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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence

著者： Andrew Sola and Amerikazentrum-Hamburg
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Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world. The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.Andrew Sola & Amerikazentrum 世界 社会科学
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  • Jefferson and the Intellectual Origins of the Declaration of Independence

    Jefferson and the Intellectual Origins of the Declaration of Independence
    2026/07/16
    "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." In this episode, we discuss the historical and philosophical origins of the Declaration of Independence. Topics include: -an explanation of the importance of John Locke, natural rights, and natural law -references to the state of nature and the social contract in the Declaration -the right of revolution and the duty of revolution against an unjust government -how the right of revolution applies to enslaved people -Jefferson's intellectual conundrum: how can slavery be allowed to exist when all men are created equal, when all men are created free, and when all men have the right to rebel against a tyrannical government--at least according to natural law theory -reframing the "pursuit of happiness" as the right of the people to abolish a government or to leave a nation in order to form a new one--that is to say, the natural right of expatriation -understanding the Declaration as a pragmatic and practical political document as opposed to an abstract and idealistic philosophical document -grievances #5 and #6 in the Declaration -an explanation of the exclusions of in the Declaration -Jefferson's justifications why Native Americans and enslaved people should not be a part of the new American social contract Prof. Sarson's book can be found here: [The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States](https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/) The cover image depicts Jefferson in 1786. The painting is by Mather Brown.
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    1 時間 5 分
  • What Does the "Pursuit of Happiness" Mean?

    What Does the "Pursuit of Happiness" Mean?
    2026/07/02
    "Happiness" is mentioned twice in the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence, but what does it mean? In this episode, Prof. Darrin McMahon, best-selling author of _Happiness: A History_, outlines the history of happiness and its various meanings. Topics include: -the history of the word in English and other languages -happiness in the classical Greek and Roman philosophical traditions -happiness in the Judeo-Christian and Buddhist traditions -Enlightenment concepts of human happiness from thinkers like John Locke, Jeremy Bentham, William Blackstone, and Isaac Newton -the opposition between happiness and suffering in the Declaration -happiness in the Epicurean and Stoic traditions -Jefferson's understanding of happiness and the views of other Founders -enslaved, indigenous, and enslaved perspectives on happiness Prof. McMahon's books can be found here: [Happiness: A History](https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-History-Darrin-M-McMahon/dp/0802142893) [Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea](https://www.amazon.de/Equality-History-Darrin-M-McMahon/dp/0465093930) [Divine Fury: A History of Genius](https://www.amazon.de/Divine-Fury-Darrin-M-McMahon/dp/0465003257)
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    1 時間 9 分
  • How Did Rum Influence the Declaration of Independence?

    How Did Rum Influence the Declaration of Independence?
    2026/06/18
    In this episode, we discuss the rum industry in connection with grievances #16 and #17 in the Declaration of Independence: "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world" "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" Topics include the following: -an explanation of rum production, from sugarcane to the finished product -the origins of sugarcane and rum production in Barbados in the early 1600s -the development of distilleries in the Colonies, particularly Massachusetts, in the late 1600s -rum consumption in the Colonies by people in cities, slave traders, fishermen, and native Americans -the use of rum as a form of payment in the triangular slave trade -the imperial mercantilist competition between British rum and French brandy -the moral and religious history of rum and alcohol consumption -the Colonial activist movements that aimed to create political change, for example, by refusing to consume products made by enslaved people or by boycotting tea -the Molasses Act of 1733 and the Sugar Act of 1763 -the rise of rum smuggling and the association between rum and piracy -the deleted passage in the Declaration condemning slavery and its connection to the rum industry -the state of the rum industry, slavery, and the abolition movement after the formation of the United States -the development of the maple syrup industry as a moral alternative to the sugar and rum industry, which was driven by the immoral institution of slavery Prof. Smith's book can be found here: [The Invention of Rum: Creating the Quintessential Atlantic Commodity](https://www.pennpress.org/9781512828184/the-invention-of-rum/) His article in Commonplace can be found here: [Where's the Pirate?](https://commonplace.online/article/wheres-the-pirate/) The cover image features a sugarcane plantation with a mill and enslaved people in Antigua.
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    1 時間 3 分
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