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Natural Rights and the American Founding | Thomas West
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40:50Now PlayingIn This Episode:
- Thomas West joins the podcast to discuss the political theory of the American Founding and its reliance on natural law and natural rights
- Why students of the American Founding must read more public laws and state laws and constitutions to fully understand the Founding era
- How the Founders fit liberty and equality together in a truly coherent way
Texts Mentioned:
The Political Theory of the American Founding by Thomas West
The Declaration of Independence
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Vindicating the Founders: Race, Sex, Class and Justice in the Origins of America by Thomas West
The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
The Constitution
The Real American Founding: A Conversation course with David Azerrad and Thomas West
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