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With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Discourse on InequalityForeword\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscourse on the Origins and Foundations of Inequality among Men\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRousseau's Notes\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations used in Editor's Introduction and Notes\u003cbr\u003eEditor's Notes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732374171991,"sku":"9780140444391","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140444391.jpg?v=1719996606"},{"product_id":"the-laws-9780140449846","title":"The Laws","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council. Although Plato''s views that citizens should act in complete obedience to the law have been read as totalitarian, the Laws nonetheless constitutes a highly impressive programme for the reform of society and provides a crucial insight into the mind of one of Classical Greece''s foremost thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe LawsPreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtopianism\u003cbr\u003ePlato's Life and Work\u003cbr\u003ePlato's Political Thought\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eStatesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Relationship Between the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagnesia: the New Utopia\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea. Size and Situation\u003cbr\u003eb. Population and Occupations\u003cbr\u003ec. Education\u003cbr\u003ed. Religion\u003cbr\u003ee. Law\u003cbr\u003ef. Government and Administration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlato and Totalitarianism\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Reaction to Plato\u003cbr\u003eComposition and Structure of the \u003ci\u003eLaws\u003c\/i\u003e: Summary\u003cbr\u003eFurther ReadingNote on the Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Inadequacy of Spartan and Cretan Legislation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroductory Conversation\u003cbr\u003eThe Aim of Spartan and Cretan Laws\u003cbr\u003eCourage and Pleasure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Drinking Parties as an Educational Device\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeetotallers Misguided\u003cbr\u003eCan Drinking Parties be Educational?\u003cbr\u003eInterlude: The Athenian Pressed for an Answer\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Purpose of Education\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Effect of Drinking Parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Arts in the Service of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature and Purpose of Education\u003cbr\u003ehow the Arts should reinforce Education\u003cbr\u003eIs Pleasure the Proper Criterion in the Arts?\u003cbr\u003eArtistic Censorship in Egypt\u003cbr\u003eJustice and Happiness for Together\u003cbr\u003eChildren are Easily Persuaded\u003cbr\u003eThe Three Choruses\u003cbr\u003eQualifications of the Third Chorus, and an Attack on Contemporary Trends in the Arts\u003cbr\u003eThe Educational Effects of Drinking Parties\u003cbr\u003eSumming-up on the Uses of Drink\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Lessons of History: Legislation and the Balance of Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife after the Flood\u003cbr\u003eAutocracy\u003cbr\u003eThe Primitive City and the Origin of Legislation\u003cbr\u003eTroy\u003cbr\u003eThe Dorian League\u003cbr\u003eWhy did the League Fail?\u003cbr\u003eSeven Titles to Authority\u003cbr\u003eThe Reasons for Sparta's Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Lessons of History (2): Monarchy and Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Mother-Constitutions\u003cbr\u003eThe Persian Monarchy\u003cbr\u003eAthens and the Persian Wars\u003cbr\u003eThe Corruption of the Athenian Democracy\u003cbr\u003eRecapitulation\u003cbr\u003eThe Proposed New Cretan Colony\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Magnesia and Its People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatural Resources\u003cbr\u003eThe Colonists\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for a Benevolent Dictator\u003cbr\u003eWhat Constitution is to be Imposed?\u003cbr\u003eThe Age of Cronus\u003cbr\u003eLaw should be Supreme\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the New Colonists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Correct way to Legislate: Laws and Preambles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Fitness\u003cbr\u003eWealth\u003cbr\u003eThe Correct Treatment of Children\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Relatives, Friends and State\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Foreigners\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Morality\u003cbr\u003eHow to Handle Criminals\u003cbr\u003eSelfishness\u003cbr\u003eExtremes of Emotion to be Avoided\u003cbr\u003eVirtue and Happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. The Foundation of the New State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary Analysis of the State\u003cbr\u003eThe Selection of the Citizens\u003cbr\u003eDistributing the Land (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Size of the Population (1)\u003cbr\u003eReligious and Social Occasions\u003cbr\u003eStates Ideal and Real: Community of Property\u003cbr\u003eDistributing the Land (2)\u003cbr\u003eThe Size of the Population (2)\u003cbr\u003eHoldings are Inalienable\u003cbr\u003eThe Possession of Money\u003cbr\u003eThe Four Property-Classes\u003cbr\u003eAdministrative Units of the State\u003cbr\u003eTheory to be Modified by Facts\u003cbr\u003eThe Pre-eminence of Mathematics\u003cbr\u003eInfluences of Climate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Civil and Legal Administration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProblems of Appointing the First Officials\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Guardians of the Laws\u003cbr\u003eDuties and Tenure of the Guardians; Registration of Property\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Officials\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenerals\u003cbr\u003eCompany-Commanders\u003cbr\u003eThe Elections\u003cbr\u003eCavalry-Commanders\u003cbr\u003eDisrupted Votes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Council\u003cbr\u003eThe Notion of Equality\u003cbr\u003eThe Executive Committee of the Council\u003cbr\u003eOther Officials; Priests\u003cbr\u003eThe Election of the Expounders\u003cbr\u003eTresurers\u003cbr\u003eThe Protection of the Territory\u003cbr\u003eThe Rural Courts\u003cbr\u003eHow the Country-Wardens are to Live\u003cbr\u003eThe City-Wardens\u003cbr\u003eThe Market-Wardens\u003cbr\u003eEducation Officals\u003cbr\u003eThe Minister of Education\u003cbr\u003eDeath in Office\u003cbr\u003eThree Grades of Court\u003cbr\u003eElection of the Supreme Court\u003cbr\u003eCorrupt Verdicts\u003cbr\u003eThe Court of the People\u003cbr\u003eThe Tribal Courts\u003cbr\u003eOur Scheme is only a Sketch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Marriage and Related Topics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Younger Legislators\u003cbr\u003eThe Organization of Religious Festivals\u003cbr\u003eMarriage: Choosing a Partner (1)\u003cbr\u003eChanging the Laws\u003cbr\u003eThe Law of Marriage\u003cbr\u003ePreamble to the Law of Marriage: Choosing a Partner (2)\u003cbr\u003eFailure to Marry\u003cbr\u003eDowries\u003cbr\u003eThe Wedding-Feast\u003cbr\u003eCorrect Procreation (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Newly-Weds\u003cbr\u003eThe Problem of Slavery\u003cbr\u003eThe Buildings of the State\u003cbr\u003eWomen must join the Communal Meals\u003cbr\u003eThree Instictive Drives: Food, Drink, Sex\u003cbr\u003eCorrect Procreation\u003cbr\u003eAdultery\u003cbr\u003eRegistration of Births and Deaths\u003cbr\u003eAge Limits\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and Unwritten Rules\u003cbr\u003eEducation in the Womb\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Movement: the Evidence of Corybantic Ritual\u003cbr\u003ehow far should a Child be Humoured?\u003cbr\u003eUnwritten Rules: a Reminder\u003cbr\u003eEarly Education\u003cbr\u003eAmbidexterity\u003cbr\u003ePhysical Training (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe Dangers of Innovation in Education\u003cbr\u003eCome Model Rules\u003cbr\u003eThe Regulation of Music\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Use of Leisure\u003cbr\u003eAttendance at School\u003cbr\u003eThe Education of Females\u003cbr\u003eHow to Live a life of Leisure\u003cbr\u003eFurther Duties of the Minister of Education\u003cbr\u003eThe Legislator's Instuctions to the Minister of Education: the Curriculum\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003cbr\u003eA Set Text: \u003ci\u003eSelections from the Laws of Plato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic\u003cbr\u003eComedy and Tragedy\u003cbr\u003eMathematics\u003cbr\u003eAstronomy\u003cbr\u003eHunting: Written and Unwritten Rules again\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Sport and Military Training\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArrangements for Festivals\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Training\u003cbr\u003eObstacles to Correct Military Training\u003cbr\u003eRaces\u003cbr\u003eContests in Arms\u003cbr\u003eHorse-Racing\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Problems of Sexual Conduct\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Problems Stated\u003cbr\u003eThree Kinds of Friendship\u003cbr\u003eHow to Discourage Unnatural Sexual Intercourse\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Self-Control\u003cbr\u003eTwo Alternative Laws\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Agriculture, Economics and Trade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Food Supply\u003cbr\u003eAgricultural Laws\u003cbr\u003eDuties to Neighbors\u003cbr\u003eThe Water Supply (1)\u003cbr\u003eThe harvest\u003cbr\u003eThe Water Supply (2)\u003cbr\u003eBringing in Crops\u003cbr\u003eArtisans\u003cbr\u003eImports and Exports\u003cbr\u003eThe Food Supply (2)\u003cbr\u003eDwelling Houses\u003cbr\u003eThe Markets\u003cbr\u003eResident Aliens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Capital Offences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary Discussion\u003cbr\u003eRobbery from Temples\u003cbr\u003eProcedure in Capital Cases\u003cbr\u003eSubversion\u003cbr\u003eTreason\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The Theory of Punishment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheft: Should all Thefts Attract the Same Punichment?