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  • Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective

    Edited by Giuseppe Ballacci, Rob Goodman ...
    One of the most conspicuous gaps in the now voluminous literature on populism is an understanding of populism in historical context. To what extent is contemporary populism a distinctively modern phenomenon? What are its roots and precedents in earlier periods of political history? And how can studying populism in the light of rhetoric and the history of political thought help us answer these ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Political Theory between Philosophy and Rhetoric

    Politics as Transcendence and Contingency

    by Giuseppe Ballacci ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explores the significance of rhetoric from the perspective of its complex relationship with philosophy. It demonstrates how this relationship gives expression to a basic tension at the core of politics: that between the contingency of its happening and the transcendence toward which it strives.The first part of the study proposes a reassessment of the ancient quarrel between philosophy ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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  • The Idea of the Public Sphere

    A Reader

    by Hannah Arendt, Seyla Benhabib, James Bohman, John Dewey, Jon Elster, Nancy Fraser, Jürgen Habermas, Immanuel Kant, Alexander Kluge, Walter Lippmann, Niklas Luhmann, Oskar Negt, Bernhard Peters, John Rawls, Carl Schmitt, Joseph Schumpeter, G.W.F Hegel, Chantal Mouffe ...
    The notion of "the public sphere" has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity.The Idea of the Public Sphere offers a wide-ranging, accessible, and easy-to-use introduction to one of the most ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Encyclopedia Of Philosophy: Eastern And Western Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, Marxism, Democracy & More (Mobi Reference)

    by MobileReference ...
    Encyclopedia of PhilosophyTABLE OF CONTENTS: I. Introduction II. Branches of Philosophy III. Schools of Thoughts IV. Political Philosophy V. Ancient Philosophy VI. Medieval Philosophy VII. Modern Philosophy List of Philosophers Glossary I. IntroductionIntroduction: Western philosophy Philosophical doctrines Ethics and political philosophy in the West Applied philosophy Eastern philosophy African ... Read more

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  • From Urbanization to Cities

    The Politics of Democratic Municipalism

    by Murray Bookchin ...
    In this far-reaching work, social ecologist and historian Murray Bookchin takes the reader on a voyage through the evolution of the city. Cities are not just monumental social and political facts, they are tremendous ecological facts as well. Far from seeing them as an inherent adversary of the natural world, though, Bookchin uncovers a hidden history of cities as “eco-communities” that fostered ... Read more

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  • From Socrates to Sartre

    The Philosophic Quest

    by T.Z. Lavine ...
    A challenging new look at the great thinkers whose ides have shaped our civilizationFrom Socrates to Sartre presents a rousing and readable introduction to the lives, and times of the great philosophers. This thought-provoking book takes us from the inception of Western society in Plato’s Athens to today when the commanding power of Marxism has captured one third of the world. T. Z. Lavine, Elton ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Shadow of Unfairness

    A Plebeian Theory of Liberal Democracy

    by Jeffrey Edward Green ...
    In this sequel to his prize-winning book, The Eyes of the People, Jeffrey Edward Green draws on philosophy, history, social science, and literature to ask what democracy can mean in a world where it is understood that socioeconomic status to some degree will always determine opportunities for civic engagement and career advancement. Under this shadow of unfairness, Green argues that the most ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Hegel

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Singer ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel's philosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Most Human Right

    Why Free Speech Is Everything

    by Eric Heinze ...
    A bold, groundbreaking argument by a world-renowned expert that unless we treat free speech as the fundamental human right, there can be no others.What are human rights? Are they laid out definitively in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the US Bill of Rights? Are they items on a checklist—dignity, justice, progress, standard of living, health care, housing? In The Most Human Right ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Great Philosophers

    From Socrates to Foucault

    by James Garvey, Jeremy Stangroom ...
    The Great Philosophers traces the biggest and most influential thoughts in philosophy's long stride through history, beginning with the Ancient Greeks and Early Romans, the first philosophical thinkers in the West, to whom much is owed.How their concerns became the concerns of those who followed is clearly laid out, as is the way their answers shaped what we now recognize as philosophy. The ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Age of Rights

    by Norberto Bobbio ...
    This book presents a valuable clarification and defence of human rights by Italy's leading political theorist. ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Philosophy: The Classics

    by Nigel Warburton ...
    Now in its fourth edition, Philosophy: The Classics is a brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy. In his exemplary clear style, Nigel Warburton introduces and assesses thirty-two philosophical classics from Plato’s Republic to Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. The fourth edition includes new material on:Montaigne EssaysThomas Paine Rights of ManR.G. Collingwood The ... Read more

    $40.99 USD