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An Introduction to Political Philosophy by Jonathan Wolff 9780192847904
RRP: $45.14Booksplease Price: $43.85Who should hold political power? Are there any justified limits to people's liberty? What is democracy? Is it really that attractive? An Introduction to Political Philosophy is the... -
City of Equals by Prof Jonathan Wolff 9780198894735
RRP: $103.20Booksplease Price: $99.23When we think about equality in the city, we are very likely to think first of the wide and growing divide between rich and poor, in material terms. Yet when we think more about a 'city of equals' it... -
Readings in Moral Philosophy by Jonathan Wolff 9780393923605
Booksplease Price: $64.76This NEW reader provides a more diverse selection of philosophers and ethical issues than any other book of its kind. Used on its own or as a companion to Jonathan Wolff's An Introduction to Moral... -
Readings in Moral Philosophy by Jonathan Wolff 9781324072546
Booksplease Price: $49.20Jonathan Wolff's Readings in Moral Philosophy is a thoughtfully curated and diverse collection of readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. Used on its own or as a companion to the... -
An Introduction to Moral Philosophy Jonathan Wolff 9781324072553
Booksplease Price: $58.36From his influential scholarship to his popular writings to his appearances on the BBC, Jonathan Wolff has a knack for making moral philosophy vivid and exciting for any audience. In An Introduction... -
Why Read Marx Today? by Jonathan Wolff
RRP: $16.11Booksplease Price: $11.60'All too often, Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity - or a busted flush. This fresh, provocative, and hugely enjoyable book explains why, for all his shortcomings, his critique of... -
Lectures on the History of Moral and Political Philosophy by Jonathan Wolff 9780691149004
RRP: $58.05Booksplease Price: $47.64G. A. Cohen was one of the leading political philosophers of recent times. He first came to wide attention in 1978 with the prize-winning book Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence. In subsequent... -
Robert Nozick: Property, Justice and the Minimal State by Jonathan Wolff 9780745606033
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $20.89Robert Nozick's Anarchy, State and Utopia is one of the works which dominates contemporary debate in political philosophy. Drawing on traditional assumptions associated with individualism and... -
Political Philosophy: A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians Adam Swift (Balliol College, Oxford) 9781509533350
RRP: $23.21Booksplease Price: $20.63Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, community, liberty, equality. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same... -
The Human Right to Health by Jonathan Wolfe 9780393063356
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $22.16Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture... -
Freedom: An Introduction with Readings by Nigel Warburton
RRP: $54.17Booksplease Price: $51.20This introduction to the arguments about individual freedom is ideal for newcomers to philosophy or political thought. Each chapter considers a fundamental argument about the scope of individual... -
Political Thought by Michael Rosen 9780192892782
Booksplease Price: $60.09Human beings live together in societies which, by their very nature, give rise to institutions governing the behaviour and freedom of individuals. This raises important questions about how these... -
John Rawls: His Life and Theory of Justice by Thomas Pogge 9780195136371
Booksplease Price: $53.08John Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be an enduring figure over the coming decades. His Theory of Justice (1971) has had a profound impact... -
Liberal Democracy and its Critics: Perspectives in Contemporary Political Thought April Carter (University of Queensland) 9780745619200
RRP: $23.21Booksplease Price: $21.97Liberal Democracy and its Critics examines the contribution of eleven contemporary political social theorists to understanding democracy today. The theorists are prominent in political and... -
Uncollected Writings: Writing on Art Richard Wollheim 9780198890126
RRP: $145.77Booksplease Price: $140.55Richard Wollheim's (1923-2003) was the leading voice in the philosophy of art in the Anglo-American tradition during the second half of the twentieth century. This volume serves two purposes. First,... -
Marx by Terrell Carver 9781509518173
RRP: $70.95Booksplease Price: $63.27Karl Marx was the first theorist of global capitalism and remains perhaps its most trenchant critic. This clear and innovative book, from one of the leading contemporary experts on Marx's thought,... -
The Ethics of Technological Risk Lotte Asveld 9781138012233
RRP: $63.20Booksplease Price: $58.86'A comprehensive and important collection that includes essays by some of the leading figures in the field. ...Essential reading for anyone interested in risk assessment.' Professor Kristin... -
