Hegel's most comprehensive examination of ethics and moral philosophy. He counters von Haller's assertion that natural law and the right of the mightiest are sufficient to ground society. Rather than the despotic or ochlocracist view, Hegel maintains that the rule of law depends on people participa...
synopsis: "Liberty is good." -JSM So John Stuart Mill likes freedom. In all forms. He argues eloquently for absolute freedom of speech and of the press predominately, with other freedoms being important, too. I always thought of "On Liberty" as a philosophical underpinning of the revolutionary e...
This book is like a kind grandfather unconsciously making me feel guilty for not have studied the bible or Latin well enough.I still have a weak spot for kind old men.