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  • Thomas Becket

    An Intimate Portrait

    by Nederman, Cary J.; Bollermann, Karen ...
    Recounts the life and career of St. Thomas Becket as viewed through the eyes of his lifelong associate, John of Salisbury. ... Read more

    $38.42 CAD

  • Machiavelli

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Cary J. Nederman ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    Liberal thinker or immoral pragmatist? You decide…Machiavelli has been among the most commented upon, criticized and feared thinkers of the modern world. Infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments, he is often portrayed as the pantomime villain of political theorists. In this whirlwind tour of Machiavelli’s writings and eventful life, Nederman highlights ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Medieval Political Theory: A Reader

    The Quest for the Body Politic 1100-1400

    Edited by Kate Langdon Forhan, Cary Joseph Nederman ...
    A textbook anthology of important works of political thought revealing the development of ideas from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Includes new translations of both well-known and ignored writers, and an introductory overview. ... Read more

    $126.41 CAD

  • Religion, Power, and Resistance from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Centuries

    Playing the Heresy Card

    Edited by K. Bollermann, T. Izbicki, C. Nederman ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Addressing the myriad ways in which heresy accusations could fulfill political aims during the Middle Ages, this collection shows acts of heresy were not just influenced by religion. Essays examine individual cases, in addition to the close relationship of orthodoxy and political dominance in medieval games of power. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Medieval Aristotelianism and its Limits

    Classical Traditions in Moral and Political Philosophy, 12th–15th Centuries

    by Cary J. Nederman ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    This volume deals with the development of moral and political philosophy in the medieval West. Professor Nederman is concerned to trace the continuing influence of classical ideas, but emphasises that the very diversity and diffuseness of medieval thought shows that there is no single scheme that can account for the way these ideas were received, disseminated and reformulated by medieval ethical ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • The Western Perception of Islam between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

    The Work of Nicholas of Cusa

    by Marica Costigliolo ...
    In the Middle Ages, as Christian sources on the Islamic world show, Muslim culture was perceived as extremely threatening: there were many defenses of Christianity, like the treatise on the "mistakes" of the followers of Allah. This book shows, through an analysis of the works of Nicholas of Cusa and of other authors, that in the course of time this textual attitude was modified, as European ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rope and the Chains

    Machiavelli’s Early Thought and Its Transformations

    by Cary Joseph Nederman ...
    Niccolò Machiavelli counts among the most famous (and infamous) political authors in the history of Western political thought, primarily on account of his book the Prince. Before he wrote that notorious treatise, however, he served for fourteen years as a prominent and active civil administrator in the government of the Republic of Florence. Removed from office in 1512, following a take-over by ... Read more

    $105.49 CAD

  • The Bonds of Humanity

    Cicero’s Legacies in European Social and Political Thought, ca. 1100–ca. 1550

    by Cary J. Nederman ...
    Of the great philosophers of pagan antiquity, Marcus Tullius Cicero is the only one whose ideas were continuously accessible to the Christian West following the collapse of the Roman Empire. Yet, in marked contrast with other ancient philosophers, Cicero has largely been written out of the historical narrative on early European political thought, and the reception of his ideas has barely been ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Aristocratic Voices

    Forgotten Arguments about Virtue, Authority, and Inequality

    by Matthew T. Cantirino, John Farrenkopf, Michael P. Federici, Michael P. Harding, Grant Havers, Scott J. Irving, Rachel Hawks, Patrick Macfarlane, Cary Joseph Nederman, Mark Shiffman, Steven Waldorf, Luke C. Sheahan, Derek D. Turner ...
    Series series Political Theory for Today
    In the 21st century, political debates appear to center on fundamental conflicts between “the people” and “elites.” Most of these discussions emphasize strategies to protect and empower the oppressed masses against a predatory ruling class. Much of classical political thought, however, was written from an aristocratic point of view: that is, it ascribed paramount importance to the question of ... Read more

    $142.19 CAD

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    Machiavelli

    An Audio Guide

    by Cary Nederman ...
    Narrated by Paul English ...
    Series series Bolinda Beginner Guides

    Unabridged

    5 hours 2 min

    Machiavelli has been among the most commented upon, criticised and feared thinkers of the modern world. Infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments, he is often portrayed as the pantomime villain of political theorists. In this whirlwind tour of Machiavelli’s writings and eventful life, Nederman highlights the complexities in his thought, showing that he ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Aristotle: Your Guide to Citizen Virtue

    by Cary Nederman ...
    Narrated by Cary Nederman ...
    Series series Learn25: Biographies

    Unabridged

    4 hours 54 min

    How can Aristotle help you become a better person? In this course by award-winning teacher and leading Aristotle expert Prof. Cary J. Nederman (Ph.D., York University), you will become a more ethical person as you explore Aristotelian thought.The word “politics” is an often-controversial term in our day, conjuring associations with partisanship and subterfuge. But as conceived by the ancient ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Nature, Goodness, and God: The History of Natural Law Theory

    by Cary Nederman ...
    Narrated by Cary Nederman ...
    Series series Learn25: Philosophy

    Unabridged

    4 hours 54 min

    How do we discern good and evil, just and unjust, virtue and vice? What role does reason play in morality?With roots in Greco-Roman antiquity, natural law—the idea that human nature is guided by certain universal principles—has been a cornerstone of Western moral and political thought for centuries. Over the course of 12 lectures, award-winning professor Cary J. Nederman (Ph.D., York University in ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus