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Rousseau to Heidegger. Politics, social theory, history of ideas, Political theory, Political philosophy

The theories of Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche and Heidegger, sometimes called the Philosophy of Freedom, launched a protest against modern liberalism individualism, feeding political catastrophes of tyranny, genocide and revolution. For readers interested in philosophy, political theory, revolution, tyranny, terrorism and extremism.

This book will appeal to anyone interested in the danger posed by tyranny and terror in today's world, the psychology of tyranny, and how it is shaped by the history of fiction, art, and architecture. Written in a clear, colorful style, the book is suitable for readers of all levels.

La tirannia rimane il fenomeno politico più antico e duraturo. E sembra che il suo spirito sopravviva rinvigorito fino ai nostri giorni: che si tratti del terrorismo jihadista, dell'imperialismo di Putin, o delle ambizioni espansionistiche cinesi. Waller R. Newell - dispiegando tutta la sua vasta conoscenza della filosofia e della storia antiche e moderne - mette a nudo la figura del tiranno, raccontando in modo articolato e coinvolgente la lu...

A history of tyranny and terror from Achilles to today's Jihadists.

This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought.

Ruling Passion is the only book-length study of tyranny, statesmanship, and civic virtue in three major Platonic dialogues, the Georgias, the Symposium, and the Republic. It is also the first extended interpretation of eros as the key to Plato's understanding of both the depths of human vice and the heights of human aspirations for virtue and happiness. Through his detailed commentary and eloquent insights on the three dialogues, Waller Newell...

Ruling Passion is the only book-length study of tyranny, statesmanship, and civic virtue in three major Platonic dialogues, the Georgias, the Symposium, and the Republic. It is also the first extended interpretation of eros as the key to Plato's understanding of both the depths of human vice and the heights of human aspirations for virtue and happiness. Through his detailed commentary and eloquent insights on the three dialogues, Waller Newell...

This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought. Waller R. Newell traces the varieties of tyranny from the steely determination of reforming conquerors and modernizing despots to the collectivist revolutions of the Jacobins, Bolsheviks, Nazis and Khmer Rouge.