Declaration of Independence and God - Self-Evident Truths in American Law

This book studies the concept of a 'self-evident' God in American legal thought from the Revolution to the present.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine; 2. The reformed influence on common sense philosophy; 3. Common sense and self-evident in law; 4. Intuition and the self-evident in law; 5. Naturalism, Darwinism, the self-evident, and law; 6. Revivalism, new religious movements, and law; 7. Liberal theology and legal transformations; 8. Secular and religious goods in the twentieth century; Conclusion.

About the author

Owen Anderson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. His books include The Natural Moral Law: The Good after Modernity (2013) and The Clarity of God's Existence (2008), which study the ethics of belief in God, how God can be known, and the knowledge of God as the highest good.

Summary

'Self-evident truths' was a profound concept used by the drafters of the American Declaration of Independence to insist on their rights. In a unique approach combining history, philosophy and law, this book traces the idea of a 'self-evident' God in American legal thought from foundational documents to the present.

Product details

• Authors: Owen Anderson, Owen (Arizona State University) Anderson, Anderson Owen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107088184
• ISBN: 978-1-107-08818-4
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; USA, LAW / Legal History, LAW / Constitutional, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Constitutional and administrative law: general