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Social & political philosophy
Hardback. This book elucidates the ways in which German Idealist authors such as Kant, Fichte, Friedrich Schlegel and Hegel envisioned the conjunction of spontaneous activity and receptivity towards culturally transmitted models in the context of aesthetic experience, philosophical thought, textual communication and literary criticism. Series: Idiom Inventing Writing Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 313 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823268290
- ISBN
- 9780823268290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Ever since Kant and Hegel, the notion of autonomy - the idea that we are beholden to no law except one we impose upon ourselves - has been considered the truest philosophical expression of human freedom. This book uncovers dangers in the notion of autonomy as it was originally conceived by Kant. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155487
- ISBN
- 9780226155487
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.09
€ 51.99
€ 40.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813220093
- ISBN
- 9780813220093
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Condition: New
€ 51.53
€ 51.53
paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Martin (University of Leeds); Mecheril, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPQ; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837631494
- ISBN
- 9783837631494
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.89
€ 45.99
€ 32.89
Paperback. Translator(s): Lederhendler, Lazer. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156196
- ISBN
- 9780231156196
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Martha Nussbaum asks: How can we sustain a decent society that aspires to justice and inspires sacrifice for the common good? Amid negative emotions endemic even to good societies, public emotions rooted in love--intense attachments outside our control--can foster commitment to shared goals and keep at bay the forces of disgust and envy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503809
- ISBN
- 9780674503809
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.85
€ 31.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This book presents a critique of the role that shame and disgust play in our individual and social lives and, in particular, in the law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126258
- ISBN
- 9780691126258
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.35
€ 50.99
€ 36.35
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199335879
- ISBN
- 9780199335879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.05
€ 29.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. Taking up three urgent problems of social justice neglected by various theories and thus harder to tackle in practical terms and everyday life, this work seeks a theory of social justice that can guide us to a more responsive approach to social cooperation. Series: The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024106
- ISBN
- 9780674024106
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.95
€ 36.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Drawing inspiration from philosophy, history, and literature, the author takes us to task for our religious intolerance, identifies the fear behind it, and offers a way past fear toward a more equitable, imaginative, and free society, through consistent application of universal principles of respect for conscience. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725911
- ISBN
- 9780674725911
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.82
€ 36.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. This is a primer on the Capabilities Approach, Martha Nussbaum's innovative model for assessing human progress. She argues that much humanitarian policy today violates basic human values; instead, she offers a unique means of redirecting government and development policy toward helping each of us lead a full and creative life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; HPQ; HPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072350
- ISBN
- 9780674072350
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.78
€ 24.99
€ 21.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, Marshall. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643328
- ISBN
- 9780691643328
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Condition: New
€ 180.74
€ 180.74
Paperback. What is the meaning of 'being' - or, rather, 'existence' - and how does that concept relate to the totality of what there is? This title presents an ontology based on the concept of fields of sense. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692897
- ISBN
- 9780748692897
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Reconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139694
- ISBN
- 9780231139694
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Condition: New
€ 59.67€ 46.91
€ 59.67
€ 46.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Lilla, Mark. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780691605678
- ISBN
- 9780691605678
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590179024
- ISBN
- 9781590179024
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.55
€ 17.99
€ 15.55
Hardback. This book traces the history of the idea of citizenship, and argues for a new model for the next century. In the style of Michael Ignatieff's The Needs of Strangers, Kingwell takes a long look at what citizenship has meant in the past and what it means today. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512665
- ISBN
- 9780742512665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.20
€ 33.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725461
- ISBN
- 9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.00€ 56.79
€ 62.00
€ 56.79
Paperback. Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher, social theorist, historian of ideas and literary critic, is primarily known as a radical thinker who disturbs our understanding of society. This is a critical account of Foucault's political thought: what he said, how it's been used and its influence today. Series: Thinking Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676866
- ISBN
- 9780748676866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.66
€ 40.99
€ 36.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339718
- ISBN
- 9781590339718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.98€ 77.11
€ 110.98
€ 77.11