Philosophy: Political Philosophy

By John Charpentier

This book, first published in 1931, provides a valuable account of Rousseau’s early years, giving an insight into his later philosophies, as well as showing the development of his thought.…

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By George Berkeley

This edition of George Berkeley’s Philosophical Commentaries, first published in 1989, provides an accurate transcription of Berkeley’s manuscript, and introduction to set it in perspective, extensive notes to aid in interpreting it, and a full index to facilitate the use of it.…

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By Kennedy F. Roche

This book, first published in 1974, studies the similarities between Rousseau’s thought and that of the Stoics, examining Rousseau’s ideas on man, society, the state and government. It makes close reference to Rousseau’s writings, and to the works of Seneca and other Stoics, presenting an…

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By Ralph W. Church

This book, first published in 1935, is an examination of Hume’s theories of causal inference and belief in substance and his analysis of the understanding.…

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Edited by Willis Doney

Berkeley’s critique of abstract ideas in the Introduction to Principles of Human Knowledge has provoked a great deal of commentary of various sorts. This anthology, first published in 1989, presents a selection of historically important and philosophically interesting discussions on Berkeley’s…

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By Richard Noble

This book, first published in 1991, has two related goals. The first is to explicate Rousseau’s conception of subjectivity; the second is to trace the influence of that conception on his theory of freedom. It argues that Rousseau’s conception of subjectivity provides us with a basis for…

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By Robert J. Fogelin

This work, first published in 1985, offers a general interpretation of Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature. Most Hume scholarship has either neglected or downplayed an important aspect of Hume’s position – his scepticism. This book puts that right, examining in close detail the sceptical arguments in…

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Edited by Stephen R.L. Clark

This book, first published in 1985, presents a key collection of essays on Berkeley’s moral and political philosophy. They form an introduction to, and analysis of, Berkeley’s immaterialist arguments, part of his consciously adopted strategy to subvert Enlightenment thought, which he saw as a…

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By Norman Clark

Emmanuel Kant has the distinction of having introduced a great revolution into philosophy and yet stood the test of time. He stands as one of the great foundation stones of modern thought. This book, first published in 1925, covers Kant’s works essential to his philosophy as a system, and also…

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Edited by R.C.S. Walker

This book, first published in 1989, presents sixteen articles on Kant and Berkeley, examining their attitude to the physical world. They were both idealists, regarding the physical world as being in some way a product of perceptions and thought. At the same time they both held it to be no mere…

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Edited by Jahel Queralt, Bas van der Vossen

The status of economic liberties remains a serious lacuna in the theory and practice of human rights. Should a minimally just society protect the freedoms to sell, save, profit and invest? Is being prohibited to run a business a human rights violation? While these liberties enjoy virtually no…

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Political Philosophy for the Real World

By William Briggs

Will capitalism survive forever? Capitalism has always lived in and with crisis. Wars, revolutions, economic depression and repeated recessions, the threat of nuclear annihilation and ecological disaster have all failed to break the dominance of this economic and political system. Challenging the…

Hardback – 2019-04-30 
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