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Race in Mind: Critical Essays
ISBN: 9780268041489 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. These essays analyze how race affects people's lives and relationships in all settings, from the United States to Great Britain and from Hawaiʻi to Chinese Central Asia. They contemplate the racial positions in various societies of people called Black and people called White, of Asians and Pacific Islanders, and especially of those people whose racial ancestries and identifications are multiple. Here for the first time are Spickard's trenchant analyses of the creation of race in the South Pacific, of DNA testing for racial ancestry, and of the meaning of multiplicity in the age of Barack...
These essays analyze how race affects people's lives and relationships in all settings, from the United States to Great Britain and from Hawaiʻi ...
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History of American Political Thought
ISBN: 9781498558716 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 968 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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368,78 |
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Northern Ireland Since 1968
ISBN: 9780631200840 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This second edition of Northern Ireland since 1968 provides a concise, thematic overview of the Northern Ireland conflict and its proposed solutions from the beginnings of the 'Troubles' up to the present day. Updated and expanded to include coverage of recent developments such as the publication of the Joint Declaration of 1993 and the Framework Documents of 1995, the book offers a clear analysis of the latest initiatives in the peace process and the local and international contexts within which these have evolved. The new edition includes an updated chronology of events...
This second edition of Northern Ireland since 1968 provides a concise, thematic overview of the Northern Ireland conflict and its proposed solu...
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201,62 |
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Fourteenth Century England XII
ISBN: 9781783277193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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418,01 |
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Confronting Failures of Justice: Getting Away with Murder and Rape
ISBN: 9781538191774 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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176,99 |
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Confronting Failures of Justice: Getting Away with Murder and Rape
ISBN: 9781538191767 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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442,60 |
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Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed
ISBN: 9780674967694 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, the global community has witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the integration of Europe, the War on Terror and the Arab Spring, a hot Chinese economy and a major international recession. Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed brings together scholars from diverse disciplines and persuasions to assess the fortieth president's policies and their ongoing impact today, and to offer a timely retrospective on his complex legacy. The authors consider the influence of Reagan's free-market ideas on economic globalization, showing how... Since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, the global community has witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the integration of Europe, the War... |
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Race and the Modern Artist
ISBN: 9780195123241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Definitions of modernism have been debated throughout the twentieth century. But both during the height of the modernist era and since, little to no consideration has been given to the work of minority writers as part of this movement. Considering works by writers ranging from B.A. Botkin, T.S. Eliot, Waldo Frank, and Jean Toomer to Pedro Pietri and Allen Ginsberg, these essays examine the disputed relationships between modernity, modernism, and American cultural diversity. In so doing, the collection as a whole adds an important new dimension to our understanding of twentieth-century...
Definitions of modernism have been debated throughout the twentieth century. But both during the height of the modernist era and since, little to no c...
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Autonomy: Volume 20, Part 2
ISBN: 9780521534994 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. As a central concept in moral and political philosophy, "autonomy" is generally understood as some form of self-governance or self-direction. Certain Stoics, modern philosophers such as Spinoza, and, most importantly, Immanuel Kant, are among the great philosophers who have offered important insights on the concept. Some theorists analyze autonomy as it relates to the self being moved by its higher-order desires. Others argue that it must be understood as it relates to acting from reason or from a sense of moral duty independent of passion. The essays in this volume analyze the concept and...
As a central concept in moral and political philosophy, "autonomy" is generally understood as some form of self-governance or self-direction. Certain ...
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Problems of Market Liberalism: Volume 15, Social Philosophy and Policy, Part 2
ISBN: 9780521649919 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The essays in this volume assess the strength and impact of market liberal or libertarian political theory, which, broadly conceived, advocates a more carefully circumscribed role for the state and a greater reliance on the ability of individuals and voluntary, private-sector institutions to confront social problems. They offer insights into the limits of government, develop market-oriented solutions to pressing social problems, and explore some defects in traditional libertarian theory and practice.
The essays in this volume assess the strength and impact of market liberal or libertarian political theory, which, broadly conceived, advocates a more...
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The Right to Privacy: Volume 17, Part 2
ISBN: 9780521786218 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The essays is this volume--written by prominent philosophers and academic lawyers--examine various aspects of both the right to privacy and the roles that this right plays in moral philosophy, legal theory, and public policy. Some of the essays discuss possible justifications for privacy rights, basing them on classical liberal principles or the considerations of moral pluralism. Other essays examine the role that privacy plays in American consitutional theory. Still others assess how privacy considerations affect certain issues in medical ethics, such as the proper extent of access to...
The essays is this volume--written by prominent philosophers and academic lawyers--examine various aspects of both the right to privacy and the roles ...
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Self-Interest: Volume 14, Part 1
ISBN: 9780521598927 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. These essays examine the nature of self-interest and the relationship between rationality and morality. Some challenge the assumption that morality is exclusively concerned with the pursuit of the good of others, arguing that self-interest can be a legitimate moral motive. Some ask whether it is possible to resolve the apparent conflict between self-interest and morality by appealing to some third, overarching standard, or by showing that self-regard and regard for others share significant common features or spring from a common source. Others explore the relationship between self-interest...
