Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
An Introduction to Political Philosophy An Introduction to Political Philosophy Colin Bird Providing a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy, this book combines discussion of historical and contemporary figures, together with numerous real-life examples. It ranges over an unus… OL15190162W
The common good The common good Noam Chomsky Someone who knows and gives a damn. Do read this please. OL15329510W
Le philosophe et ses pauvres Le philosophe et ses pauvres Jacques Rancière,Jacques Rancière,Jacques Rancière Réflexion sur l'évolution depuis Platon des critères de distinction de ceux qui peuvent légitimement philosopher, et de la perception du philosophe et de sa pensée par ces concitoyens non-philosophes… OL1970931W
Political liberalism Political liberalism John Rawls "This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous wor… OL20947580W
Republicanism Republicanism Philip Pettit Pettit presents a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years, and looks at the implications of this theory for the relat… OL2841299W
Le contretemps démocratique Le contretemps démocratique Gérard Namer Le courant libéral au pouvoir pratique l'exclusion et l'enfermement. Le courant socialiste, seul, assume la révolte morale des Droits de l'Homme. Mais il s'avère incapable par la force d'une loi légi… OL3178839W
Die postnationale Konstellation Die postnationale Konstellation Jürgen Habermas "Does a global economy render the traditional nation-state obsolete? Does globalization threaten democratic life, or offer it new forms of expression? What are the implications of globalization for o… OL8027097W
Nicomachean Ethics Nicomachean Ethics Hye-Kyung Kim,Aristotle,J. A. Smith,Robert C. Bartlett,Joe Sachs,Susan D. Collins,L H. G. ed Greenwood An detailed examination of what the best life might be for human beings. In order to anwer this question, Aristotle finds he also has to examine what virtue itself is and all of the various virtues … OL8273964W