Leviathan (Penguin Classics)37 reviews Thomas Hobbes Penguin Classics, 1982 What to do with Modern World + A Classic + Book for High School This huge work is the foundation of classical liberalism; it is the basis for Locke, for Smith, and all economic neo-liberalists all the way up to the current period. Written during the English Reformation, Hobbes was confronted with the problem of absolute individualism; he begins this work of ...             Das Kapital, Gateway Edition24 reviews Karl Marx Gateway Editions, 1999 Where Marxist Economics meets Realpolitik. I gave this book five stars,because it shows outright, that Marx had a layman's understanding of everyday economics.When Marx's social political theories needed economic validation,he unleashed the monetary-literary behemoth,"Das Kapital".This book was a successful seller among Wall Street ...             Critique of Pure Reason (Great Books in Philosophy)32 reviews Immanuel Kant Prometheus Books, 1990 Standard translation of landmark text + Incredibly Difficult, but Highly Rewarding + A vitally important work in Philosophy + clarifications + Serious great book             Plato: Republic91 reviews Plato, G. M. A. Grube, ... Hackett Publishing Company, 1992 The ultimate Socratic dialogue? + Classic Read + Best Translator of Plato + The Rhetoric             The Art of War: (Miniature book)82 reviews Sun-Tzu Running Press Miniature Editions, 2003 An excellent little reference + excellent condition + Good Book! Devoid of most of the commentaries and interpretations that most copies of this text have, this is an ideal companion for those who can already understand the philosophy, or who wish to come to their own interpretation without the opinions of others influencing them. Beautifully presented, the ...             Utopia (Dover Thrift Editions)53 reviews Thomas More Dover Publications, 1997 Utopia: Not As Free As You Might Think + It's a book + Literary Garden of Eden + Very Satisfied with Product             Atlas Shrugged1547 reviews Ayn Rand Signet, 1996 Written in the 50s and is coming true today. + But wasn't the real Atlas--from Greek mythology--he who held the SKY, not the Earth? + Now more than ever... + The best             The Fountainhead967 reviews Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff Signet, 1996 Fairy Tale + More traditionally novelistic, tells the backstory of Atlas Shrugged + Fountainhead + Why Was This Book Written?             1984 (Signet Classics)1373 reviews George Orwell New American Library, 1961 A Warning, A Prediction...A Terrifying Truth + Ninteen-Eighty-Four: Still a Classic + Perfectly Horrific + Still Relevant + Timeless classic on the dangers of communism/big government             The Social Contract (Penguin Classics)26 reviews Jean-Jacques Rousseau Penguin Classics, 1968 Still a Timely Study on Liberty + A civil society, dream on my friend... Immanuel Kant had one portrait hanging in his house in Konigsberg. The portrait was of Rousseau. What an honor, to be memorialized while alive by THE leading figure of the enlightenment! Rousseau never coined the term 'noble savage'. This is a popular misunderstanding and outright lie. He was ...             Five Dialogues10 reviews Plato Hackett Publishing Company, 2002 The Core of Greek Philosophy Contained 156 Pages + Excellent Choice + A Great Read for anyone who desires a great lesson in Logic! + The trial, imprisonment, and death of Socrates             Brave New World729 reviews Aldous Huxley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998 Open the book and open your eyes + This book is more enjoyable with some soma! + Frighteningly Prophetic + Dystopia, i long for thee + Good Book             The Communist Manifesto (Signet Classics)253 reviews Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels Signet Classics, 1998 Please actually read Marx... + Barak Obamas favourite Book + A Utopian society gone south in practice ...and PLEASE read beyond the Manifesto! Ignore the anti-Marx ideologues who do not actually read him, and give him a shot. Forget, for a minute, all preconceived notions of communism, and take his writings as though they are fresh and brand new. Only then should you proceed on to reading criticism ...             The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library Classics)11 reviews Aristotle Modern Library, 2001 Good collection of Aristotle + Excellent + "Basic" and enough for a solid reference and good overview After Plato, Aristotle is by far the greatest Athenian Greek Philosopher. A polymathic genius whose interests ranged from poetry to theology to astronomy, physics and biology, Aristotle systematized Western thought and laid down many of the basic rules for argument and rationality which still ...             The Prince (Bantam Classics)284 reviews Niccolo Machiavelli Bantam Classics, 1984 The Recipe of the American Corporate State + The Giant of the Self-Help Genre + mc review Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a guide of morality-void techniques for acquiring and maintaining political power and ultimately, political fortune. Written nearly 500 years ago, this blueprint for tyranny is just as relevant today. As his compass, Machiavelli uses history, both ancient and ...             The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill: On Liberty, the Subjection of Women and Utilitarianism (Modern ...7 reviews John Stuart Mill Modern Library, 2002 The great defender of individual liberty + Every Politician Should Read This + Mill has a point + good way to get all three works + A bit dry, but worth the effort!             Basic Writings of Nietzsche (Modern Library Classics)34 reviews Friedrich Nietzsche Modern Library, 2000 Kaufmann Translations with all Footnotes + Essential works by important thinker + Pleasurable and rich! + Oh, Nietzsche + almost perfect. all you'll ever need, but maybe not all you'll want.             The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill: On Liberty, the Subjection of Women and Utilitarianism (Modern ...7 reviews John Stuart Mill Modern Library, 2002 The great defender of individual liberty + Every Politician Should Read This + Mill has a point + good way to get all three works + A bit dry, but worth the effort!             Das Kapital, Gateway Edition24 reviews Karl Marx Gateway Editions, 1999 Where Marxist Economics meets Realpolitik. I gave this book five stars,because it shows outright, that Marx had a layman's understanding of everyday economics.When Marx's social political theories needed economic validation,he unleashed the monetary-literary behemoth,"Das Kapital".This book was a successful seller among Wall Street ...             The Art of War: (Miniature book)82 reviews Sun-Tzu Running Press Miniature Editions, 2003 An excellent little reference + excellent condition + Good Book! Devoid of most of the commentaries and interpretations that most copies of this text have, this is an ideal companion for those who can already understand the philosophy, or who wish to come to their own interpretation without the opinions of others influencing them. Beautifully presented, the ...