Archiv der Kategorie: Philosophy & Politics (English)

Plato’s Republic

Publiziert am 25. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

Plato’s Republic – Plato

What is justice? Is the life upheld by Socrates sufficiently definite for practical guidance? The views of Callicles have been overborne; but have they been thoroughly examined? Socrates claims to be the only politician. But how can that deserve the name of policy which results in doing nothing? These and cognate questions may well have haunted Plato when he planned the Republic, the greatest of his works. The great principle of the political supremacy of mind, though thus held back through half the dialogue, really dominates the whole. It may be read between the lines all through, even in the institution of gymnastic and the appraisement of the cardinal virtues. It is a genuine development of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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American Slavery As It Was – The Background Of Twelve Years A Slave

Publiziert am 24. Januar 2018 von Jazzybee

American Slavery As It Was – The Background Of Twelve Years A Slave – Theodore Dwight Weld

With the recent success of the movie and book “Twelve Years A Slave” in mind, this title, as the name imports, gives a true picture of the state of slavery in the United States in the first half of the 19th century. It had an important bearing on the great controversy upon this subject at the time it was published. The evidence which it contains is minutely circumstantial. A considerable portion of the book consists of the narratives of persons who have resided at the south, and witnessed the treatment of the slaves on the plantation with which they were conversant. With very … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 2

Publiziert am 20. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 2 – Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden was an English manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with two major free trade campaigns, the Anti-Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty. This is volume two out of two with his most essential political writings, this book containing the last letter from ‘1793 AND 1853, IN THREE LETTERS.’, as well as ‘THE THREE PANICS: an historical episode’ and other works.

The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 2

The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 2

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The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 2.

ISBN: 9783849675028.

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The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 1

Publiziert am 19. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 1 – Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden was an English manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with two major free trade campaigns, the Anti-Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty. This is volume one out of two with his most essential political writings, this book containing his works ‘ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND AMERICA’, ‘RUSSIA’ and the first and second letter from ‘1793 AND 1853, IN THREE LETTERS.’

The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 1

The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 1

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The Political Writings of Richard Cobden Volume 1.

ISBN: 9783849675264.

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Biography of Richard Cobden (from Wikipedia):

Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) was an English manufacturer and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Essential Writings Volume 4

Publiziert am 31. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 4 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume four out of four of his most essential writings, covering works for the weekly newspaper “Political Register” from the years 1811 to 1816.

Essential Writings Volume 4

Essential Writings Volume 4

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Essential Writings Volume 4.

ISBN: 9783849675509.

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Essential Writings Volume 3

Publiziert am 30. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 3 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume three out of four of his most essential writings, covering works for the weekly newspaper “Political Register” from the years 1809 to 1811.

Essential Writings Volume 3

Essential Writings Volume 3

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Essential Writings Volume 3.

ISBN: 9783849675493.

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Essential Writings Volume 2

Publiziert am 29. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 2 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume two out of four of his most essential writings, covering the years 1805 to 1809.

Essential Writings Volume 2

Essential Writings Volume 2

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Essential Writings Volume 2.

ISBN: 9783849675875.

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Essential Writings Volume 1

Publiziert am 29. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Essential Writings Volume 1 – William Cobbett

William Cobbett was an English journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and “tax-eaters” relentlessly. Through the seeming contradictions in Cobbett’s life, his opposition to authority stayed constant. He wrote many polemics, on subjects from political reform to religion. This is volume one out of four of his most essential writings, covering the years 1794 to 1801.

Essential Writings Volume 1

Essential Writings Volume 1

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Essential Writings Volume 1.

ISBN: 9783849675868.

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On War

Publiziert am 23. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

On War – Carl von Clausewitz

‘On War’ is a book on war and military strategy. It was written shortly after the Napoleonic Wars by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. It is one of the most important treatises on political-military analysis and strategy ever written, and even today it remains both controversial and an influence on strategic thinking. This edition comprises all eight books.

On War

On War

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On War.

ISBN: 9783849676056.

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The book contains a wealth of historical examples used to illustrate its various concepts. Frederick II of Prussia (the Great) figures prominently for having made very efficient use of the limited forces at his … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

Publiziert am 23. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species – Thomas Clarkson

This essay was honoured with the first prize in the University of Cambridge for the year 1785 and was influential for Clarkson’s further career. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He was not only instrmuental in achieving the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves, but also campaigned for the abolition of slavery worldwide.

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species

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An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species.

ISBN: 9783849676049.

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