early works to 1800

Presents a revised translation of Sir Thomas More's classic novel "Utopia," and includes background selections from major secular and religious texts and modern critical essays.

Contains two short pieces by seventeenth-century writer Francis Bacon, including "New Atlantis," a utopian story about a mythical land called Bensalem; and "The Great Instauration," an introduction to Bacon's thought on scientific method.

Explores the thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life of ancient Roman writer, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, and contains his dialogues "On the Shortness of Life" and "On Tranquility of Mind," his statements of Stoic ideals of fortitude and self-reliance.

Contains the seventeenth-century text in which Locke explores the origin and history of human ideas, and includes the notion that all human ideas take root in sensation and reflection, expounding upon the connection between ideas and verbal signs, and he investigates the the nature of our human understanding.

An illustrated adaptation of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, "Common Sense," which relates Paine's 1776 arguments for independence from British rule for a younger audience, and features lesson ideas, activities, and projects with an answer key.

"'Meditations' is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy"--Amazon.

Presents fifteenth-century Italian leader Niccolo Machiavelli's treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler, and includes historical context, explanatory notes, excerpts of criticism, discussion questions, and other study tools.

Contains two classics of tactical and strategic thinking, including "The Prince," fifteenth-century Italian leader Niccolo Machiavelli's treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler; and "The Art of War," sixth-century philosopher Sun Tzu's thoughts on the laying of plans, the actual waging of war, and the value of negotiation.

A classic in the history of Western thought and educational theory for the development of autonomous, responsible human beings.

An unabridged facsimile reprint of the 1790 translation of Antoine Lavoisier's theories of chemistry, covering the composition of the atmosphere and water; dealing with the compounds of acids with various bases, including the table of simple substances or elements; and reviewing the apparatus and instruments of chemistry and their uses.