Henry Neville (16201694), writes David Womersley in his Introduction, was an experienced political actor who united a practitioners sense of possibility with literary flair and...
The great eighteenthcentury theorist of international law Emer de Vattel (17141767) was a key figure in sustaining the practical and theoretical influence of natural jurisprudence...
The great eighteenthcentury theorist of international law Emer de Vattel (17141767) was a key figure in sustaining the practical and theoretical influence of natural jurisprudence...
The Law, The State, and Other Political Writings, 18431850, collects nineteen of Bastiats pamphlets, or articles, ranging from the theory of value and rent, public...
Kenneth Minogue offers a brilliant and provocative exploration of liberalism in the Western world today: its roots and its influences, its present state, and its...
The Limits of State Action has an exuberance and attention to principle that make it a valuable introduction to classical liberal political thought. It is...
Spencer develops various specific disastrous ramifications of the wholesale substitution of the principle of compulsory cooperationthe statist principlefor the individualist principle of voluntary cooperation. His...
The PacificusHelvidius Debates of 17931794 matched Hamilton and Madison in the first chapter of an enduring discussion about the proper roles of executive and legislative...
William Penn (16441718) played a crucial role in the articulation of religious liberty as a philosophical and political value during the second half of the...
Fourteen essays explore the central problem of modern societythe decline of free institutions and the growth of the state. Among the essays are State and...
Fourteen essays explore the central problem of modern societythe decline of free institutions and the growth of the state. Among the essays are State and...
Samuel Pufendorfs The Present State of Germany was first published in 1667 (under the pseudonym Severinus de Monzambano) and immediately became one of the most...
Though Almost Forgotten Today, Herbert Spencer Ranks As One Of The Foremost Individualist Philosophers. His Influence In The Latter Half Of The Nineteenth Century Was...
The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy presents the first masterpiece of Scottish Common Sense philosophy. This twovolume treatise is important for its wide range...
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Social Contract, Free Ride is a cogent argument that strikes at the very foundations of traditional economic apologies for coercive action by the state to...
Social Contract, Free Ride Is A Cogent Argument That Strikes At The Very Foundations Of Traditional Economic Apologies For Coercive Action By The State To...
With his customary wit and grace, Dr. Barzun contrasts the ritual of education with the lost art of teaching. Twentyone chapters deal with three major...
With his customary wit and grace, Dr. Barzun contrasts the ritual of education with the lost art of teaching. Twentyone chapters deal with three major...
Temporal and Eternal is a profound and poetic assessment of the relationship between tradition and liberty, between politics and society, and between Christianity and the...
In Democracy in America (1835) the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville interpreted American society through the lens of democratic political theory. A halfcentury later the Scotsman...
The American Nation: Primary Sources Resumes The Narrative Begun In Its Companion Volume, The American Republic, Which Covered The First Eight Decades Of U.S. History,...
Many Reference Works Offer Compilations Of Critical Documents Covering Individual Liberty, Local Autonomy, Constitutional Order, And Other Issues That Helped To Shape The American Political...
In The Anticapitalistic Mentality, the respected economist Ludwig von Mises plainly explains the causes of the irrational fear and hatred many intellectuals and others feel...