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Book SynopsisTrade Review"To call it revisionist is to understate its ambitions; revolutionary might be more appropriate."---Max Skjönsberg, Adam Smith Works"[A]n excellent book, a book which has some claim to be the most decisive contribution to the understanding of the importance of the relevance of the eighteenth century to modern political thought published in the last half-century."---James Alexander, European Journal of Political Theory"Sagar’s emphasis on putting the political back into the study of Smithian political economy bears significant fruit. . . . In this volume Sagar has given us a Smith worth reconsidering, and, indeed, one worth encountering again for insights into the virtues, vices, strengths, and weaknesses of the modern world."---Jordan J. Ballor, Law & Liberty"Richly rewarding, always intelligent. . . . All students of Smith’s political, historical, and moral thought should read Sagar’s book, and in that spirit I heartily commend this volume to fellow Smithian scholars."---Christopher J. Berry, Perspectives on Politics"Sagar delivers a fresh Smith, a rather unusual and highly complex thinker, far outstripping his caricature. Sagar’s volume resets the clock on Smith studies….Adam Smith Reconsidered: History, Liberty, and the Foundations of Modern Politics is a first-rate book."---Graham James McAleer, Perspectives on Political Science"A model of historical political scholarship."---Philip Bunn, The Review of Politics"[A] thoughtful and insightful addition to the secondary literature on Smith."---Jason Ferrell, Society

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the ECPR Political Theory Prize, European Consortium for Political Research"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Smith has given readers a fresh interpretation of the history of technology . . . and a keen sense that we don’t always know what the internet is doing to us."---Christine Rosen, Wall Street Journal"Smith traces the early internet through the outlandish ideas of Renaissance inventors, ill-fated fraudsters and forgotten polymaths. It’s a provocative reframing of the internet, a lament for what might have been, and a fresh way of thinking about what we’re doing when we spend endless hours scrolling online. . . . Smith avoids offering easy solutions to the current crisis but suggests that we might be able to reach back into the past in order to reorient the internet towards a more meaningful end."---Joshua Gabert-Doyon, Financial Times"This heady, unusual book sets out to view the internet—idealistic experiment, revolutionary communication tool, repository of amusing cat memes—through a longer conceptual history. Instead of the expected trips to research laboratories and US university campuses, there are detours via Buddhist thought and a 19th-century hoax involving a ‘snail telegraph.’ Idiosyncratic, fascinating stuff."---Rhiannon Davies and Matt Elton, BBC History Magazine"The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is begins as a negative critique of online life. . . . But the book’s second half progresses into deeper philosophical inquiries. . . . [Smith] ends by recognizing that the interface of the Internet, and the keyboard that gives him access to it, is less an external device than an extension of his questing mind."---Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker"While Smith addresses what is wrong with the web—especially compelling is his exploration of how it affects our attention and how it encourages us to trade our sense of self for 'an algorithmically plottable profile'—he is also offering a big picture vision of this machine-assisted communication as an extension of all forms of communication in nature."---Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald"Smith wants to make us think differently about the internet and much of his book is spent explaining that many of the ideas behind its uses are, in fact, ancient, and he gives myriad fascinating examples."---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post"Smith examines the alarming problems of the Internet in its contemporary incarnation and insightfully explores some of the historical antecedents of this technology."---Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness"In a book that meditates upon networks, webs, and connections, Smith’s astounding range becomes something of a method for revealing the interconnectedness of everything between stars and modems."---Trevor Quirk, Bookforum"[Smith] draws on centuries’ worth of philosophy to examine the pervasive reach of the internet in this enlightening survey. . . . A capable guide to why what’s online is there, and how it came to be." * Publishers Weekly *"Thoughtful. . . . A worthy critique of a technology in need of rethinking—and human control that seeks to free and not enchain." * Kirkus Reviews *"An accessible philosophy of the internet, taking stock along the way of the faults and dangers resulting from the internet's invasion into people's lives. Whatever one’s preconceptions about the internet, Smith makes a convincing case that the internet is something more than what one might have thought." * Choice *"One of the pleasures of Smith’s philosophical tour is to note how frequently the implementation of ideas and their consequences jump domains. . . . One of the great achievements of Smith’s book is to permit us to honor [Ada Lovelace’s] legacy, ambition, and achievement. . . while buttressing a healthy and necessary skepticism toward the claims of tech transcendence and the uniqueness of our moment."---Eric Banks, 4Columns"Smith wants to show that the internet is not new, it is just a refinement in the gossamer of perceptual probing that our species has woven into the world’s fabric to make near the distant. This arresting thesis is aided by the excellent writing. . . . The book is mostly enchantment."---Graham McAleer, Law & Liberty"Fascinating. . . .The book is an impressive and necessary reality check that situates the Internet in a historical context."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nadler and Shapiro do an excellent job of showing off philosophy's tools for better reasoning. For anyone not already skilled in using those tools, their book is a clear and readable primer. . . . [A] heartfelt and lucid advocacy of a more reasoned approach to life."---Julian Baggini, Wall Street Journal"Approaching the topic from a logical and argument-based position, [Nadler and Shapiro] show how to avoid flawed arguments and unreliable information. . . . Clearly written and well organized, this is a valuable examination of why bad thinking occurs and what people can do to make themselves better thinkers." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book greatly contributes to our understanding of Abbasid era politics and the situation of religious minorities."---Usman Butt, The New Arab"Wood’s careful, fine-grained analysis of Dionysius and his world provides a fascinating glimpse at one Christian community in the Abbasid caliphate."---John Tolan, The Journal of Religion

