A. D. Lindsay
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In Capital, Karl Marx proposes that the motivating force of capitalism is the exploitation of labor, whose work is the ultimate source of surplus value and then profit. The employer is able to claim the right to profit due to owning the means of production, which are legally protected by the capitalist state, despite initially being acquired through plunder, conquest, and the activities of middle-men.
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"On Liberty and Other Essays" brings together the most important works of philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill. In "On Liberty" Mill eloquently ponders the question of where the line should be drawn between the freedom of individuals and the authority of the state. As he puts it, "The struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar..." Second in this...
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Contained here in this volume are two of the most influential works of philosophy ever written, Descartes' "Discourse on Method" and "Meditations on First Philosophy." First published in 1637, "Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking for Truth in the Sciences," as it is more fully known, is a foundational work of modern philosophy which is noted for being one of the first to apply the scientific method to the discipline....