Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> Political

Quentin Skinner is one of the foremost historians in the world, and in Hobbes and Republican Liberty he offers a dazzling comparison of two rival theories about the nature of human liberty. The first originated in classical antiquity, and lay at the heart of the Roman republican tradition of public life. Thomas Hobbes was the most formidable enemy of this pattern of thought, and his successive attempts to discredit it constitute a truly epochal moment in the history of Anglophone political thought. Hobbes and Republican Liberty develops several of the themes announced by Quentin Skinner in...

What sort of commitments do human beings have good reason to acknowledge to one another and to the social units (family, tribe, state) to which they belong? Is the sovereign authority of the state anywhere or everywhere a true moral authority, or is it simply a coercive capacity of varying force, reposing on a range of effectively touted false beliefs? What political obligations, if any, do men truly have? The central questions of political philosophy have not lessened in practical urgency or in theoretical difficulty in recent decades. But they have become increasingly hard to address in an...

The formulation of the idea of a family of nations under union of civilizations as One Universal Civilizational Unity amidst Diversity is the task that must be undertaken and accomplished by the generation of the information age. The dream of man over centuries to see all humanity as a society, which is culturally rich and diversified, socially harmonious, economically progressive, technologically humanistic, spiritually transcendental, and politically stable, in order to achieve greater happiness through absolute freedom, equality, fraternity, liberty, freedom of will, and justice under a...

"Development and African Philosophy" explores the basis for rationalization of African social and political economy of development. It examines the theories, and Western logic of development, practically exemplified in the colonial ideology; hence it puts into perspective the developmental imperatives of Europe in Africa. Going beyond the logic of colonialism and an appeal to it by African leaders to hide their incompetence in leading their people, this book offers a broader view of development within the spectrum of philosophy. By using the conceptual tools of right, communion, covenant and...

Dear post-9/11 Terrorist:

Thanks for the Michael Moore footage--the cry against the shock and awe of four more years in the Oval Office. Confirmed is secrecy in the brightest room of the world: never more than 'the secret domain of feces' as what psychoanalysis designates, not so very different from the prototype in a millionaire's bathroom. Perhaps is he an honest soothsayer though he too is a millionaire?

There are people, people who are sick at the cocksureness of a cowboy President, assimilating the moralizing posture of trust. It strikes you without warning on the back of the head:...

'Whatever happened to patriotism? To God and country?" asked Leith.

Charles Saladin paused, and then announced faintly, 'Holcombe Broderick and I have been asking the same question. We believe the only game played today is 'Money and Power." Nothing else seems to matter."

'Patriotism has been going, going. And now it is gone "

To find out why, read "Patriots: Going, Going, Gone "

"The primary extortion which enables our society is: 'Work or Die'"

- Art Hoppe

That simple statement, written several years ago by the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist, confers a stunning moral indictment on every aspect of our society. Like it or not, we live in a country which does not recognize the most basic human rights: food, shelter, clothing, medical care and education, much less enough time for spiritual practice or adequate leisure.

Our Constitution makes no mention of these rights. We have consistently refused, from its inception, to sign the United Nations...

Chapter One has great information on Corporations and how they are controlling our governments, our people, and our world.

Chapter Two discusses the evil side of our government and how it aims to control our citizens by various means and ways.

Chapter Five is on heroes. I believe our world has many heroes. To be a hero takes courage. We live in a difficult world with evil forces that will try to take advantage of the people and create a world of non-thinking robots. Many citizens will also feel enslaved by these evil forces. Heroes break the chains of enslavement.

Chapter Six gives...

The formulation of the idea of a family of nations under union of civilizations as One Universal Civilizational Unity amidst Diversity is the task that must be undertaken and accomplished by the generation of the information age. The dream of man over centuries to see all humanity as a society, which is culturally rich and diversified, socially harmonious, economically progressive, technologically humanistic, spiritually transcendental, and politically stable, in order to achieve greater happiness through absolute freedom, equality, fraternity, liberty, freedom of will, and justice under a...

This book demonstrates how an interest in political argument leads naturally to a philosophical way of thinking. It analyses both practising politicans and political theorists and is a much needed introudction to two vitally important, and independent, disciplines.

An essential reference for anyone interested in this dynamic field, the new edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy is the most current and comprehensive resource available.

• Expanded second edition brings together fifty-five chapters on current thinking in political philosophy
• New contributors include some of today's most distinguished scholars, among them Thomas Pogge, Charles Beitz, Michael Doyle and Antony Quinton
• Provides in-depth coverage of contemporary philosophical debate in all major disciplines
• Presents analysis of key...

This volume provides an outstanding survey of the major political philosophers of the twentieth century.

The Political is a collection of readings by the most important political philosophers representing the six major schools of Continental philosophy: Phenomenology, Existentialism, Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, and Postcolonialism.

The Political is a collection of readings by the most important political philosophers representing the six major schools of Continental philosophy: Phenomenology, Existentialism, Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, and Postcolonialism.

Written by one of the most influential figures in post-World-War-II social thought, A Theory of Modernity is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity, which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism.

Written by one of the most influential figures in post-World-War-II social thought, A Theory of Modernity is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity, which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism.

Democracy brings together some of the most sophisticated thinking on democratic theory in one concise volume. Written by experts in the field, these contemporary readings are distinctively philosophical, but will appeal to students in historical, empirical, legal, or policy- oriented disciplines which deal with democratic theory.

The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy brings together a collection of newly commissioned essays which examine fundamental issues in social and political theory. Written by leading social and political philosophers, each essay provides a map to the history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.

The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy brings together a collection of newly commissioned essays which examine fundamental issues in social and political theory. Written by leading social and political philosophers, each essay provides a map to the history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.