\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophical Legislation Justified\u003cbr\u003eA 'Terminological Inexactitude'\u003cbr\u003eThe Attack on the Distinction between 'Voluntary' and 'Involuntary'\u003cbr\u003eThe New Distinction, and the Purpose of Punichment\u003cbr\u003eA Fuller Account of Injustice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Homicide Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersons Unfit to Plead\u003cbr\u003eInvoluntary Homicide\u003cbr\u003eHomicide in Anger\u003cbr\u003eVoluntary Homicide\u003cbr\u003eSuicide\u003cbr\u003eAnimals and Inanimate Objects as Killers\u003cbr\u003eMurder by Persons Unknown\u003cbr\u003eJustifiable Homicide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. Woundings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreliminaries\u003cbr\u003eThe Courts' Discretion\u003cbr\u003eVoluntary Wounding, and a Digression on Adopting an Heir in Cases of Childlessness\u003cbr\u003eWoundings Inflicted in Anger\u003cbr\u003eInvoluntary Woundings\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. Assault\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e21. Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Sources of Impiety\u003cbr\u003eThe Case of the Opposition\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the Young Heretic\u003cbr\u003eNature and Chance versus Design\u003cbr\u003eThe Difficulties of Refuting Atheists\u003cbr\u003eThe Priority of Soul (1)\u003cbr\u003eTen Kinds of Motion\u003cbr\u003eSoul Moves Itself\u003cbr\u003eThe Priority of Soul (2)\u003cbr\u003eSoul moves the Heavenly Bodies\u003cbr\u003eAddress to the Believer in the Indifference of the Gods\u003cbr\u003eProof that the Gods care for Mankind\u003cbr\u003eThe Justice of the Gods, and the Fate of the Soul\u003cbr\u003eTransition to the Law of Impiety\u003cbr\u003eTwo Kinds of Offenders\u003cbr\u003eThe Punishment for Impiety\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Shrines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e22. The Law of Property\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRespect for Property\u003cbr\u003eRemoval of Buried Treasure\u003cbr\u003eRemoval of Property in General\u003cbr\u003eThe Treatment of Slaves and Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e23. Commercial Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Law of Sale and Exchange\u003cbr\u003eRetail Trade\u003cbr\u003eContracts\u003cbr\u003eDealings with Craftsmen\u003cbr\u003eMilitary 'Craftsmen'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e24. Family Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking a Will\u003cbr\u003eTestamentary and Inheritance Law\u003cbr\u003eHow to Mitigate the Harshness of the Law\u003cbr\u003eThe Care of Orphans\u003cbr\u003eDisinheritance\u003cbr\u003eSenility\u003cbr\u003eDivorce and Remarriage\u003cbr\u003eDeath of a Wife or Husband\u003cbr\u003eChildren of Mixed Status\u003cbr\u003eRespect for Parents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e25. 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As I read this last line, I found myself saying \"amen\". And I realised what Jordan Peterson really is. He has suffered more than most of us. He has seen the abyss. And he has emerged from it not a top public intellectual but a highly driven, intelligent, complex and deservedly successful preacher -- Lucy Kellaway * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eBeyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e]  has psychological value and if you want homespun common sense that is mixed with the wisdom of the ages then this is the book for you. The 12 new rules are clearly laid out with a mix of literature, mythology, philosophy, religion and psychology used to support the significance of each... It's worth reading to equip you to live a more purposeful and a more meaningful life -- Stella O’Malley * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e'With \u003ci\u003eBeyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e, Jordan Peterson has given us an astonishingly illuminating look at the human condition. Rule by rule, he digs into the cornerstones of our psyche and culture as he seeks to explain why we behave the way we do' -- Hannah Gal * Quillette *\u003cbr\u003ePeterson is a deep thinker with tremendous powers of articulation and a captivating sense of wonder. A master storyteller, he draws on a multitude of sources, including his personal life, clinical practice and long marriage to enlighten readers about the fundamentals of human behavior and our civilization.\u003ci\u003e Beyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e is a call for action and self-improvement. 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There is a fair amount of wisdom in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e, of the kind that used to be called common sense -- Jenny McCartney * UnHerd *\u003cbr\u003ePart quest, part adventure, part lecture and part polemic... \u003cb\u003eThere's masses of passion, masses of wisdom \u003c\/b\u003eand a deep, deep yearning for us all to seek the beauty, truth and meaning Peterson has sometimes glimpsed and is desperate for us to find.