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1	Discourse on the Origin of Inequality more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau add to wishlist In his "Discourses" (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth and power are the inevitable result of the civilizing process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalleled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material, but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
2	Natural Right and History more books like this by Leo Strauss add to wishlist In this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned the work, Natural Right and History remains as ... see all copies from $3.49! new only from $14.02! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Discourse on Inequality more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau add to wishlist In "A Discourse on Inequality", Rousseau sets out to demonstrate how the growth of civilization corrupts man's natural happiness and freedom by creating artificial inequalities of wealth, power and social privilege. Contending that primitive man was equal to his fellows, Rousseau believed that as societies become more sophisticated, the strongest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.11! \| SVS
4	Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines of American Wildfire more books like this by John N MacLean add to wishlist The author of "Fire on the Mountain" combines action-packed storytelling with moving insights and informed analysis of firefighting strategy past and present in this report from the front lines of the American landscape where wildland fires keep getting hotter, bigger, and more dangerous. 30 illustrations. 3 maps. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $18.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Treatise on Law more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint add to wishlist In his treatise on law comprising questions 90-97 of the Summa Theologica, St. Thomas presents a philosophical analysis of the nature and structure of law. Believing that law achieves its results by imposing moral obligations rather than outright force on those subject to it, he explores the vital questions surrounding that issue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.04! \| SVS
6	Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster more books like this by Keith Smith add to wishlist The expanded fifth edition of "Environmental Hazards" provides a balanced overview of all the major rapid-onset events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social sciences to demonstrate how natural and human systems interact to place communities of all sizes, and ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $41.99! \| SVS
7	Kant: The Metaphysics of Morals more books like this by Immanuel Kant, Mary J Gregor (Editor), Desmond M Clarke (Editor) add to wishlist The Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy in which he deals with the basic principles of rights and of virtues. It comprises two parts: the 'Doctrine of Right', which deals with the rights which people have or can acquire, and the 'Doctrine of Virtue', which deals with the virtues they ought to acquire. Mary Gregor ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
8	Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America more books like this by Mark Monmonier add to wishlist The text explains how maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be dangerously misleading. It considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers that we have to ... see all copies from $12.25! new only from $25.93! \| SVS
9	Philosophy of Right more books like this by Georg Wilhelm Friedri Hegel, T M Knox (Translator) add to wishlist Considered by some the best introduction to and explication of the thought of German Idealist philosopher GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL (17701831), this 1896 translation by SAMUEL WATERS DYDE (b. 1862) of the philosophers great 1821 work offers a succinct but comprehensive discussion of concepts of free will. A philosophical disciple of Kant, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Justice Accused: Antislavery and the Judicial Process more books like this by Robert M Cover add to wishlist What should a judge do when he must hand down a ruling based on a law that he considers unjust or oppressive? This question is examined through a series of problems concerning unjust law that arose with respect to slavery in nineteenth-century America. "Cover's book is splendid in many ways. His legal history and legal philosophy are both first ... see all copies from $2.72! new only from $25.49! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Environmental and Natural Resources Law more books like this by Eric Pearson, Pro add to wishlist Combining the two main approaches to teaching this broad area, this volume examines environmental law, including pollution control, and the natural resources law course covering conservation, energy and other aspects. This expansion of coverage promotes a fuller understanding of these complex issues, and can provide either a once-through general ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $10.03! \| first editions
12 view cover	Natural Rights and the Right to Choose more books like this by Hadley Arkes add to wishlist Over the last thirty years the American political class has come to talk itself out of the doctrines of 'natural rights' that formed the main teaching of the American Founders and Abraham Lincoln. With that move, it has removed the ground for its own rights. Ironically, this transition has been made without awareness, with a serene conviction that ... see all copies from $8.53! new only from $8.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Return of George Sutherland: Restoring a Jurisprudence of Natural Rights more books like this by Hadley Arkes add to wishlist In this book, Hadley Arkes seeks to restore, for a new generation, the jurisprudence of the late Justice of the Supreme Court George Sutherland - a jurisprudence anchored in the understanding of natural rights. The doctrine of natural rights has become controversial in our own time, while Sutherland has been widely maligned and screened from our ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	50 Questions on the Natural Law: What It is and Why We Need It more books like this by Charles E. Rice add to wishlist see all copies from $14.84! new only from $14.84! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Morality of Law, Revised Edition more books like this by Lon L Fuller add to wishlist see all copies from $5.50! new only from $17.42! \| SVS
16 view cover	On the citizen more books like this by Thomas Hobbes, Richard Tuck (Editor), Michael Silverthorne (Editor) add to wishlist De Cive (On the Citizen) is the first full exposition of the political thought of Thomas Hobbes, the greatest English political philosopher of all time. Professors Tuck and Silverthorne have undertaken the first complete translation since 1651, a rendition long thought (in error) to be at least sanctioned by Hobbes himself. On the Citizen is ... see all copies from $12.75! new only from $16.42! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility more books like this by William R Blackburn add to wishlist "The Sustainability Handbook" covers all the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and organizations. It provides a blueprint for how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. It offers a host of practical approaches and tools including a model sustainability ... see all copies from $57.11! new only from $62.21! \| SVS
18	The rights of man and natural law more books like this by Jacques Maritain add to wishlist see all copies from $15.97! first editions
19 view cover	On Law, Morality, and Politics more books like this by William P Baumgarth, Thomas Aquinas, Saint add to wishlist The second edition retains the selection of texts presented in the first edition but offers them in new translations by Richard J Regan -- including that of his Aquinas, Treatise on Law (Hackett, 2000). A revised Introduction and glossary, an updated select bibliography, and the inclusion of summarising headnotes for each of the units -- ... see all copies from $6.60! new only from $13.60!
20 view cover	Retrieving the Natural Law: A Return to Moral First Things more books like this by J Daryl Charles add to wishlist Restating what all people intuit and what this means in moral, specifically bioethical, discourse is the raison d'etre for this volume. J. Daryl Charles argues that a traditional metaphysics of natural law lies at the heart of the present reconstructive project, and that a revival in natural-law thinking is of the highest priority for the ... see all copies from $22.05! new only from $22.05! \| SVS
21 view cover	Crossing Next Meridian, P more books like this by Charles F Wilkinson add to wishlist In "Crossing the Next Meridian," Charles F. Wilkinson, an expert on federal public lands, Native American issues, and the West's arcane water laws explains some of the core problems facing the American West now and in the years to come. He examines the outmoded ideas that pervade land use and resource allocation and argues that significant reform ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $41.00! \| SVS
22 view cover	Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law more books like this by John S Lowe add to wishlist see all copies from $35.61! new only from $150.00!
23	The Resurrection of Nature: Political Theory and the Human Character more books like this by J. Budziszewski add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Natural Law: Reflections on Theory and Practice more books like this by Jacques Maritain, William Sweet (Introduction by) add to wishlist Can there be universal moral principles in a culturally and religiously diverse world? Are such principles provided by a theory of natural law? Jacques response to both questions is "yes". These essays, selected from the writings of one of the most influential philosophers of the past hundred years, provide a clear statement of Maritain's theory ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Principles of Morals and Legislation more books like this by Jeremy Bentham, Robert M Baird (Editor), Stuart E Rosenbaum (Editor) add to wishlist Jeremy Bentham's work on "The Principles of Morals and Legislation" emerges from its historic roots in hedonism and teleology as a scientific attempt to assess the moral content of human action by focusing on its results or consequences. Proceeding from the assumption that human beings desire pleasure (and avoid pain), Bentham's unique perspective ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $9.09!

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