Modern Texts
Niccolo Machiavelli 1469–1527
The Prince
Hobbes 1588-1679
- Hobbes, Thomas: De Cive (text files at McMaster)
- The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic
- Leviathan
Locke 1632–1704
Second Treatise of Government 1690 Commentary
Second Treatise of Government.
Hume 1711-1776
Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Hume's Morality Hume, David: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (based on the 1777 edition) (Gutenberg; unofficial until 31 Aug 2003)
Rousseau 1712-1778
The Social Contract Emile, or On Education
Immanuel Kant 1724–1804
Foundation for the Metaphysics of Morals Project of Enlightenment Gutenberg text; unofficial until 31 May 2004
Patrick Henry
Give me liberty or give me death
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine 1737-1809
The Rights of Man
Jeremy Bentham 1748-1832
Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Jeremy's Labyrinth An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Library of Economics and Liberty
The Rationale of Punishment Jeremy's Labyrinth
The Rationale of Reward Jeremy's Labyrinth
Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-1797
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. 1792 Alexis de Tocqueville 1805–1859
Excerpt Introduction
Democracy in America (1840)
John Stuart Mill 1806–73
Utilitarianism Utilitarianism Björn's Guide to Philosophy Mill, John Stuart: Utilitarianism etext library University of Adelaide
On Liberty utilitarianism.com
The Subjection of Women etext library University of Adelaide
Bentham Archive for the History of Economic Thought
Karl Marx 1818-1883
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1844–1900
Thus spake Zarathustra etext library University of Adelaide Beyond Good and Evil The Nietzsche Channel
On the Genealogy of Morals The Nietzsche Channel
On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral-Sense The Nietzsche Channel
The Gay Science The Nietzsche Channel
The Will to Power The Nietzsche Channel
Twilight of the Idols Nietzsche's Labyrinth
Jean Paul Sartre 1906-1980
Commentaries Notebooks for an Ethics
Isaiah Berlin 1909-1997
Plurality (pdf) Berlin's Big Idea
Alisdair MacIntyre 1929 -
On MacIntyre
John Rawls 1921-
Two concepts of rules Commentaries
United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Charles Taylor 1931-
Overcoming Epistemology
- "Why Democracy Needs Patriotism" (Boston Review, 1994)
- Survie du Canada: La Clé se Trouve dans sa Diversité Profonde (Unity Link)
Commentaries
Alienation in Hegel and Marx David McLellan
Kant and the Project of Enlightenment (Sources for Kant in Rousseau) Bowman