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"If you want to be more innovative, you should live and work close to innovative people. D’Angour shows us we’ve known the benefits for a very long time. We shouldn’t be surprised to find insights so modern in texts so ancient. . . .We can, however, be grateful to D’Angour for the refreshing reminder."---Joel J. Miller, Circe Institute

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2019"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An invaluable collection."---Thomas Nagel, New Statesman"Thought-provoking. . . . Fiercely argued yet thoroughly empathetic, these political musings are littered with valuable insights and astute analysis." * Publishers Weekly *"If anyone deserves the mantle ‘America’s Orwell,’ it’s Rorty, who combined political activism and sharp observation with a fierce intellectual independence that allowed him to criticize both left-wing and right-wing ambitions. . . . Exemplary political writing by a renowned maverick." * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Foundations of Political Theory Section First Book Award, American Political Science Association""In a post-COVID world where contestation of both science and public institutions is on the rise, Pamuk’s book will remain a central point of reference for institutional theorists in the years to come."---Mikołaj Szafrański, LSE Review of Books"It is not often that we come across a book that comprehensively identifies, addresses and explores the very problems that are currently affecting the daily lives of us all. . . . In the midst of the ongoing controversies surrounding issues like COVID, climate change and genetic engineering (to name but a few), this contribution could not be more relevant or more welcome."---Oliver Dowen, Political Studies Review"Illuminating. . . . Pamuk provides an exceptionally clear and nuanced analysis of many complex issues, and she offers promising institutional proposals for improving the role of scientific research and expert advice in democratic politics"---Mark B. Brown, Perspectives on Politics"Lucid, rigorous, and tightly written. . . . Pamuk has accomplished a great deal of analytical and imaginative work, and as debates about the proper relationship between politics and science continue to develop, Politics and Expertise is guaranteed to remain a touchstone in and beyond the field of political theory."---Matthew Benjamin Cole, The Review of Politics

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A bright, engaging, reliable introduction to Hume’s life and work."---Kieran Setiya, Los Angeles Review of Books"Baggini’s intertwining of philosophy with biography is masterly."---Jane O’Grady, Literary Review"Baggini knows his subject thoroughly, explains his work in clear prose and adds biographical detail which is as illuminating as it is interesting."---Alan Dent, The Penniless Press"I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Julian Baggini’s The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well."---Diane Coyle, The Enlightened Economist"Entertaining and informative. . . .an imaginative glimpse of Hume living his life and doing his work."---Janna Thompson, Inside Story"As we travel around with Hume, Baggini provides his readers with a steady commentary and description of his subject’s various friendships and controversies, along with brief sketches of Hume’s core ideas and contributions. All this is lively and engaging."---Paul Russell, Times Literary Supplement"In this book the author skilfully weaves together biography with intellectual history and philosophy to provide a highly readable account of Hume’s guide to life"---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer"The Great Guide is an excellent introduction to Hume. The biographical travelogue lends reality to Hume as a person. The discussions of Hume’s major views are clear and careful. Hopefully the book will increase interest in Hume both inside and outside the academy."---Daniel E. Flage, European Legacy"Baggini traces Hume’s movements while exploring the evolution of his ideas. Hume had a profound impact on the history of philosophy. . . .But Hume’s more technical ideas about cause and effect isn’t the big takeaway from Baggini’s book, at least not for people who believe philosophy really is about virtue. Hume’s often contrarian ideas, his commitment to question everything, serves as an inspiration for living well. . . .What more could you want from a philosopher?"---Steven Gambardella, Sophist

