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The Political Philosophy of Montaigne
This provocative book provides a comprehensive interpretation of Montaigne's Essays as a work of political philosophy. David Lewis Schaefer diverges from the prevailing view, which prizes the Essays as an example of authentic literary self-portrayal but holds that the book is not a coherent philosophical work. Arguing for Montaigne's significance as one of the philosophic architects of the intellectual revolution that generated the distinctive characteristics of modernity, Schaefer demonstrates the extent to which Montaigne was a systematic, radical, and political thinker. For the 2018 second printing, the author has included a list of his most important publications on Montaigne since this book's original publication.
Illiberal Justice
"Schaefer challenges John Rawls's practically sacrosanct status among scholars of political theory, law, and ethics by demonstrating how Rawls's teachings deviate from the core tradition of American constitutional liberalism toward libertarianism"--Provided by publisher.
The Connoisseur
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Ha$h Tag
Ha$h Tag is the true story of how a gang of small town Vermont border smugglers was drawn into a web involving the Montreal Mafia, a murderous Amsterdam crime cartel known as The Octopus, the Hells Angels, and the largest drug-smuggling incident in Canadian history...only to lose half a billion dollars' worth of hashish in the St. Lawrence River.
Xavie
The year is 1935, during the very heart of America's Great Depression. Randal Knox has been wandering the country looking for any sort of work to keep body and soul together. His journey has taken him from his home in upstate New York to a tiny backwater deep in the bayous of Louisiana called Bailey Bottoms. Knox is willing to take on any job, no matter how large or small, but he also has one advantage ... he is a talented violin teacher. He has found that, even in the toughest of times, people are still willing to pay what they can for his musical services. One such unlikely music student is a pint-sized ball of fire named Rainy Breaux ... all of six years old and certainly a mystery in and...
Democratic Decision-Making
Democratic Decision-Making: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives contains eight essays by political scientists addressing various aspects of the democratic decision-making process. The book is divided into four parts: democratic statesmanship, the extent to which limitations of the democratic principle of majority rule are desirable, the contemporary doctrine of “deliberative democracy,” and informal modes of democratic decision-making. Under these four headings, the contributors discuss a wide variety of issues, including the practice of “political opportunism” by such statesmen as Hamilton and Madison; the historical development of legal restraints on democracy in America rangi...
Gerard Schaefer
Le pire des monstres est celui qui s'ignore... Gerard Schaefer multiplie les vices : scatophile, nécrophile, zoophile, sadique, manipulateur... Accusé du meurtre de deux adolescentes en 1973, il proclame en avoir assassiné plus d’une centaine avant de se raviser et de se dire innocent. Cet ancien adjoint de la police, qui aime conter ses délires sanglants et lubriques dans des livres écrits de sa main, se fantasme autant en défenseur du Bien qu’en plus grand meurtrier de femmes de l’histoire. Cet ouvrage, Sex Beast, revient sur le parcours macabre et malsain d’un tueur en série historique s’étant toujours amusé des mystères entourant son statut et ses actes. Spécialiste des tueurs en séries, Stéphane Bourgoin a rencontré Schaefer en 1991 dans sa prison en Floride. L’homme qu’il rencontre est affable et souriant, celui qui, au sein de sa prison met en place un réseau de pédophilie, prend l’apparence d’un innocent. Dans ce nouveau titre de la collection « Serial Killers », Bourgoin se sert de son expérience pour raconter, avec la plume de Jean-David Morvan, le parcours de ce terrible être humain.
Smile at the Future
The ticking of the clock takes us from the past to the future every 3 seconds. In his thought-provoking book Smile at the Future, David Schaeffer examines the future that mankind's creativity is fashioning for itself, and then reveals the underbelly of the human race: its corrupt nature where we weaponise what could have been used for our collective good. In the midst of a longevity revolution, he goes on to ask "How much time do we have this side of the grave?" and "How much time do we have on the other side of the grave?" Thoughtfully compiled and compellingly written, this book provides a perspective on life and helps us formulate answers to life's toughest questions.
