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Noteworthy treatises

• Treatises have been written by various philosophers:
  • Aristotle—various treatises
  • 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

• Other well-known treatises include:
  • Sun Tzu—The Art of War
  • Thomas Paine—Rights of Man, Common Sense, and The Age of Reason

• Recent treatises in the natural sciences include:
  • Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Volumes A through W, edited by Raymond C. Moore, Roger L. Kaesler, and others (1953 to 2006, and continuing). Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press; and Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America. -- Two recent volumes are, for example, ISBN 0813731356 (Brachiopoda, Revised, Volume 5, published 2006) and ISBN 0813731313 (Porifera, Revised, Volume 3, published 2004).
  • Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology, Volume 1: Ecology and Volume 2: Paleoecology edited respectively by Joel W. Hedgpeth and Harry S. Ladd (1957/1971). Washington, D.C. : Waverly Press; and Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America.

• Recent economics treatises have also been written:
  • Ludwig von Mises—Human Action
  • Murray N. Rothbard—Man, Economy, and State
  • Paul Samuelson—Foundations of Economic Analysis

• Treatises on architecture:
  • De architectura, Vitruvius (ca. 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].

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William Godwin William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English political and miscellaneous writer, considered one of the important precursors of both utilitarian and liberal anarchist thought. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was a 19th century philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ... Das Kapital (Capital, in the English translation) is an extensive treatise on political economy written by Karl Marx in German. ... Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright. ... Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. ... Niccolò Machiavelli is primarily known as the author of The Prince. ... Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie Fantastique (first performed in 1830) and Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem). ... The Treatise on Instrumentation (sometimes Treatise on Orchestration) is a technical study of Western musical instruments, written by Hector Berlioz. ... For other people of the same surname, and places and things named after Charles Darwin, see Darwin. ... Charles Darwins Origin of Species (publ. ... Sun Tzu (孫子 also commonly written in pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). ... The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. ... Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 – 8 June 1809, New York City, USA) was a pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, and intellectual. ... 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See also

• Legal treatise