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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In happier times, The Chessboard and the Web might have been taken as extended application letters for senior posts under either Hillary Clinton or a mainstream Republican. . . . Where Slaughter is fundamentally at odds with the new Washington is in her belief that foreign policy is not a zero­-sum game. For her, politics is more than a bilateral tussle over trade or security. . . . She argues her case from both an extensive review of the literature and her own experience in government, citing examples such as the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change."—Mark Malloch-Brown, Financial Times“Successful. . . it is a commonsensical plea for foreign policy experts to take network power more seriously.” —Jeffrey Collins, TLS“Slaughter’s book is both a guide for diplomats and a vision for the future of diplomacy. . . a new grand strategy to guide foreign-policy making.”—Ilan Manor, International Affairs"This paradigm-changing book cogently encourages fresh ways of thinking about the workplace and the world. . . . Readers will likely end up taking this book to work with them when especially challenging problems arise."—Publishers Weekly, (starred review)"The Chessboard and the Web presents a brilliantly imaginative vision of world politics for the age of the Internet and social media, informed by the author’s career in government as well as her scholarship."—Robert O. Keohane, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University"A profound and insightful view of geopolitics from one of the greatest living foreign policy thinkers. This book should be required reading for any student or practitioner of international relations. It will only become more relevant and prescient over time."—Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc."Must reading for policymakers and citizens alike. Anne-Marie Slaughter has taken on the enormous task of rethinking grand strategy in an interconnected world where government is but one of the key players. There is little doubt that an Open Order world would be more prosperous and safer. The Chessboard and the Web launches an important conversation on how to get there."—Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice"Slaughter’s book applies well beyond the field of foreign policy. It speaks directly to the needs of global business to rethink the architecture and culture of their business models, organizations and strategies."—Tom Pritzker, Executive Chairman Hyatt Hotels Corp."Networks are becoming more important and deserve more attention in both the theory and practice of foreign policy. Slaughter's exposition is masterful and succinct. This book will command attention, not only because of her scholarship but also because of her reputation and experience."—Joseph S. Nye Jr., author of Soft Power and Is the American Century Over?

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Book Synopsis#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWhat does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, fr

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Book SynopsisThis clear and accessible book will be of use to social theorists and politcal scholars, to all those looking for a new understanding of the complex relationship between Kant, Hegel, Marx and Engels and to those who seek an introduction to dialectical critical realism in general and its relationship to these giants of German philosophy in particular.Table of Contents1. Critcal Realism before the Dialectic 2. Dialectical Critical Realism 3. Kant 4. Hegel 5. Marx and Engels. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisBringing a postcolonial perspective to UK constitutional debates and including a detailed and comparative engagement with the constitutions of Britainâs ex-colonies, this book is an original reflection upon the relationship between the written and the unwritten constitution.Can a nation have an unwritten constitution? While written constitutions both found and define modern nations, Britain is commonly regarded as one of the very few exceptions to this rule. Drawing on a range of theories concerning writing, law and violence (from Robert Cover to Jacques Derrida), Constitutions makes a theoretical intervention into conventional constitutional analyses by problematizing the notion of a âwritten constitutionâ on which they are based. Situated within the frame of the former British empire, this book deconstructs the conventional opposition between the âmarginsâ and the âcentreâ, as well as between the âwrittenâ and âunwrittenâ, by paying very close, detailed attention to the constitutional texts under consideration. Pryor argues that Britainâs âunwrittenâ constitution and âimmemorialâ common law only take on meaning in a relation of difference with the written constitutions of its former colonies. These texts, in turn, draw on this pre-literate origin in order to legitimize themselves. The âunwrittenâ constitution of Britain can therefore be located and dislocated in postcolonial written constitutions.Constitutions is an excellent addition to the bookshelves of all students of the philosophy of law, political theory, constitutional and administrative law and jurisprudence.Table of Contents1. Introduction. Constitutions: Writing Nations, Reading Difference 2. Theorizing Constitutional Texts 3. 'In the Name of God and of the Dead Generations': Proclaiming the Irish Republic 4. 'The Treaty Always Speaks': Reading Aotearoa New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi 5. 'Fracturing the Skeleton' of the Law: The Mabo Decision and the Re-Constitution of Australia 6. Conjuring Spectres: Locating the Constitution of Britain in its Post-Imperial Moment 7. Conclusion: Re-Reading Constitutional Texts