These essays examine the nature of self-interest and the relationship between rationality and morality. Some challenge the assumption that morality is...
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Human Flourishing: Volume 16, Part 1
ISBN: 9780521644716 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume examines human flourishing and its relationship to other key concepts in moral theory. Some essays question whether a theory of human nature can allow us to develop an objective list of goods valuable to all agents. Some look at the role of relationships in a good life, or ask whether an ethical theory based on human flourishing can accommodate concern for others. Other essays analyze the function of social-political institutions in promoting the flourishing of individuals. Still others explore the implications of flourishing for political theory and principles of social justice.
This volume examines human flourishing and its relationship to other key concepts in moral theory. Some essays question whether a theory of human natu...
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Democracy: Volume 17, Part 1
ISBN: 9780521786201 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The essays in this volume explore questions about democracy that are relevant to political philosophy and political theory. Some examine the difficulties involved in determining and carrying out the will of the people; some address questions relating to the kinds of influence citizens can or should have over their representatives. Other essays analyze democratic institutions, while still others examine the relationship between democracy and value pluralism, or consider the suitability of democracy as a form of government in non-Western societies.
The essays in this volume explore questions about democracy that are relevant to political philosophy and political theory. Some examine the difficult...
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Natural Rights Liberalism from Locke to Nozick: Volume 22, Part 1
ISBN: 9780521615143 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of the late Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick, who died in 2002. The publication of Nozick's Anarchy, State, and Utopia in 1974 revived serious interest in natural rights liberalism, which, beginning in the latter half of the eighteenth century, had been eclipsed by a succession of antithetical political theories including utilitarianism, progressivism, and various egalitarian and collectivist ideologies. Some of our contributors critique Nozick's political philosophy. Other contributors examine earlier figures in the liberal tradition,...
This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of the late Harvard philosopher Robert Nozick, who died in 2002. The publication of Nozick's Anar...
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Natural Law and Modern Moral Philosophy: Volume 18, Social Philosophy and Policy, Part 1
ISBN: 9780521794602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The essays in this volume--written by academic lawyers as well as legal and moral philosophers--address some of the most intriguing questions raised by natural law theory and its implications for law, morality, and public policy.
The essays in this volume--written by academic lawyers as well as legal and moral philosophers--address some of the most intriguing questions raised b...
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Bioethics: Volume 19, Part 2
ISBN: 9780521525268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Fifteen philosophers, social scientists, and academic lawyers assess various aspects of bioethics. Some detail its development and challenge the field's basic assumptions. Others consider bioethics's role in contemporary society and examine it in policy administration as well as in its interaction with other branches of philosophical inquiry. Chapters also focus on specific issues, including the responsibilities of researchers to subjects in clinical trials; the proper criteria for determining when a living organism has died; the allocation of scarce, life-saving medical resources; and the...
Fifteen philosophers, social scientists, and academic lawyers assess various aspects of bioethics. Some detail its development and challenge the field...
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Freedom of Speech: Volume 21, Part 2
ISBN: 9780521603751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Freedom of expression will, as the essays in this volume illuminate, encounter new and continuing controversies in the twenty-first century. Advances in digital technology raise pressing questions regarding freedom of speech and, with it, intellectual property and privacy rights. Cyberspace looms as a relatively uncharted frontier for free speech and copyright law, and expressive liberties may face their greatest challenge from government efforts to thwart terrorism.
Freedom of expression will, as the essays in this volume illuminate, encounter new and continuing controversies in the twenty-first century. Advances ...
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New Essays in Political and Social Philosophy: Volume 29, Part 1
ISBN: 9781107604537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Whether it is a result of nature, the consequence of a choice to escape the state of nature, or the outcome of some other process of deliberation, the fact of human association gives rise to recurrent themes in political and social philosophy. The character and requirements of justice, the profile of political legitimacy, and the relationship between the powers of government and the rights of the governed are some of the subjects of ongoing consideration and debate in the disciplines of philosophy, political theory, economics and law. This volume represents a contribution to the investigation...
Whether it is a result of nature, the consequence of a choice to escape the state of nature, or the outcome of some other process of deliberation, the...
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Taxation, Economic Prosperity, and Distributive Justice: Volume 23, Part 2
ISBN: 9780521685993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 295 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. What constitutes a just tax system, and what are its moral foundations� Should a society's tax regime be designed to achieve a just distribution of wealth among its citizens, or should such a regime be designed to promote economic growth, rising standards of living, and increasing levels of employment� Are these two goals compatible or incompatible� Why should justice not require, or at least lead to, an increase in general prosperity� The essays in this volume examine the history of tax policies and the normative principles that have informed the selection of...
What constitutes a just tax system, and what are its moral foundations� Should a society's tax regime be designed to achieve a just distributio...
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