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English translation of Plato's dialogue of Socrates seeking the true definition of rhetoric, with an attempt to show the flaws of the sophistic orators. Includes speeches from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian Wars that reflect Plato's themes.

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English translation of Platos dialogue of Socrates seeking the true definition of rhetoric, with an attempt to show the flaws of the sophistic orators. Includes speeches from Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian Wars that reflect Platos themes.

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English translations of "Gorgias" and "Rhetoric", which, by juxtaposing the two texts, creates an interesting "conversation": Plato's questioning of what is problematic in rhetoric and Aristotle's response on what makes rhetoric useful. With notes, introduction and glossary.

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Should governments save people from themselves Do governments have the right to influence citizens' behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana--or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy Looking at examples fro

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Plato's "Republic", Hobbes' "Leviathan", and Marx's "Communist Manifesto" are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are the core arguments on which they base their visions of the good society that they want to bring into being This book shows where and why they fail.

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This is an expanded edition of James Ellington's translation of Kant's essay, in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of harmful consequences.

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Presents the defense of the intuitive nature of art in Western philosophical thought.

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Hannah Arendt's most important contribution to political thought may be her well-known and often-cited notion of the "right to have rights." In this incisive and wide-ranging book, Peg Birmingham explores the theoretical and social foundations of Arendt's philosophy on human rights.

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A humorous investigation into the connections between the likes of Marx and Foucault and one of the legendary symbols of outlaw individualism. Here, words like Sturgis, Hollister, and panhead share the page with philosophical giants such as Marx, Hobbes and Socrates. It offers a series of essays, combining humour and philosophical introspection.

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In 'Harry Potter and Philosophy', 17 philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and the most discerning muggles.

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Hegel's concept of civil society endorses a market economy and a liberal outlook. But his concept of state culminates in an authoritarian prince who is protector of the constitution. The tensions and contradictions that plague Hegel's liberal society that cannot be resolved by its own civil institutions, motivate his conservative authoritarianism.

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Hegel's concept of civil society endorses a market economy and a liberal outlook. But his concept of state culminates in an authoritarian prince who is protector of the constitution. The tensions and contradictions that plague Hegel's liberal society that cannot be resolved by its own civil institutions, motivate his conservative authoritarianism.

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The first English-language translation of a classic work of French philosophy

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The first English-language translation of a classic work of French philosophy

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Provides a succinct philosophical introduction to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit for non-specialists and students, focusing on Hegel's unique and insightful theory of knowledge and its relations to 20th-century epistemology.

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A timely intervention in the current debate surrounding the "politics" of Heidegger's philosophical thought.

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Presents an account of Heidegger's relation to the philosophical tradition, and of his criticism of Cartesianism.

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Presents a discussion of Heidegger's thought. This title provides an account of his development from "Being and Time" to the last writings, which make the changes in his thought continuous and intelligible.