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Dialogue in Hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu
Humanitarian Despotism and the Conditions of Modern Tyranny
Av Maurice Joly
Inbunden, 2002
2035 kr
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The Dialogue in Hell between Montesquieu and Machiavelli is the source of the world's most infamous literary forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. John Waggoner's superb translation of and commentary on Joly's Dialogue—the first faithful translation in English—seeks not only to update the …
Early Modern Skepticism and the Origins of Toleration
Av Alan Levine
Häftad, 1999
641 kr
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This collection of original essays by the nation's leading political theorists examines the origins of modernity and considers the question of tolerance as a product of early modern religious skepticism. Rather than approaching the problem through a purely historical lens, the authors actively …
Machiavelli's Romans
Liberty and Greatness in the Discourses on Livy
Häftad, 1999
641 kr
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Although Machiavelli is usually considered a pioneer among modern political philosophers, he read deeply in and was greatly influenced by the works of classical Roman thinkers such as Livy. There is thus a fundamental tension between the modern and the ancient within Machiavelli's philosophy; he is …
Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy
Av Aurel Kolnai, Daniel J. Mahoney
Häftad, 1999
613 kr
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We are currently witnessing an increasingly influential counterrevolution in political theory, evident in the dialectical return to classical political science pioneered most prominently by Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. In this context, the work of the relatively unknown Aurel Kolnai is of great …
Tyranny in Shakespeare
Inbunden, 2001
1385 kr
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Even the most explicitly political contemporary approaches to Shakespeare have been uninterested by his tyrants as such. But for Shakespeare, rather than a historical curiosity or psychological aberration, tyranny is a perpetual political and human problem. Mary Ann McGrail's recovery of the …
Lincoln's Sacred Effort
Defining Religion's Role in American Self-Government
Häftad, 2000
613 kr
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Lucas Morel examines what the public life of Abraham Lincoln teaches about the role of religion in a self-governing society. Lincoln's understanding of the requirements of republican government led him to accommodate and direct religious sentiment toward responsible self-government. As a successful …
Deadly Thought
Hamlet and the Human Soul
Av Jan H. Blits
Häftad, 2001
899 kr
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The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: 'Hamlet' and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to …
Faith, Reason, and Political Life Today
Häftad, 2001
737 kr
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This rich and varied collection of essays addresses some of the most fundamental human questions through the lenses of philosophy, literature, religion, politics, and theology. Peter Augustine Lawler and Dale McConkey have fashioned an interdisciplinary consideration of such perennial and enduring …
Sensual Philosophy
Toleration, Skepticism, and Montaigne's Politics of the Self
Av Alan Levine
Inbunden, 2001
1556 kr
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Almost since their publication, the writings of Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) have provided rich fodder for the work of scholars in myriad disciplines. Philosophers have considered Montaigne's views on skepticism; historians have examined his views on the Indians; deconstructionists and literary …
Sensual Philosophy
Toleration, Skepticism, and Montaigne's Politics of the Self
Av Alan Levine
Häftad, 2001
641 kr
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Almost since their publication, the writings of Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) have provided rich fodder for the work of scholars in myriad disciplines. Philosophers have considered Montaigne's views on skepticism; historians have examined his views on the Indians; deconstructionists and literary …
Dissent and Philosophy in the Middle Ages
Dante and His Precursors
Häftad, 2002
704 kr
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Dissent and Philosophy in the Middle Ages offers scholars of Dante's Divine Comedy an integral understanding of the political, philosophical, and religious context of the medieval masterwork. First penned in French by Ernest L. Fortin, one of America's foremost thinkers in the fields of philosophy …
Liberty, Wisdom, and Grace
Thomism and Democratic Political Theory
Häftad, 2002
613 kr
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Twentieth-century French philosophers Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon pioneered new approaches to understanding and defending political democracy in the wake of two world wars. Rather than break from a religious tradition that seemed to struggle against modernity and certain forms of democratic …
Cultivating Citizens
Soulcraft and Citizenship in Contemporary America
Av Dwight D. Allman, Michael D. Beaty
Inbunden, 2002
1415 kr
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Civic virtues, public service, and personal sacrifice and responsibility have again become vital questions for Americans struggling with the moral and political problems of citizenship. In Cultivating Citizens Dwight Allman and Michael Beaty bring together some of America's leading social and …
Cultivating Citizens
Soulcraft and Citizenship in Contemporary America
Av Dwight D. Allman, Michael D. Beaty
Häftad, 2002
598 kr
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Civic virtues, public service, and personal sacrifice and responsibility have again become vital questions for Americans struggling with the moral and political problems of citizenship. In Cultivating Citizens Dwight Allman and Michael Beaty bring together some of America's leading social and …
Paradox of Philosophical Education
Nietzsche's New Nobility and the Eternal Recurrence in Beyond Good and Evil
Inbunden, 2003
1134 kr
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The Paradox of Philosophical Education: Nietzsche's New Nobility and the Eternal Recurrence in Beyond Good and Evil is the first coherent interpretation of Nietzsche's mature thought. Author Harvey Lomax pays particular attention to the problematic concept of nobility which concerned the …
Paradox of Philosophical Education
Nietzsche's New Nobility and the Eternal Recurrence in Beyond Good and Evil
Häftad, 2003
484 kr