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHe has had tens of thousands of letters from people who say he has helped them to find it. How many writers can say they have done that? -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e[Peterson is] enlightening as a clinical psychologist... Peterson's rules are an attempt to locate people within society, to acknowledge the systems and structures that have long existed and, instead of seeking to tear them down, encourage his readers to find their most functional position within them -- Andrew Anthony * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Order \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases Peterson's extraordinary gift for storytelling, as well as for extrapolating complex psychological themes and deriving lessons and meaning from them in ways lay readers can understand... \u003cb\u003eA delight to read\u003c\/b\u003e... Peterson is a world class communicator... \u003ci\u003eBeyond Order \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling and ultimately life-affirming read for anyone willing to challenge their own ideas and face up to the untapped potential in their lives -- Greg Jameson * Entertainment Focus *\u003cbr\u003eGratitude, he says, is \"something in which you can discover part of the antidote to the abyss and the darkness\". As I read this last line, I found myself saying \"amen\". And I realised what Jordan Peterson really is. He has suffered more than most of us. He has seen the abyss. And he has emerged from it not a top public intellectual but a highly driven, intelligent, complex and deservedly successful preacher -- Lucy Kellaway * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eBeyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e]  has psychological value and if you want homespun common sense that is mixed with the wisdom of the ages then this is the book for you. The 12 new rules are clearly laid out with a mix of literature, mythology, philosophy, religion and psychology used to support the significance of each... It's worth reading to equip you to live a more purposeful and a more meaningful life -- Stella O’Malley * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e'With \u003ci\u003eBeyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e, Jordan Peterson has given us an astonishingly illuminating look at the human condition. Rule by rule, he digs into the cornerstones of our psyche and culture as he seeks to explain why we behave the way we do' -- Hannah Gal * Quillette *\u003cbr\u003ePeterson is a deep thinker with tremendous powers of articulation and a captivating sense of wonder. A master storyteller, he draws on a multitude of sources, including his personal life, clinical practice and long marriage to enlighten readers about the fundamentals of human behavior and our civilization.\u003ci\u003e Beyond Order\u003c\/i\u003e is a call for action and self-improvement. 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But critics argue that such practices can also have disempowering effects, due to their emphasis on acceptance, non-judgment, and non-reaction. If the root of suffering is in the mind, as the philosophy behind yoga and meditation suggests, then injustice (including mass incarceration) may be reduced to a mental state requiring coping techniques rather than a more critical mindset. Others insist that yoga can heighten people''s attention to structural violence, hierarchy, racism, and inequity. In fact, some of history''s most radical activists, including M.K. Gandhi and Thich Nhat Hanh, traced their ethical and political commitments to their grounding in yogic or meditative traditions. Yoga and meditation programs no doubt offer crucial respite for those who are incarcerated, but what sort of political effects do they have? Do they reinforce the neoliberal logic of mass incarceration which emphasizes individual choices, or can they assist marginalized people in navigating systemic injustice? Drawing on collaborations with incarcerated practitioners, interviews with volunteers and formerly incarcerated practitioners, and her own fieldwork with organizations offering yoga\/meditation classes inside prisons, Farah Godrej examines both the promises and pitfalls of yoga and meditation. Freedom Inside? reveals the ways in which incarcerated persons have used yogic practices to resist the dehumanizing effects of prisons, and to heighten their awareness of institutional racism and mass incarceration among poor people and people of color. Godrej argues that while these practices could unwittingly exacerbate systemic forms of inequity and injustice, they also serve as resources for challenging such injustice, whether internally (via the realm of belief) or externally (through action). 