books by Hackett Publishing Company     books:       Five Dialogues10 reviews Plato Hackett Publishing Company, 2002 The Core of Greek Philosophy Contained 156 Pages I am not going to give you a synopsis of each dialogue. What I will say is that this is easily one of the most important reads of modern times. Most people would say that if you are interested in the art of philosophy then this is a must. I am willing to go a step further. If you are interested in life and the social aspects of life then this is a must read. Therefore almost everyone capable ...             Meditations on First Philosophy: In Which the Existence of God and the Distinction of the Soul from the Body ...8 reviews Rene Descartes Hackett Publishing Company, 1993 The best introduction to modern philosophy in a reliable and cheap edition! Descartes' meditations really is the place to start for thinking through the philosophical obsessions of the modern era -- the value of skepticism, the nature and extent of knowledge, the relation between mind and body, the role of theology in a rational account of the universe, subjectivity vs. objectivity, the primacy of the subject, freedom, etc. This is a book that can be read for these ...             Second Treatise of Government7 reviews John Locke Hackett Publishing Company, 1980 John Locke's classic in handy format +plus bonus essay In his book, Second Treatise of Government, John Locke (1632 - 1704) writes that all humans are born equal with the same ability to reason for themselves, and because of this, government should have limitations to ensure that people are free from the arbitrary will of another person, according to the laws of nature. Government, in Locke's view, is a social contract between the people in control, ...             The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing12 reviews Michael Harvey Hackett Publishing Company, 2003 excellent little book The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing goes over the fundamentals of good essay writing such as concision, clarity, flow, punctuation, and topic sentence for a paragraph and so on. It is an excellent reference book for college students and writers in general. The book however does not go into term or research paper writing.             Plato: Republic90 reviews Plato, G. M. A. Grube, ... Hackett Publishing Company, 1992 Best Translator of Plato Grube is the most accurate and faithful translator of Plato. Unlike most other translators, in particular the horrendous Allan Bloom, Grube was both a first rate Greek scholar and had no ax to grind. You are always in good hands with one of his translations.             Nicomachean Ethics39 reviews Aristotle Hackett Publishing Company Translations differ It would be helpful if Amazon didn't pool together reviews from different translations. Note to Amazon: the customer reviews can be very helpful and have motivated me to purchase many books. But reviews for widely translated books should be specific to the translation. Otherwise they become worthless.             Republic5 reviews Plato Hackett Publishing Company, 2004 Life in an unreal ideal world Plato's 'Republic' is one of the most important works of ancient Greek philosophy, and one of the foundation pieces of political science and political philosophy of that and subsequent ages. It was one of the first pieces I read when undertaking a political science degree. Plato was not only a great philosopher, but also a great writer. While few master the classical Greek language sufficient ...             Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals: With on a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns11 reviews Immanuel Kant Hackett Publishing Company, 1993 Which translation of the Grundlegung is right for you? There is no doubt that Kant's Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten is one of the three or four most important texts of modern moral philosophy. The only question is, if you have to rely on an English translation, which translation is best? I think that depends on why you are reading this book. If you have only a casual interest in Kant, or if you are reading this book only because it is ...             Plato Complete Works46 reviews Plato Hackett Publishing Company, 1997 This is the business! This is the edition of Plato that you would have as required reading on an English medium Greek philosophy course. All the texts are translated and annotated by the relevant experts. In an ideal world you would have some kind of interlinear translation provided from the original Greek on the page facing the Greek translation, rather like the Interlinear New Testament as well as the translation ...             Utilitarianism11 reviews John Stuart Mill Hackett Publishing Company, 2002 Utilitarian philosophy explained I read this book for a graduate Mill seminar in Philosophy. Recommended reading for anyone interested in philosophy, political science, and history. John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England. Minister of Parliament 1865-68 he served one term. Mill develops a theory of morality in Utilitarianism. He argues against the group of people ...             