Human values
by Royal Institute of Philosophy, Vesey, Godfrey
fromRoyal Institute of Philosophy lectures
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Essays on utopianism, cultural history, relativism, fascism, romanticism, and nationalism.
John Stuart Mill is one of the few indisputably 'classic' authors in the history of political thought. "On Liberty" has become celebrated as the most powerful defense of the freedom of the individual, and it is now widely graded as the most important theoretical foundation for L…
Thomas Hobbes was the first great English political philosopher, and his book Leviathan was one of the first truly modern works of philosophy. He has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil, and who proposed a totalitarian …
Thomas Hobbes was the first great English political philosopher, and his book Leviathan was one of the first truly modern works of philosophy. He has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil, and who proposed a totalitarian …
This book brings out the profound influence of the tradition of philosophical skepticism on political thought. It shows that many of the root ideas of liberalism in early modern thought were a product of engagement with the skeptical tradition. The book begins with the first ext…