Marx Terrell Carver 9781509518180
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $19.63Karl Marx was the first theorist of global capitalism and remains perhaps its most trenchant critic. This clear and innovative book, from one of the leading contemporary experts on Marx's thought,... -
New British Philosophy: The Interviews by Julian Baggini
RRP: $54.17Booksplease Price: $51.20From popular introductions to biographies and television programmes, philosophy is everywhere. Many people even want to be philosophers, usually in the cafe or the pub. But what do real philosophers... -
Happiness is the Wrong Metric: A Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism Amitai Etzioni 9783319696225
Booksplease Price: $21.31This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This timely book addresses the conflict between globalism and nationalism. It provides a liberal communitarian response to the rise of populism... -
Why Marx Was Right by Terry Eagleton
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $11.74One of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx's irrelevancy "[Eagleton is] a witty, insightful thinker with a penchant for glib asides and wry dashes of humor... -
Humanity Without Dignity: Moral Equality, Respect, and Human Rights by Andrea Sangiovanni
RRP: $48.96Booksplease Price: $41.43Name any valued human trait-intelligence, wit, charm, grace, strength-and you will find an inexhaustible variety and complexity in its expression among individuals. Yet we insist that such diversity... -
Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach by Martha C. Nussbaum 9780674072350
RRP: $23.16Booksplease Price: $18.05If a country's Gross Domestic Product increases each year, but so does the percentage of its people deprived of basic education, health care, and other opportunities, is that country really making... -
Socialism: A Logical Introduction by Scott R. Sehon 9780197753330
Booksplease Price: $96.47Tackling perhaps the most contentious and socially urgent political movement of the last century, Scott R. Sehon lays bare the arguments for and against socialism, investigating their logical... -
On Taking Offence by Emily McTernan
Booksplease Price: $32.50Someone fails to shake your outstretched hand, puts you down in front of others, or makes a joke in poor taste. Should we take offence? Wouldn't it be better if we didn't? In the face of popular... -
On Taking Offence by Emily McTernan 9780197613092
Booksplease Price: $105.56Someone fails to shake your outstretched hand, puts you down in front of others, or makes a joke in poor taste. Should we take offence? Wouldn't it be better if we didn't? In the face of popular... -
Personal Responsibility: Why it Matters by Alexander Brown 9781847063991
RRP: $30.95Booksplease Price: $25.74Individual responsibility is an issue at the heart of public debates surrounding justice today - this book explores the philosophical implications of this hugely topical contemporary debate. Personal... -
Socialism: A Logical Introduction by Scott R. Sehon 9780197753347
Booksplease Price: $33.53Tackling perhaps the most contentious and socially urgent political movement of the last century, Scott R. Sehon lays bare the arguments for and against socialism, investigating their logical... -
Why Does Inequality Matter? by T. M. Scanlon 9780198854883
Booksplease Price: $28.06Inequality is widely regarded as morally objectionable: T. M. Scanlon investigates why it matters to us. Demands for greater equality can seem puzzling, because it can be unclear what reason people... -
How Propaganda Works by Jason Stanley
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $19.21Our democracy today is fraught with political campaigns, lobbyists, liberal media, and Fox News commentators, all using language to influence the way we think and reason about public issues. Even so,... -
Why Not Socialism? by G. A. Cohen 9780691143613
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $11.60Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? In this concise book, one of the world's leading political philosophers presents with clarity and wit a compelling moral case for socialism and argues... -
Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data by Carissa Veliz
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.51An Economist BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAs the data economy grows in power, Carissa Veliz exposes how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, why that matters and what we can do about it.The... -
Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby
RRP: $27.03Booksplease Price: $22.08Winner of the Spitz Prize, Conference for the Study of Political ThoughtWinner of the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book AwardWhy do American ghettos persist? Scholars and commentators...