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Social & political philosophy
Hardback. What is freedom? In this study, Thomas Dumm challenges the conventions that have governed discussions and debates concerning modern freedom by bringing the work of Michel Foucault into dialogue with contemporary liberal thought. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521384
- ISBN
- 9780742521384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.67
€ 162.67
Paperback. Pangle shows how these analysts have in effect imported Straussian impulses into a "newkind of political and social science. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884405
- ISBN
- 9780801884405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.84
€ 32.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover. With the Politics, the author argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. He adopts a Socratic approach, encouraging his students - and readers - to become active participants in a dialogue. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226016030
- ISBN
- 9780226016030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.54€ 78.49
€ 94.54
€ 78.49
Paperback. With Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics," the author offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. With the Politics, he argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213651
- ISBN
- 9780226213651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. This book offers a unique and accessible way of conceptualizing the vocations of art, science, and politics in the capitalist world through an examination of some neglected features of the work of the scholar who first traced their origins and consequences in 'the West': Max Weber. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477920
- ISBN
- 9781349477920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048149490
- ISBN
- 9789048149490
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Serves as a key text in survey courses on Western intellectual history, the Renaissance, political theory, and many other subjects. In this edition, the author contextualizes More's life and within the wider frames of European humanism and the Renaissance. Translator(s): Miller, Clarence H. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300186109
- ISBN
- 9780300186109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.24
€ 18.99
€ 15.24
Paperback. Offers a traveller's account of a newly-discovered island (Utopia) where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfillment is open to all. Translator(s): Baker-Smith, Dominic. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442327
- ISBN
- 9780141442327
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.22
€ 11.99
€ 10.22
Paperback. Includes the full text of More's 1516 classic, "Utopia", together with a wide range of background contextual materials. Editor(s): Weaver, Professor William P.; Black, Rabbi Joseph. Translator(s): Richards, G. C.; Weaver, Professor William P. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119663
- ISBN
- 9781551119663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.65
€ 23.99
€ 18.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195394115
- ISBN
- 9780195394115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.68
€ 55.68
Paperback. Presents an account of the concept of revolution in the work of Deleuze and Guattari. This title provides the full length account of Deleuze and Guattari's relationship to a concrete revolutionary struggle. It also outlines the theoretical and practical origins of the return to political revolution. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699797
- ISBN
- 9780748699797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Kierkegaard and Nietzsche revive an ancient approach to ethics that evaluates different ways of life considered as a whole. Comparing and contrasting their respective ideals of faith and individual sovereignty, this work reveals a valuable new path for contemporary ethics. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349453757
- ISBN
- 9781349453757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.72
€ 142.72
Paperback. A central figure in Western history and American political thought, Thomas Paine continues to provoke debate among politicians and scholars. This volume contains Paine's Common Sense in its entirety, including the oft-ignored Appendix, as well as selections from his other major writings: The American Crisis, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Calvert, Jane E. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300167450
- ISBN
- 9780300167450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. "Common Sense". Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051164
- ISBN
- 9780674051164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.66
€ 35.99
€ 30.66
Noted works by one of the most eloquent proponents of democracy are together in this one volume. Paine's 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" is joined by "The Rights of Man, " his defense of the French Revolution, and selections from "The Crisis." Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Signet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451528896
- ISBN
- 9780451528896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.10
€ 9.10
Paperback. This is a short, accessible introduction to John Rawls' thought and gives a thorough and concise presentation of the main outlines of Rawls' theory as well as drawing links between Rawls' enterprise and other important positions in moral and political philosophy. Translator(s): Kosch, Michelle. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195136371
- ISBN
- 9780195136371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Ricento, Tom; Peled, Yael; Ives, Peter; Ricento, Thomas. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: CB; HPS; JNF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 423 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319150833
- ISBN
- 9783319150833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. This collection of essays articulates theoretical and philosophical arguments, and advances practical applications, as to why animals ought to matter to social work, in and of themselves. It serves as a persuasive corrective to the current invisibility of animals in contemporary social work practice and thought. Editor(s): Ryan, Thomas. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372284
- ISBN
- 9781137372284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Paperback. What rights govern heterosexual and homosexual behaviours? Laurence Thomas argues that any discrimination based on sexual orientation is unjustified, while Michael Levin defends the unorthodox view that the aversion some people experience toward homosexuality deserves respect. Series: Point/Counterpoint: Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687701
- ISBN
- 9780847687701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.79
€ 56.79
Hardback. Editor(s): Thompson, Michael J. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 739 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JMA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137558008
- ISBN
- 9781137558008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.27
€ 275.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817947026
- ISBN
- 9780817947026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.45
€ 20.45
Hardback. This work defends a libertarian conception of a free society, one in which negative rights (rights not to be interfered with in peaceful pursuits) are identified and protected. It argues that such a society is the best ideal for humans and that this ideal is deserving of everyone's support. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531024
- ISBN
- 9780742531024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.88
€ 160.88
Paperback. This work defends a libertarian conception of a free society, one in which negative rights (rights not to be interfered with in peaceful pursuits) are identified and protected. It argues that such a society is the best ideal for humans and that this ideal is deserving of everyone's support. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531031
- ISBN
- 9780742531031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. This provocative monograph explores the principles of truth, reason, and ideology, with particular respect to the profound political, economic, and social crises gripping the world today. The text sheds light on the nature of "truth" and suggests a framework for creative solutions that embraces these differences. Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Num Pages: 29 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 2. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 29
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441978585
- ISBN
- 9781441978585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85