If the greatness of a philosophical work can be measured by the volume and vehemence of the public response, there is little question that Rousseau's Social Contract stands out as a masterpiece. Within a week of its publication in 1762 it was banished from France. Soon thereafter, Rousseau fled to Geneva, where he saw the book burned in public. At the same time, many of his contemporaries, such as Kant, considered Rousseau to be 'the Newton of the moral world', as he was the first philosop...

A NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY, ON BOARD THE SHIP GLOBE, OF NANTUCKET, IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, Jan. 1824 AND THE JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE OF TWO YEARS ON THE MULGRAVE ISLANDS; WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE INHABITANTS. BY WILLIAM LAY, OF SAYBROOK, CONN. AND CYRUS M. HUSSEY, OF NANTUCKET: The only Survivors from the Massacre of the Ship’s Company by the Natives.This edition features a linked Table of Contents.CONTENTSINTRODUCTION.CHAPTER I.C...

This the story of a very unique type of youth program that serves middle and high school students for over twenty-five years in Lane County, Oregon. It is the story of a military academy with a social services mission.

All great leaders know this ancient secret.It wasn't luck. You've worked hard to get to the top. And now you want more. Using your time, talent and tenacity differently will help you get there. People will talk positively about your achievements, about you and your legacy will speak largely for itself-IF you learn, implement and embody the ancient wisdom you'll find here in this book.You will learn:The...

Although it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from early modern political thought. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made it the central element of his political theory, and it took on a life of its own during the French Revolution, before being subjected to generations of embrace or opprobrium. James Farr and David Lay Williams have collected for the first time a set of essays that track the evolving histo...

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All great leaders know this ancient secret.It wasn’t luck. You’ve worked hard to get to the top. And now you want more. Using your time, talent and tenacity differently will help you get there. People will talk positively about your achievements, about you and your legacy will speak largely for itself—IF you learn, implement and embody the ancient wisdom you’ll find here in this book.You will learn:The primary reason leaders fail and what to d...

We have experienced dark and difficult times before in our history—World Wars, the Depression, and pandemics, but the physical, political and economic health of nations is now overlaid with the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change.We live in a world fraught with ecological and social problems and political systems that diminish democracy. We have organizations that demean and dehumanize many of their employees, and an economic perspective that places material wealth a...

What is freedom? What is equality? And what is sovereignty? A foundational text of modern political philosophy, Rousseau's Social Contract has generated much debate and exerted extraordinary influence not only on political thought, but also modern political history, by way of the French Revolution and other political events, ideals, and practices. The Social Contract is regularly studied in undergraduate courses of philosophy, political thought, and modern intellectual history, as well as ...

This compelling entrepreneurial story reveals how a modest kiosk in California became the global symbol of the fast food restaurant business. The book explores the extraordinary transformation of a family business into a restaurant empire, through the stories of its protagonists and the innovations that revolutionised the industry. From the founding brothers to the revolutionary vision of a blender salesman, each chapter reveals the secrets of unprecedented success. You will discover how t...

In The Silence That Answers Back, Andrew Ray Williams writes from the ordinary places where life opens into grief, wonder, and mystery: a hospital room, a checkout line, a child’s bedroom, a cemetery path, a walk after an argument. Here grief is not separate from love, nor faith from doubt. These poems look steadily at anxiety, illness, marriage, fatherhood, and the ache of memory, while listening for what the natural world may still be saying—a cardinal at the window, bluebells i...