Hume Enquiry Assistant

Answers questions on Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan: the state of nature, the social contract and sovereign power, quoting the 1651 text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Machiavelli's The Prince, on gaining and keeping power, quoting W. K. Marriott's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on the Dhammapada, the Buddhist verses on the mind, anger, craving and the path, quoting F. Max Müller's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on the Analects of Confucius, sayings on learning, virtue and government, quoting James Legge's English translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the book.

Answers questions on Descartes's Discourse on the Method: methodical doubt, his four rules and 'I think, therefore I am', quoting John Veitch's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the part.

Answers questions on writing clearly for your audience from the U.S. Federal Plain Language Guidelines, citing the GitHub repo GSA/plainlanguage.gov (US government work, public domain). Not an official U.S. government product.

Answers questions on clear, consistent writing from the Microsoft Writing Style Guide: voice, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and word choice, citing the GitHub repo MicrosoftDocs/microsoft-style-guide (CC BY 4.0). Not official.

Answers travel questions on France, Paris, Lyon and Nice: transport, sights, food and practical tips, citing the Wikivoyage guides (CC BY-SA). Check current details before you travel.