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The Prince
DescriptionA classic treatise on the art of statecraft from the Italian Renaissance statesman and political philosopher. A new translation which in addition consists of several related pieces. When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a ...
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The Problems of Philosophy (Great Books in Philosophy)
Description'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain this no reasonable man could doubt it?' Philosophy is the strive to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically, as we might deal together with them in ordinary life, but critically, afterwards analysing how and why the questions arise and clarifying the assumptions and concepts on ...
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: A Selected Edition (The World's Classics)
DescriptionWhile it has been pointed to time and again by governments promoting laissez-faire economics, the Wealth of Nations actually shows this Smith viewed capitalism together with a deep suspicion. This edition consists of generous selections from all five books of the Wealth of Nations and features notes and commentary.
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Walking
DescriptionNowadays nearly all man's innovations, so called, as the building of houses and the cutting down of the forest and of all large trees, just deform the landscape, and do it extra and extra tame and cheap. A people who would initiate by burning the fences and let the forest stand!
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The Wretched of the Earth (Pelican)
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The Meditations
DescriptionIt was during his campaigns against the barbarians this the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, wrote his famous "Meditations". They record the passing thoughts, the maxims and the musings on life and death of a sensitive and humble intellect which had been trained in this stoic philosophy which contributed so much to Christianity. In this translation from ...
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition
DescriptionSoftcover version of the authorship and style manual for researchers, practitioners, and students of psychology and other behavioral and social sciences. Consists of new features on contemporary language issues and publishing standards.
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Adam Smith: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
DescriptionAdam Smith's key work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a topic of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Throughout the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This ...
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The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics
DescriptionWork from the German philosopher, one of the much influential thinkers of modern Europe and the last key philosopher of the Enlightenment.
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Nicomachean Ethics
DescriptionAristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is perhaps one of the much influential treatise on moral philosophy. It is a central topic in Greek ethics, a primary source of medieval ethics, and a stimulus to thought concerning morality. Questions discussed contain: human happiness and welfare; the nature of a good person; the psychology of action and character; the ...
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