Introducing his 1963 political and economic classic, Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman voices a central question of the "free man": “What can I and my compatriots do through government to help us discharge our individual responsibilities, to achieve our several goals and purposes, and above all, to protect our freedom?" […]
The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: with Notes and Quotations, and Account of the Authors Life is a combination of numerous essays by the influential philosopher and essayist Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. His essays are written with honesty, skepticism, and at times humor expressing his perceptions on human error. […]
Often described as the culmination of the French Enlightenment, the Encyclopédie was collected not only to serve as a comprehensive reference work, but to “change the way men think” about every aspect of the human and natural worlds. In his celebrated “Preliminary Discourse” to the compilation, d’Alembert traced an entire history of […]
One of the most fascinating, intelligent, and influential thinkers of her time, Germaine de Stael, was born into a wealthy and distinguished Swiss family. Her mother held a famous salon attended by such celebrities as Voltaire and Diderot, and her father, Jacques Necker, was Louis XVI’s minister of finance and […]
