Grafting the Marxian idea that private property is coercive onto the liberal imperative of individual liberty, this new thesis from one of America's foremost intellectuals conceives a revised definition of justice that recognizes the harm inflicted by capitalism's hidden coercive structures.

• Maps a new frontier in moral philosophy and political theory
• Distills a new concept of justice that recognizes the iniquities of capitalism
• Synthesis of elements of Marxism and Liberalism will interest readers in both camps
• Direct and jargon-free style...

Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing.

• Presents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement of happiness
• A controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates the moral imperative for the development and mass distribution of 'happy-pills', to promote the wellbeing of the individual and society
• Brings together the philosophy, psychology and biology of happiness
• Maps the...

How are justifications for religious violence developed and do they differ from secular justifications for violence? Can liberal societies tolerate potentially violent religious groups? Can those who accept religious justifications for violence be dissuaded from acting violently? Including six in-depth contemporary case studies, The Justification of Religious Violence is the first book to examine the logical structure of justifications of religious violence.

• The first book specifically devoted to examining the logical structure of justifications of religious...

This highly original work introduces the ideas and arguments of the ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism to some of the most intractable social issues of modern American life, including abortion, gay marriage, and assisted suicide.

• Introduces the precepts of ancient Chinese philosophers to issues they could not have anticipated
• Relates Daoist and Confucian ideas to problems across the arc of modern human life, from birth to death
• Provides general readers with a fascinating introduction to Chinese philosophy, and its continued...

How are justifications for religious violence developed and do they differ from secular justifications for violence? Can liberal societies tolerate potentially violent religious groups? Can those who accept religious justifications for violence be dissuaded from acting violently? Including six in-depth contemporary case studies, The Justification of Religious Violence is the first book to examine the logical structure of justifications of religious violence.

• The first book specifically devoted to examining the logical structure of justifications of religious...

The 2nd Edition of Who Owns You, David Koepsell's widely acclaimed exploration of the philosophical and legal problems of patenting human genes, is updated to reflect the most recent changes to the cultural and legal climate relating to the practice of gene patenting.

• Lays bare the theoretical assumptions that underpin the injustice of patents on unmodified genes
• Makes a unique argument for a commons-by-necessity, explaining how parts of the universe are simply not susceptible to monopoly claims
• Represents the only work that attempts to first...

"I am delighted to offer my highest praise to Dean Cocking and Jeroen van den Hoven's brilliant new book, Evil Online.