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The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker -- Contents -- Preface -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- 1. "First Walk"-Rousseau's Introduction -- 2. "Second Walk"-Nature, Mortality, God -- 3. "Third Walk"-A Spiritual-Religious Autobiography -- 4. "Fourth Walk"-The Virtue of Truthfulness -- 5. "Fifth Walk"-Happiness -- 6. "Sixth Walk"-Goodness versus Virtue -- 7. "Seventh Walk"-Botany as Consuming "Amusement" -- 8. "8"-Renewed Self-exploration -- 9. "9" and "10"-The Solitary Walker's "Truly Loving Heart" -- Appendix: The Meaning of the Word Reverie before Rousseau -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's 'Reveries of the Solitary Walker' is the first complete exegesis and interpretation of Rousseau's final and culminating work, showing its full philosophic and moral teaching. The Reveries has been celebrated as a work of literature that is an acknowledged acme of French prose writing. Thomas L. Pangle argues that this aesthetic appreciation necessitates an in-depth interpretation of this writing's complex and multi-levelled intended teaching—about the normatively best way of life—and how essential this is for such a bewildering writing, in its unprecedented and never again replicated character.Rousseau stands out among modern political philosophers in that he restored, to political philosophy, what Socrates and his students (from Plato and Xenophon through Aristotle and the Stoics and Cicero) had made central—and that the previous modern, Enlightenment philosophers had eclipsed: the study of the life and soul of the exemplary, independent sage, as possessor of "human wisdom." Rousseau made this again the supreme theme and source of norms for political philosophy and for humanity's moral as well as civic existence.In his analysis of The Reveries, Pangle uncovers Rousseau's most profound exploration and articulation of his own life, personality, soul, and thought as "the man of nature enlightened by reason." He describes, in Rousseau's final work, the fullest embodiment of the experiential wisdom from which flows and to which points Rousseau's political and moral philosophy, his theology, and his musical and literary art

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- 2 U.S. Policy Agendas -- 2.1 New Beginnings -- 2.2 Executive Orders in January 2021 -- 2.3 American Jobs Plan -- 2.4 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [5] -- 2.5 Build Back Better Bill [6] -- 2.6 Executive Order on Federal Government Sustainability [7] -- 2.7 International Context -- 2.7.1 The Paris Agreement -- 2.7.2 Leaders' Summit [9] -- 2.7.3 G-20 Meeting [10] -- 2.7.4 COP26 in Glasgow [11-15] -- 2.7.5 Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- 2.8 Domestic Institutional Constraints -- 2.9 Public Opinion -- 2.10 Implications: Presidential Power and Its Limits -- Annex 1: President Biden's Executive Orders on: (A) Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis', (B) 'Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad', and (C) 'Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability' -- Annex 2: U.S. Public Opinion Survey Data: Detailed Analyses of Selected Issues -- References -- 3 Who Gets What in the Budget -- 3.1 Overview of the Budget Process -- 3.2 FY2022 Request to Congress -- 3.3 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [4-6] -- 3.4 Infrastructure Bill [7] -- 3.5 Build Back Better Bill [9] -- 3.6 An Un-representative Senate -- 3.7 Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation -- Annex 1: Request for NOAA Appropriations for FY2022 [13] -- Annex 2: Build Back Better Budget Changes -- Annex 3: Calculations of the 'Social Costs of Carbon' in the Budget [14-19] -- Annex 4: States' Carbon-Intensity and Representation in the Senate -- References -- 4 The Future -- 4.1 Reframing the Issues -- 4.2 The U.S. as an International Leader and Laggard -- 4.3 Pricing Carbon -- 4.4 Institutional Constraints -- 4.5 The Generation Gap in Public Opinion.

