During the presidency of George Washington, Fisher Ames was the leader of his party in the House of Representatives. His letters, speeches, and essays offered a sustained defense of... Læs mere
Includes such essays as Utilitarianism, Auguste Comte and Positivism, and Three Essays on Religion, as well as other works, which clarify Mill's enduring intellectual connection to Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian school.
Hutcheson's epistolary offerings include letters published in journals in England, Ireland, and Netherlands. These letters and writings exhibit... Læs mere
Aims to establish the theoretical impossibility of socialism - a system empirically in ruins but still advocated by many.
Features a philosophical work on 'criticism' in English by Kames, which first appeared in 1762. Volume one explores the nature and causes of the emotions and passions.... Læs mere
A collection of trenchant essays that seek to redefine the concept of justice and to highlight the frontier between it and the surrounding issues that encroach upon it and are mistakenly associated with it.
The works contained in "Logic, Metaphysics, and the Natural Sociability of Mankind" were available only to a elite group of scholars and readers who could read Latin. This English translation aims to provide the general audience with insights into Hutcheson's thought.
Emphasises on imposing constitutional constraints on majoritarian politics such that a more principled pattern might emerge must be... Læs mere
Written in 1923 during a period of German hyperinflation, this book discusses the consequences of the fluctuating purchasing... Læs mere