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Utilitarianism and Other Essays
Av Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill m. fl.
Häftad, 1987
152 kr
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One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was …
On Liberty and the Subjection of Women
Av John Stuart Mill, Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2006
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121 kr
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A prodigiously brilliant thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age, the political and social radical John Stuart Mill was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. Regarded as one of the sacred texts of liberalism, his great work On Liberty argues …
On Politics
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2013
220 kr
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A magisterial, one-volume history of political thought from Herodotus to the present, Ancient Athens to modern democracy - from author and professor Alan RyanThis is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given …
Utilitarianism and Other Essays
Av Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
108 kr
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One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was …
Perspectives on Thomas Hobbes
Häftad, 1990
968 kr
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The papers in this collection provide views on central aspects of Thomas Hobbes's (1588-1679) life and work. The collection testifies to his enduring importance as a major philosopher four hundred years after his birth, and helps to unravel aspects of his intellectual biography which are relevant …
Justice
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 1993
794 kr
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This collection of extracts from works by philosophers, political theorists, and social critics ranges over two millennia, from the ideas of Plato and Aristotle to those of contemporary thinkers such as John Rawls and Robert Nozick, and examines the nature of justice, its importance in human life, …
Philosophy of The Social Sciences
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 1970
644 kr
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Are the Social Sciences in principle a different and more dubious undertaking than the Natural Sciences? This book is an introduction to the major problems of the philosophy of social science. It covers most of the important, and sometimes controversial, topics in the present debate but demands no …
John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 1997
473 kr
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When John Dewey died in 1952, he was memorialized as America's most famous philosopher, revered by liberal educators and deplored by conservatives, but universally acknowledged as his country's intellectual voice. Many things conspired to give Dewey an extraordinary intellectual eminence: He was …
Making of Modern Liberalism
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2012
622 kr
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The Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of liberalism from the Enlightenment through its triumphs and setbacks in the twentieth century and beyond. The book is the fruit of the more than four decades during which Alan Ryan, one of the world's …
Making of Modern Liberalism
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2014
263 kr
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The Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of liberalism from the Enlightenment through its triumphs and setbacks in the twentieth century and beyond. The book is the fruit of the more than four decades during which Alan Ryan, one of the world's …
On Tocqueville
Democracy and America
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2014
148 kr
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In On Tocqueville, Alan Ryan brilliantly illuminates the observations of the French philosopher who first journeyed to the United States in 1831 and went on to catalogue the unique features of the American social contract. Tocqueville’s prescient analyses of American life remain as relevant today …
On Machiavelli
The Search for Glory
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2013
148 kr
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In On Machiavelli: The Search for Glory, Alan Ryan illuminates the political and philosophical complexities of the often-reviled godfather of realpolitik. Thought by some to be the founder of Italian nationalism, regarded by others to be a reviver of the Roman Republic as a model for the modern …
On Aristotle
Saving Politics from Philosophy
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2013
148 kr
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In On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy, Alan Ryan examines Plato's most famous student and sharpest critic, whose writing has helped shape over two millennia of Western philosophy, science, and religion. The first thinker to posit that a society should be ruled by laws and not men, …
On Augustine
The Two Cities
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
148 kr
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Augustine’s political philosophy is pregnant with arguments that racked not only Christian Europe but also much of the modern world. In On Augustine Alan Ryan carefully lays out the complicated political, philosophical and religious context of Augustine and traces the history of his impact on …
On Hobbes
Escaping the War of All Against All
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
148 kr
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In Leviathan, Hobbes created the idea of a “social contract” and set out to explicate a doctrine for the foundation of states and legitimate forms of government. In On Hobbes, Ryan explains how he created the secular conception of the state and politics in one of the first truly modern works of …
Guide to Careers in Physical Anthropology
Inbunden, 2001
1072 kr
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The field of physical anthropology deals with issues that everyone thinks about and cares about: our origins, our evolutionary history, and why we look and act the way we do. The field has benefited greatly by increased attention from the media, from popular books, and from several television …
J.S. Mill (Routledge Revivals)
Av Alan Ryan
E-bok, 2016
680 kr
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First published in 1974. As logician, economist, political theorist, practical politician and active champion of social freedom, John Stuart Mill is a figure of continuing importance. In this book the author does full justice to the range of Mill’s achievements, providing an introductory guide to …
J.S. Mill (Routledge Revivals)
Av Alan Ryan
E-bok, 2016
680 kr
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First published in 1974. As logician, economist, political theorist, practical politician and active champion of social freedom, John Stuart Mill is a figure of continuing importance. In this book the author does full justice to the range of Mill’s achievements, providing an introductory guide to …
J.S. Mill (Routledge Revivals)
Av Alan Ryan
Inbunden, 2016
2525 kr
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First published in 1974. As logician, economist, political theorist, practical politician and active champion of social freedom, John Stuart Mill is a figure of continuing importance. In this book the author does full justice to the range of Mill’s achievements, providing an introductory guide to …
J.S. Mill (Routledge Revivals)
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2018
622 kr
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First published in 1974. As logician, economist, political theorist, practical politician and active champion of social freedom, John Stuart Mill is a figure of continuing importance. In this book the author does full justice to the range of Mill’s achievements, providing an introductory guide to …
Making of Modern Liberalism
Av Alan Ryan
E-bok, 2012
357 kr
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One of the world''s leading political thinkers explores the history, nature, and prospects of the liberal tradition The Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of liberalism from the Enlightenment through its triumphs and setbacks in the …
On Aristotle
Saving Politics from Philosophy
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
148 kr
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In On Aristotle, Alan Ryan examines Plato’s most famous student and sharpest critic. Aristotle was the first thinker to posit that a society should be ruled by laws and not men. His strongly empirical cast of mind was brought to bear on a stunning range of subjects and the resulting system …
On Machiavelli
The Search for Glory
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
148 kr
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For his insistence on the amoral character of successful government, Machiavelli remains a contentious figure. Often reviled as a teacher of evil, Machiavelli’s influence on the modern state is explored in this book.In On Machiavelli, Alan Ryan illuminates the political and philosophical …
On Tocqueville
Democracy and America
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
148 kr
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In On Tocqueville, Alan Ryan brilliantly illuminates the observations of the French philosopher who first journeyed to the United States in 1831 and went on to catalogue the unique features of the American social contract. Tocqueville’s prescient analyses of American life remain as relevant today …
On Marx
Revolutionary and Utopian
Av Alan Ryan
Häftad, 2015
148 kr
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In On Marx, Alan Ryan examines Marx’s writing, not within the framework of Lenin or Tolstoy but within its own time, tracing its Hegelian roots and providing a sterling explication and critique of his theories of alienation, class struggle and revolution. This volume provides the clearest, most …
