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  • Democracy and the History of Political Thought

    by J. David Alvis, Timothy Burns, Mark Blitz, Stephen A. Block, Daniel E. Burns, Patrick N. Cain, Adam M. Carrington, David Clinton, Steven Forde0, Jerome C. Foss1, Douglas Kries2, Sara MacDonald3, William Mathie4, David K. Nichols5, Mary P. Nichols6, Alexander Orwin7, Arlene W. Saxonhouse8, Denise Schaeffer9, Susan Meld Shell0, Sean D. Sutton1, Ann Ward2, Lee Ward3, Catherine H. Zuckert4 ...
    This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker’s reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life ... Read more

    $45.39 USD

  • Politics, Literature, and Film in Conversation

    Essays in Honor of Mary P. Nichols

    by Matthew D. Dinan, Natalie Taylor, Denise Schaeffer, Paul E. Kirkland, Stephen Block, Patrick Cain, Kenneth DeLuca0, Sara MacDonald1, Carl Eric Scott2, Stephen Sims3, Lisa Pace Vetter4, Germaine Paulo Walsh5, Ann Ward6, Lee Ward7, Daniel Mahoney, Assumption College8 ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    This volume presents a series of essays in honor of noted scholar of political theory, Mary P. Nichols. The essays reflect Nichols’ pathbreaking work in ancient Greek political thought, as well as her influential treatments of works of literature and film in conversation with political theory. Part I: Conversations Concerning Love and Friendship features essays about the philosophical meaning of ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Soul of Statesmanship

    Shakespeare on Nature, Virtue, and Political Wisdom

    by L. Joseph Hebert Jr., Joseph Alulis, Luigi Bradizza, Timothy Burns, Carson Holloway, Denise Schaeffer, Thomas Vincent Svogun, J. David Alvis, Khalil M. Habib, Mary P. Nichols1 ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    Shakespeare’s plays explore a staggering range of political topics, from the nature of tyranny, to the practical effects of Christianity on politics and the family, to the meaning and practice of statesmanship. From great statesmen like Burke and Lincoln to the American frontiersman sitting by his rustic fire, those wrestling with the problems of the human soul and its confrontation with a ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Socratic Philosophy and Its Others

    by Denise Schaeffer, Christopher Dustin, Michael Davis, Catherine H. Zuckert, Gwenda-lin Grewal, Mary P. Nichols, Christopher A. Colmo, David Corey, Matthew Dinan0, Jacob Howland1, Evanthia Speliotis2, Ronna Burger3 ...
    The overall aim of the volume is to explore the relation of Socratic philosophizing, as Plato represents it, to those activities to which it is typically opposed. The essays address a range of figures who appear in the dialogues as distinct “others” against whom Socrates is contrasted—most obviously, the figure of the sophist, but also the tragic hero, the rhetorician, the tyrant, and the poet. ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Rousseau on Education, Freedom, and Judgment

    by Denise Schaeffer ...
    In Rousseau on Education, Freedom, and Judgment, Denise Schaeffer challenges the common view of Rousseau as primarily concerned with conditioning citizens’ passions in order to promote republican virtue and unreflective patriotism. Schaeffer argues that, to the contrary, Rousseau’s central concern is the problem of judgment and how to foster it on both the individual and political level in order ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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  • The Art of War and The Prince

    by Niccolò Machiavelli ...
    First published in the year 1905, the present volume of two of the important works of the famous political philosopher, poet, playwright and writer during the Italian Renaissance Niccolò Machiavelli. This volume consists 'The Prince' and 'The Art of War'. ... Read more

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  • Epictetus

    A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life

    by A. A. Long ...
    The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on Western thought: it offers not only stimulating ideas but practical guidance in living one's life. A. A. Long, a leading scholar of later ancient philosophy, gives the definitive presentation of the thought of Epictetus for a broad readership. Long's fresh and vivid translations of a selection of the ... Read more

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  • Lost Masters

    Rediscovering the Mysticism of the Ancient Greek Philosophers

    by Linda Johnsen ...
    Series series Eckhart Tolle Editions
    Ashrams in Europe twenty-five hundred years ago? Greek philosophers studying in India? Meditation classes in ancient Rome? It sounds unbelievable, but it’s historically true. Alexander the Great had an Indian guru. Pythagoras, Empedocles, and Plotinus all encouraged their students to meditate. Apollonius, the most famous Western sage of the first century c.e., visited both India and Egypt — and ... Read more

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  • The Enchiridion

    by Epictetus ...
    "No man is free who is not master of himself."“Of all existing things some are in our power, and others are not in our power.”The Enchiridion or ‘Manual’ of Epictetus is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice from the 2nd-century Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus. The focus is on applying philosophy in daily life. The primary theme is that one should accept what happens.The manual has played a ... Read more

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  • About Life Book I: Understanding Existence

    by Newton Fortuin ...
    Exploring Existence sets forth on a profound exploration into the very heart of our existence, delving deep into the mysteries that define our being. This book is an attempt at guidance through us through the essential question: How can we fathom our own existence? But it does not halt at the obvious; it dares to venture into the depths of the perplexing.This journey endeavors to decipher these ... Read more

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  • Sri Brahma-samhita

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    by Sri Jiva Gosvami, Bhanu Swami ...
    According to Vedic tradition, these "Hymns of Brahma" were recited or sung countless millennia ago by the first embodied being, Lord Brahma, just before he created the universe. The book consists of a brief description of Brahma's enlightenment by Lord Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, followed by Brahma's extraordinarily beautiful prayers elucidating the content of his revelation ... Read more

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