ROGER SHERMAN AND JOHN TAYLOR | |
CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON | |
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| Titlu | The Portable John Adams Penguin Classics |
| Autor | John Adams |
| Coautor | Jack Diggins |
| Editor | Penguin, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1440650969, 9781440650963 |
| Lungime | 576 pagini |
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