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1	Discourse on the Origin of Inequality more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau 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 $2.00! \| SVS
2	Natural Right and History more books like this by Leo Strauss 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 $6.99! new only from $14.27! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Discourse on Inequality more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau 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 $5.00! \| SVS
4	Treatise on Law more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint 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 $7.95! \| SVS
5	Philosophy of Right more books like this by Georg Wilhelm Friedri Hegel, T M Knox (Translator) Hegel's Philosophy of Right was the last of his major works to be published in his lifetime. It contains his mature views on such subjects as law, rights, morality, the family, economic life, and the state. Ever since its publication in 1821 it has been variously interpreted: it profoundly influenced Marx and the development of Communism; ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.15! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law more books like this by J Budziszewski Written on the Heart expounds the work of the leading architects of theory on natural law, including Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and John Locke. It also takes up contemporary philosophy, running against the tide of pluralism that abhors natural law. see all copies from $5.65! new only from $12.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium: Six Essays on the Abolition of Man more books like this by Peter Kreeft see all copies from $6.25! new only from $6.99! \| SVS
8	The Morality of Law, Revised Edition more books like this by Lon L Fuller see all copies from $7.54! new only from $16.18! \| SVS
9	Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas more books like this by Carl Lotus Becker see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.33! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Justice Accused: Antislavery and the Judicial Process more books like this by Robert Cover see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.15! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Kant: The Metaphysics of Morals more books like this by Immanuel Kant, Mary J Gregor (Editor), Desmond M Clarke (Editor) 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 $8.99! new only from $9.98! \| SVS
12 view cover	On Law, Morality, and Politics more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13 view cover	On Law, Morality, and Politics more books like this by William P Baumgarth, Thomas Aquinas, Saint 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 $9.84! new only from $13.95!
14 view cover	The Return of George Sutherland: Restoring a Jurisprudence of Natural Rights more books like this by Hadley Arkes 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 $2.85! new only from $4.11! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Natural Law and Natural Rights more books like this by John Finnis This book uses contemporary analytical tools to provide basic accounts of values and principles, community and `common good', justice and human rights, authority, law, the varieties of obligation, unjust law, and even the question of divine authority. see all copies from $34.04! new only from $40.69! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation more books like this by Jeremy Bentham AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS AND LEGISLATION BY JEREMY BENTHAM OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS LONDON NEW YORK AND TORONTO HENRY FROWDE M CM VII NOTE. The First Edition of this work was printed in the year 1780 and first published in 1789. The present Edition is a careful reprint of A New Edition, corrected by the Author which was ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.60! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Sex, Preference, and Family: Essays on Law and Nature more books like this by David M Estlund (Editor), Martha Craven Nussbaum (Editor) From Dan Quayle's attack on TV's Murphy Brown for giving birth out of wedlock, to the referendum recently passed in Colorado that forbid local communities from enacting non-discrimination laws for sexual orientation, the public furor over issues of same-sex marriages, gay rights, pornography, and single-parent families has erupted with a passion ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Law and Morality: Readings in Legal Philosophy more books like this by David Dyzenhaus (Editor), Arthur Ripstein (Editor) Since the publication of the first edition in 1996 and the second in 2001, "Law and Morality" has filled a long-standing need for a contemporary Canadian textbook in the philosophy of law. Now in its third edition, this essential volume has been significantly revised and updated and includes new chapters on equality, judicial review, and terrorism ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.62! \| first editions
19 view cover	50 Questions on the Natural Law: What It is and Why We Need It more books like this by Charles E. Rice see all copies from $17.51! new only from $17.51!
20 view cover	The Principles of Morals and Legislation more books like this by Jeremy Bentham, Robert M Baird (Editor), Stuart E Rosenbaum (Editor) 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 $2.99! new only from $2.99!
21 view cover	What We Can't Not Know: A Guide more books like this by J Budziszewski Exposing the emptiness of contemporary moral fashions, Budziszewski explores the rules of human conduct that we can't not know. Budziszewski's purpose is to "bolster the confidence of plain people in the rational foundations of their common moral sense." see all copies from $13.95! new only from $17.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	Ethical Writings: His Ethics or "Know Yourself" and His Dialogue Between a Philosopher, a Jew, and a Christian more books like this by Peter Abelard Abelard's major ethical writings -- Ethics, or 'Know Yourself', and Dialogue between a philosopher, a Jew and a Christian, are presented here in a student edition including cross-references, explanatory notes, a full table of references, bibliography, and index. see all copies from $7.98! new only from $13.95!
23 view cover	More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well more books like this by Walter E. Williams Williams once again takes on the left wing's most sacred cows with brutal candor and an uncompromising reverence for personal liberty. see all copies from $9.40! new only from $12.47!
24	Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau see all copies from $3.98! new only from $6.17!
25 view cover	General Theory of Law and State more books like this by Hans Kelsen Widely regarded as the most important legal theorist of the twentieth century, Hans Kelsen is best known for his formulation of the "pure theory of law", - within which the study of international law was his special field of work. The present volume, "General Theory of Law and State", first published in 1945, allowed Kelsen to adjust his pure ... see all copies from $35.23! new only from $47.09! \| first editions \| SVS

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