political ethics

An annotated translation of the classic treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler; with notes clarifying Machiavelli's sources and the historical and political context of his time, and including several critical articles.

The famous analysis of statemanship and power. This is a reprint of the text of the edition published by the Oxford University Press.

Presents more than 260 alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on ethics controversies, investigations, and the people involved in them from the birth of the U.S. through the year 2000, including related legislation, organizations, and concepts. Each entry also suggests further readings.

Treatise on political power, statecraft, and the qualities of the ideal ruler.

Explores the question of dishonesty from Washington to Wall Street, and the classroom to the workplace, to examine why cheating is so prevalent and what can be done to prevent it.

Includes Machiavelli's life and works, Machiavelli's times, Machiavelli's political doctrine, base themes of The Prince, general synopsis, chapter summaries and commentaries, review questions, selected bibliography.

Examines the adverse and sometimes antagonistic views of liberals and conservatives over issues such as taxes, abortion, and social problems, and maintains that the core of these differences arise from varying conceptions of morality and family life.

Examines four key lies told by American presidents in the postwar period, explaining why presidents choose to lie about the Yalta conference, the Cuban Missle Crisis, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and the Central American wars of the 1980s, and how those lies impacted the American people.