A treatise is a formal, lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject. Discourse (L discursus, "running to and from" means either "written or spoken communication or debate" or "a formal discussion
Noteworthy treatises
- Treatises have been written by various philosophers:
- Aristotle—various treatises
- Xenophon—Oeconomicus
- Chāṇakya—Arthashastra
- Claudius Ptolemaeus—Almagest
- John Locke—Two Treatises of Government
- David Hume—A Treatise of Human Nature
- René Descartes—Treatise on the World and Compendium Musicae
- William Godwin—one of the first anarchist treatises
- Karl Marx—Das Kapital
- Niccolò Machiavelli—The Prince, and Discourses on Livy
- Hector Berlioz—Treatise on Instrumentation (sometimes, Treatise on Orchestration)
- Charles Darwin—The Origin of Species
- Nizam al-Mulk—Siyasatnama (The Book of Government)
- Other well-known treatises include:
- Recent treatises in the natural sciences include:
- Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Volumes A through W, edited by Raymond C. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Aristotle (Greek Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC was a Greek philosopher a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Xenophon (Ancient Greek, Modern Greek "Ξενοφών" "Ξενοφώντας" ca The Oeconomicus The Arthashastra ( IAST: Arthaśāstra) is a Treatise on statecraft, economic policy and Military strategy which Claudius Ptolemaeus ( Greek: Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; after 83 &ndash ca Almagest is the Latin form of the Arabic name ( الكتاب المجسطي, al-kitabu-l-mijisti, i John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. The Two Treatises of Government (or " Two Treatises of Government In the Former The False Principles and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer And His Followers are Detected David Hume (26 April 1711 25 August 1776 Scottish Philosopher, Economist, and Historian is an important figure in Western philosophy A Treatise of Human Nature is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published in 1739 – 1740. William Godwin ( 3 March 1756 &ndash 7 April 1836) was an English journalist political philosopher and Novelist Il Principe ( The Prince) is a political Treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist The Discourses on Livy ( Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio, Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Grand Traité d’Instrumentation et d’Orchestration Modernes, abbreviated in English as the Treatise on Instrumentation (sometimes Treatise on Orchestration Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Charles Darwin 's On the Origin of Species (published 24 November 1859) is a seminal work in Scientific literature and arguably the For info about rulers of Hyderabad state, see the page Nizam state of Hyderabad. Siyāsatnāma / Siyāsat nāmeh ( Persian: سياست نامه " Book of Government " also known as Siyar al-muluk Sun Tzu ( ("Master Sun" also called Sun Wu ( is traditionally considered to be the author of The Art of War (also simply called the The Art of War ( is a Chinese military Treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Thomas Paine (January 29 1737 &ndash June 8 1809 was an English Pamphleteer, Revolutionary, radical, Inventor, and Intellectual Rights of Man (1787 by Thomas Paine, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard its people their natural rights Common sense (or when used attributively as an Adjective, commonsense, common-sense, or commonsensical) based on a strict construction The Age of Reason Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology, a Deistic treatise written by eighteenth-century British radical and American Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. " The Parson's Prologue and Tale " make up the final section of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales. Euclid ( Greek:.) fl 300 BC also known as Euclid of Alexandria, is often referred to as the Father of Geometry Euclid's Elements ( Greek:) is a mathematical and geometric Treatise consisting of 13 books written by the Greek In Science, the term natural science refers to a naturalistic approach to the study of the Universe, which is understood as obeying rules or law of The Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (or TIP) published by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press is a definitive multi-authored Moore, Roger L. Kaesler, and others (1953 to 2006, and continuing). Lawrence, Kansas: University of KansasPress; and Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City The '''Geological Society of America''' (or GSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the Geosciences The society was founded in New York -- Two recent volumes are, for example, ISBN 0813731356 (Brachiopoda, Revised, Volume 5, published 2006) and ISBN 0813731313 (Porifera, Revised, Volume 3, published 2004). Brachiopods (from Latin brachium, arm + New Latin -poda, foot are a small phylum of Benthic Invertebrates Also The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear" are Animals
- Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology, Volume 1: Ecology and Volume 2: Paleoecology edited respectively by Joel W. Hedgpeth and Harry S. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Paleoecology uses data from Fossils and subfossils to reconstruct the Ecosystems of the past Joel W Hedgpeth ( September 29 1911 - July 28 2006) was a Marine biologist, Environmentalist and Author. Ladd (1957/1971). Washington, D. C. : WaverlyPress; and Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. The '''Geological Society of America''' (or GSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the Geosciences The society was founded in New York
- Recent economics treatises have also been written:
- Treatises on architecture:
- De architectura, Vitruvius (ca. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (ˈluːtvɪç fɔn ˈmiːzəs ( September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) was an Austrian Human Action A Treatise on Economics is the Magnum opus of the Austrian Economist Ludwig von Mises. Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2 1926 – January 7 1995 was an American economist of the Austrian School who helped define modern Libertarianism Man Economy and State A Treatise on Economic Principles, first published in 1962 is a book on Economics by Murray Rothbard, and is one of the most important Paul Anthony Samuelson (born May 15, 1915) is an American neoclassical Economist known for his contributions to many fields of Foundations of Economic Analysis is a book by Paul A Samuelson published in 1947 (Enlarged ed The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation De architectura ( Latin: "On architecture" is a treatise on Architecture written by the Roman Architect Vitruvius Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c 80–70 BC died after c 15 BC was a Roman Writer, Architect and Engineer (possibly praefectus fabrum 40 CE)
- De re aedificatoria, Leon Battista Alberti (1450)
- I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura, Andrea Palladio (1570)
- EU Energy and transportation:
- Treatise project provides free training in environmental transport for energy, environmental and fleet professionals [1]. De re aedificatoria ( English: On the Art of Building) is a classic architectural treatise written by Leon Battista Alberti between Leon Battista Alberti ( February 14, 1404 &ndash April 25, 1472) was an Italian author artist Architect, Poet I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura ( The Four Books of Architecture) is an Italian treatise on Architecture by the architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 Andrea Palladio ( November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580) was an Italian Architect, widely considered the most influential A tract is a literary work, and in current usage usually Religious in nature A tract is a literary work, and in current usage usually Religious in nature
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