Iliad33 reviews Homer, Stanley Lombardo Hackett Publishing Company, 1997 An epic translation "Sprung out of bitterness, the philosophy of the Iliad excludes resentment." Thus Rachel Bespaloff, stating the seemingly impossible. Years ago I read the Iliad in Fitzgerald's fine translation, but every page had the heavy cadence of a "classic." Now I'm reading Fagles' and Lombardo's translations back to back, and am surprised how much I'm enjoying the poem. I don't dispute those who judge ...             Anthology Of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation : with Additional Translations by Other Scholars ...2 reviews Hackett Publishing Company, 2004 A Must Have for Myth-Focused Folks! Finally! There has been such need for a work like this and the editors/translators have done a fine job indeed. I teach live, online courses on mythology at The Lukeion Project and this year I will be developing a way to make this a required purchase for the fall 2008 session. Everything I need to teach a high quality course in mythology is availabe here (with the addition of my favorite ...             Selected Writings3 reviews Karl Marx Hackett Publishing Company, 1994 Excellent I'm taking anthropology in College, and Marx has been a big influence in the studies. One of the required textbooks was this one. It was great. It goes deep into socilogical culture analysis, communism, and religion. i would recommend this book to anyone!             Basic Political Writings5 reviews Jean-Jacques Rousseau Hackett Publishing Company, 1987 Rousseau Comments on Society and the General Will of Man Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Basic Political Writings," have a two part effect. Rousseau uses the first portion of the book, the discourses on science and the arts, the origin of inequality, and political economy, to describe the basic policies of then modern society. Rousseau describes the creation of society as a threat against the laws of nature. Rousseau also explains that the origin of ...             Odyssey14 reviews Homer Hackett Publishing Company, 2000 Eminently readable and true to the original text Lombardo's translation of the Odyssey, as well as his Iliad and Aeneid, receive much-deserved kudos as the most readable translations available. He writes with poetic and colloquial English that makes it easy for the lay person to understand. Unfortunately, many of these same lay readers bash Lombardo's translations because they assume the personable nature of the writing makes it ...             The Essential Homer: Selections from the Iliad and the Odyssey2 reviews Homer Hackett Publishing Company, 2000 The Best of the Best of the Best Lombardo's translations of Homer are brilliant, energetic, and fun to read. While other translations are as dry and dusty as ancient Greek itself, Lombardo remarkably manages to bring it all to life, and reading both the Iliad and the Odyssey are as interesting and exciting as reading the most fascinating and lurid novel you've ever had in your hands. The best thing about this edition is that ...             On Justice, Power, and Human Nature: The Essence of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War3 reviews Thucydides Hackett Publishing Company, 1993 A Great Distillation of Thucydides' Genius I can't think of another abridgment of a classic more after my own heart. I am a passionate believer in reading all of Thucydides, but this book is still the ideal way to get to know what is great about the historian. (And, as our democracy is at war & struggles with imperial entanglements, Thuc. is more relevant than ever.) Basically, Woodruff has an unerring instinct for where Thucydides (not ...             Classics of Western Philosophy9 reviews Hackett Publishing Company, 2007 simply the best This anthology is by far the best anthology of its kind. If you love ancient and medieval philosophy the way I do, it is possible to teach an entire semester "intro. to phil." course out of Plato, Aristotle, Sextus, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Maimon, Ockham, Gerson, and the Stoa. This book could also support a whole early moderns course, as it features full texts of MEDITATIONS ON FIRST ...             Oresteia1 review Aeschylus Hackett Publishing Company, 1998 The play within the Translation I worked on the production of this translation at The University of South Carolina in 1998. I designed the costumes and masks. Before I began the design process, I read other translations of the script. Peter's translation was done with attention to what the characters were saying, not just the literal dictionary definition of the Ancient Greek. The pacing and flow of the play is great and ...             Readings In Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales To Aristotle3 reviews Hackett Publishing Company, 2005 This is the one to buy if you're buying only one In my reading I frequently come across references to Greek philosophy. When I go to the bookstore, though, I see an entire shelf of books for Plato, and another for Aristotle. Presocratics are separate. How to choose? Fortunately, there is this volume. It is a large collection, filling 890 large pages, from the earliest Greek philosophers to Aristotle. 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