Assembles newspaper articles, editorials, and records about the debates in Pennsylvania's ratifying convention. In addition to speeches and essays by both... Læs mere
First made available in English over three centuries ago, this book comes from an author... Læs mere
Henry Veatch's presentation of virtue ethics. This modern interpretation of Aristotelian ethics is a natural for undergraduate philosophy courses. It is also an engaging work for the expert and the beginner alike, offering a middle ground between existential and analytic ethics.
Hutcheson's "Institutio" was written as a textbook for university students and it therefore covers a curriculum... Læs mere
An analysis of modern political arrangements that views the state as acting in its own interest contrary to the interests of individuals and even of an entire society.
Lord Acton was among the most illustrious historians of 19th-century England, a man of great learning with a deep devotion to individual liberty and a profound understanding of history. This volume offers a collection of Acton essays.
This volume contains 24 of Samuel Johnson's essays on the great social, economic and political issues of his time. These include "Taxation No Tyranny", "An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain", "Thoughts on the Coronation of King George III", and "The Patriot".
John Adams was one of the principal framers of the American Republic and the successor to Washington as president. This volume presents some of the principal... Læs mere
Part of a three-volume set, this text presents selected work of Edmund Burke on English history and political thought. This third volume presents his "Letters on a Regicide Peace"(1795-1796).