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Social & political philosophy

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
€ 15.27

Paperback. In this first full historical account of the political thought of Jeremy Bentham, Philip Schofield shows how Bentham's insights in the fields of logic and language led to the first defence of democracy from a utilitarian perspective, and to the creation of the philosophic radicals, dedicated to political, legal, ecclesiastical, and social reform. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199563364
ISBN
9780199563364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Sher, George. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206052
ISBN
9780872206052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.97

Paperback. A modern way of approaching Antonio Gramsci's writings which breaks from previous analyses Series: Reading Gramsci. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335681
ISBN
9780745335681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Activists argue about how to define marriage, judges and legislators decide who should benefit from it, and scholars consider how the state should protect those who are denied it. This title argues that marriage, like religion, should be separated from the state. It explains the assumptions hidden in widely held positions and common practices. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126678
ISBN
9780691126678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. How does cinema function as a means of ethical resistance and thought? Focusing on Alain Resnais and Chris Marker's cinemas, this book uses the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to ask how cinema can enable us to see and act in an ethical way. It analyses the cinematic medium itself through concepts of affect, sensation and actual virtual violence. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474404747
ISBN
9781474404747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This is an interpretation and critique of Habermas's philosophy of law in his "Between Facts and Norms", which James Marsh feels is flawed by a fundamental contradiction: the notion of a democracy ruled by law and capitalism. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512610
ISBN
9780742512610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.57

Hardback. This is an interpretation and critique of Habermas's philosophy of law in his "Between Facts and Norms", which James Marsh feels is flawed by a fundamental contradiction: the notion of a democracy ruled by law and capitalism. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512603
ISBN
9780742512603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.91

Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our nature. Population growth and technological advances are threatening to undermine the conditions of worthwhile life on earth forever. We need to modify the biological bases of human motivation to deal with this challenge. Series: Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199653645
ISBN
9780199653645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

Paperback. Understanding the Political Philosophers is an absorbing and accessible introduction to the major philosophers and core texts of western political philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415685375
ISBN
9780415685375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.65

Paperback. Tackles the crucial questions about the Founding: Were the Framers motivated by their economic interests; how democratic was their Constitution; should we interpret the Founding using philosophical or strictly historical approaches; and what traditions of political thought were most important to the Founders? Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
2nd Revised, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617524
ISBN
9780700617524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171784
ISBN
9780691171784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback / so. Series: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Forschung Des Landes Nordrhein-Westf. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663008309
ISBN
9783663008309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.48

Paperback. Two of John Locke's most mature and influential political writings and three brilliant interpretive essays have been combined here in one volume. The complete texts are accompanied by interpretive essays by three prominent Locke scholars. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100181
ISBN
9780300100181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585107971
ISBN
9781585107971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. Inspired by the core anarchist faith in the possibilities of voluntary cooperation without hierarchy, this book provides a perspective from everyday social and political interactions to mass protests and revolutions. It describes an anarchist sensibility that celebrates the local knowledge, common sense, and creativity of ordinary people. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161037
ISBN
9780691161037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Presents a rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. This work lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable co-existence. It explains the political principles of liberation and addresses matters such as reform and revolution. Translator(s): Ciccariello-Maher, George. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343288
ISBN
9780822343288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. Translator(s): Brand, William R. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; KCL; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150682
ISBN
9780231150682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228099
ISBN
9780813228099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.99

Paperback. Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, and evolutionary biology, she emphasizes the nature and importance of trusting and being trusted, from our intimate bonds with significant others to our relationship with the state. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Two black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199697342
ISBN
9780199697342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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