About “Political writings”
Mary Wollstonecraft's Political writings include her first political pamphlet, A Vindication on the Rights of Men, in which she responds to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. In this work, she argues that liberties are rights inherent to all human beings at birth as rational creatures, rejecting Burke's claims that such rights are an entailed inheritance," that the alliance between church and State is necessary for civil order, and that civil authority should be restricted to men "of permanent property.
Book details
- Published
- 1790
- Latest edition
- 1790 · ISBN 9780192823113
- ISBN
- 9780192823113
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Political writings?
Political writings by Mary Wollstonecraft has 449 pages.
