Natural Right and Political Right: Essays in Honor of Harry V. JaffaThomas B. Silver, Peter W. Schramm |
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... original edition because he thought that Voltaire was singularly unfit to edit it . Frederick later republished it himself , without Voltaire's additions and deletions . The Besterman edition is the only reliable one ; it includes ...
... original edition because he thought that Voltaire was singularly unfit to edit it . Frederick later republished it himself , without Voltaire's additions and deletions . The Besterman edition is the only reliable one ; it includes ...
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... Original man , one might say , is pure potential , a potential which is actualized by the " aid of circumstances . " 54 What distinguishes man is thus his history , not his nature.55 By nature man is indistinguishable from other animals ...
... Original man , one might say , is pure potential , a potential which is actualized by the " aid of circumstances . " 54 What distinguishes man is thus his history , not his nature.55 By nature man is indistinguishable from other animals ...
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... original position " where individuals rationally calculate life chances . The result of this calculation can be summarized in Lincoln's judgment , " As I would not choose to be a slave , so I would not choose to be a master . ” Ignorant ...
... original position " where individuals rationally calculate life chances . The result of this calculation can be summarized in Lincoln's judgment , " As I would not choose to be a slave , so I would not choose to be a master . ” Ignorant ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Dante and the Rediscovery of Political Philosophy | 9 |
Jefferson and the Practice of Empire | 27 |
Copyright | |
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