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year""[A] stellar and timely contribution. . . . In Liberalism in Dark Times, Cherniss has done us a great service by pointing us toward the examples [Camus, Aron, Niebuhr, and Berlin] set in their times. In our own times, as we continue to wrestle with the liberal predicament, we would do well to follow their lead."---Daniel Stid, American Purpose"Cherniss . . . is to be commended for writing the first book-length study on the historical origins and ethical nature of Cold War liberalism."---Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, The Baffler"[A] fascinating book."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"In this terrifically rich, scholarly, and stimulating book, Cherniss seeks to recover a way of thinking about liberalism as a response to the problem of ruthlessness. . . . Liberalism in Dark Times is a vital book for those who are not willing to give up on [liberalism] quite yet."---Matt Sleat, Perspectives on Politics"Thoughtful and clearly presented." * Choice Reviews *"Liberalism in Dark Times is a historically sensitive presentation of what Cherniss reconstructs as a tempered liberalism within the interwar period, the Second World War and the Cold War as reservoirs for the political thinking of Aron, Berlin, Camus and Niebuhr. . . . the book is not only deep in its detailed readings of Weber, Lukács, Camus, Aron, Niebuhr and Berlin, but also broad- and open-minded in the intellectual engagements with the variety of traditions and positions in contemporary political theory."---Anders Berg-Sørensen, Contemporary Political Theory"A persistent political temptation is to fight fire with fire—to defend liberalism by illiberal means, to become ruthlessly liberal. In Cherniss’s hands, the liberal predicament becomes the challenge of sustaining the moral fortitude to refuse ruthlessness. . . . Ruthlessness corrodes the liberal ethos, eventually transforming us into our foes"---Robert B. Talisse, Review of Politics"Liberalism in Dark Times [is] an important, impressive and well documented book. . . .A much needed study now that the liberal democracies face the rise of autocratic governments around the world as well as the rise of internal autocratic movements."---Joseph C. Bertolini, The European Legacy"Cherniss extracts continuities across his cohort of thinkers with singular rigor and richness; he continually teases out meaningful distinctions between the positions these figures held, the subtle but significant degrees of emphasis on realism or idealism that distinguish their respective characters and conclusions; and he provides an especially enlivening view of the way that each thinker’s personal experiences shaped their liberal temper. . . . As an historical study, peering into the lives and minds of major midcentury thinkers, this book seems to me exemplary. Every text Cherniss engages with yields suggestive nuances through his careful analysis."---Ian Afflerbach, H-Diplo"Important and original. . . .Liberalism in Dark Times remains one of the best studies of its kind."---Iain Stewart, History of European Ideas"Liberalism in Dark Times as a whole is more than its parts, as Cherniss draws perceptive comparisons between his protagonists throughout the book. . . . Those interested in twentieth-century liberal thought have much to learn from his carefully researched work."---Kei Hiruta, Global Intellectual History

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Unsettlingly brilliant. . . . Her work is proof positive of the richness of political theory in its authentically Aristotelian sense: as the abstract contemplation of politics for the sake of doing it better—if not always well."---Teresa M. Bejan, Boston Review"Conceptually rich and compulsively readable.—David Livingstone Smith, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order""Highly recommended." * Choice Reviews *"This easily accessible text is a must-read for everyone, but especially for those in privileged positions who still wonder why societies in the global North need to get their act together"---Milla Vaha, International Affairs"A rich, politically engaged, action-prompting and effortless read of a book."---Coralie Boulard, Global Environmental Politics"An invaluable guide to countering commonplace arguments on the avoidance of national and individual responsibility for dealing with climate change."---John Vogler, Perspectives on Politics

