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Civil Disobedience & Life Without Principle
by Henry David Thoreau
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Civil Disobedience is Thoreau's primary essay on how to interact with Government. Here the author argues that a citizen must always uphold conscience over what is prescribed by law.
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The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
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Machiavelli lived in Renaissance Italy in a time marked by violent hatred between the Italian city-states.
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Spinoza: Religion and Politics
by Sherwin T. Wine
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Baruch Spinoza is considered by some to be the first modern thinker. Explore his story and his crucial work on personal and political philosophy.
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The Republic
by Plato
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD
In The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual: how the state should be ruled, and by whom; and the way the individual should lead his life - and why...
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Political Theory: The Classic Texts and Their Continuing Relevance
by Joshua Kaplan
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This exciting course introduces vital works of political theory from history's greatest minds.
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Politics
by Aristotle
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Although over two millennia old, Aristotle’s Politics remains central to the perplexing questions posed in the study of political science.
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt
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A recognized classic and definitive account of its subject, The Origins of Totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism,"…
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Marx in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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Karl Marx's devastating critique of capitalism, and his proposal of communism as the answer to the failings of the capitalist system, bore their greatest fruits in the twentieth century…
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Communism
by Richard Pipes
Credits: Audio Download
From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world. An expert on communism, Richard Pipes follows the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 revolution to the Cold War, and finally, to its deterioration and collapse.
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Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
by Christopher Hitchens
Credits: Audio Download | Audio CD | MP3 CD
Thomas Paine is one of the greatest political propagandists in history. The Rights of Man, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation.
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
Credits: MP3 CD
The Peloponnesian War broke out in 431 BC and continued intermittently for twenty-seven years...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. On Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips
Credits: Audio Download
What does it mean to be a leader? How does an individual create an unstoppable organization?
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The Philosophy of Non-Violence
by Osho
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While nonviolence is a philosophy to Mahatma Gandhi; it is not a philosophy to Osho, but an experience. Osho talks about his understanding of reverence for life, he does not use the word non-violence.
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Communist Manifesto and Social Contract
by Ralph Raico
Credits: Audio Download
Communist Manifesto examines the theory and goals expounded by Karl Marx. Marx argues that history flows inevitably toward a social revolution, which will result in a society without economic classes.
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Civil Disobedience and the Liberator
by Wendy McElroy
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Civil Disobedience is Thoreau's argument for the deliberate violation of laws for reasons of conscience....
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The Machiavellians
by James Burnham
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This classic work of political theory and practice makes available an account of the modern Machiavellians: Gartano Mosca, George Sorel, Robert Michels, and Vilfredo Pareto.
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The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
Credits: Audio CD
Machiavelli's famous treatise on statecraft is as timely today as when it ws first published in 1517.
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