The Pursuit of Happiness in the Founding Era: An Intellectual History by Carli N

Description: The Pursuit of Happiness in the Founding Era: An Intellectual History (Studies in Constitutional Democracy) Hardcover – May 1, 2019by Carli N. Conklin - BRAND NEW! Scholars have long debated the meaning of the pursuit of happiness, yet have tended to define it narrowly, focusing on a single intellectual tradition, and on the use of the term within a single text, the Declaration of Independence. In this insightful volume, Carli Conklin considers the pursuit of happiness across a variety of intellectual traditions, and explores its usage in two key legal texts of the Founding Era, the Declaration and William Blackstone s Commentaries on the Laws of England. For Blackstone, the pursuit of happiness was a science of jurisprudence, by which his students could know, and then rightly apply, the first principles of the Common Law. For the founders, the pursuit of happiness was the individual right to pursue a life lived in harmony with the law of nature and a public duty to govern in accordance with that law. Both applications suggest we consider anew how the phrase, and its underlying legal philosophies, were understood in the founding era. With this work, Conklin makes important contributions to the fields of early American intellectual and legal history. SHIPPING INCLUDED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, BUY WITH CONFIDENCE... (IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, I "ONLY" SHIP INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH EBAY's GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM - PLEASE CHECK THAT... YOUR EBAY ACCOUNT MUST BE REGISTERED ON THIS PROGRAM, IF NOT, PLEASE DO NOT BID.) (I sell only quality products, both new and used. They are all checked to ensure they are in excellent condition. Flaws will be mentioned in the product description; You can be sure your purchases as shown in the product photos.) We have been eBay Sellers since 2008. Our feedback is solid, so please purchase with confidence.If you are not 100% satisfied PLEASE, contact us. A satisfied buyer is our top priority, and we will do our best to make your shopping experience positive. Your positive feedback is very much appreciated as well. PLEASE VISIT MY STORE AND CHECK MY OTHER PRODUCTS FOR SALE.

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Narrative Type: Nonfiction

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Publisher :: University of Missouri; 1st edition

Age Level: Adults

Type: Academic History

Features: 1st Edition

Book Title: Pursuit of Happiness in the Founding Era : an Intellectual History

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Individual Philosophers, Natural Law, Constitutions, History & Theory, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy

Publication Year: 2019

Item Height: 1 in

Genre: Law, Political Science, Philosophy, History

Author: Carli N. Conklin

Item Length: 9 in

Book Series: Studies in Constitutional Democracy Ser.

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Hardcover