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Book SynopsisThe Ethics of Need: Agency, Dignity, and Obligation argues for the philosophical importance of the notion of need and for an ethical framework through which we can determine which needs have moral significance. In the volume, Sarah Clark Miller synthesizes insights from Kantian and feminist care ethics to establish that our mutual and inevitable interdependence gives rise to a duty to care for the needs of others. Further, she argues that we are obligated not merely to meet othersâ needs but to do so in a manner that expresses dignifying care, a concept that captures how human interactions can grant or deny equal moral standing and inclusion in a moral community. She illuminates these theoretical developments by examining two cases where urgent needs require a caring and dignifying response: the needs of the elderly and the needs of global strangers. Those working in the areas of feminist theory, womenâs studies, aging studies, bioethics, and global studies should find thisTrade Review"...a thought-provoking book. It takes positions that arise out of recent discussions of the ethic of care and defends them in careful and thorough ways that make these positions available for the attention and scrutiny they deserve. Whether or not one is fully persuaded by this account, anyone interested in the possibilities of an ethics of need will benefit from reading it." – Grace Clement, Salisbury University, USA, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Moral Significance of Needs 2. The Duty to Care 3. the Manner of Meeting Needs 4. The Margins of Agency: Caring for the Fundamental Needs of Old Age 5. Global Needs and Care: Introducing Cosmopolitan Care 6. Future Needs. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a creative theoretical framework for understanding the welfare state: the theory of the state and the idea of welfare connected to autonomy.Written by a well-known expert of political economy and welfare, it explores the nature of welfare and connects welfare not to basic needs, but to what Levine refers to as the capacity to lead the self-made life, considering different ways of grounding the claim that providing for the welfare of citizens might be considered a duty of the state. Among the ideas explored are: shared membership in a community rights compassion and security. Welfare, Right and the State will be of interest to academics and advanced students working in the field of social administration, sociology, political science, economics, philosophy, international studies and social work. Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1 2. Welfare and the Self-Made Life Part 2 3. The Theory of Need 4. Right as Freedom 5. Welfare and the State 6. The Free Market 7. Recognition and the Self

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Book Synopsis"Freedom and its Conditions" draws on Foucault's theories of the self to describe the inner discipline it takes to resist authority - declaring that individuals must sometimes resist forces that wish to destroy freedom, to ensure freedom.Trade Review"A major strength of Richard Flathman's work as a theorist has been his ability to draw fresh and surprising insights from an unusual selection of philosophical sources (notably Hobbes, Wittgenstein, and Oakeshott in earlier works, and more recently, Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault), and to make them relevant to his own very novel rearticulation of the liberal-individualist vision of life. Flathman does this again in his latest work, taking up Foucault's preoccupation with notions of discipline and resistance, and presenting a subtle and intriguing meditation on how these themes relate to freedom. As always, his readers have the good fortune to be driven back to fundamental questions of political philosophy." -- - Ronald Beiner, author of Philosophy ina Time of Lost Spirit: Essays on Contemporary Theory"In this brilliant study, Richard Flathman takes aim at one of the most widely shared commonplaces of the modern world: namely, freedom begins only where discipline - the exercise of constructive power over oneself and others - ends. He argues persuasively that there is a much more complex field of relations between the exercise of discipline and the enabling of freedom, including the freedom to resist forms of discipline. This acute study is a major contribution to the growing literature on 'agonistic' freedom and on reconceiving freedom today." -- James Tully, author of Strange