The first 4 volumes of an 8 volume re-issue of Karl Marx's key essays in the economics arena, these titles also cover newer controversies in Marxian economics, such as reinterpretations by Sraffa and Roemer.
The first 4 volumes of an 8 volume re-issue of Karl Marx's key essays in the economics arena, these titles also cover newer controversies in Marxian e...
Colour fascinates all of us, and scientists and philosophers have sought to understand the true nature of colour vision for many years. In recent times, investigations into colour vision have been one of the main success stories of cognitive science, for each discipline within the field - neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, computer science and artificial intelligence, and philosophy - has contributed significantly to our understanding of colour. Evan Thompson's book is a major contribution to this interdisciplinary project. Colour Vision provides an accessible review of the...
Colour fascinates all of us, and scientists and philosophers have sought to understand the true nature of colour vision for many years. In recent time...
This work focuses on the theory of punishment in the context of other political questions, such as the function and scope of the criminal law. It criticizes the fundamental liberal philosophical assumptions underlying much of the modern tradition of theorizing about punishment, and argues instead for a conception of the justifying social functions of punishment proceeding from a different set of assumptions and a different background in political philosophy.
This work focuses on the theory of punishment in the context of other political questions, such as the function and scope of the criminal law. It crit...
These eight volumes provide immediate access to the intellectual processes of the greatest and the most influential economist of the twentieth century.
These eight volumes provide immediate access to the intellectual processes of the greatest and the most influential economist of the twentieth century...
In this work, the author argues that the assumption of perfect information revolutionized economics, doing untold damage to the discipline. These concepts have provided the rationale for the sort of active state intervention long warned against by the classsical economists. It also obscured the extent to which the entrepreneurial activity, which brings long term benefits to society, depends upon the exploitation of asymmetric information.
In this work, the author argues that the assumption of perfect information revolutionized economics, doing untold damage to the discipline. These conc...
Nicola Lacey presents a new approach to the question of the moral justification of punishment by the State. She focuses on the theory of punishments in context of other political questions, such as the nature of political obligation and the function and scope of criminal law. Arguing that no convincing set of justifying reasons has so far been produced, she puts forward a theory of punishments which places the values of the community at its centre.
Nicola Lacey presents a new approach to the question of the moral justification of punishment by the State. She focuses on the theory of punishments i...
