Categoría: Ediciones B&P
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Perpetual Peace
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«Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch» (Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf) is a 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant. In this essay, Kant proposed a peace program to be implemented by governments. Kant’s essay in some ways resembles modern democratic peace theory. He speaks of republican, Republikanisch, (not democratic), states, which he defines to have representative governments,…
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On Liberty
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On Liberty is a philosophical work by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, originally intended as a short essay. The work, published in 1859, applies Mill’s ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state. Mill attempts to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality, which he…
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A letter concerning toleration
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A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke was originally published in 1689. Its initial publication was in Latin, though it was immediately translated into other languages. Locke’s work appeared amidst a fear that Catholicism might be taking over England, and responds to the problem of religion and government by proposing religious toleration as the answer.…
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L’esprit des lois
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De l’esprit des lois est un traité de la théorie politique publié par Montesquieu à Genève en 1748. Cette œuvre majeure, qui lui a pris quatorze ans de travail, a fait l’objet d’une mise à l’Index en 1751. Dans cet ouvrage, Montesquieu suit une méthode révolutionnaire pour l’époque : il refuse de juger ce qui…
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Ética a Nicómano
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Ética nicomáquea o Ética a Nicómaco es una obra de Aristóteles escrita en el siglo IV a. C. Se trata de uno de los primeros tratados conservados sobre ética y moral de la filosofía occidental, y sin duda el más completo de la ética aristotélica. Está compuesto por diez libros que se consideran basados en…
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Principes de politiques des souverains
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L’oeuvre de Diderot connue sous le titre Principes de politique des souverains ne laisse pas d’intriguer depuis sa première publication par Naigeon en 1798. La découverte récente de la source à partir de laquelle Diderot a composé une grande partie de ses maximes prétendument tirées de Tacite – l’ouvrage De arcanis Rerumpublicarum libri sex du…
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Candide, or optimisme
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Candide, ou l´Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living…
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The Federalist Papers
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The Federalist (later known as The Federalist Papers) is a collection of 85 articles and essays written under the pseudonym «Publius» by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of these essays were published serially in the Independent Journal, the New York Packet, and The…
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Diálogo de los oradores
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El Diálogo de los oradores (Dialogus de oratoribus, en latín) es un breve libro de Tácito, en forma de diálogo, sobre el arte de la retórica. Su fecha de composición se desconoce, aunque su dedicatoria a Fabio Justo ubica su publicación alrededor del año 102. El diálogo en sí, ambientado en el año 75 ó 77,…
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Resistance to Civil Government
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Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them…