' Dr. Quentin P. Taylor takes up Publius' challenge by making The Federalist an understandable and usable resource. This book will be essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the roots of American government.

In the course of reconstructing the salient aspects of Nietzsche's thought in these areas (including many hitherto neglected or ignored), Taylor develops the thesis that the early Nietzsche tacitly constructed an eclectic theory of value ...