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  • Public Goods, Private Goodsby Raymond Geuss

    Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 27.95

    Much political thinking today, particularly that influenced by liberalism, assumes a clear distinction between the public and the private, and holds that the correct understanding of this should weigh heavily in our attitude to human goods. It is, for instance, widely held that the state may address human action in the ''public'' realm but not in... more...

  • Outside Ethicsby Raymond Geuss

    Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 37.50

    Outside Ethics brings together some of the most important and provocative works by one of the most creative philosophers writing today. Seeking to expand the scope of contemporary moral and political philosophy, Raymond Geuss here presents essays bound by a shared skepticism about a particular way of thinking about what is important in human life--a... more...

  • Politics and the Imaginationby Raymond Geuss

    Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 27.95

    In politics, utopians do not have a monopoly on imagination. Even the most conservative defenses of the status quo, Raymond Geuss argues, require imaginative acts of some kind. In this collection of recent essays, including his most overtly political writing yet, Geuss explores the role of imagination in politics, particularly how imaginative constructs... more...

  • Philosophy and Real Politicsby Raymond Geuss

    Princeton University Press 2008; US$ 23.95

    Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. But in Philosophy and Real Politics , Raymond Geuss argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do. Far from being... more...

  • The Early Frankfurt School and Religionby Dr Margarete Kohlenbach; Dr Raymond Geuss

    Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 127.00

    This volume examines the ways in which the authors of the early Frankfurt School criticized, adopted and modified traditional forms of religious thought and practice. It analyzes the relevance of religious traditions and of the Enlightenment critique of religion for modern conceptions of emancipatory thought, art, law, and politics. more...

  • Political Judgementby Richard Bourke; Raymond Geuss

    Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 82.00

    Leading scholars re-examine political judgement, attempting to understand the relationship between political theory and political practice. more...

  • Kritik der politischen Philosophieby Raymond Geuss; Karin Wördemann

    Hamburger Edition HIS 2012; US$ 8.80

    Hauptbeschreibung Wozu brauchen wir eine politische Philosophie? Die Frage nach der Gerechtigkeit ist einer der ältesten und kontroversesten in der Philosophiegeschichte. Die heutige politische Philosophie ist selbstgefällig geworden, sie muss die eigenen Entstehungsbedingungen kritisch beleuchten und sich ihrer Aufgaben - der Machtanalyse und der... more...

  • Vico: The First New Scienceby Gianbattista Vico; Leon Pompa; Raymond Geuss; Quentin Skinner

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 27.00

    Vico's First New Science gives a clear account of the basic theme of his mature philosophy. This Cambridge Texts edition is the first complete English translation of the 1725 text, and is accompanied by a glossary, bibliography, chronology of Vico's life and expository introduction. more...

  • Bayle: Political Writingsby Bayle; Sally L. Jenkinson; Raymond Geuss; Quentin Skinner

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 37.00

    Sally Jenkinson's masterful new selection from Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique presents the reader with a coherent path through Bayle's vast work. Her authoritative translation, careful text selection, and lucid introduction will be welcomed by scholars and students of the history of ideas, political theory, cultural history and French... more...

  • Bagehot: The English Constitutionby Bagehot; Paul Smith; Raymond Geuss; Quentin Skinner

    Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 26.00

    In this new rendition of Bagehot's English Constitution, Paul Smith presents the first (1867) edition, together with the original conclusion, as well as Bagehot's introduction to the second edition of 1872. All the usual student-friendly features of the Cambridge Texts series are present, including introduction, bibliography, biographies and annotation. more...