Jacques Maritain was deeply engaged in the intellectual and political life of France through the turbulent decades that included the two world wars. This title collects nine lectures Maritain delivered at the University of Chicago in 1938.
Deals with some of Mises' earliest writings. This title features: an editor's introduction, annotations and critical apparatus, notes on the translation, bibliography, biographical notes, appendix, and index.
Divided into three books, this work draws together the concerns of many of author's earlier works. The first book presents the author's version of the "four-stage theory of... Læs mere
The writings presented in this two-volume set, are the political tracts of the English speaking peoples in the 17th century which... Læs mere
This volume features the correspondence of two remarkably different men. John Adams and Benjamin Rush shared a devotion to liberty but championed very different views on the nature of the American Revolution and of the republic established with the United States Constitution.
The author was one of the founders of the classical liberal republican group known as the Ideologues, which included Benjamin Constant, Jean-Baptiste Say, Marquis de... Læs mere
Aims to show those who would encounter pagans, Muslims, and Jews that the Christian religion was the true revealed religion.
A collection of speeches delivered in the US Senate in 1830, discussing the nature of American Union. Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne were not the only... Læs mere
Adam Smith was an eloquent man of considerable philosophical and historical learning. This book contains his observations on subjects ranging from political and economic history to morals, art, education, war, and the American colonies.