Isbn: 9798197343987 - power, truth, and human nature: 657 sourced quotes on politics, philosophy, and the human condition (2 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Power, Truth, and Human Nature is a thematic collection of 657 sourced quotations drawn from politics, philosophy, history, religion, science, psychology, literature, and the study of civilization. Arranged by subject across twenty-one chapters, the volume brings together reflections on democracy, empire, propaganda, war, ideology, law, religion, scientific inquiry, morality, education, human relationships, social order, self-deception, intellect, and the human condition. The quotations span more than two millennia and include classical, medieval, early modern, and modern authors, historians, philosophers, statesmen, scientists, and writers. Among the figures represented are: Aristotle, Plato, Thucydides, Cicero, Livy, Tacitus, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Burke, Gibbon, Tocqueville, Nietzsche, Freud, Russell, Orwell, Toynbee, Spengler, and many others. Designed as a curated collection for readers interested in history, philosophy, politics, and civilization, the collection presents influential ideas and observations in their original words, organized thematically for comparison and study.…