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The institution of private property lies at the heart of contemporary Western societies. However, what are the limits of property ownership? Do principles of justice require some measure of governmental redistribution of property in order to relieve...

Revolutionary Subjectivity in the Thought of Karl Marx presents a rigorous interdisciplinary analysis of Marx’s social philosophy. Paul Elias critically examines a terminal inconsistency within Marx’s idea of revolutionary subjectivity. In doing so,...

A new interpretation of confederation contends that the founding fathers were John Locke's disciples - champions of universal human rights and popular sovereignty.A new interpretation of confederation contends that the founding fathers were John Locke's...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035818709Author Peter BaumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804296028Author Frédéric GrosFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Verso BooksPublisher Verso BooksWeight(grams) 250g

In 1964, Augusto Del Noce assembled in a book some of his best works on Marxism, atheism, and the history of modern philosophy. The result was Il problema dell'ateismo, which he always regarded as foundational to his way of thinking. The book remains his...

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Contemporary democratic theory often posits that the will of the majority should resolve fundamental questions regarding rights, rather than the courts. However, this perspective misunderstands the essence of democracy, where the protection of basic...

Contemporary democratic theory often posits that the will of the majority should resolve fundamental questions regarding rights, rather than the courts. However, this perspective misunderstands the essence of democracy, where the protection of basic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826512864Author Jacquelyn Ann K. KegleyFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Vanderbilt University PressPublisher Vanderbilt University PressWeight(grams)...

A close look at post-1968 French thinkers Regis Debray, Emmanuel Todd, Marcel Gauchet, and Alain de Benoist In The Anthropological Turn, Jacob Collins traces the development of what he calls a tradition of "political anthropology" in France over the...

Feminist Interpretations of Thomas Hobbes features the work of feminist scholars who are centrally engaged with Hobbes's ideas and texts and who view Hobbes as an important touchstone in modern political thought. Bringing together scholars from the...

Over the last five years, corporations and individuals have given more money, more often, to charitable organizations than ever before. What could possibly be the downside to inhabiting a golden age of gift-giving? That question lies at the heart of...

Explores the concept of "moral horror" as the experience of living amidst unjustifiable state violence.Can state violence ever be morally justified? In State Violence and Moral Horror, Jeremy Arnold critically engages a wide variety of arguments, both...

A feminist reading of how Heidegger may have responded to an unanswered questioned he posed in 1923, "Problem: What is woman?" while using his thought to better understand how contemporary society replies to questions in the realms of law, bioethics,...

Offers a careful analysis of how Aristotle understands civil war, partisanship, distrust in government, disagreement, and competition, and explores ways in which these views are relevant to contemporary political theory.Do only modern thinkers like...

Argues that Giambattista Vico's early modern account of Roman mythology was a sophisticated attempt to present an epistemological and political critique of the aristocratic way of conceiving the world.Living in a province dominated by powerful oligarchs,...

Argues for a decolonial reinterpretation of Sophocles' classical tragedy, Antigone, that can help us to rethink the anti-colonial politics of militant mourning in the Americas.Sophocles's classical tragedy, Antigone, is continually reinvented,...

Investigates, by way of Derrida's engagements with Kant, how the foundations of modern constitutionalism can be differently conceived to address some of the challenges of the twenty-first century.Deconstructive Constitutionalism explores the relationship...

This archive-based study of the philosophy of Leo Strauss provides in-depth interpretations of key texts and their larger theoretical contexts.2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title In this book, Philipp von Wussow argues that the philosophical project...

Thinks with a range of extraordinary Jewish women about how to live vibrant lives and resist the settler colonialism at the heart of the modern project of freedom.This book provides a timely new transnational lineage of Jewish feminist revolutionary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783943620795Author Malve LippmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Archive BooksPublisher Archive Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643914057Author Andrzej PrzylebskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit VerlagWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 114mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643913227Author Johann-Albrecht MeylahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit VerlagWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 114mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783825819125Author Tomonobu ImamichiFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

Ernest Gellner (1925 - 1995) was one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. He held major chairs in philosophy, sociology and social anthropology during his distinguished career and contributed to a wide range of political and philosophical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643999160Author Lit Verlag Lit VerlagFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit Verlag

John Locke is widely perceived as a foundational figure within the liberal tradition. This book investigates the competing discourses that inform Locke’s political philosophy, each underwritten by a distinct purpose, not all of which result in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848778027Author Jurgen SirschFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 408g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848751587Author Regina KreideFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 426g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848731558Author Thomas DuttleFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848772865Author Meike Schmidt-GleimFormat PaperbackPage Count 329Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 4940g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848740444Author Bart Van Der SteenFormat PaperbackPage Count 179Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 285g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848732241Author Dominik FinkeldeFormat PaperbackPage Count 231Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 349g

Why do men and women sometimes risk everything to defend their liberties? What motivates principled opposition to the abuse of power? In Liberalism with Honor, Sharon Krause explores honor as a motive for risky and difficult forms of political action...

Collecting sixteen key texts on a broad range of key philosophical topics enables readers to perceive the scope of Shusterman's philosophy and appreciate its systematic aspects.Richard Shusterman is one of today's foremost philosophers. His influential...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781037115790Author Peter BaumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

A theory-driven account of the stakes and knowledge-building practices of the resurgent labor movement from organizers across the gig economy and tech industry.As tech billionaires align with Trump, they are also launching a renewed political and...