"This groundbreaking book collects contributions from many of the world's leading climate and energy law scholars and provides the first major study of national climate change acts. This cutting-edge type of legislation originated with the first Climate Change Act framework which was passed in the United Kingdom in 2008, and is intended to enable the law to grapple effectively with one of the great problems of our times, anthropogenic climate change. Since 2008, national framework climate legislation has been slowly but steadily emerging in countries across the world. This trailblazing collection employs a comparative analytical legal methodology and offers the first comprehensive study of this new, innovative form of legislative regime. In addition to containing broad internationalist chapters, deep-dive national case study chapters are included that focus on individual countries and provide analytical depth. A final chapter draws together the threads of the book's foregoing contributions to deduce generalisable conceptual insights based on current knowledge and experience. Uniquely, the book provides a conceptual model for climate change acts that can usefully inform the development of national framework climate legislation in all countries"--

In Europe, the bible was long used to determine the age of human civilization, supplemented by accounts written by the historians of classical antiquity. The early modern development of the natural sciences called supposed certainties into question. The classical disciplines were assigned a decisive role in this conflict. This volume presents these developments, some of them unexpected.

"Thomas Pangle continues his exploration of the work of Xenophon, a student of Socrates and an historian, who wrote about Socrates, the man, his ideas, and their reception in Athens. In a sequel to his earlier account of Xenophon's Memorabilia, this book takes up the three remaining works of Xenophon, which were devoted to memorializing his teacher Socrates: the Oeconomicus, the Symposium, and the Apology of Socrates to the Jury. As Pangle puts it, the question that is the theme of these works is which of the two distinct ways of life and human character types-that of the Socratic political philosopher with his philosophic virtues, or that of the gentleman with his civic and moral virtues-is superior, standing as the highest standard for all human existence"--

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Montesquieu's Style and Manner of Writing -- 3. Human Nature and Natural Law -- 4. Participatory Republicanism -- 5. Liberal Republicanism -- 6. The Obstacles to Freedom: Climate, Geography, and History -- 7. Commerce and the Charm of National Diversity -- 8. Rreligion -- 9. Natural Law and the Prudence of the Legislator -- Notes -- Index.

Introduction -- Mental disorders and criminal behavior -- Forensic mental health assessments -- Foundations of the competence to stand trial standard -- Refining and applying the competence to stand trial standard -- Procedural aspects of competence to stand trial determinations -- Dispositions after the competence to stand trial hearing -- Other criminal trial-related competency issues: Miranda waivers/confessions, waiver of counsel, guilty pleas, and competence to testify -- The insanity defense -- Insanity defense variations -- Procedural aspects of insanity defense determinations -- Dispositions following a successful insanity defense: risk assessments -- Conclusion

"Alaska emerged from obscurity in the late 1890s, and the growth of its population and economy occurred during an era of Progressive change when the centers of power were shifting from giant business conglomerates to government-mandated regulation and socio-economic reform. The territory benefitted greatly, but progress arrived piecemeal over the course of decades. The pioneers were eager to see Alaska develop. They wanted systems of transportation, communication, and effective law, and they wanted them now. When Congress was slow to act, Alaskans responded with cries of neglect and abuse, and those complaints festered and persisted. Such feelings were not wrong or misplaced. Alaskans living in the moment had no way of peering into the future. But from today's perspective we can see that over time Alaska as both a territory and a state has been enriched far more than neglected or abused by the United States government. The journalist and the historian view the same events through different colored glasses. Each writer brings a unique point of view, and it is these fresh interpretations that keep history alive and vital."--Provided by publisher.

Reissued with a new introduction by the author, The Paraguayan War is an engrossing and comprehensive account of the origins and early campaigns of the deadliest and most extensive interstate war ever fought in Latin America. One of the first significant investigations of the Paraguayan War available in English, it investigates the complexities of South American nationalism, military development, and political intrigue. A 2003 CHOICE Academic Title of the Year, The Paraguayan War sets the stage for The Road to Armageddon, Thomas L. Whigham's exploration of the effects of this devastating conflict on individuals, Paraguayan society, and the continent as a whole. Together, these books fill an important gap in our understanding of Latin American history

In 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the Marquês de Olinda initiated South America's most significant war. Thousands of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan soldiers engaged in a protracted siege of Paraguay, leaving the Paraguayan economy and population devastated. The suffering defied imagination and left a tradition of bad feelings, changing politics in South America forever. This is the definitive work on the Triple Alliance War. Thomas L. Whigham examines key personalities and military engagements while exploring the effects of the conflict on individuals, Paraguayan society, and the continent as a whole. The Road to Armageddon is the first book utilize a broad range of primary sources and materials, including testimony from the men and women who witnessed the war first-hand.