Title: A valuable study
Product review: This is a valuable book. It explores philosophical ideas implicit in the Declaration of Independence, explaining their origin in the works of Locke, Burlamaqui, Hutcheson, Pufendorf, and Aquinas, as well as their significance for Jefferson and Adams. The book would be useful to students of philosophy interested to learn more about the ideas of the American Revolution, and also to the general reader interested in where phrases like "self-evident" and "unalienable rights" come from. The emphasis here is not on fine-grained historical detail but on philosophically important themes, which White expounds with clarity, acumen, and wisdom.
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