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The Limits of Ethics in International Relations
Oxford University Press, UK 2009; US$ 39.99Ethical constraints on relations among individuals within and between societies have always reflected or invoked a higher authority than the caprices of human will. For over two thousand years Natural Law and Natural Rights were the constellations of ideas and presuppositions that fulfilled this role in the west, and exhibited far greater similarities... more...
The Scottish Idealists
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 17.99The extent to which British Idealism was heavily influenced by Scots has been little noticed, yet not only were they at the forefront of introducing Hegel into Britain in the work of Ferrier, Carlyle, Hutcheson, Stirling and Edward Caird, but they were also distinctive in locating themselves in relation to the Scottish philosophical tradition they... more...
The Social Contract from Hobbes to Rawls
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 57.95The concept of a social contract has been central to political thought since the seventeenth century. Contract theory has been used to justify political authority, to account for the origins of the state, and to provide foundations for moral values and the creation of a just society.In The Social Contract from Hobbes to Rawls , leading scholars from... more...
Perspectives on Social Justice
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 57.95This volume brings together leading theorists to discuss the latest thinking on social justice - a central concern of contemporary politics and political philosophy. Contributors such as Carole Pateman, Raymond Plant and Chris Brown explore: * the origins of the concept * the contributions of thinkers such as Hume, Kant and Mill * issues such as... more...
The Political Art of Bob Dylan
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 105.00David Boucher and Gary Browning provide a multi-faceted analysis of the political art of Bob Dylan. The contributions cover Dylan's career as a whole, dealing with such themes as alienation, protest, non-conformity and the American Dream. Dylan's work is examined from a variety of perspectives including the aesthetic theory of Kant, Adorno, Lyotard... more...
British Idealism
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 15.95A concise introduction to the ideas and writings of the British Idealists. more...
The Philosophy of Enchantment
Oxford University Press, UK 2004; US$ 48.99This is the long-awaited publication of a set of writings by the British philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943) on critical, anthropological, and cultural themes only hinted at in his previously available work. At the core are six essays on folktale and magic in which Collingwood applies the principles of his philosophy... more...
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