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  • Cognition Switch #5

    Series Book 5 - Cognition Switch
    Cognition Switch: An Artefact for the Transmission of New IdeasIssue #5: April 2019Featuring Ideas by: Michael Strauss, Ed Simon, Raja Halwani, Robert Noggle, Archie Brown, Michael Robertson, Nancy Weiss Malkiel, Peter Levine, Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Julian Baggini, Christopher Kavanagh, and Johanna Hanink ... Read more

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  • Manipulation

    Its Nature, Mechanisms, and Moral Status

    by Robert Noggle ...
    Series series New Topics in Applied Philosophy
    Gaslighting, flattery, misdirection, nagging, emotional blackmail, charm offensives, playing on emotions. These are all examples of ordinary manipulation. Such manipulation is common in everyday life, which is unfortunate, since manipulation seems like a bad thing. Manipulation: Its Nature, Mechanisms, and Moral Status answers three questions about manipulation: what is it, how does it work, and ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

  • The Idea of a Political Liberalism

    Essays on Rawls

    Series series Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
    In this unique volume, some of today's most eminent political philosophers examine the thought of John Rawls, focusing in particular on his most recent work. These original essays explore diverse issues, including the problem of pluralism, the relationship between constitutive commitment and liberal institutions, just treatment of dissident minorities, the constitutional implications of liberalism ... Read more

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    The Case Against Competition

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    No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers. ... Read more

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  • Justice and the Politics of Difference

    In this classic work of feminist political thought, Iris Marion Young challenges the prevailing reduction of social justice to distributive justice. It critically analyzes basic concepts underlying most theories of justice, including impartiality, formal equality, and the unitary moral subjectivity. The starting point for her critique is the experience and concerns of the new social movements ... Read more

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  • Feel-Bad Education

    And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling

    by Alfie Kohn ...
    Mind-opening writing on what kids need from school, from one of education’s most outspoken voicesAlmost no writer on schools asks us to question our fundamental assumptions about education and motivation as boldly as Alfie Kohn. The Washington Post says that “teachers and parents who encounter Kohn and his thoughts come away transfixed, ready to change their schools.” And Time magazine has called ... Read more

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  • Political Philosophy

    A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians

    by Adam Swift ...
    Politicians invoke grand ideas: social justice, democracy, liberty, equality, community. But what do these ideas really mean? How can politicians across the political spectrum appeal to the same values?This new edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy answers these important questions, and includes new material on global justice, feminism, and method in ... Read more

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  • The Art and Science of Communication

    Tools for Effective Communication in the Workplace

    by P. S. Perkins ...
    The Art and Science of Communication shows you a new way to understand and use communication in the workplace. Revealing the seven types of communication we all use every day, the book shows you how to increase your communication effectiveness in any setting with practical techniques, analogies, and models that clearly explain the formulas for successful communication. Combining the science and ... Read more

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  • The Idea of Human Rights

    The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II. Since then, the language of human rights has become the common language of social criticism in global political life. This book is a theoretical examination of the central idea of that language, the idea of a human right. In contrast to more conventional philosophical studies, the ... Read more

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  • Little Book of Conflict Transformation

    Clear Articulation Of The Guiding Principles By A Pioneer In The Field

    by John Lederach ...
    Series series Justice and Peacebuilding
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  • Rawls's 'A Theory of Justice'

    An Introduction

    by Jon Mandle ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts
    A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls, is widely regarded as the most important twentieth-century work of Anglo-American political philosophy. It transformed the field by offering a compelling alternative to the dominant utilitarian conception of social justice. The argument for this alternative is, however, complicated and often confusing. In this book Jon Mandle carefully reconstructs Rawls's ... Read more

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