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nadler and Shapiro do an excellent job of showing off philosophy's tools for better reasoning. For anyone not already skilled in using those tools, their book is a clear and readable primer. . . . [A] heartfelt and lucid advocacy of a more reasoned approach to life."---Julian Baggini, Wall Street Journal"Approaching the topic from a logical and argument-based position, [Nadler and Shapiro] show how to avoid flawed arguments and unreliable information. . . . Clearly written and well organized, this is a valuable examination of why bad thinking occurs and what people can do to make themselves better thinkers." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"“[A] clear-eyed, meticulously argued study. . . . By bringing grief to philosophy Mr. Cholbi brings philosophy closer to the other humanities; he’s as incisive a critic as he is a philosopher."---Hamilton Cain, Wall Street Journal"An informative, sweeping, and provocative examination of grief as a complex phenomenon when undertaken in response to the death of others."---Glenn C. Altschuler, Psychology Today"Fascinating, insightful, and accessible. . . . This well-written, engaging, and thought-provoking book is a brilliant example of applied philosophy. It is relevant to important debates within medicine (for example, recent controversy about definitions of a prolonged grief disorder). It will be interesting and helpful for clinicians caring for those who are bereaved, for philosophers of emotions, and of course, for all of us who, sooner or later, have to navigate the long, dark, and winding valley of loss."---Dominic Wilkinson, Journal of Applied Philosophy"One of the strengths of Cholbi’s book is in the range of authors from whom he takes accounts of grief: from the personal disclosures of C.S. Lewis to Joan Didion to the fiction of Tolstoy, Camus, and Shakespeare, just to name a few. . . . Excellent. . . . Grief certainly fulfills its aim of encouraging other philosophers to consider the existential phenomenon of grief. Cholbi has prompted such a conversation here in a significant, thoroughgoing, and engaging way."---Brad Deford, Philosophy in Review"[A] clearly written guide, which addresses many of the most important philosophical issues surrounding grief."---Becky Millar, Philosophical Quarterly"There is much to like about Cholbi's book. It is short, densely argued, and shows great familiarity with the relevant philosophical, literary, and psychological literatures."---John Danaher, Philosopher’s Magazine"The ideas [Cholbi] contributes to the experiences of grief were surprisingly comforting. . . . Michael Cholbi’s newest book is definitely one to consider for your next read. I think we could all benefit from understanding the experience of grief a little more."---Joi Foote, Redbrick"[A] wise book."---Dave Luhrssen, Shepherd Express"Cholbi’s book is a valuable addition to the contemporary analytic literature on the emotions and on grief"---Ashley Atkins, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Singer] is persuasive on so many topics that he makes you wish we could turn the world off, then on again, in an attempt to reset it."---Dwight Garner, New York Times"A terrific recent book . . . that wrestles with how much we should donate to charity, and whether wearing a $10,000 watch is a sign of good taste, or of shallow narcissism."---Nicholas Kristof, New York Times"Could well inspire conversations—and arguments—that deepen and complicate the crucial moral and ethical issues that Singer presents." * Kirkus Reviews *"An accessible introduction to the work of a philosopher who would not regard being described as ‘accessible' as an insult. . . . Despite their brevity, the essays do not shirk the big moral questions." * The Economist *"Philosophy should be a more public endeavor, and Singer's work is an excellent entry point. In a fall that will be shaped by a political contest in many ways detached from genuinely pressing moral issues, it might also serve as a refreshingly complex source of ethical questioning."---Talya Zax, Forward"Singer demonstrates how to write pungently and succinctly about moral philosophy."---Daniel Johnson, Standpoint"The essays in the present volume address issues well beyond Singer's normal range of commentary. In sum, this book not only provides a broad-based introduction to Singer¹s moral philosophy but also will serve . . . as an excellent textbook for any course in applied ethics. For philosophers, Singer's work provides a model for how to transition from the ivory tower to the domain of public philosophy." * Choice *"Singer is a provocative, well-informed and hands-on philosopher, with a lucid and engaging writing style. The collection provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of themes that are central to Singer's ethics. . . . His essays are well-structured, engaging, and exemplarily clear. Moreover, his arguments tend to be nuanced and non-dogmatic, in spite of his well-known ethical agenda: here is an ethicist not looking for arguments to support a preconceived conclusion, but sincerely pondering the implications of his utilitarian stance."---Jeroen Hopster, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics"Inspiring and enlivening; each essay is an easily digested nugget of acute, inventive reasoning and moral urgency, focused on practical, achievable results and the resistance of lazy, dogmatic thinking. . . . Any reader will find the book accessible; every reader will find it both thought-provoking and challenging."---Shane N. Glackin, Quarterly Review of Biology"The way Singer approaches his subject matter is awesome and instructive. He picks up news, anniversaries, but also personal encounters, and—within three or four sentences—shows the deeper ethical questions that lie behind these snippets."---Jan Friedrich, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice"This is a lovable book which deserves to be read and discussed."---Tommi Lehtonen, European Legacy"This book of clear analysis and challenging thinking encourages readers towards radical shifts of thinking and action."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer"Quick, punchy and clear. . . . [Singer] has an enviable mastery of his form, and the book provides a representative introduction to the breadth of his public thought."---Simone Gubler, Times Literary Supplement"Singer is to be applauded for bringing philosophy out of the academic classroom and into, as the title of this book suggests, the “real world,” and for his classical understanding of and approach to philosophy, especially ethics, as essentially “practical,” as bearing upon how one should live."---Steven L. Johnson, Society