Multiplicity:Constitutionalism in an Age of Diversity"Once again, Richard Flathman has written a smart, compelling book about a central concept in political philosophy. Even when I don't agree with his argument, I always find myself admiring it." -- Nancy Hirschmann, author of The Subject of Liberty: Toward a FeministTheory of FreedomTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Discipline, Freedom and Resistance: Preliminary Reflections by way of an Engagement with Foucault 3. The Self Against and for Itself: I: Montaigne on Freedom, Discipline and Resistance 4. The Self Against and for Itself: II: Nietzsche as Theorist of Disciplined Freedom of Action and Free-Spiritedness 5. Stuart Hampshire on Freedoms and Unfreedoms of Mind and of Action 6. Stuart Hampshire on Freedoms and Unfreedoms of Action: Discipline, Freedom, and Resistance Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe liberal way of war and the liberal way of rule are correlated; this book traces that correlation to liberalism''s original commitment to ''making life live''. Committed to making life live, liberalism is committed to waging war on behalf of life, specifically to promote the biopolitical life of species being; what the book calls ''the biohuman''. Tracking the advent of the age of life-as-information - complex, adaptive and emergent - while contrasting biopolitics with geopolitics, the book details how and why the liberal way of rule wages war on the human in the cause of instituting the biohuman. Contingent and emergent, the biohuman is however continuously also becoming-dangerous to itself. It therefore requires constant surveillance to anticipate the threats it presents to its own flourishing.  The book explains how, in making life live, liberal rule finds its expression, today, in making the biohuman live the emergency of its emergence. Thus does liberal peTrade Review'The Liberal Way of War is a remarkable book: theoretically sophisticated and conceptually nuanced. Building on, critiquing, and updating Foucault’s analyses of biopower and liberal governmental strategies, Dillon and Reid provide a powerful and challenging account of how contemporary politics operates both globally and over life itself.' - Stuart Elden, Professor of Political Geography, Durham University and author of Terror and the State of Territory (University of Minnesota Press, 2009). 'The Liberal Way of War will prove essential reading for anyone perplexed by Foucault’s pithy observation – that ‘massacres have become vital’. Not only does the book shed new light on such topics as the liberal rationalization of killing, the humanitarianization of biopolitics, and the informationalization of war; it shows there to be complex relationships between them.' - William Walters, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Canada. 'Although it has long been asserted that liberal democracy, like any political system, is based not simply on consensus but also on the exercise of violence, Dillon and Reid cast new light on an old problem by bringing it into the "information age" -- which for them is also the age of "biopolitics". They argue that liberalism must be understood neither simply in terms of individual rights, nor as an economic system, but as effort to organize the reproduction of "life" through "breeding" and "adaptation" as "being-in-formation". The militarization of politics thus emerges as a necessary correlative of a politics that increasingly identifies the protection of life -- security -- with the administration of death. A provocative thesis that will be a focus of discussion in the years to come.' - Samuel Weber, Avalon Professor of Humanities, Northwestern University, USA'The Liberal Way of War concedes to realism the inevitability of war in the system while suggesting a different account of how it comes about. Rather than looking to the pathologies of an anarchic international order, Dillon and Reid implore us to interrogate the pathologies of liberal biopolitics.' - Times Higher Education SupplementTable of Contents1. Introduction: From Liberal Conscience to Liberal Rule Part 1 2. From the Liberal Subject to the Biohuman 3. War in the Age of Biohumanity 4. Informationalising Life Part 2 5. Global Triage: Threat Perception in the 21st Century 6. Military Transformation in the Age of Life as Information 7. Biohumanity and its Rogues: Securing the Infrastructures of Liberal Living 8. Conclusion: Good for Nothing

