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This collection of essays sheds light on the writings of leading figures in the history of political philosophy by exploring a nexus of questions concerning mastery and slavery in the human soul. To this end, Masters and Slaves elucidates archetypal human alternatives in their import for political life: the philosopher and king; the lover of wisdom and the lover of glory; the king and the tyrant; and finally, the master and the slave.Palmer, Michael is the author of 'Masters and Slaves Revisioned Essays in Political Philosophy' with ISBN 9780739102770 and ISBN 073910277X.
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