On Three Legs We Stand: Epicurus and The Dialogues of Jackson Barwis - Cassius Amicus

On Three Legs We Stand: Epicurus and The Dialogues of Jackson Barwis

By Cassius Amicus

  • Release Date: 2011-02-06
  • Genre: Philosophy

Description

The Dialogues of Jackson Barwis on Liberty and on Innate Principles, with an Introduction comparing these views to those of Epicurus.

Jackson Barwis, a contemporary of Thomas Jefferson, explains how the inalienable rights of men are grounded in innate principles provided to men by Nature, and contrasts this view with the "blank slate" view of John Locke.