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David Hume is commonly known as one of the greatest philosophers to write in English. He was also one of the foremost political and economic theorists and one of the finest historians of the eighteenth century. His political essays reflect the entire range of his intellectual engagement with politics - as political philosophy, political observation and political history - and function as an extension of and supplement to works such as his Treatise of Human Nature and his History of England. The twenty-seven most important essays are presented in this fully annotated edition, together with excerpts from the History of England which illuminate their context. This major addition to the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas

"With the election of Donald J. Trump, many people on both the left and right feared that America's 240-year-old grand experiment in democracy was coming to an end, and that Sinclair Lewis' satirical novel, It can't happen here, written during the dark days of the 1930s, could finally be coming true. Is the democratic freedom that the United States symbolizes really secure? Can authoritarianism happen in America? [The editor] queried a number of the nation's leading thinkers. In this...collection of essays, these...thinkers and theorists explore the lessons of history, how democracies crumble, how propaganda works, and the role of the media, courts, elections, and 'fake news' in the modern political landscape--and what the future of the United States may hold."--

"A selection from [the author's] Essays, moral, political, and literary." ; Mode of access: Internet.

Collection of separately titled essays with different imprints. ; Includes index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

We know more about the development of John Locke's ideas than we do about almost any other philosopher's before modern times. This book brings together a comprehensive collection of the writings on politics and society that stand outside the canonical works which Locke published during his lifetime. In the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 the three works by which he is chiefly known appeared: the Two Treatises of Government, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, and A Letter Concerning Toleration, and the themes raised in these works had been reflected upon over many years. Mark Goldie's edition makes possible the fullest exploration of the evolution of Locke's ideas concerning the philosophical foundations of morality and sociability, the boundary of church and state, the shaping of constitutions, and the conduct of government and public policy.

This book is not a study of anti-corruption policies. Instead, it looks at the politics of anti-corruption. Policies are what institutions do. But in analyzing politics, this book seeks to discover why institutions do what they do. The author delves into political motivations at a time when "combating corruption" is the fashion among the academic community. Krastev argues that anti-corruption sentiments are not driven by the actual level of corruption but by general disappointment with liberal reforms that cause rising social inequality. In this collection of essays, the author makes the provocative argument that the current corruption-focused policies are doomed

The impeachment of the house of Brunswick. 9th ed. 1883.--The real representation of the people. 2d ed. [1879?]--John Chuirchill, duke of Marlborough. 3d and enl. ed. 1884.--Appeal to the electors. Mr. Gladstone or Lord Salisbury: which? 1886.--Five dead men whom I knew when living: Robert Owen, Joseph Mazzini, Charles Sumner, J.S. Mill, & Ledru Rollin. [1877?]--Cromwell and Washington: a contrast. 1883.--The land, the people, and the coming struggle. 4th ed. [1880?] ; Mode of access: Internet.

Biographical sketch -- Parliamentary reform -- On "intervention," material and moral -- On maritime capture and blockade -- On capital punishment for murder -- The Bank Charter Act of 1844 -- The finances of France and England -- The budget and the national debt -- Bribery at elections -- The "mission" of Richard Cobden -- Working men and war -- The Alabama claims -- The International and the Manchester school. ; Mode of access: Internet.