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Delve deeper into philosophers by reading their original work and analyses of their ideas.
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics
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In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle describes his theory of virtue ethics.
Politics
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In Politics, Aristotle discusses his view on governance through political philosophy.
René Descartes
Meditations On First Philosophy
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Descartes seeks to build knowledge that can escape skepticism, including existence, God, and more.
Discourse on Method
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Descartes describes his theory of how to properly conduct mathematical and scientific research.
David Hume
A Treatise of Human Nature
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Hume creates a comprehensive theory of human nature, including how we obtain knowledge through experience
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understa...
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Hume justifies his theory of knowledge, through an explanation of ideas, impressions, and rational justification..
Niccoló Machiavelli
The Prince
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Machiavelli seeks to describe how an ideal ruler would govern through sheer pragmatism instead of via moral decision-making.
Discourses On Livy
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Machiavelli creates a conception of a republic through detailing history of the Roman Republic.
Robert Nozick
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
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Robert Nozick justifies and explains his theory of the minimal libertarian state.
Chantal Mouffe
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