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Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
How Human Values Evolve
Inbunden, 2015
263 kr
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Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian …
Why Trust Science?
Av Naomi Oreskes, Stephen Macedo
Inbunden, 2019
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
221 kr
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Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyDo doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own …
Deliberative Politics
Essays on Democracy and Disagreement
E-bok, 1999
440 kr
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The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world''s older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. …
Deliberative Politics
Essays on Democracy and Disagreement
Inbunden, 1999
3177 kr
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This volume is a collection of essays by notable political philosophers and legal scholars on the concept of "deliberative democracy". With this theory, moral issues like abortion or affirmative action can be discussed using an enriched process of deliberation that forces citizens to take into …
Deliberative Politics
Essays on Democracy and Disagreement
Häftad, 1999
621 kr
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This volume is a collection of essays by notable political philosophers and legal scholars on the concept of "deliberative democracy". With this theory, moral issues like abortion or affirmative action can be discussed using an enriched process of deliberation that forces citizens to take into …
Deliberative Politics
Essays on Democracy and Disagreement
E-bok, 1999
440 kr
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The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world''s older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism. But many questions surround this new project. …
Liberal Virtues
Citizenship, Virtue, and Community in Liberal
Inbunden, 1990
2033 kr
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Liberal democracy is often defended because it secures freedom, order, and prosperity. Without slighting these solid achievements, Liberal Virtues responds to those who worry that the theory and practice of free self-government neglect the importance of community and citizen virtues. Professor …
Diversity and Distrust
Civic Education in a Multicultural Democracy
Häftad, 2003
793 kr
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What should the aims of education policy be in the United States and other culturally diverse democracies? Should the foremost aim be to allow the flourishing of social and religious diversity? Or is it more important to foster shared political values and civic virtues?Stephen Macedo believes that …
Limits of Constitutional Democracy
Av Jeffrey K. Tulis, Stephen Macedo
Häftad, 2010
384 kr
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Constitutional democracy is at once a flourishing idea filled with optimism and promise--and an enterprise fraught with limitations. Uncovering the reasons for this ambivalence, this book looks at the difficulties of constitutional democracy, and reexamines fundamental questions: What is …
Striking First
Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
Av Michael W. Doyle, Stephen Macedo
Häftad, 2011
415 kr
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Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress? Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? Tackling one of the most controversial …
Just Married
Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy, and the Future of Marriage
Inbunden, 2015
392 kr
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The institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage reform? Should it? Antonin Scalia and many others on the right warn of a …
Primates and Philosophers
How Morality Evolved
Av Frans de Waal, Stephen Macedo m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
161 kr
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Can virtuous behavior be explained by nature, and not by human rational choice? "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? Primates and Philosophers tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: …
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
How Human Values Evolve
Häftad, 2017
221 kr
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Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian …
Just Married
Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy, and the Future of Marriage
Häftad, 2017
263 kr
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The institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage reform? Should it? Antonin Scalia and many others on the right warn of a …
Why Trust Science?
