CONTENTS Chronology Frederick Douglass, the Slave Back to Plantation-Life Escape from Slavery; Learning the Ways of Freedom Beginning of His Public Career Slavery and Anti-Slavery Seeks Refuge in England Home Again as a Freeman - New Problems and New Triumphs Free Colored People and Colonization The Underground Railway and the Fugitive Slave Law Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown Forebodings of the Crisis Douglass's Services in the Civil War Early Problems of Freedom Sharing the Responsibilities and Honors of Freedom Further Evidences of Popular Esteem, with Glimpses into the Past Final Honors to the Living and Tributes to the Dead

    Revelation is thus seen to be not only true and good but also beautiful.

    Rosen's primary objective is to defend Plato & classical philosophy against Martin Heidegger's radical existentialist criticism...Many critics of Heidegger consider his dubious politics during the early days of Nazi rule irrelevant to the understanding of his work. Rosen argues, on the contrary, that Heidegger's philosophy helps explain his initial enthusiasm for, & later submission to, the Nazi regime. The argument yields genuine insight into the connection between philosophical & political nihilism. Furthermore, exposing the evil consequences of nihilistic thought adds to his stout defense of the classical tradition."--Elliot Feingold, Book Week "Those who ignore his book do so at their peril. It vigorously poses issues which have been too long neglected by both political scientists & political theorists."--R.L. Nichols, American Political Science Review "This is an impressive book...Part of the interest of this book resides in its structure, which analyses moments in the history of ideas to sketch a systematic critique of theoretical & practical reason."--Times Literary Supplement