Rousseau's explosive cry for human liberty helped to spark the French Revolution and has haunted our discussions of how we should rule one... Read more

Examines ethics, religion and psychology. This selection of Schopenhauer's works contains scathing attack on the nature and logic of religion,... Read more

A new translation of one of the most important texts of Western philosophy. Read more

John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment, whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy.... Read more

The book that created the modern United States, Paine's incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the... Read more

Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian?... Read more

Expresses the author's views on relationships. This title contemplates the idea that man is no different from any animal, argues that all... Read more

John Ruskins insights into the need for individual artistic freedom, and his disdain for the mass-production art of the Victorian era, radically... Read more

The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living and the importance of reason and morality and continue... Read more

In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses... Read more