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 Joseph B. Gittler Award, American Philosophical Association""Guala's book is very clearly written and well-structured. Its accessible prose makes it ideal as an introductory text. By reviewing several complex problems and offering solutions it will help further constructive debate and theoretical development. . . . [Guala] consolidates an important argument and raises additional questions that help us to move further forward. This is a great book, which should be read by every social scientist who wants to understand institutions."---Geoffrey M. Hodgson, Journal of Economic Methodology"This is a lively work with many engaging arguments. . . . The book remains important and deserving of attention in the social ontology debates. While it is not written as a textbook, it would be very useful in the classroom. The lively prose is organized into compact chapters that close with recommended readings. Engaging this book with a group of graduate or advanced undergraduate students would be rewarding for all."---Mark Risjord, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"[A] worthy and accessible book."---Joachim Wiewiura, Erkenntnis

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the Best First Book in the History of Religions, American Academy of Religion""Winner of the CAMWS First Book Award, Classical Association of the Middle West and South""Winner of the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize, American Historical Association""Powerful. . . . Divine Institutions is impressively wide-ranging, covering everything from ancient enslavement to pilgrimage, techniques of healing to fire-management. . . . An essential read."---Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement ​​​​​​​"This book is, simply, a wonderful work of ancient history. . . . [A] seminal contribution not just to the study of the Roman Republic, but to the writing of ancient history more generally."---James Corke-Webster, Greece & Rome"An indispensable read for anyone interested in Roman history and ancient religion."---Kresimir Vukovic, Religious Studies Review

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit, Society for Classical Studies""Volk’s​ argument – that the story of the Roman republic of letters is messier and more variable than it has generally been presented – is a compelling one."---Nora Goldschmidt, London Review of Books"Fascinating. . . . An engrossing guide to an epoch-making decade of western history. The Roman Republic of Letters is an important intervention, and it deserves to be debated widely."---Michael Fontaine, New Criterion"An excellent history of late Republican intellectual life that surveys a wide range of Latin prose literature. . . . Volk deeply scrutinizes her subjects in a way that is sensitive to prior studies yet free from their strictures. Her own scholarship tells lively stories, which are not digressive but structured around clear arguments. The result is a book that may be enjoyed by specialists and general readers alike.—Peter Osorio, Bryn Mawr Classical Review""Volk’s lucid prose handles much-debated issues with admirable clarity and balance. . . . [Her] unapologetic passion for Latin language and literature is refreshing, and so is her ability to portray the protagonists of the intellectual revival of the end of the republic as human beings embedded and invested in a specific cultural and historical milieu.—Luca Grillo, Classical Association of Canada"

