Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Norman Kemp Smith translation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. Please refer to previous analysis which I build upon. Kant believed that our knowledge rested upon the…
Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: On Knowledge
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Norman Kemp Smith translation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. The Critique of Pure Reason (German: Critik der reinen Vernunft) by Immanuel Kant, first published in 1781,…
Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality: On the Ascetic Ideal – Part I
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Maudemarie Clark and Alan J. Swensen translation of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. I use the notation (X:N) to cite passages, where X refers to the essay…
Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality: On the Noble and Slave Moralities
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Maudemarie Clark and Alan J. Swensen translation of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality. I use the notation (X:N) to cite passages, where X refers to the essay…
Plato’s Republic: On the Tripartite Soul
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Allan Bloom translation of Plato’s Republic. Please refer to a previous analysis on which I build upon here. The tripartite theory of soul is a theory of psyche proposed…
Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy: On Virtue vs. Fortune
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov translation of Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. Please refer to previous analyses (Machiavelli’s The Prince: On Virtue vs. Fortune – Part I & Part II)…
Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: On Miracles
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Eric Steinberg edition of Hume’s An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Please refer to past analyses (On Experience and On Custom) for background. In Section X of his An…
Augustine’s On Free Choice of the Will: On Responsibility
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Thomas Williams translation of Augustine’s On Free Choice of the Will. On the Free Choice of the Will, written by 4th and 5th century early Christian theologian and…
Machiavelli’s The Prince: On Virtue vs. Fortune – Part II
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield, Second Edition translation of Machiavelli’s The Prince. Please refer to Part 1 of this analysis. This is the second part of my analysis of virtue…
Machiavelli’s The Prince: On Virtue vs. Fortune – Part I
Please note that for the purposes of this analysis, I use the Harvey C. Mansfield, Second Edition translation of Machiavelli’s The Prince. The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a 16th century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist…