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Public Goods, Private Goods
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 27.95Much 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 Ethics
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 37.50Outside 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 Imagination
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 27.95In 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 Politics
Princeton University Press 2008; US$ 23.95Many 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 Religion
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 127.00This 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 Judgement
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 82.00Leading scholars re-examine political judgement, attempting to understand the relationship between political theory and political practice. more...
Kritik der politischen Philosophie
Hamburger Edition HIS 2012; US$ 8.80Hauptbeschreibung 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 Science
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 27.00Vico'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 Writings
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 37.00Sally 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 Constitution
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 26.00In 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...









