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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. Clear disparities exist between notions of representative democracy and political practice in Britain. Alternative models of democracy, however, have their own incongruities in trying to marry representation and democracy. This book analyses the mismatches in democratic theories and between theory and practice in British representative democracy. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339693
- ISBN
- 9781349339693
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Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401044790
- ISBN
- 9789401044790
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Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
Paperback. Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?' Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349999866
- ISBN
- 9781349999866
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Condition: New
€ 62.86
€ 62.86
Paperback. This book is a critical introduction to code and software that develops an understanding of its social and philosophical implications in the digital age. Written specifically for people interested in the subject from a non-technical background, the book provides a lively and interesting analysis of these new media forms. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; KNTX; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490278
- ISBN
- 9781137490278
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Condition: New
€ 68.19
€ 68.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hunter, Ian; Saunders, David. Num Pages: 430 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973749
- ISBN
- 9780865973749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.37
€ 26.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. An original investigation of the nature of the forces that make members and representatives both loyal and beneficial to a contemporary political party, this book combines theoretical reflection with interview and archive material to provide a unique perspective on power, arguing that it is more complex and nuanced than is frequently assumed. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349461400
- ISBN
- 9781349461400
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Condition: New
€ 62.91
€ 62.91
Paperback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349417742
- ISBN
- 9781349417742
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Condition: New
€ 62.78
€ 62.78
Paperback. Comedy, from social ridicule to the laughter of the carnival, provides effective tools for reinforcing social patterns of domination and weapons for emancipation. This book states that comic trumps liberal accounts of freedom by drawing attention to bodies and intimate relationships, topics which are usually neglected by political philosophy. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253219947
- ISBN
- 9780253219947
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Hardcover. Johnson argues that Aristotle's Politics needs to be understood as a 'two-layered' treatise - the first being Aristotle's political theory, and the second as a set of questions for statesmen and politicians. Employing this model, the book sets about to provide a reconceptualization of Politics as a multi-layered, canonical work. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426192
- ISBN
- 9781137426192
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Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190622053
- ISBN
- 9780190622053
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Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Paperback. In The Grammar of Society, first published in 2006, Cristina Bicchieri examines social norms, including fairness, cooperation, and reciprocity. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432. The Nature and Dynamics of Social Norms. 278 pages, Illustrations. In The Grammar of Society, first published in 2006, Cristina Bicchieri examines social norms, including fairness, cooperation, and reciprocity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPS. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521574907
- ISBN
- 9780521574907
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.25
€ 31.99
€ 30.25
Hardcover. This book demonstrates how Deleuze's philosophy provides us with a novel and important notion of historical creativity - that is, a way of thinking about history as an ontological force of creativity. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506. Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. This book demonstrates how Deleuze's philosophy provides us with a novel and important notion of historical creativity - that is, a way of thinking about history as an ontological force of creativity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBA; HPS. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645305
- ISBN
- 9780748645305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.18€ 113.89
€ 118.18
€ 113.89
Hardcover. This book introduces a radically different type of liberal political theory by severing liberal thought from all underlying moral foundations. It presents a liberalism that accommodates the differences of worldview and moral theory of the good in today's pluralist societies and also meets liberalism's historic commitment to diversity. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019645
- ISBN
- 9780230019645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. Illustrates and addresses the breadth of Deleuze's post Kantian influences and engagements. This volume explores under developed encounters in Deleuzian thought and advances novel readings of established problematics. It focuses on philosophical encounters in Deleuze's texts. Editor(s): Lundy, Dr. Craig; Voss, Daniela. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694631
- ISBN
- 9780748694631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror' changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government accountability?In answering these and otherquestions, the authors engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the age of terrorism." Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349358373
- ISBN
- 9781349358373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.68
€ 62.68
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232512
- ISBN
- 9780823232512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Hardback. A collection of articles, lectures, and interviews whose apparent variety, touching on social criticism, psychoanalysis, philosophy, poetry and science, among others, is actually strongly focused on one main idea: that of autonomous, creative action at the individual and collective levels. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742344
- ISBN
- 9780804742344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.93
€ 119.93
Paperback. A collection of articles, lectures, and interviews whose apparent variety, touching on social criticism, psychoanalysis, philosophy, poetry and science, among others, is actually strongly focused on one main idea: that of autonomous, creative action at the individual and collective levels. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756181
- ISBN
- 9780804756181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Arguing for a middle ground between idealism and realism, this book considers the most pressing ethical and moral issues in contemporary international politics, including intervention, human rights and aid, and sets about reasoning how to resolve them in politically realistic ways. Editor(s): Navari, Cornelia. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450664
- ISBN
- 9781349450664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPS. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349552672
- ISBN
- 9781349552672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.80
€ 40.80
Hardback. Proposes a new approach called value democracy. This title argues that the state should protect the right to express illiberal beliefs, but the state should also engage in democratic persuasion when it speaks through its various expressive capacities: publicly criticizing, giving reasons to reject, and other discriminatory viewpoints. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147628
- ISBN
- 9780691147628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402181
- ISBN
- 9781845402181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.97
€ 40.99
€ 40.97
Exciting the Industry of Mankind George Berkeley's Philosophy of Money
Constantine George Caffentzis
Hardback. George Berkeley's views on money and banking broke the conceptual link between money and metallic substance in "The Querist", a work published between 1735 and 1737 in Dublin, consisting entirely of questions. This work explains what economic and social forces caused him to write "The Querist" in response to a major economic crisis in Ireland. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HPS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362975
- ISBN
- 9780792362975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.69
€ 194.69
Paperback. This thoughtful and surprising book analyzes the effect of animal extremism on the world's scientists, their institutions, and professional societies. The Animal Research War traces the evolution of the animal rights movement, profiles its leadership, and reveals the truth behind university animal research. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JPA; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349369539
- ISBN
- 9781349369539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01