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Book SynopsisDemocratic Responses to Terrorism tackles how to protect democratic societies against terrorist violence while, at the same time, making sure that the steps democracies take to protect themselves do no fundamental harm to the rule of law and the rights of citizens. With a foreword by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, the essays here assess such elements as the role of the legal framework, human rights, democracy and civil society, as well as international cooperation. The series explores one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to reconcile the need to fight terrorism with our desire to protect and enhance democratic values. The volumes are an outgrowth of a summit conference organized by the Club de Madrid, an independent organization comprised of many former heads of state, dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world.Trade Review"Leonard Weinberg, one of the leading scholars of terrorism in the world, has brought together a group of outstanding authors and edited the most comprehensive collection on the perplexing issue of the democratic response to terrorism. I have no doubt that this brilliant collection will become an essential reading for academics, policy makers, and students."--Ami Pedahzur, The University of Texas at Austin"Weinberg has brought together a collection of thought-provoking essays on the complexities involved in promoting democratization in countries challenged by terrorism. The chapters on the problems of democratization in Muslim societies are particularly valuable, making this a timely work of political education for our policymakers and citizens."--Paul Wilkinson, Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St Andrews"This book steers a welcome and reasoned path between political polemics and scholastic abstractions. It contains succinct but nuanced essays by noted experts on a subject of crucial importance to our time."--Louise Richardson, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University"Recommended. General readers and students of all levels." -- CHOICETable of ContentsForeword Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President, Club de Madrid 1. Introduction: Democratic Responses to Terrorism Leonard Weinberg 2. Talking Sense: Guidelines for International Democracy Promotion Theodore J. Piccone 3. Strengthening Civil Society Mary Kaldor 4. Islam, Islamism and Democracy: The Case of the Arab World Bassam Tibi 5. Militant Muslims and Democracy: Knowns and Unknowns Saad Eddin Ibrahim 6. The United Nations and Terrorism Jeffrey Laurenti 7. Negotiating with Terrorists Peter R. Neumann 8. Anti-Terrorism Legislation: Civil Liberty and Judicial Alteration Laura Donohue 9. Human Rights and the Challenge of Terror David Cole

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Book SynopsisPhilosophy and the Problems of Work brings together for the first time important philosophical perspectives on the subjects of labor and work, spanning analytical and Continental traditions. This comprehensive collection engages contemporary debates in political theory and the philosophy of economics, including the perspectives of classical and welfare liberals, anarchists, and feminists, about the nature and meaning of work in modern technological society, the issues of meaningful work and exploitation, justice and equality, the welfare state and democratic rights, and whether market socialism is a competitive alternative to traditional capitalism. An introduction by the editor charts the historical development of these issues in philosophical and political discussions and examines the central importance of the organization and structures of work for both individual self-realization and human societies generally.Philosophy and the Problems of Work brings together for the first time imTrade ReviewKory Schaff brings together here many of the important philosophical studies of work from the last fifty years. There is an ample spread of points of view—-from Arendt to Roemer and from Nozick to Elster. With many of the authors commenting on one another in their essays, the reader gets the benefit of a genuine dialogue. Schaff has selected writings that probe the limitations of our actual world of work. Putting them all between one cover will be an impetus to further reflection on meaningful work, women's work, the right to work, exploitation, workfare, and democracy at work. -- Milton T. Fisk, Indiana UniversityA wonderful collection! With its focus on work, it provides an unique and illuminating approach to the central questions of social and political philosophy. -- James P. Sterba, professor, University of Notre DameA wonderful collection! With its focus on work, it provides an unique and illuminating approach to the central questions of social and political philosophy. -- James P. Sterba, professor, University of Notre DameTable of ContentsPart 1 Modern Society, Technology, and "Work" Chapter 2 The Human Condition Chapter 3 Eros and Civilization Chapter 4 Discipline and Punish Chapter 5 Work, Play, and Technology Chapter 6 Towards a Theory of Work Part 7 Meaningful Work and Exploitation Chapter 8 Anarchy, State, and Utopia Chapter 9 Against Capitalism Chapter 10 Exploitation Chapter 11 Racial Inequality and Capitalist Exploitation Part 12 Justice and Equality Chapter 13 A Theory of Justice Chapter 14 Is Work Special?: Justice and the Distribution of Employment Chapter 15 Self-ownership, Freedom, and Equality Chapter 16 Sex and Work Chapter 17 Disability and the Right to Work Part 18 The Welfare State and Democratic Rights Chapter 19 Workfare and the Imposition of Discipline Chapter 20 Is There (or Should There Be) a Right to Work? Chapter 21 Basic Income Capitalism Chapter 22 Fairness to Idleness: Is There a Right not to Work? Part 23 After Capitalism? Chapter 24 The Morality and Efficiency of Market Socialism Chapter 25 What's Labor Got to Do With It?: Capitalism and the Counterproject

