Project Gutenberg 2020-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 278 Wollstonecraft, Mary 1759 1797 Cresswick, Mr. Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft A vindication of the rights of men, in a letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Men Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Vindication of the Rights of Men, in a Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke" by Mary Wollstonecraft is a political treatise written in the late 18th century. This work is primarily a philosophical defense of natural rights, democracy, and individual liberty, sparked by Edmund Burke's criticism of the French Revolution. The text explores themes of human rights, social justice, and the role of reason in moral and political life, positioning itself in a significant discourse of the Enlightenment. At the start of the letter, Wollstonecraft expresses her indignation at Burke's arguments and emphasizes the importance of reasoning as the foundation of human rights and liberty. She critiques the sophistry she perceives in Burke's reasoning, calling for a deeper consideration of the rights inherent to mankind. Wollstonecraft argues against adherence to antiquated customs and appeals to a collective sense of humanity, establishing the basis for her defense of liberty and stressing that true moral and political reform arises from the intrinsic rights of all individuals, rather than inherited social hierarchies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes Liberty Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. Reflections on the revolution in France Human rights JC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 198961 2025-07-25T04:59:51.450101 text/html 173131 2024-10-18T04:47:57 text/html 302862 2025-07-25T04:59:55.649107 application/epub+zip 302446 2025-07-25T04:59:52.508170 application/epub+zip 136320 2025-07-25T04:59:51.923150 application/epub+zip 361641 2025-07-25T04:59:57.989110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343008 2025-07-25T04:59:55.202100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177808 2022-09-28T09:48:27.344880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171733 2025-07-25T04:59:51.164106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151469 2024-10-18T04:47:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17836 2025-07-25T04:59:58.116072 application/rdf+xml 12733 2025-07-25T04:59:52.053098 image/jpeg 1739 2025-07-25T04:59:51.986107 image/jpeg 332853 2025-07-25T04:59:51.470106 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia