Books from St. Augustine's Press
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John Stuart Mill: On Democracy, Freedom and Government & Other Selected Writings
By John Stuart MillThis new edition is intended to help readers to understand why democratic-liberalism came so close to its 19th century ideological rival.
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John Stuart Mill: Articles, Columns, Reviews and Translations of Plato's Dialogues
By John Stuart MillThis is the second volume, following the well-received edition of Mill's writing essential to understanding the liberal tradition.
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Latin Letters of C.s. Lewis
By C. S. Lewis, Don Giovanni Calabria"The original paperbound edition ... was published in 2009, then updated in 2016 ..."--Title page verso.
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The Platonic Tradition
By Peter KreeftIn the sixth essays, Kreeft looks at 13 influential kinds of positivism or reductionism in modern thought: in method, history, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, sociology, politics, logics, linguistics, sex, psychology, and theology, ...
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Philosopher on Dover Beach
By Roger Scruton"It is a great pity that we in the United States do not have our own Roger Scruton.
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Nature's Virtue
By James F. PontusoTherefore, philosophic claims about virtue are little more than guesses about proper conduct. Nature's Virtue squarely faces the challenge of anti-foundationalists. The book points out the defects of these ideas.
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Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima
By Saint Thomas. . .Every library of both undergraduate and graduate philosophy programs needs this work, and all of us interested in the history of medieval philosophy of mind should have this new translation on our desks. Highly recommended.
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Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics
By AverroesThis volume contains a translation into English of Averroes's Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics, an introduction to the translation in which the arguments of both Averroes and Aristotle are sketch...
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The Meaning of Conservatism
By Roger ScrutonThis is a major contribution to political thought from conservatism's greatest contemporary proponent. Originally published in Britain in 1980 and revised in 1984, this edition - the first ever in...
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The American Catholic Voter: 200 Years of Political Impact
By George J. MarlinGeorge J. Marlin, author of "Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party," traces the political and electoral history of American Catholics from the time of...
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Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party
By George J. MarlinThis is the story of New York's feisty Conservative Party, a story that is really the saga of America's tumultuous political maturity from the time of Rockefeller up to Rudy...
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Confessions of an Original Sinner
By John LukacsIn this eloquent and thought-provoking "autohistory", John Lukacs, distinguished historian and writer, describes the history of his own convictions and beliefs. The journey takes us from the Hungary of the...
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The Symposium of Plato: The Shelley Translation
By PlatoThe Symposium of Plato: The Shelley Translation
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Mass Misunderstandings: The Mixed Legacy of the Vatican II Liturgical Reforms
By K. D. WhiteheadThe first document enacted by the Second Vatican Council was its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and the liturgical reform mandated by that document has probably had a...
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Papal Diplomacy: John Paul II and the Culture of Peace
By Bernard J. O'Connor"The book has an Appendix that demonstrates how these texts can be utilized in terms of conference papers, publications, religious-education projects, adult discussion groups, etc. The work will include a...
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Contemplation and Kingdom
By Kevin HartIs the contemplative life consistent with Jesus's injunction to love both God and neighbor? These are the principal questions considered in the book. This book is vintage Hart, erudite, well written, a treat for a wide readership.
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The Decline of the Novel
By Joseph Bottum"The decline of the novel's prestige reflects and confirms a genuine cultural crisis," he writes. "The novel didn't fail us. We failed the novel.
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Sacred Transgressions: A Reading of Sophocles' Antigone
By Seth BenardeteThis commentary on the action and argument of Sophocles' Antigone is meant to be a reflection on and response to Hegel's interpretation in the Phenomenology (VI.A.a-b), and includes, in addition,...
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Natural Law, Religion, and Rights: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Natural Law and Natural Rights, with Special Emphasis on...
By Henrik SyseThis book discusses some of those ethical and political questions that puzzled several of the great minds of the twentieth century, such as Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, Jacques Maritain, and...
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Socrates in the Underworld
By Nalin Ranasinghe"This is the first full-length monograph to address the religious, ethical, and political dimensions of Plato's Gorgias. The third longest and most serious dialogue has long been neglected because of...