Social and political philosophy

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An original, unified reconstruction of Mill's moral and political philosophy-one that finally reveals its consistency and full powerFew thinkers have been as influential as John Stuart Mill, whose philosophy has arguably defined Utilitarian ethics and modern liberalism.

This book restores to us an understanding that was once settled in the "e;moral sciences"e;: that there are propositions, in morals and law, which are not only true but which cannot be otherwise.

An entirely new interpretation of one of the most seminal and widely read figures in the history of political thought, The Augustinian Imperative is also 'an archaeological investigation into the intellectual foundation of liberal societies.

A timely defense of liberalism that draws vital lessons from its greatest midcentury proponentsToday, liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum.

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In this study, John Kekes develops the view that good lives depend on maintaining a balance between one's moral tradition and individuality.

Why you have the right to resist unjust governmentThe economist Albert O.

An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political livesThe Politics of Ritual is a major new account of the political power of rituals.

The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States.

Prophets and Patriots takes readers inside two of the most active populist movements of the Obama era and highlights cultural convergences and contradictions at the heart of American political life.

Where does the notion of free will come from?

Prescient essays about the state of our politics from the philosopher who predicted that a populist demagogue would become president of the United StatesRichard Rorty, one of the most influential intellectuals of recent decades, is perhaps best known today as the philosopher who, almost two decades before the 2016 U.

An examination of the scope of States'' right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in the post-9/11 security environment.

An eminent philosopher explains why we owe it to future generations to take immediate action on global warmingClimate change is the supreme challenge of our time.

Western philosophers have traditionally concentrated on theory as the means for expressing knowledge about a variety of phenomena.

Exploring the tension at the heart of America's culture wars, this is "e;a very fine book on a very important subject"e; (Mark A.

This provocative study examines the role of today's Russian Orthodox Church in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

An der Ikone vom Unverbrennbaren Dornbusch lassen sich allgemeine Beobachtungen zur Ikonenmalerei ablesen.

Why did Donald Trump follow Barack Obama into the White House?

In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville's analysis of democracy, the political role of Christianity, the nature of totalitarianism, and the future of the nation-state.

Why does democracy-as a word and as an idea-loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood?

First published in 1983, this important and stimulating book is a thoughtful contribution to the debate about the first steps that needed to be taken to build a socialist society in the 1980s.

This book explores comparative political theory through the study of a range of places and periods with contributions from a diverse group of scholars.

This book considers the increasing trend towards a 'culture of control' in democratic countries.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the largest and one of the most powerful, political organizations in the world today, which has played a crucial role in initiating most of the major reforms of the past three decades in China.

A comprehensive introduction to contemporary political ethicsWhat is the relationship between politics and morality?

How is religion changing in the twenty-first century?

The description for this book, Political Equality: An Essay in Democratic Theory, will be forthcoming.

Robert Goodin passionately and cogently defends the welfare state from current attacks by the New Right.

In this volume, we examine the challenges and opportunities created by global migration at the start of the 21st century.

Strategic Visions for Human Rights takes a multi-disciplinary approach to future directions for human rights.

This book sheds light on the complicated, multi-faceted relationship between nationalism and democracy by examining how nationalism in various periods and contexts shapes, or is shaped by, democratic practices or the lack thereof.

Contemporary terrorism is a global phenomenon requiring a globalized response.

Despite notable socio-economic development in the Arab region, a deficit in democracy and political rights has continued to prevail.

The convergence of dramatic declines in birth rates worldwide, aside from sub-Saharan Africa, the rise of untrammelled global movement of capital, people and information, and the rapid-fire dissemination of a host of new medical technologies has led to the "e;globalization of motherhood"e;.

A series of crises unfolded in the latter part of the first decade of the 21st Century which combined to exacerbate already profound conditions of global economic inequality and poverty in the world's poorest countries.

This collection represents the first sustained attempt to grapple with the complex and often paradoxical relationships between surveillance and democracy.

First published in 1978, this book rapidly established itself as a classic of modern Marxism.

Hideout in the Apocalypse is about surveillance and the crushing of Australias larrikin culture.

Institutional change is a central driving force behind social changes, and thus a central topic in all major fields of social sciences.

This book argues that the structure of public education is a key factor in the failure of America's public education system to fulfill the intellectual, civic, and moral aims for which it was created.

This book examines dominant parties in both established democracies and new democracies and explores the relationship between dominant parties and the democratic process.

This book develops and applies a unified interpretation of John Rawls' theory of justice as fairness in order to clarify the account of citizenship that Rawls relies upon, and the kind of educational policies that the state can legitimately pursue to promote social justice.

This book analyses the right to religious freedom in international law, drawing on an array of national and international cases.

International Relations and Identity examines the issue of collective political identity formation and expands the concept of the international beyond the notion of states.

Originally published in 1978, this important work, by one of the leading European social theorists, is arguably the best introduction to the hermeneutic tradition as a whole.

This book aims to restore Marx's original emancipatory idea of socialism, conceived as an association of free individuals centered on working people's self- emancipation after the demise of capitalism.

The History and Theory of Fetishism, the expanded version of Iacono's enduring classic Teorie del feticismo and available for the first time in English, aims to provide the historical context necessary to understanding the concept of "e;fetishism"e; and offers an overview of the ideologies, prejudices, and critical senses that shaped the Western observer's view of otherness and of his own world.