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  • Culture and Equality

    An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism

    by Brian Barry ...
    All major western countries today contain groups that differ in their religious beliefs, customary practices or ideas about the right way in which to live. How should public policy respond to this diversity? In this important new work, Brian Barry challenges the currently orthodox answer and develops a powerful restatement of an egalitarian liberalism for the twenty-first century.Until recently it ... Read more

    $28.00 USD

  • Political Argument (Routledge Revivals)

    by Brian Barry ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Since its publication in 1965, Brian Barry's seminal work has occupied an important role in the revival of Anglo-American political philosophy. A number of ideas and terms in it have become part of the standard vocabulary, such as the distinction between "ideal-regarding" and "want-regarding" principles and the division of principles into aggregative and distributive. The book provided the first ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Sound of Water, The Sound of Wind

    And Other Early Works by a Mountain Monk

    by Bopjong, Brian Barry ...
    The lotus blossoms in July, so the other day I took a trip−something of an annual pilgrimage of sorts−to a provincial park famous for its sea of pink lotuses. I go there every summer and just saunter around the huge pond for half a day or so and then return.           The rainy season had already begun and when I arrived it was drizzling and the park was deserted. With umbrella in hand, I stood on ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Movies In Miniature

    A Journey Through A Century Of Movie Merchandise

    by Brian Barry ...
    Dive into the fascinating world of movie merchandise with Brian Barry's engaging ex-ploration of how films have inspired toys, collectibles, and pop culture treasures for over a century. From silent-era wind-up Charlie Chaplin figures to high-tech LEGO sets and limited-edition prop replicas, this book traces the evolution of licensed movie products through the decades.Discover the surprising ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • George Orwell

    The Ethics of Equality

    by Peter Brian Barry ...
    Series series PHILOSOPHICAL OUTSIDERS SERIES
    George Orwell is sometimes read as disinterested in (if not outright hostile) to philosophy. Yet a fair reading of Orwell's work reveals an author whose work was deeply informed by philosophy and who often revealed his philosophical sympathies. Orwell's written works are of ethical significance, but he also affirmed and defended substantive ethical claims about humanism, well-being, normative ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Fiction of Evil

    by Peter Brian Barry ...
    What makes someone an evil person? How are evil people different from merely bad people? Do evil people really exist? Can we make sense of evil people if we mythologize them? Do evil people take pleasure in the suffering of others? Can evil people be redeemed?Peter Brian Barry answers these questions by examining a wide range of works from renowned authors, including works of literature by Kazuo ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Evil and Moral Psychology

    by Peter Brian Barry ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
    This book examines what makes someone an evil person and how evil people are different from merely bad people. Rather than focusing on the "problem of evil" that occupies philosophers of religion, Barry looks instead to moral psychology—the intersection of ethics and psychology. He provides both a philosophical account of what evil people are like and considers the implications of that account for ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

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  • Political Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Miller ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy. It starts by explaining why the subject is important and how it tackles basic ethical questions such as 'how should we live together in society?' It looks at political authority, the reasons why we need politics at all, the limitations of politics, and whether there are areas of life that shouldn't be governed by politics. It ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Justice

    What's the Right Thing to Do?

    by Michael J. Sandel ...
    A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizensWhat are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Save the Cat!

    The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

    by Blake Snyder ...
    This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat! ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice

    by Jack Donnelly ...
    In the third edition of his classic work, revised extensively and updated to include recent developments on the international scene, Jack Donnelly explains and defends a richly interdisciplinary account of human rights as universal rights. He shows that any conception of human rights-and the idea of human rights itself-is historically specific and contingent. Since publication of the first edition ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • Console Wars

    Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

    by Blake J. Harris ...
    Now a documentary on CBS All Access.Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles the history of video games and how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.In 1990, ... Read more

    $13.49 USD