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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. This collection of essays revisits Jacques Maritain's book, the University of Chicago Walgreen lectures of 1949, and critically engages its themes and arguments. It covers the character of the modern state, and its relation to the body politic and the state's functions and claims. Editor(s): Fuller, Timothy; Hittinger, John P. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; HPS; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Amer Maritain Assn Inc
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966922639
- ISBN
- 9780966922639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.32
€ 32.32
Hardcover. Features essays that examine the relationship between political philosophy and faith. This volume also investigates the continued intellectual and political vitality of revelation as it is understood by its own adherents. Editor(s): Holloway, Carson; DeHart, Paul R. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804842
- ISBN
- 9780875804842
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Condition: New
€ 48.90
€ 48.90
Hardback. This text is intended to serve as an introduction to the thought of the Thomistic political scientist James V. Schall who addresses a wide range of subjects, including the question of overpopulation and critical reflections on the thought of Charles McCoy and Leo Strauss. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101988
- ISBN
- 9780739101988
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Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Hardback. Seeks to bridge the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality to explain behavior. This book proposes a unified conceptual framework for the study of behavior. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 96 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 109 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139005
- ISBN
- 9780691139005
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardcover. One of political philosophy's most trenchant and inventive critics challenges the field's normative turn, arguing that the study of politics should focus on real politics, where normative judgments arise from concrete configurations of power. Raymond Geuss shows how this can be done without succumbing to a toxic relativism or abandoning utopianism. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504950
- ISBN
- 9780674504950
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.81
€ 47.99
€ 39.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022864
- ISBN
- 9780271022864
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.64
€ 44.99
€ 34.64
Paperback. Shows that Leo Strauss' defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of both the extreme Left and extreme Right. It assesses Strauss's attempt to direct teaching of political science away from examination of mass behavior and interest-group politics and toward study of philosophical principles on which politics are based. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763897
- ISBN
- 9780226763897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.87
€ 24.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. This book explores the interweaving of several of Derrida's characteristic concerns with themes that Paul explores in Romans. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752688
- ISBN
- 9780804752688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. This volume, by Michael Shapiro, is not about Adam Smith in the sense in which "about" is usually understood, for it is neither a comprehensive explication of his views nor a careful tracing of the sources of them. Shapiro's ultimate goal is to "exemplify a way of doing political theory". Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521339
- ISBN
- 9780742521339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardback. This volume, by Michael Shapiro, is not about Adam Smith in the sense in which "about" is usually understood, for it is neither a comprehensive explication of his views nor a careful tracing of the sources of them. Shapiro's ultimate goal is to "exemplify a way of doing political theory". Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521322
- ISBN
- 9780742521322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.95
€ 162.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Brooks, Dr. Thom; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149709
- ISBN
- 9780231149709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.60€ 81.73
€ 107.60
€ 81.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Brooks, Dr. Thom; Nussbaum, Martha C. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149716
- ISBN
- 9780231149716
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.15
€ 36.99
€ 27.15
Paperback. * A collection of new and stimulating essays on Rawls's controversial last book, The Law of Peoples. *Rawls is considered the most important theorist of justice in much of western Europe and the English-speaking world more generally. * The essays are written by pre-eminent theorists in the field. Editor(s): Martin, Rex; Reidy, David. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135313
- ISBN
- 9781405135313
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Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
Hardback. * A collection of new and stimulating essays on Rawls's controversial last book, The Law of Peoples. *Rawls is considered the most important theorist of justice in much of western Europe and the English-speaking world more generally. * The essays are written by pre-eminent theorists in the field. Editor(s): Martin, Rex; Reidy, David. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135306
- ISBN
- 9781405135306
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Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Paperback. Rawls: An Introduction is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the work of the American philosopher John Rawls (1921-2002), who transformed contemporary political philosophy. In the 1950s and 1960s, political philosophy seemed to have reached a dead end characterized by a loose predominance of utilitarian theses. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646510
- ISBN
- 9780745646510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
Hardback. Rawls: An Introduction is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the work of the American philosopher John Rawls (1921-2002), who transformed contemporary political philosophy. In the 1950s and 1960s, political philosophy seemed to have reached a dead end characterized by a loose predominance of utilitarian theses. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646503
- ISBN
- 9780745646503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Hardback. Editor(s): Bailey, Tom; Gentile, Valentina. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167987
- ISBN
- 9780231167987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.92€ 77.95
€ 102.92
€ 77.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Bailey, Tom; Gentile, Valentina. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167994
- ISBN
- 9780231167994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. A critical evaluation of Rawlsian and Habermasian paradigms of political philosophy that offers an interpretation and defense of Habermas's theory of law and democracy as a superior alternative to Rawls's political liberalism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770774
- ISBN
- 9780804770774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. This book offers an original account of the history of liberal thought, one grounded in an institutional history of medieval pluralism and the early modern rationalizing state, and explores the deep tensions that liberal political thought rests upon. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717140
- ISBN
- 9780198717140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.39
€ 103.39