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By resisting the false dichotomies of self-help versus systemic critique, as well as the \"violent\/non-violent\" distinction, Godrej pushes us past the deadly classifications so endemic to the prison industrial complex. * Naomi Murakawa, Princeton University, and author of The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America *\u003cbr\u003eIn this ambitious book, Farah Godrej asks after the tensions, ambivalences, and potentially transformative political work performed by yoga and meditation in the gut of the racialized carceral state. Combining decades of first-person experience as a practitioner of yoga, direct research inside the California prison system, and the sensibilities of an accomplished political theorist, Freedom Inside? is an original, boundary-crossing work that contributes to critically important questions about the relationship between individual practices of the mind, heart, and body and quiescence to—or revolt against—broader collective structures of domination and suffering. * Timothy Pachirat, author of Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight and Among Wolves: Ethnography and the Immersive Study of Power *\u003cbr\u003eThrough the lens of a four-year ethnography as a yoga and meditation instructor in prison, Godrej explores the insidious culture of individual responsibility, the widespread acceptance of responsibilization assumptions by people who volunteer in prison rehabilitation programs, and the limited but real possibilities for institutional reform and individual redemption. 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The World of Prison Volunteers 8. \"Making them Better Human Beings\" or \"Stirring the Pot\"?: Interviews with Volunteers  9. Yogic Philosophy, Nonviolence, and Resistance in a Women's Prison, co-authored with Reighlen Jordan and Maitra 10. Conclusion","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732530737495,"sku":"9780190070090","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190070090.jpg?v=1719997297"},{"product_id":"hatred-understanding-our-most-dangerous-emotion-9780190084448","title":"Hatred Understanding Our Most Dangerous Emotion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book comes at a particularly opportune political moment, as much of the world is experiencing upsurges in group-directed hatred. 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What explains the magical power of swearwords? Why are they so good at offending people? To understand swearwords'' power, we need to look beyond the words themselves--beyond the way they sound and what they refer to--and consider more generally what we do when we swear.In this lively and amusing exploration of the various puzzles that surround swearing, philosopher Rebecca Roache argues that what makes swearing offensive is not really the words at all: the offensiveness lies in what we don''t say. The unspoken--and usually unconscious--inferences that speakers and listeners make about each other are key to expla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwearing is indeed shocking, rude, and fun. It's also puzzling, fascinating, and thought-provoking, as is this marvellous book. * Roger Crisp, Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003eWith brilliant wit and remarkable skill, Rebecca Roache takes up the linguistic, social, moral, and legal dimensions of swearing. The result is a philosophically sophisticated and highly readable discussion with lots of practical guidance about whether and when we need to watch our mouths. Roache's wise, funny, and thought-provoking book belongs on everyone's shelf. * Karen Stohr, Ryan Family Professor of Metaphysics and Moral Philosophy, Georgetown University *\u003cbr\u003eFinally a book that rips the fuck out of the arseholes who claim that swearing is 'the sign of a poor vocabulary' or 'unnecessary.' Bollocks to them. This book puts those dim wankers right in as serious, intelligent, knowledgeable and hilarious a fashion as the subject deserves. * Stephen Fry *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderfully well-written exploration of all aspects of swearing-cultural, linguistic, ethical and political. It's both insightful and an absolute page-turner, which made me laugh out loud several times-not a very common experience with philosophy books! In short, it's an excellent fucking book. * Jennifer Saul, Waterloo Chair in Social and Political Philosophy of Language, University of Waterloo *\u003cbr\u003eRoache skillfully probes the complexities of profanity use and its relevance to decorum, identity, and power. 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Chapter 15 Swearing as a force for good  Chapter 16 The value of offensiveness  Conclusion You're all fucking superheroes    Acknowledgements  References  Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732541813079,"sku":"9780190665067","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190665067.jpg?v=1719997349"},{"product_id":"city-living-how-urban-spaces-and-urban-dwellers-make-one-another-9780190855369","title":"City Living How Urban Spaces and Urban Dwellers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...in City Living, Kukla presents the reader with an illuminating theoretical and social analysis of urban spaces and how they are constituted through both the material and social environment of those spaces as well as the activities of those who live in them... 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