Now in its fourth edition, Philosophy: The Classics is a brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy. In his exemplary clear style, Nigel Warburton introduces and assesses thirty-two philosophical classics from Plato's Republic to Rawls' A Theory of Justice. The fourth edition includes new material on: * Montaigne Essays * Thomas Paine Rights of Man * R.G. Collingwood The Principles of Art * Karl Popper The Open Society and Its Enemies * Thomas Kuhn The Structure of Scientific Revolutions With a glossary and suggestions for further reading at the end of each...

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21st Century? What is social science?

In Big Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society's burning questions to 18 of the world's leading social scientists including Steven Pinker, Ann Oakley, Lawrence Sherman, Kate Pickett, Robert J. Shiller and Doreen Massey.
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