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Author: Susan Wiseman Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191607118 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 400
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What was the relationship between woman and politics in seventeenth-century England? Responding to this question, Conspiracy and Virtue argues that theoretical exclusion of women from the political sphere shaped their relation to it. Rather than producing silence, this exclusion generated rich, complex, and oblique political involvements which this study traces through the writings of both men and women. Pursuing this argument Conspiracy and Virtue engages the main writings on women's relationship to the political sphere including debates on the public sphere and on contract theory. Writers and figures discussed include Elizabeth Avery, Aphra Behn, Anne Bradstreet, Maragret Cavendish, Queen Christina of Sweden, Anne Halkett, Brilliana Harley, Lucy Hutchinson, John Milton, Elizabeth Poole, Sara Wight, and Henry Jessey.
Author: Susan Wiseman Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191607118 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 400
Book Description
What was the relationship between woman and politics in seventeenth-century England? Responding to this question, Conspiracy and Virtue argues that theoretical exclusion of women from the political sphere shaped their relation to it. Rather than producing silence, this exclusion generated rich, complex, and oblique political involvements which this study traces through the writings of both men and women. Pursuing this argument Conspiracy and Virtue engages the main writings on women's relationship to the political sphere including debates on the public sphere and on contract theory. Writers and figures discussed include Elizabeth Avery, Aphra Behn, Anne Bradstreet, Maragret Cavendish, Queen Christina of Sweden, Anne Halkett, Brilliana Harley, Lucy Hutchinson, John Milton, Elizabeth Poole, Sara Wight, and Henry Jessey.
Author: Quassim Cassam Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1509535845 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 86
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9/11 was an inside job. The Holocaust is a myth promoted to serve Jewish interests. The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a false flag operation. Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. These are all conspiracy theories. A glance online or at bestseller lists reveals how popular some of them are. Even if there is plenty of evidence to disprove them, people persist in propagating them. Why? Philosopher Quassim Cassam explains how conspiracy theories are different from ordinary theories about conspiracies. He argues that conspiracy theories are forms of propaganda and their function is to promote a political agenda. Although conspiracy theories are sometimes defended on the grounds that they uncover evidence of bad behaviour by political leaders, they do much more harm than good, with some resulting in the deaths of large numbers of people. There can be no clearer indication that something has gone wrong with our intellectual and political culture than the fact that conspiracy theories have become mainstream. When they are dangerous, we cannot afford to ignore them. At the same time, refuting them by rational argument is difficult because conspiracy theorists discount or reject evidence that disproves their theories. As conspiracy theories are so often smokescreens for political ends, we need to come up with political as well as intellectual responses if we are to have any hope of defeating them.
Author: Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1118869125 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 664
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Applied philosophy has been a growing area of research for the last 40 years. Until now, however, almost all of this research has been centered around the field of ethics. A Companion to Applied Philosophy breaks new ground, demonstrating that all areasof philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind, can be applied, and are relevant to questions of everyday life. This perennial topic in philosophy provides an overview of these various applied philosophy developments, highlighting similarities and differences between various areas of applied philosophy, and examining the very nature of this topic. It is an area to which many of the towering figures in the history of philosophy have contributed, and this timely Companion demonstrates how various historical contributions are actually contributions within applied philosophy, even if they are not traditionally seen as such. The Companion contains 42 essays covering major areas of philosophy; the articles themselves are all original contributions to the literature and represent the state of the art on this topic, as well as offering a map to the current debates.
Author: Alexandra Rowland Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press ISBN: 1534412816 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 480
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A wrongfully imprisoned storyteller spins stories from his jail cell that just might have the power to save him—and take down a corrupt government. Arrested on accusations of witchcraft and treason, Chant finds himself trapped in a cold, filthy jail cell in a foreign land. With only his advocate, the unhelpful and uninterested Consanza, he quickly finds himself cast as a bargaining chip in a brewing battle between the five rulers of this small, backwards, and petty nation. Or, at least, that's how he would tell the story. In truth, Chant has little idea of what is happening outside the walls of his cell, but he must quickly start to unravel the puzzle of his imprisonment before they execute him for his alleged crimes. But Chant is no witch—he is a member of a rare and obscure order of wandering storytellers. With no country to call his home, and no people to claim as his own, all Chant has is his wits and his apprentice, a lad more interested in wooing handsome shepherds than learning the ways of the world. And yet, he has one great power: his stories in the ears of the rulers determined to prosecute him for betraying a nation he knows next to nothing about. The tales he tells will topple the Queens of Nuryevet and just maybe, save his life.
Author: David Coady Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351949454 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 212
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Conspiracy theories have a bad reputation. In the past, most philosophers have ignored the topic, vaguely supposing that conspiracy theories are obviously irrational and that they can be easily dismissed. The current philosophical interest in the subject results from a realisation that this is not so. Some philosophers have taken up the challenge of identifying and explaining the flaws of conspiracy theories. Other philosophers have argued that conspiracy theories do not deserve their bad reputation, and that conspiracy theorists do not deserve their reputation for irrationality. This book represents both sides of this important debate. Aimed at a broad philosophical community, including epistemologists, political philosophers, and philosophers of history. It represents a significant contribution to the growing interdisciplinary debate about conspiracy theories.
