In this short essay, Kant completes his political theory and philosophy of history, considering the prospects for peace among nations and addressin...

This book has a double purpose. On the one hand, it is a call to Muslims to a greater awareness that Islam teaches the need for dialogue and that M...

This volume brings together seventeen of the most important pamphlets produced by the American colonies as they opposed British measures and polici...

This volume brings together seventeen of the most important pamphlets produced by the American colonies as they opposed British measures and polici...

"A Treatise of the Laws of Nature", originally titled "De Legibus Naturae", first appeared in 1672 as a theoretical response to a range of issues t...

"A Treatise of the Laws of Nature", originally titled "De Legibus Naturae", first appeared in 1672 as a theoretical response to a range of issues t...

This new translation of the Treatise on Law offers fidelity to the Latin in a readable new version that will prove useful to students of the natura...

This new translation of the Treatise on Law offers fidelity to the Latin in a readable new version that will prove useful to students of the natura...

This book presents theoretical and applied issues including ethical theory, moral, social, political, and legal philosophy. Issues include: biology...

To most individuals, "trust" can be viewed as a knowledge asset that may add, or rest, value to the company. The role of knowledge in achieving a j...

Grotius's "The Truth of the Christian Religion" was first published in Leiden in 1627 in Latin. Written in a plain and direct language for his coun...

Grotius's "The Truth of the Christian Religion" was first published in Leiden in 1627 in Latin. Written in a plain and direct language for his coun...

Awarded the 1988 Johnsonian Prize in Philosophy. Published with the aid of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

From which detergent to buy to who we should vote for, we are constantly bombarded by reasons to believe or do something. Should we be persuaded? S...

Twilight of the Idols presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on th...

Twilight of the Idols presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on th...

"Two Books of the Elements of Universal Jurisprudence" was Pufendorf's first work, published in 1660. Its appearance effectively inaugurated the mo...

"Two Books of the Elements of Universal Jurisprudence" was Pufendorf's first work, published in 1660. Its appearance effectively inaugurated the mo...

Together these two dialogues contain Plato's most important work on poetry and beauty.

Together these two dialogues contain Plato's most important work on poetry and beauty.

Designed to serve the needs of students confronting Locke's political thought for the first time, Lee Ward's edition offers a faithful text of Two ...

The path that brought us here as a species is not only filled with lies and deception of unimaginable proportion, but also with continuous manipula...

Since ancient times, philosophers have written about "the will". But the will is more than a philosophic and scholarly topic. In our everyday speec...

This book is an introduction to the key concepts of the social philosopher and social theorist Michel Foucault. The text is written with clear exam...

Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that studies the origin, nature and limits of human knowledge. Contemporary epistemology is a theory of know...

Calhoun's most important constitutional and political writings are now available as complete, unabridged texts and in a single volume, many for the...

This edition of Utilitarianism supplements the text of Mill's classic essay with 58 related remarks carefully selected from Mill's other writings, ...

This edition of Utilitarianism supplements the text of Mill's classic essay with 58 related remarks carefully selected from Mill's other writings, ...

This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use o...

Wootton's translation brings out the liveliness of More's work and offers an accurate and reliable version of a masterpiece of social theory. His e...

Wootton's translation brings out the liveliness of More's work and offers an accurate and reliable version of a masterpiece of social theory. His e...

This book presents contributions from different authors covering the mythical basis for different religions. It also shows how psychology and philo...

Veronica Brady (1929-2015) was a nun, academic and activist. Her intellectual life, rmly rooted in Australian culture, was focussed on stripping th...

Veronica Brady (1929-2015) was a nun, academic and activist. Her intellectual life, rmly rooted in Australian culture, was focussed on stripping th...

'Vindiciae Gallicae' was James Mackintosh's first major publication, a contribution to the debate begun by Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the Revol...

'Vindiciae Gallicae' was James Mackintosh's first major publication, a contribution to the debate begun by Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the Revol...