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On the Genealogy of Morality by Friedrich Nietzsche; Maudemarie Clark (Translator, Introduction by, Notes by); Alan J. Swensen (Translator)
Category: Philosophy | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
This new edition is the product of a collaboration between a Germanist and a philosopher who is also a Nietzsche scholar. The translation strives not only to communicate a sense of Nietzsche's style but also to convey his meaning accuratelyâand thus to be an important advance on previous translations of ...Show more
On the Nature of Things by LUCRETIUS
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Very little is known about the Roman poet and philosopher Titus Lucretius Carus. His birth and death dates are based off of cross-referencing works that mention him, and pieces of evidence derived from his writing, and are believed to be circa 99 BC-54 BC. "On the Nature of Things" is Lucretius's only k ...Show more
On the Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Donald A. Cress (Editor, Translator)
Category: Reference | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. Thus begins Jean-Jacques Rousseau's influential 1762 work, On the Social Contract, a milestone of political science and essential reading for students of history, philosophy, and social science. A progressive work, it inspired worldwide political reform ...Show more
Passions of the Soul by René Descartes; Stephen H. Voss (Translator)
Category: Fiction | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Translator's Introduction Introduction by Genevieve Rodis-LewisThe Passions of the Soul: Preface PART I: About the Passions in General, and Incidentally about the Entire Nature of Man PART II: About the Number and Order of the Passions, and the Explanation of the Six Primitives PART ...Show more
Perpetual Peace and Other Essays by Immanuel Kant; Ted Humphrey (Editor, Translator)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction. Bibliography. A Note on the Text.1. Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Intent (1784) 2. An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment? (1784) 3. Speculative Beginning of Human History (1786) 4. On the Proverb: That May Be True in Theory, but Is of No Pra ...Show more
Poetic Edda (PB) by Jackson (TRN) Crawford
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Hackett Classics
"The poems of the Poetic Edda have waited a long time for a Modern English translation that would do them justice. Here it is at last (Odin be praised!) and well worth the wait. These amazing texts from a 13th-century Icelandic manuscript are of huge historical, mythological and literary importance, con ...Show more
Republic by Plato
Category: Culture | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Since its publication in 1974, scholars throughout the humanities have adopted G M A Grube's masterful translation of the Republic as the edition of choice for their study and teaching of Plato's most influential work. In this brilliant revision, C D C Reeve furthers Grube's success both in preserving t ...Show more
Republic (Reeve Edition) by Plato
Category: Fiction | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
This edition includes a select bibliography, a synopsis of each book, a glossary of terms, a glossary and index of names, and a general index. "Reeve's new translation of Republic is the one to order for students. . . . Reeve draws on his thorough understanding of Plato's central work to provide an inf ...Show more
THE REVERIES OF THE SOLITARY WALKER by Butterworth, Charles E.
Category: Classic | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Born on June 28, 1712, in Geneva, the French philosopher, novelist and essayist Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most prominent and definitive minds of the Enlightenment. Self-taught, Rousseau dabbled in many fields, keeping journals of his interests in science, mathematics, music, astronomy, botany ...Show more
TREATISE ON LAW by Regan, Richard J.
Category: Philosophy | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was an immensely influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the "Doctor Angelicus" and "Doctor Communis". He is heralded as the most influential Western medieval ...Show more
Tacitus - The Annals by Tacitus
Category: Classics | Series: Hackett Classics
Translated by Alfred J. Church. Regarded as his finest work, Tacitus's Annals remain one of the most important sources of early Roman history. Written while he was a serving senator, and having access to the official senate records, Tacitus provided one of the most complete records of Roman politics, fo ...Show more
Tartuffe by Molière; Prudence L. Steiner (Translator); Roger W. Herzel (Introduction by)
Category: Fiction | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Tartuffe or the Hypocrite Paperback - May 8, 2008 by Moliere (Author), Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere (Author Jean Baptiste Poquelin who is better known by his stage name Moliare was a 17th century French author known for his comedy. After abandoning a law career Moliare began acting, directing and writ ...Show more