On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
With an Introduction byW. L. Courtney, LL.D. The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd.London and Felling-on-TyneNew York and Melbourne To the beloved and deplored memory of her who was the inspirer, and in part the author, of all that is best in my writings—the friend and wife whose exalted sense of truth and right was my […]
The Republic by Plato
Contents: INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS. The Republic of Plato is the longest of his works with the exception of the Laws, and is certainly the greatest of them. There are nearer approaches to modern metaphysics in the Philebus and in the Sophist; the Politicus or Statesman is more ideal; the form and institutions of the State […]
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
Contents: Digitized by Dave Gowan. John Locke’s “Second Treatise of Government” was published in 1690. The complete unabridged text has been republished several times in edited commentaries. This text is recovered entire from the paperback book, “John Locke Second Treatise of Government”, Edited, with an Introduction, By C.B. McPherson, Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis and Cambridge, […]
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Contents: PREFACE SUPPOSING that Truth is a woman—what then? Is there not ground for suspecting that all philosophers, in so far as they have been dogmatists, have failed to understand women—that the terrible seriousness and clumsy importunity with which they have usually paid their addresses to Truth, have been unskilled and unseemly methods for winning […]
The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli
Contents Nicolo Machiavelli, born at Florence on 3rd May 1469. From 1494 to 1512 held an official post at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. Imprisoned in Florence, 1512; later exiled and returned to San Casciano. Died at Florence on 22nd June 1527. INTRODUCTION Nicolo Machiavelli was born at Florence on 3rd […]
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Table of contents: INTRODUCTION BY MRS FORSTER-NIETZSCHE. HOW ZARATHUSTRA CAME INTO BEING. “Zarathustra” is my brother’s most personal work; it is the history of his most individual experiences, of his friendships, ideals, raptures, bitterest disappointments and sorrows. Above it all, however, there soars, transfiguring it, the image of his greatest hopes and remotest aims. My […]
The Enlightenment: Shadow of the era
In this work, I will examine the fundamental concepts of the Enlightenment and analyze the extent to which they have stood the test of time. I will focus in particular on the definitions provided by Kant, Horkheimer and Adorno, as well as some modern interpretations of the Enlightenment. Furthermore, I will explore the role of […]
Research on nationality
In my paper, I will attempt to analyze national identity and lay it out as a concept that will be quite different from popular opinions. David Miller’s On Nationality (1) will be my theoretical framework, on which I will rely to develop critical questions and answers to them in the form of a monologue. The […]
Perception of the whole
Here I will consider one aspect of the whole, that is, its perception. The whole, we mean as something ultimate, complete and overcoming. It does not lead to the emergence of anything new. In this sense, the whole is opposed to the infinity which has no end or to the finitude which implies a continuation. […]
Aesthetics of the act of de-activation
The term “de-activation” in the title refers to that of Creazione e anarchia by Giorgio Agamben about the concept of the act of creation in an anarchic sense. In his work, Agamben describes a deactivating action that renders the operations of the functional, the pragmatic and the necessary inoperative, opening new possibilities to the human […]