Monarchy

[close] Read and recommend books about royalty (current or historic).

[close] A ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Cɪᴛʏ ᴏғ Fᴇᴀʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ Kɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴏғ Hᴏᴘᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ɪs ʀᴜʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴛʏʀᴀɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜɴsᴀᴛɪsғɪᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ʀᴜʟᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴍᴀᴅs ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ. Tᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ. Tʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ Kɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ -- sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɢᴇs, sᴏᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴍᴀᴅɪᴄ ᴡᴀʀʟᴏʀᴅs, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ. Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏᴘᴀᴛʜs ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴇᴇᴍ. Tᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴀʀᴄʜʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ. Eᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ, sᴜғғᴇʀɪɴɢ, ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ, ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs.

[close] Each month a theme will be set with a suggested book for each age group (adult, young adult, 8-12 years, young children). You do not have to stick to your age group, it's just to provide a little something for everyone. Some months adult themes may be included, there will be a warning given prior if this is the case. If you add a book to the tbr please let a moderator know the key themes, genres and age range that it falls under.

[close] Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the Rules and Housekeeping topic): Subject to copyright law and these rules, posters may cite, link, or quote any publication, including their own. Posts linking to outside sources must contain a brief explanation of the nature of the linked material and, unless obvious, how it is relevant to the topic being discussed. All posts and linked material must be in English. Posts and any linked material should be polite and not degenerate into ad hominem attacks. The purpose here is to seek light, not heat—rational discourse, not shouting matches. Leave your cable news persona at home and put on your philosopher's mantle when entering this group. Rational argumentation and Socratic questioning are welcome. Hectoring, intimidation, insult, and presumptuous condescension toward other group members are cause for immediate removal from the group. Internet "trolls," advocates of violence, and posters failing to comply with these rules will be removed from membership, as will posters who persist in raising issues that are outside the scope of the subject matter of this group. New members may introduce themselves in the New Member Introductions topic. See posts 4-5 here regarding the creation of new topics. Photo credit: Socrates sculpture at Louvre (CherryX per Wikimedia Commons [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)