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The 48 Laws of Powerby Robert Greene; Joost Elffers
Penguin Group Inc. 2000; US$ 16.99Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention--grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum,... more...
Leviathanby Thomas Hobbes; Edwin Curley
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1994; US$ 13.50Designed to meet the needs of both student and scholar, this edition of Leviathan offers a brilliant introduction by Edwin Curley, modernized spelling and punctuation of the text, and the inclusion, along with historical and interpretive notes, of the most significant variants between the English version of 1651 and the Latin version of 1668. A glossary of seventeenth-century English terms, and indexes of persons, subjects, and scriptural passages help make this the most thoughtfully conceived edition of Leviathan available. ?A scholar?s edition at a student price!?. ?Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University. ?Plainly the best edition of Leviathan . Superbly edited and indexed, with footnote passages from the Latin edition, a helpful glossary,... more...
The Communist Manifestoby Karl Marx; Friedrich Engels
The Floating Press 1888; US$ 3.95Commonly known as The Communist Manifesto , the Manifesto of the Communist Party (in German "Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei") has been one of the most influential political documents in the world, having a far-reaching effect on twentieth-century political organization. In this 1848 publication, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels expound the program and purpose of the Communist League who commissioned the work. A critique of the Capitalist order of the time... more...
Utilitarianismby John Stuart Mill; George Sher
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2009; US$ 4.45This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill?s Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy. more...
Justiceby Michael J. Sandel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009; US$ 9.99What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable, to legislate morality? Do individual rights and the common good conflict? Michael J. Sandel’s “Justice” course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard. Up to a thousand students pack the campus theater to hear Sandel relate the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and this fall, public television will air a series based on the course. Justice offers readers the same exhilarating journey that captivates Harvard students.... more...
Practical Ethicsby Peter Singer
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 26.00The third edition of this classic textbook is completely revised and updated featuring a new chapter on climate change. more...
Republicby Plato; G. M. A. Grube; C. D. C. Reeve
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1992; US$ 8.95The revised edition of Grube?s classic translation follows and furthers Grube?s noted success in combining fidelity to Plato?s text with natural readability, while reflecting the fruits of new scholarship and insights into Plato?s thought since publication of the first edition in 1974. A new introduction, index, and bibliography by Professor Reeve are included in this new rendering more...
Fundamentals of Critical Argumentationby Douglas Walton; Hans Hansen
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 34.00Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation presents the basic tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of common arguments for beginners. The book teaches by using examples of arguments in dialogues, both in the text itself and in the exercises. Examples of controversial legal, political, and ethical arguments are analyzed. more...
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseauby MobileReference
MobileReference.com 2007; US$ 5.99Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any chapter from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Author''s biography and an essay in the trial version. Table of Contents. The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau. Considerations on the Government of Poland. Constitutional Project for Corsica. The Creed of a Savoyard Priest (From Emile). Discourse on the Arts and Sciences. Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men. Discourse on Political Economy. Emile, or On Education. Narcissus, or The Self-Admirer: A Comedy. The Social Contract. Appendix:. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Biography. List of Works in Chronological Order. About and Navigation. . more...
Conflict of Interest and Public Lifeby Christine Trost; Alison L. Gash
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 72.00This volume features a comparative account of ethics in regulations across four Western democracies. more...