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In Plato and the Tyrant, acclaimed historian and classicist James Romm draws on personal letters of Plato to show how a philosopher helped topple the leading Greek power of the era: the opulent city of Syracuse. There, Plato encountered two authoritarian rulers, a father and son both named Dionysius, and tried to steer them toward philosophy. At the same time, he worked on his masterpiece, Republic, in which he conceived a ruler who unites perfect wisdom with absolute power.

The Travelling Ape is an award-winning book that explores what travelling the world taught him about life, humanity, and the geopolitical turmoil that so defines us. And how exploring the world changed him as a person, too. A journey infused with sharp insights and equally entertaining anecdotes of personal humiliation from when travel goes wrong.

An Introduction to Slavoj Žižek’s Political Philosophy with a distinctive focus on Subjectivity. *The Subject of Politics* provides a new study of Slavoj Žižek’s political philosophy. Focusing on the combination of psychoanalytic theory and philosophy, the book offers an overview of Žižek’s analysis of contemporary society. In five chapters, the reader is introduced to Žižek’s method, his view of the political impasse in the postmodern world, and his suggestion for a way ahead to renewed action and political invention. Rich in examples, the book gives an engaging and ...

‘The Political Hierarchy’ is the 107th philosophy book written in free verse poetry by Ronnie Lee. This book looks at ‘the political hierarchy’ of the World with insights into the works of John Dewey and his experimentalism in democracy and Plato in his Guardians of the Republic. The Empire has a magisterial controlism over the people that is led often by the litigious power of Legalism that maintains the Absolutism of authority throughout the political state. With theories of politics, religion, occultism and atheism and other philosophical topics, there are universal ...

Giorgio Agamben is one of the most hotly debated political philosophers today. His works on the political and legal paradigm of the West have caught the attention of philosophers, sociologists, political scientists and jurists alike, but his significance has been obscured by myths and misunderstandings. This book seeks to dispel the most unhelpful myths arising from the politically controversial nature of his work and to defend the most pertinent of his arguments in political philosophy. It also seeks to show how Agamben's philosophy can be useful for analyses of contemporary political and ...

Before his murder at twenty-five, Tupac Shakur rose to staggering artistic heights as the pre-eminent storyteller of the 90s, building, in the process, one of the most iconic public personas of the last half century. He recorded several platinum-selling albums, starred in major films and became an activist and political hero known the world over. In this cultural history and brilliantly researched biography, Van Nguyen reckons with Tupac's coming of age, fame and influence and how the political machinations that shaped him as a boy have since buoyed his legacy as a revolutionary.

In The Woke Right: Conservatism with a Victim Complex, Tim Ozman unveils the startling convergence of ideological extremes through the lens of horseshoe theory. Exploring the rise of "right-wing wokeism," he reveals how the far-right mirrors the left’s tactics—grievance, identity politics, and moral panic—while defending tradition, purity, and sovereignty. Within the horseshoe model, "woke" and "right-wing wokeism" represent parallel forms of identity-driven politics that, despite opposing aims, converge in their reliance on group grievance, victimhood narratives, and calls for ...

Do you remember America?You are lucky, then. The shapeshifters called “postmodernists,” PC police, or the “woke” are twisting our culture, language, politics, and universities into shapes that baffle, anger, and sicken many Americans. Call it “politically correct,” call it “neo-Marxist,” it is ideological acid that eats away the truth: Identity politics undermines the Enlightenment heritage of reason, individualism, and liberty. Forced equality of outcomes diminishes the meritocracy of talent and hard work. Political correctness corrupts the meaning of language. Pseudo-...

In "The Power to Persuade" the author Martin Gjerløff delves into the power of rhetoric and the art of persuasion in the realm of politics and public relations. Drawing inspiration from the timeless wisdom of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, Gjerløff explores the techniques and strategies that can be employed by politicians and PR consultants to shape public opinion, sway voters, and create lasting impact. This primer provides practical advice, for aspiring politicians, communication professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of persuasive discourse. Whether you...