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Book contents
- The Political Theory of the American Founding
- The Political Theory of the American Founding
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Political Theory of the Founding
- 1 Equality, Natural Rights, and the Laws of Nature
- 2 The Case Against the Natural Rights Founding
- 3 Equality and Natural Rights Misunderstood
- 4 The Founders’ Arguments for Equality, Natural Rights, and Natural Law
- 5 The State of Nature
- 6 The Social Compact and Consent of the Governed
- 7 Natural Rights and Public Policy
- Part II The Moral Conditions of Freedom
- Part III Property and Economics
- Conclusion
- Index
3 - Equality and Natural Rights Misunderstood
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2017
- The Political Theory of the American Founding
- The Political Theory of the American Founding
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Political Theory of the Founding
- 1 Equality, Natural Rights, and the Laws of Nature
- 2 The Case Against the Natural Rights Founding
- 3 Equality and Natural Rights Misunderstood
- 4 The Founders’ Arguments for Equality, Natural Rights, and Natural Law
- 5 The State of Nature
- 6 The Social Compact and Consent of the Governed
- 7 Natural Rights and Public Policy
- Part II The Moral Conditions of Freedom
- Part III Property and Economics
- Conclusion
- Index
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- The Political Theory of the American FoundingNatural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom, pp. 59 - 76Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017