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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.' -David HumeThe essay, Of the Immortality of the Soul, was originally planned for publication in a 1755 collection called Five Dissertations. However, philosopher David Hume decided to withdraw this and another essay (Of Suicide). Both these essays were published anonymously and posthumously in 1777. The current edition follows the 1755 version. In this essay, Hume presents many arguments against considerations of an afterlife. He offers them under three broad headings, metaphysical, moral, and physical. Of the Immortality of the Soul is one of Hume's shortest essays, but with enduring value for modern-day philosophers and other readers interested in Western philosophy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.' -David HumeThe essay, Of Suicide, was originally planned for publication in a 1755 collection called Five Dissertations. However, philosopher David Hume decided to withdraw this and another essay (Of the Immortality of the Soul). Both these essays were published anonymously and posthumously in 1777. The current edition follows the 1755 version. In this essay, Hume examines suicide by stating that the gods granted the powers to humans to live and therefore end their own lives. In addition, he argues that committing suicide does not harm society. As often, Hume sides with the individual's autonomy to live one's life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping: CIA Profiles of Two Chinese Leaders is a combination of two profiles of Chinese leaders prepared by the CIA: Chou En-Lai: An Assessment (1972) declassified in 2008, and Teng Hsiao-p'ing: A Profile (1974), declassified in 2009. Due to the classified nature of these reports, several pages are still not released.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Defense Space Strategy is the next step to ensure space superiority and to secure the Nation's vital interests in space now and in the future.' -Secretary of Defense, Mark T. Esper (2020) Defense Space Strategy (2020), released by the US Department of Defense, shows how the Department of Defense will advance space power to be able to compete, deter, and win in a complex and competitive security environment. This strategy summary explains its objectives for the next ten years: - to build a comprehensive military advantage in space; - to integrate space into national, joint, and combined operations; - to shape the strategic environment; and - to cooperate with allies, partners, industry, and other US Government departments and agencies. Students of national security, journalists and anyone interested in the future of defense space strategy, will need to read this publication.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The term impeachment has been used frequently since Donald Trump became president in 2017, but what is impeachment actually Impeachment and Removal, Including the House and Senate Rules on Impeachment is a collection of texts from the US Congress about how impeachment should be handled.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Our travels beyond the Earth propel scientific discoveries that improve our lives in countless ways here, right here, at home: powering vast new industry, spurring incredible new technology, and providing the space security we need to protect the American people.' -Donald J. Trump, 45th US President (2018) Spacepower (2020) by the US Space Force is the first articulation of an independent doctrine of U.S. spacepower, since the US Space Force was created under the Trump presidency in December 2019. The mission of the US Space Force is both protecting US satellites from attacks and also targeting adversaries' space and counterspace assets with offensive operations. In his foreword, the first Chief of Space Operations, General Jay Raymond, explains in more detail 'why spacepower is vital for the US' Students of national security, journalists and anyone interested in the future of space force, will find this publication compelling reading.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Acquisitive Society (1920), one of R.H. Tawney's most widely read books, is probably his most influential. In this book, he criticizes the selfish individualism of modern society and states that capitalism encourages acquisitiveness, which corrupts everyone, both rich and poor.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Guardians of the Gate was originally a series of lectures on Serbian history given by the British historian R.G.D. LAFFAN to the British Army Service Corps, that was attached to the Serbian Army during World War I.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century (1912) was the first major work by R.H. Tawney, written while teaching tutorial classes at Oxford University.