Social and political philosophy

This book focuses on religious tolerance and intolerance in terms of practices, institutions, and intellectual habits.

This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi'a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.

In this book Christopher Shaw analyses how liberalism has shaped our understanding of climate change and how liberalism is legitimated in the face of a crisis for which liberalism has no answers.

Hailed as the 'Guru of the New Left' and a leading figure of 1960s counterculture and liberation movements, the philosopher Herbert Marcuse is amongst the most renowned and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.

In this book Christopher Shaw analyses how liberalism has shaped our understanding of climate change and how liberalism is legitimated in the face of a crisis for which liberalism has no answers.

Democracy can be understood as a concept as well as a system of government associated with certain values, including transparency, accountability, the protection of rights, and non-oppressive government.

Why do "e;second wave"e; and "e;trans feminism"e; rarely get considered together?

Hailed as the 'Guru of the New Left' and a leading figure of 1960s counterculture and liberation movements, the philosopher Herbert Marcuse is amongst the most renowned and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century.

This volume presents the latest developments in the field of political psychology by exploring the psychological processes that underlie political instability and how these can be addressed with psychological interventions.

En un escenario dominado por la amnesia y el sonambulismo, las alucinaciones y las ensoñaciones, el sujeto burgués, cuya identidad parecía tan sólida, se revela habitado por máscaras que escapan a cualquier dominio, presa de un desdoblamiento que jamás podrá recomponerse.

This volume presents the latest developments in the field of political psychology by exploring the psychological processes that underlie political instability and how these can be addressed with psychological interventions.

A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?

American Heresy uncovers the complex legacy of America's founding principles, demonstrating how the very same values have produced both good fruit and the bitter harvest of white Christian nationalism.

There has always been an intricate relationship between religion and politics.

With respect to the countries of the world, this work addresses two basic questions: "e;How does religion affect politics in this country?

The major purpose of this book is to critically examine the applicability of manifestations and factors of secularization in Britain to Malawi.

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Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property?

Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property?

Critical Theory, Poststructuralism and 'Nietzsche's Paradox' addresses a fundamental question in the exchange between Critical Theory and poststructuralism: is poststructuralism justified in its critique of dialectical thinking and in the conclusion of this critique that we need to leave dialectics behind us to properly understand the social world?

To form a truer portrait of Northeast Asian perspectives on modernity, this book presents a broad range of analyses from philosophical and political-philosophical scholars specializing in the region.

The Routledge Handbook of Applied Climate Change Ethics is a powerful reference source for the identification and exploration of the underlying ethical issues in climate change law and policy.

This book employs multiple case studies to explore how the Chinese communist revolution began as an ideology-oriented intellectual movement aimed at improving society before China's transformation into a state that suppresses dissenting voices by outsourcing its power of coercion and incarceration.

The Routledge Handbook of Applied Climate Change Ethics is a powerful reference source for the identification and exploration of the underlying ethical issues in climate change law and policy.

Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry is an edited collection that aims to move beyond a critique and deconstruction of method in order to present an engagement with various postfoundational frameworks and approaches that produce new concepts and enactments.

This book considers how vulnerability theory provides the basis for a reconceptualization of the liberal ideas of autonomy, equality, and freedom.

Postfoundational Approaches to Qualitative Inquiry is an edited collection that aims to move beyond a critique and deconstruction of method in order to present an engagement with various postfoundational frameworks and approaches that produce new concepts and enactments.

Our worldview determines our perception of reality and thus shapes our attitude to life and the way we live.

To form a truer portrait of Northeast Asian perspectives on modernity, this book presents a broad range of analyses from philosophical and political-philosophical scholars specializing in the region.

This book employs multiple case studies to explore how the Chinese communist revolution began as an ideology-oriented intellectual movement aimed at improving society before China's transformation into a state that suppresses dissenting voices by outsourcing its power of coercion and incarceration.

This book highlights the relevance of the grand traditions of the humanities as an untapped resource for business-world problems.

This text highlights key aspects of the religion/church-state relationship/debate, and related hitherto marginal topics.

We love to see superheroes fight, whether to protect innocent people from supervillains or to save the world.

In Revolution and Constitutionalism in Britain and the U.

Desde la década de 1930, Max Weber fue traducido al inglés de manera parcial por Talcott Parsons, sociólogo estadounidense, cuya interpretación del autor influyó indudablemente sobre las posteriores traducciones al castellano.

This book provides a new framework for conducting qualitative research into Asylum Seeking Refugees based on Emmanuel Levinas' ethic of the face-to-face encounter.

Viaje al país de los profetas es el libro más desconocido de uno de los escritores más conocidos de Chile.

Few philosophers have had a more lasting impact on the philosophy of history than Friedrich Hegel.

Este libro presenta los resultados de la investigación sobre Justicia Social Educativa (JSE) desarrollada entre docentes y estudiantes del Programa de Filosofía de la Facultad de Educación del Departamento de Humanidades y Formación Integral de la Universidad Santo Tomás.

This book investigates the politicization process of social dispute resolution and its unintended consequences, under the context of over 70 percent of China's public hospitals have experienced hospital violence, with patients acting violently toward medical workers to express anger, protect their rights, or monetary reasons.

"El profesor Juan Fernando Segovia, doctor en Derecho y en Historia, investigador del CONICET, profesor en distintos momentos y durante cuarenta y cinco años en la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo y en la Universidad de Mendoza, es una de las figuras más salientes del pensamiento tradicional hispánico durante los últimos decenios del siglo xx y los primeros del xxi.

This book provides a new framework for conducting qualitative research into Asylum Seeking Refugees based on Emmanuel Levinas' ethic of the face-to-face encounter.

Islam and Citizenship in Indonesia examines the conditions facilitating democracy, women's rights, and inclusive citizenship in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country and the third largest democracy in the world.