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The Paradox of Philosophical Education: Nietzsche's New Nobility and the Eternal Recurrence in Beyond Good and Evil is the first coherent interpretation of Nietzsche's mature thought. Author Harvey Lomax pays particular attention to the problematic concept of nobility which concerned the …
Tyranny in Shakespeare
Häftad, 2002
704 kr
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Even the most explicitly political contemporary approaches to Shakespeare have been uninterested by his tyrants as such. But for Shakespeare, rather than a historical curiosity or psychological aberration, tyranny is a perpetual political and human problem. Mary Ann McGrail's recovery of the …
Faith, Morality, and Civil Society
Av Dale McConkey, Peter Augustine Lawler
Häftad, 2003
598 kr
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In this rich collection of essays, editors Dale McConkey and Peter Augustine Lawler explore the contributions that religious faith and morality can make to a civil society. Though the level of religious expression has remained high in the United States, the shift from traditional religious beliefs …
Totalitarianism and the Prospects for World Order
Closing the Door on the Twentieth Century
Av Aleksandras Shtromas, Daniel J. Mahoney m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1697 kr
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Concentration camp survivor, former Marxist-Leninist and Lithuanian patriot, Aleksandras Shtromas devoted his life to understanding totalitarianism and political change. He was a remarkably prescient thinker and is probably best known for his prediction of the fall of the Soviet Union, forecast at …
Totalitarianism and the Prospects for World Order
Closing the Door on the Twentieth Century
Av Aleksandras Shtromas, Daniel J. Mahoney m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
711 kr
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Concentration camp survivor, former Marxist-Leninist and Lithuanian patriot, Aleksandras Shtromas devoted his life to understanding totalitarianism and political change. He was a remarkably prescient thinker and is probably best known for his prediction of the fall of the Soviet Union, forecast at …
Assault on Ideology
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Political Thought
Häftad, 2004
556 kr
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is almost a forgotten man, a relic of the Cold War, like some broken and discarded bit of the Berlin Wall. He is also one of the most important writers of the 20th century, and has had more direct influence on politics than any author since Jean Jacques Rousseau. At a …
Liberalism under Siege
The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaires
Häftad, 2003
645 kr
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Liberalism under Siege: The Political Thought of the French Doctrinaries is a compelling examination of the French Doctrinaries, a largely neglected group of liberal thinkers in post-revolutionary France who were proponents of a nuanced sociological and historical approach to political theory. The …
Civil Peace and the Quest for Truth
The First Amendment Freedoms in Political Philosophy and American Constitutionalism
Av Murray Dry
Inbunden, 2004
1556 kr
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The freedoms of speech and religion assumed a sacrosanct space in American notions of civil liberty. But it was not until the twentieth century that these freedoms became prominent in American constitutional law; originally, the first ten amendments applied only to the federal government and not to …
Democracy and Its Friendly Critics
Tocqueville and Political Life Today
Häftad, 2004
613 kr
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In this edited collection, Peter Lawler presents a lucid and comprehensive introduction to a diverse set of political issues according to Tocqueville. Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the …
On Modern Origins
Essays in Early Modern Philosophy
Av Richard Kennington, Pamela Kraus m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
613 kr
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Richard Kennington (1921-1999), a professor for many years at Pennsylvania State University and the Catholic University of America, was renowned for his insight in reading and teaching early modern philosophy. Although he published articles and spoke widely, never before have his writings been …
Plato's Cleitophon
On Socrates and the Modern Mind
Av Mark Kremer
Häftad, 2004
556 kr
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It had been thought that theCleitophon was a spurious dialogue. Its brevity and the fact that Socrates does not respond to accusations from Cleitophon suggested to scholars that it was only a fragment. However, in the last fifteen years, the complete and authentic dialogue was rediscovered. Upon …
Aristophanes' Male and Female Revolutions
A Reading of Aristophanes' Knights and Assemblywomen
Inbunden, 2005
1275 kr
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This book provides careful readings of Aristophanes' Knights and Assemblywomen, and shows that in considering both plays as a pair each is better understood. While the Knights concerns the perfect democratic ruler, the Assemblywomen is about the perfect democratic law. The first close reading of …
Deconstitutionalization of America
The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule
Av Roger M. Barrus, John H. Eastby m. fl.
Inbunden, 2004
1415 kr
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In The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule, Roger M. Barrus and his coauthors embark on a discussion of American democracy from the nineteenth century to the present day. The present paradox democracy finds itself in can be summed up as "the best of times …
Deconstitutionalization of America
The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule
Av Roger M. Barrus, John H. Eastby m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
542 kr
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In The Deconstitutionalization of America: The Forgotten Frailties of Democratic Rule, Roger M. Barrus and his coauthors embark on a discussion of American democracy from the nineteenth century to the present day. The present paradox democracy finds itself in can be summed up as "the best of times …
Uncivil Society
The Perils of Pluralism and the Making of Modern Liberalism
Av Richard Boyd
Häftad, 2004
613 kr
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Civil society is one of the most hotly debated topics in contemporary political theory. These debates often assume that a vibrant associational life between individual and state is essential for maintaining liberal democratic institutions. In Uncivil Society, Richard Boyd argues-through a careful …
