{"product_id":"rights-of-man-3","title":"Rights Of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Paine’s 1791 \u003cem\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/em\u003e is an impassioned political tract showing how the critical thinking skills of evaluation and reasoning can, and must, be applied to contentious issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two parts, \u003cem\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/em\u003e is, first, a response to Edmund Burke’s arguments against the French Revolution, put forward in his Reflections on the Revolution in France – also available in the Macat Library – and, second, an argument for how to run a fair and just society. The first part is a sustained performance in evaluation: Paine takes Burke’s arguments, and systematically exposes the ways in which Burke’s reasons against revolution are inadequate compared to the necessity of having a just society run according to a universal notion of people’s rights as individuals. The second part turns to an examination of different political systems, setting out a powerfully-structured argument for universal rights, a clear constitution enshrined in law, and a universal right to vote. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Paine is in many ways a stronger rhetorician than he is a clear thinker, his reasons for preferring democracy to hereditary forms of government are compelling, coherent and clear. \u003cem\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterclass in how to use good reasoning to present a persuasive argument.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316181442942,"sku":"NW9781912128983","price":8.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781912128983.jpg?v=1778717835","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/rights-of-man-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}