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Book SynopsisThis book is an interpretation and critique of Habermas''s philosophy of law in his Between Facts and Norms. The main point is that, while Habermas is insightful in laying out a new conceptual and methodological foundation for the philosophy of law, the book is flawed by a fundamental contradiction: that between the notion of a democracy ruled by law and capitalism. Because capitalism is essentially undemocratic both in its internal economic workings and its intended, structural effect on culture and politics, it must adversely affect the most important institutions in western democratic society, the legislature, judiciary, state administration, and public sphere. As a result, instead of a nation effectively ''of, by, and for the people,'' there exists one that is essentially ''of, by, and for capital.''Trade ReviewProfessor Marsh, a self-styled 'disillusioned Habermasian,' offers a careful, somber 'reality check' to the comparatively favorable vision of contemporary society that Habermas presents in his significant work, Between Facts and Norms. At the sametime, the ultimate, and in fact quite successful, aim of Marsh's analysis is the positive one of reworking Habermas' own best insights back in the direction of a genuinely critical theory of modern society.... -- William L. McBride, Purdue UniversityMarsh has produced an outstanding and accessible text that provides a badly needed left critique of Habermas' philosophy of law. * Science & Society *Marsh displays an impressive mastery of Habermas's texts that few others have attained. His commentary on Between Facts and Norms is exceptionally clear and jargon-free, not to mention chock full of illuminating examples and references to the real world. Above all, its sympathetic treatment of the basic project of Habermas's masterpiece is judiciously balanced by a critique of Habermas's failure to consistently carry that project through to the end.... -- David Ingram, Loyola University, ChicagoMarsh displays an impressive mastery of Habermas's texts that few others have attained. His commentary on Between Facts and Norms is exceptionally clear and jargon-free, not to mention chock full of illuminating examples and references to the real world. Above all, its sympathetic treatment of the basic project of Habermas's masterpiece is judiciously balanced by a critique of Habermas's failure to consistently carry that project through to the end. -- David Ingram, Loyola University, ChicagoProfessor Marsh, a self-styled 'disillusioned Habermasian,' offers a careful, somber 'reality check' to the comparatively favorable vision of contemporary society that Habermas presents in his significant work, Between Facts and Norms. At the same time, the ultimate, and in fact quite successful, aim of Marsh's analysis is the positive one of reworking Habermas' own best insights back in the direction of a genuinely critical theory of modern society. -- William L. McBride, Purdue UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Toward a Critique of Habermas's Philosophy of Law Chapter 3 The Tension between Facticity and Validity Chapter 4 On Mediating Private and Public Autonomy: The Genesis of Rights Chapter 5 The Genesis of the State Chapter 6 Law and Jurisprudence Chapter 7 Deliberative Politics and Administrative Social Power Chapter 8 The Public Sphere, Civil Society, and the Rule of Capital Chapter 9 The Different Paradigms of Law and the Difference They Make Chapter 10 The Achievement and Limits of Habermas's Philosophy of Law

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume provide a multi-disciplinary analysis of the ways in which our loyalties to democracy and the environment confront and mutually reinforce one another in theory and practice.Trade ReviewThis collection will become the definitive text to consult to understand the interplay of democratic norms and environmental values. In this benchmark study, the leading philosophers in the field integrate past research and lay out the intellectual agenda for the future. -- Mark Sagoff, Institute of Philosophy and Public Policy, University of MarylandIt is a testament to the innovation shown by the contributors that this volume exhibits such a high degree of originality. The book successfully traverses environmental ethics, democratic theory and environmental movements. It is a valuable contribution to an important area of green political theory. * Political Studies Review *There is no more necessary debate within environmental studies than that defining the 'proper' role for responsive democratic politics in making collective choices regarding nature. Should anticipatory institutions, within a republic, regulate humanity's use of the environment on the basis of prior principle, or should collective choices only be made when communities perceive the need for them and give their active consent? This important book sets out the moral, political, and social parameters of this debate in stark relief and challenges the reader to consider all its ramifications. -- John Martin Gillroy, director of the Environmental Studies Program, Bucknell UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Democracy and Environmental Values Chapter 4 Democracy and Environmentalism: Foundations and Justifications in Environmental Policy Chapter 5 Deweyan Democracy and Environmental Ethics Chapter 6 Environmental Pragmatism, Ecocentrism, and Deliberative Democracy Chapter 7 The Legitimacy Crisis in Environmental Ethics and Politics Chapter 8 Science, Value, and Ethics: A Hierarchical Theory Part 9 Environmentalism and Democratic Citizenship Chapter 10 Opinionated Natures: Toward a Green Public Culture Chapter 11 Vulnerability and Virtue: Democracy, Dependency, and Ecological Stewardship Chapter 12 Restoring Ecological Citizenship Chapter 13 Aldo Leopold's Civic Education Part 14 Environmentalism and the Boundaries of Democratic Discourse Chapter 15 Justice, Democracy, and Global Warming Chapter 16 Environmentalism, Democracy, and the Cultural Politics of Nature in Monte Verde, Costa Rica Chapter 17 Environmental Rights as Democratic Rights Chapter 18 Deliberative Democracy and Environmental Policy Part 19 Democracy and Environmental Movements Chapter 20 Cycles of Closure in Environmental Politics and Policy Chapter 21 The People, Politics, and the Planet: Who Knows, Protects, and Serves Nature Best? Chapter 22 Linking Movements and Constructing a New Vision: Environmental Justice and Community Food Security Chapter 23 Civic Environmentalism

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Book SynopsisThe volume that you hold in your hands offers a distinctive alternative to the many editions of Plato''s Republic currently in print. Andrea Tschemplik provides a fresh and accessible translation of Plato''s classic work, specially designed to aid newcomers in better understanding and appreciating the text. In addition, this volume provides a range of student-friendly supplements to enhance the learning experience. A general introduction addresses the standard challenges associated with reading Platonic dialogues, outlines the basic structure of the work, introduces key characters, and offers historical context. Each book begins with a helpful outline, and ends with study questions ideal for classroom discussion, paper assignments, or self-guided consideration of the text. Annotations, appendices, and an extensive index round out the volume.Trade ReviewThis superior translation has an engaging, constructive tone. For introductory students with little or no historical background with which to appreciate the nuances of Plato's Republic, Tschemplik clearly sets the historical context and identifies the characters. -- P.C. Kemeny, Associate Professor of Religion and Humanities, Grove City Associate Professor of Religion and Humanities, Grove City AssociatTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Book I Chapter 3 Study Questions Part 4 Book II Chapter 5 Study Questions Part 6 Book III Chapter 7 Study Questions Part 8 Book IV Chapter 9 Study Questions Part 10 Book V Chapter 11 Study Questions Part 12 Book VI Chapter 13 Study Questions Part 14 Book VII Chapter 15 Study Questions Part 16 Book VIII Chapter 17 Study Questions Part 18 Book IX Chapter 19 Study Questions Part 20 Book X Chapter 21 Study Questions Part 22 Appendix 1: Cephalus and Polemarchus (Lysias, Against Eratosthenes) Part 23 Appendix 2: Athenian Imperialism (Thucydides, "The Melian Dialogue") Part 24 Appendix 3: The Ring of Gyges (Herodotus, Histories, Book I) Part 25 Appendix 4: The Status of Women (Xenophon, Oeconomicus) Part 26 Appendix 5: Athenian Constitutional History

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Book SynopsisThis new book explores the interface between political philosophy and politics, looking at the effects of philosophical traditions on the contemporary relationship between women and politics.Trade ReviewAn ambitious volume, a compact but sweeping survey of major figures in the history of political philosophy on the question of women's role in politics and society ... The book is intelligent and well written ... Sperling offers a compendium of major concepts in political theory and their authors, demonstrating the sources, both ancient and modern, of the exclusion of women from citizenship and political legitimacy. Sperling's motivating thought, that understanding the philosophical past can help empower women to take a greater part in the politics of the future, is surely a sound one ... Sperling's approach challenges us to find ways of dealing with an issue that is important for the future life not only of political philosophy, but maybe also of the planet and its inhabitants. An ambitious volume, a compact but sweeping survey of major figures in the history of political philosophy on the question of women's role in politics and society ... The book is intelligent and well written ... Sperling offers a compendium of major concepts in political theory and their authors, demonstrating the sources, both ancient and modern, of the exclusion of women from citizenship and political legitimacy. Sperling's motivating thought, that understanding the philosophical past can help empower women to take a greater part in the politics of the future, is surely a sound one ... Sperling's approach challenges us to find ways of dealing with an issue that is important for the future life not only of political philosophy, but maybe also of the planet and its inhabitants.