Av Naomi Oreskes, Stephen Macedo
Häftad, 2021
222 kr
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Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyAre doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't? …
Active and Passive Citizens
A Defense of Majoritarian Democracy
Av Richard Tuck, Stephen Macedo
Inbunden, 2024
281 kr
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A powerful case for why majority rule—not representation—is the defining feature of democratic politicsThe idea that democratic governance rests on active self-rule by citizens plays surprisingly little part in current theories of democracy, which instead stress the importance of representation by …
Active and Passive Citizens
A Defense of Majoritarian Democracy
Av Richard Tuck, Stephen Macedo
Häftad, 2026
221 kr
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A powerful case for why majority rule—not representation—is the defining feature of democratic politicsThe idea that democratic governance rests on active self-rule by citizens plays surprisingly little part in current theories of democracy, which instead stress the importance of representation by …
In Covid's Wake
How Our Politics Failed Us
Av Stephen Macedo, Frances Lee
Inbunden, 2025
242 kr
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One of The Wall Street Journal’s 10 Best Books of the YearFeatured on the New York Times' The Daily podcast and CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPSWhat our failures during the pandemic cost us, and why we must do betterThe Covid pandemic quickly led to the greatest mobilization of emergency powers in human …
In Covid's Wake
How Our Politics Failed Us
Av Stephen Macedo, Frances Lee
Häftad, 2026
164 kr
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One of The Wall Street Journal’s 10 Best Books of the YearFeatured on the New York Times' The Daily podcast and CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPSWhat our failures during the pandemic cost us, and why we must do betterThe Covid pandemic quickly led to the greatest mobilization of emergency powers in human …
In Covid's Wake
How Our Politics Failed Us
Av Frances Lee, Stephen Macedo
E-bok, 2026
223 kr
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One of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of the YearFeatured on the New York Times' The Daily podcast and CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPSWhat our failures during the pandemic cost us, and why we must do betterThe Covid pandemic quickly led to the greatest mobilization of emergency powers in human …
In Covid's Wake
How Our Politics Failed Us
Av Frances Lee, Stephen Macedo
E-bok, 2026
223 kr
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One of The Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of the YearFeatured on the New York Times' The Daily podcast and CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPSWhat our failures during the pandemic cost us, and why we must do betterThe Covid pandemic quickly led to the greatest mobilization of emergency powers in human …
Toleration on Trial
Av Ingrid Creppell, Stephen Macedo
Häftad, 2008
656 kr
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Toleration on Trial offers the only multidisciplinary study available on the issue of toleration, bringing together political psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, Islamic scholars, and political theorists to examine the most pressing debates in the field. The volume addresses the toleration …
Universal Jurisdiction
National Courts and the Prosecution of Serious Crimes Under International Law
Häftad, 2006
409 kr
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When former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London at the request of a Spanish judge, the world's attention was focused for the first time on the idea of universal jurisdiction. Universal jurisdiction stands for the principle that atrocities such as genocide, torture, and war …
Child, Family and State
NOMOS XLIV
Av Stephen Macedo, Iris Marion Young
Inbunden, 2003
1221 kr
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In an era in which our conception of what constitutes a "normal" family has undergone remarkable changes, questions have arisen regarding the role of the state in "normalizing" families through public policy. In what ways should the law seek to facilitate, or oppose, parenting and child-rearing …
Designing Democratic Institutions
Nomos XLII
Av Ian Shapiro, Stephen Macedo
Inbunden, 2000
1210 kr
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As the principles and practices of democracy continue to spread ever more widely, it is hard to imagine a corner of the globe into which they will not eventually penetrate. But the euphoria of democratic revolutions is typically short-lived, and usually followed by disgruntlement and even cynicism …
Democracy at Risk
How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About It
Häftad, 2005
289 kr
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Voter turnout was unusually high in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. At first glance, that level of participationlargely spurred by war in Iraq and a burgeoning culture war at homemight look like vindication of democracy. If the recent past is any indication, however, too many Americans will …
Educating Citizens
International Perspectives on Civic Values and School Choice
Av David J. Ferrero, Patrick J. Wolf m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
309 kr
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The United States is in the midst of historic experiments with publicly funded choice in K-12 education, experiments that recently received a ""green light"" from the Supreme Court. Other nations have long experience with the funding and regulation of nonpublic schools, including religious schools. …
Educating Citizens
International Perspectives on Civic Values and School Choice
Av Patrick J. Wolf, Stephen Macedo m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
333 kr
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The United States is in the midst of historic experiments with publicly funded choice in K-12 education, experiments that recently received a ""green light"" from the Supreme Court. Other nations have long experience with the funding and regulation of nonpublic schools, including religious schools. …
Democracy at Risk
How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation, and What We Can Do About it
E-bok, 2006
312 kr
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Voter turnout was unusually high in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. At first glance, that level of participationlargely spurred by war in Iraq and a burgeoning culture war at homemight look like vindication of democracy. If the recent past is any indication, however, too many Americans will …
Striking First
Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
Av Michael W. Doyle, Stephen Macedo
E-bok, 2011
263 kr
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Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress? Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? Tackling one of the most controversial …
