Discourse on the Method Assistant

Answers questions on John Stuart Mill's On Liberty: the harm principle, freedom of thought and the limits of authority, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Lucretius's On the Nature of Things: atoms and void, the soul, why not to fear death and the origins of the world, quoting William Ellery Leonard's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the book.

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 Frederick Taylor's The Principles of Scientific Management: efficiency, standard methods and the role of managers, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.

Answers questions on Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, his defence of the French Revolution and natural rights against Burke, quoting The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the part.

Answers questions on Thoreau's essay Civil Disobedience, on conscience and resisting unjust government, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the passage.

Answers questions on W. E. B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk: double consciousness, education and the color line, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.