Modern Liberty and Its Discontents
Modern Liberty and Its Discontents

Author: Pierre Manent

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0585120153

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In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville's analysis of democracy, the political role of Christianity, the nature of totalitarianism, and the future of the nation-state. As a whole, the book constitutes a meditation on the nature of modern freedom and the permanent discontents which accompany it. Manent is particularly concerned with the effects of modern democracy on the maintenance and sustenance of substantial human ties. Modern Liberty and its Discontents is both an important contribution to an understanding of modern society, and a significant contribution to political philosophy in its own right.

Liberty's War
Liberty's War

Author: Herman E. Melton

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2017-08-15

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1682473074

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In the dark days of World War II, merchant mariners made heroic contributions to the eventual Allied victory and suffered tremendous casualties in so doing. Among these were the engineers who toiled deep in the bowels of the ship and suffered appalling casualties. After the war, engineering personnel were unlikely to talk about their experiences, let alone write them down. These modest and self-effacing men were more comfortable in a world of turbines and pistons, so they seldom brought their stories forward. Liberty’s War sets out to explore the experiences of one such engineer, Herman Melton, from his time as a cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy through his experiences at sea as a third assistant engineer. Melton’s story is representative of the thousands of Merchant Marine engineers who served on board Liberty ships during the war. Like many young Americans, he sought to do his part, and in 1942 he obtained an appointment to the newly created U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. After graduating from the academy in 1944, he shipped out to the Pacific Theatre, surviving the sinking of his Liberty ship, the SS Antoine Saugrain, and its top-secret cargo.

Women and Liberty, 1600-1800
Women and Liberty, 1600-1800

Author: Jacqueline Broad

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-12-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0192538225

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There have been many different historical-intellectual accounts of the shaping and development of concepts of liberty in pre-Enlightenment Europe. This volume is unique for addressing the subject of liberty principally as it is discussed in the writings of women philosophers, and as it is theorized with respect to women and their lives, during this period. The volume covers ethical, political, metaphysical, and religious notions of liberty, with some chapters discussing women's ideas about the metaphysics of free will, and others examining the topic of women's freedom (or lack thereof) in their moral and personal lives as well as in the public socio-political domain. In some cases, these topics are situated in relation to the emergence of the concept of autonomy in the late eighteenth century, and in others, with respect to recent feminist theorizing about relational autonomy and internalized oppression. Many of the chapters draw upon a wide range of genres, including polemical texts, poetry, plays, and other forms of fiction, as well as standard philosophical treatises. Taken as a whole, this volume shows how crucial it is to recover the too-long forgotten views of female and women-friendly male philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In the process of recovering these voices, our understanding of philosophy in the early modern period is not only expanded, but also significantly enhanced, toward a more accurate and gender-inclusive history of our discipline.

How Much is $5.00?
How Much is $5.00?

Author: Carey Molter

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1617867853

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Explains what a five dollar bill is, how it compares to other dollar bills, and how many fives are needed to purchase different items.

Your Total Solution for Math, Grade 1
Your Total Solution for Math, Grade 1

Author: Brighter Child

Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Published: 2014-04-07

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 148380710X

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Your Total Solution for Math Grade 1 will delight young children with activities that teach addition and subtraction, place value, counting by fives and tens, measurement, and more. Standardized testing practice is included. Your Total Solution for Math provides lots of fun-to-do math practice for children ages 4Ð8. Colorful pages teach numbers, counting, sorting, sequencing, shapes, patterns, measurement, and more. Loaded with short, engaging activities, these handy workbooks are a parentÕs total solution for supporting math learning at home during the important early years.

Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty

Author: Vicki Hinze

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2008-12-18

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0307486907

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The fate of a country lies in one woman’s hands... U.S. Vice President Sybil Stone, code-named Lady Liberty, has proven she can hold her own against some of the world’s most influential power brokers. But now, negotiating a vital peace agreement in Geneva, Switzerland, Sybil receives an urgent message calling her back to American soil. In seventy-two hours disaster will strike, catapulting the United States into a war that will cost millions of lives. Only Sybil Stone holds the key to stopping it. Yet between Sybil and success lies a minefield of intrigue, betrayal, twisted motives, and three merciless enemies. Her only hope of survival--and the world’s--rests with Agent Jonathan Westford, a judiciously ruthless operative with one goal: in the face of overwhelming odds, to keep Lady Liberty alive. Time is running out and trust is running thin. But Lady Liberty and Agent Westford know they must succeed--or the first-strike missile will launch...

The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty

Author: S. H. Burchard

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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Traces the history of the Statue of Liberty from its conception to its centennial with emphasis on the statue's restoration, its significance through the years, and the plans for the 1986 centennial celebration.

Scouting
Scouting

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2007-10

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families.

Unlearning Liberty
Unlearning Liberty

Author: Greg Lukianoff

Publisher: Encounter Books

Published: 2014-03-11

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1594037337

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For over a generation, shocking cases of censorship at America’s colleges and universities have taught students the wrong lessons about living in a free society. Drawing on a decade of experience battling for freedom of speech on campus, First Amendment lawyer Greg Lukianoff reveals how higher education fails to teach students to become critical thinkers: by stifling open debate, our campuses are supercharging ideological divisions, promoting groupthink, and encouraging an unscholarly certainty about complex issues. Lukianoff walks readers through the life of a modern-day college student, from orientation to the end of freshman year. Through this lens, he describes startling violations of free speech rights: a student in Indiana punished for publicly reading a book, a student in Georgia expelled for a pro-environment collage he posted on Facebook, students at Yale banned from putting an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote on a T shirt, and students across the country corralled into tiny “free speech zones” when they wanted to express their views. But Lukianoff goes further, demonstrating how this culture of censorship is bleeding into the larger society. As he explores public controversies involving Juan Williams, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins, Larry Summers—even Dave Barry and Jon Stewart—Lukianoff paints a stark picture of our ability as a nation to discuss important issues rationally. Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate illuminates how intolerance for dissent and debate on today’s campus threatens the freedom of every citizen and makes us all just a little bit dumber.