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Women, Political Philosophy and Politics: Theory and Practice in Conflict?; Chapter 2: The State of Nature and the Origins of the Exclusionary State; Chapter 3: The State that Ends at the Front Door; Chapter 4: Citizenship and Representation: A Case of Protective Custody?; Chapter 5: Plato and Aristotle: Androcracy Incarnate; Chapter 6: Hobbes and Locke: Divine Right of Contract Man; Chapter 7: Rousseau: Education for the Common Good; Chapter 8: Mill, Marx and Engels: Equality and the Common Man; Chapter 9: Rawls and Nozick: Justice and Masculinised Politics; Chapter 10: Never Decreasing Circles: The Legacy of Political Philosophy; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at three key theories which have implications for the role of ethics in war and armed conflict: cosmopolitanism; internationalism; and political realism.Trade ReviewThis is a useful and stimulating book on a topical subject, clear and non-technical enough for a wide range of readers. Political Studies Review This is a useful and stimulating book on a topical subject, clear and non-technical enough for a wide range of readers.Table of ContentsTable of Contents; Chapter 1; Introduction; Part 1: International politics and the morality of peace and war; Chapter 2; Political realism and state violence; Chapter 3; Internationalism and the rule of law; Chapter 4; Cosmopolitanism and armed conflict; Part 2: Ethical approaches to peace and war; Chapter 5; Just war and the state; Chapter 6; The politics of pacifism; Part 3: Cosmopolitan strategies; Chapter 7; Post-modern war; Chapter 8; Human security, human rights and human development; Chapter 9; Humanitarian intervention, cosmopolitanism and pacifism; Chapter 10; Peacebuilding and international conflict management; Chapter 11; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis anthology brings together 26 readings from the classic works of German Idealist philosophy. The four towering figures - Kant, Fichte, Hegel and Schelling - are given extensive coverage, while the work of Schiller is also included.Trade ReviewThis is a welcome and helpful collection of key texts by the four great German Idealists which will be a very valuable resource for students and teachers alike. -- Stephen Houlgate, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick This is a welcome and helpful collection of key texts by the four great German Idealists which will be a very valuable resource for students and teachers alike.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Self and Knowledge; 1. Kant: Critique of Pure Reason: Transcendental Deduction B; 2. Fichte: Science of Knowledge: First Introduction; 3. Schelling: 'Of the I as the Principle of Philosophy'; 4. Hegel: Phenomenology of Spirit: Introduction; II Freedom and Morality; 5. Kant: Critique of Practical Reason: Of the Principles of Pure Practical Reason; 6. Fichte: System of the Science of Ethics: Deduction of the Principle of Ethics; 7. Hegel: Phenomenology of Spirit: Lordship and Bondage; 8. Schelling: Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Human Freedom: The Concept of Freedom; III Law and State; 9. Kant: Metaphysics of Morals: Introduction to the Doctrine of Right - The Right of a State; 10. Fichte: The Foundations of Natural Right: Selections; 11. Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right: Civil Society; The State; IV Beauty and Art; 12. Kant: Critique of Judgement: Analytic of the Beautiful; 13. Schiller: On the Aesthetic Education of Man: Letters 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15; 14. Schelling: System of Transcendental Idealism: Part VI (Essentials of the Philosophy of Art); 15. Hegel: Lectures on Aesthetics: Introduction; V History and Reason; 16. Kant: 'Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View'; 17. Schelling: System of Transcendental Idealism: Deduction of the Concept of History; 18. Fichte: Characteristics of the Present Age: Lectures 1 and 2; 19. Hegel: Lectures on the Philosophy of World History: Introduction; VI Nature and Science; 20. Kant: Critique of Judgement: Critique of Teleological Judgement; 21. Schelling: Introduction to the Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature; 22. Hegel: Encyclopaedia: Philosophy of Nature: Introduction; VII God and Religion; 23. Kant: Critique of Practical Reason: The Existence of God as a Postulate of Pure Practical Reason; 24. Fichte: 'On the Foundation of Our Belief in a Divine Government of the World'; 25. Schelling: The Ages of the World: The Eternal Life of the Godhead; 26. Hegel: Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion: The Relation of the Philosophy of Religion to the Current Principles of the Religious Consciousness; The Concept of Religion: Select Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to focus on the implications of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's thinking on the social sciences and organisation.

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