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0141956593 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 125
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Machiavelli is one of the most famous strategists of all time. In this collection he discusses the dangers of conspiracies, and the component parts of an army, vital for gaining and holding power in his day. He also gives advice on tactics and discipline, and explains why promises made under force ought not to be kept. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
Author: Larry Doyle Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1137278722 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 240
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The Wall Street meltdown in 2008 brought the country to its knees and spawned nationwide protests against the lack of regulation and oversight in the financial industry. But the average American still fails to fully grasp what was--and still is--happening: that the inmates run the asylum. Larry Doyle exposes how financial executives, politicians, and even the regulators charged with overseeing the banks have conspired for personal gains while deceiving largely unprotected investors, consumers, and American taxpayers. He details the shocking corruption of the SEC, FINRA, and other "financial police, " painting them as meter maids who assess nominal fines and look the other way at even the most egregious abuses. Most importantly, he unveils the revolving door of Wall Street, where countless regulators (and plenty of legislators) are former or future employees of the very firms they're tasked with overseeing. Recent bombshells--such as multi-billion dollar trading losses at JP Morgan Chase, the manipulation of interest rates via the LIBOR scandal, and money laundering with North American drug cartels and rogue nations such as Iran--are symptomatic of this corrosive culture, which has decimated consumer and investor confidence. As the big banks fight tooth and nail to avoid real reforms, this book is a timely, important, and shocking look at a hopelessly compromised system, still defenseless against the next great crash.--From publisher description.
Author: Peter Gillies Publisher: Federation Press ISBN: 9781862870192 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 294
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This second edition covers the changes to the law of criminal conspiracy in the Commonwealth, Victoria, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory up to 1990. These changes were not in practice significant - the crime survives in its fundamentals in all jurisdictions. They have been dealt with in this second edition along with the many decisions on the topic which have been reported since 1981.
Author: Simon Smith Publisher: Charlie Creative Lab ISBN: 9781801123310 Category : Languages : en Pages : 224
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Have you been hearing a lot about the Q or QAnon movement known that is gaining worldwide recognition and are curious to know more about it, besides what you've probably heard in news commentaries? Are you looking for a comprehensive guide that will help you understand everything from what you've been hearing down to the deep information that will shock you to the core? If your answer was a YES, then keep reading... You Are About To Step Into The World Of Conspiracy Theories And Learn How They Are Shut Down To Cover The Truth And Better Yet, Discover The Facts Of The Latest One - The QAnon Conspiracy Theory! QAnon is a far-right conspiracy that is rapidly gaining a lot of traction, especially with its connection to the US President, Donald Trump. With out-of-this-world claims that there is a cabal of devil-worshipping pedophiles who run a worldwide sex-trafficking ring and who are plotting against President Donald Trump and much more, QAnon is, without any doubt, bold and unusual. By the virtue that you are reading this, it is quite clear that you want to know what QAnon is all about, including what the great awakening is all about and make some sense out of everything about QAnon. By now, you might be probably wondering... Who is behind the QAnon conspiracy, and what is their agenda? What are the facts, and what is fiction about this conspiracy theory? Who is the deep state? Is the conspiracy fabricated? What actions have been taken to suppress this conspiracy theory from spreading, and how has it managed to get so much traction? Who are members of the cabal from the QAnon conspiracy and does the cabal have any ties to the Illuminati? What does the QAnon have to do with the New World Order? If you have these and other related questions about QAnon, this book is for you, so keep reading, as it will give you the full insight about the QAnon conspiracy in a well-researched and compiled manner for easy understanding. Below is a preview of what you are going to learn in this book: - What is QAnon, how it began, and how they are spreading - What the QAnon conspiracy entails and how the creators acquired the information to back the theory - Some of the conspiracy theories in history that actually turned out to be true - What the great awakening entails - The connection between religion and the new awakening - Being human and how it all interconnected - And much more... You know that a storm is coming, and it won't be too long before the world wakes up to this. It's better to be armed with the facts and know where to lean when it all comes crumbling down. Prepare yourself now, even if you've never really been the type to be concerned with conspiracy theories!
Author: Brad Meltzer Publisher: Flatiron Books ISBN: 1250130344 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 320
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Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington’s character, but also illuminates the origins of America’s counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA. In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington’s bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York, William Tryon, and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed. It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors. It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War. In this historical page-turner, New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer teams up with American history writer and documentary television producer, Josh Mensch to unravel the shocking true story behind what has previously been a footnote in the pages of history. Drawing on extensive research, Meltzer and Mensch capture in riveting detail how George Washington not only defeated the most powerful military force in the world, but also uncovered the secret plot against him in the tumultuous days leading up to July 4, 1776. Praise for The First Conspiracy: "This is American history at its finest, a gripping story of spies, killers, counterfeiters, traitors?and a mysterious prostitute who may or may not have even existed. Anyone with an interest in American history will love this book." —Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God “A wonderful book about leadership?and it shows why George Washington and his moral lessons are just as vital today. What a book. You’ll love it.” —President George H.W. Bush “This is an important book: a fascinating largely unknown chapter of our hazardous beginning, a reminder of why counterintelligence matters, and a great read.” —President Bill Clinton
Author: Susan Wiseman
Author: Susan Wiseman
Author: Quassim Cassam
Author: Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
Author: Alexandra Rowland
Author: David Coady
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Author: Larry Doyle
Author: Peter Gillies
Author: Simon Smith
Author: Brad Meltzer