Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights
by Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights
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Alex Haley Memorial Award, The Tennessean
Susan Ford Wiltshire traces the evolution of the doctrine of individual rights from antiquity through the eighteenth century. The common thread through that long story is the theory of natural law. Growing out of Greek political thought, especially that of Aristotle, natural law became a major tenet of Stoic philosophy during the Hellenistic age and later became attached to Roman legal doctrine. It underwent several transformations during the Middle Ages on the Continent and in England, especially in the thought of John Locke, before it came to justify a theory of natural right, claimed by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence as the basis of the "unalienable rights" of Americans.
Product Details
- OUP Brand
- Jul 5, 2023 Pub Date:
- 0806193220 ISBN-10:
- 9780806193229 ISBN-13:
- 256.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.5 in * 0.64 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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