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Book SynopsisWidely recognized as one of the most original and profound philosophers that the medieval Islamic world produced, Alfarabi (870-950) wrote many works of political philosophy addressing the issues that dominated Greek political thought as well as new questions raised by the advent of revealed religion. Taking into account Alfarabi's major politicalTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION, CITATION, AND TRANSLATION, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*CHAPTER I. Alfarabi's Method of Writing, pg. 22*CHAPTER II. The Problem of Happiness, pg. 55*CHAPTER III. The Royal Craft, pg. 95*CHAPTER IV. Cities of Excellence, pg. 146*CHAPTER V. The Autonomy of Political Science, pg. 180*Bibliography, pg. 223*INDEX, pg. 235

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Book SynopsisWith the publication of French Philosophy of the Sixties, Alain Renaut and Luc Ferry in 1985 launched their famous critique against canonical figures such as Foucault, Derrida, and Lacan, bringing under rigorous scrutiny the entire post-structuralist project that had dominated Western intellectual life for over two decades. Their goal was to defendTrade Review"Alain Renaut places himself foursquare in [the] humanist tradition in a spirited and erudite attempt to retrieve what he sees as its most important legacy... [He is] one of the brightest lights in contemporary French moral and political philosophy."--Fredrick Appel, The Boston Book Review "Alain Renaut tells the story of the elimination of the [human] subject, bringing together, with astonishing virtuosity, pedagogical clarity and a sense of drama... By the very virtue of its richness, this learned yet fast-paced book raises a myriad of questions... [It is] a book that one must read ... as a moving and admirable restoration of the idea of the subject."--Alain Finkielkraut, L'evenement du jeudi "Renaut's journey through the rise of philosophical individualism is a fascinating one for those interested in modern philosophical developments."--Martin Sheehan, Australia and World AffairsTable of ContentsForewordTranslator's NotePrefacePt. 1Readings of ModernityCh. IHeidegger: The Reign of the Subject3Ch. IIDumont: The Triumph of the Individual29Pt. 2Logic of PhilosophyCh. IIILeibniz: The Monadological Idea and the Birth of the Individual61Ch. IVBerkeley and Hume: The Empiricist Monadologies and the Dissolution of the Subject88Ch. VHegel and Nietzsche: Development of the Monadologies115Pt. 3Transcendence and Autonomy: The End of the MonadologiesPreamble: Phenomenology and Criticism141Ch. VILevinas: The Rupture of Immanence143Ch. VIIKant: The Horizon of Transcendence167Notes201Bibliography241Index251

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Book SynopsisThe political and ideological turmoil of the late 1960's stimulated among Anglo-American philosophers a new interest in applying moral philosophy to the problems of contemporary society, and a search for critical perspectives on Marx and Marxist thought. These essays, originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, contribute to both these areTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. vii*The Marxian Critique of Justice, pg. 3*Marx on Distributive Justice, pg. 42*Freedom and Private Property in Marx, pg. 80*Marx on Right and Justice: A Reply to Husami, pg. 106*The Labor Theory of Value and the Concept of Exploitation, pg. 135*Marxism and Retribution, pg. 158*Marx on Internationalism and War, pg. 185*Marx and Lenin as Historical Materialists, pg. 211*The Consistency of Historical Materialism, pg. 235*A Consistency Proof for Historical Materialism, pg. 255*Revolutionary Motivation and Rationality, pg. 264*Karl Marx and the Withering Away of Social Science, pg. 288*The Contributors, pg. 310

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. vii*The Marxian Critique of Justice, pg. 3*Marx on Distributive Justice, pg. 42*Freedom and Private Property in Marx, pg. 80*Marx on Right and Justice: A Reply to Husami, pg. 106*The Labor Theory of Value and the Concept of Exploitation, pg. 135*Marxism and Retribution, pg. 158*Marx on Internationalism and War, pg. 185*Marx and Lenin as Historical Materialists, pg. 211*The Consistency of Historical Materialism, pg. 235*A Consistency Proof for Historical Materialism, pg. 255*Revolutionary Motivation and Rationality, pg. 264*Karl Marx and the Withering Away of Social Science, pg. 288*The Contributors, pg. 310

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Book SynopsisMakes the case that campus speech codes - no matter how well grounded in history, law, or philosophy - have tended to be overbroad, arbitrarily enforced, and used selectively to protect only certain groups at the expense of others. This title challenges academics and general readers to reconsider how we deal with this important issue.Trade ReviewA fair-minded and significant contribution to the study of an important public issue. Andrew Altman, author of Arguing about Law and Critical Legal Studies ""An accessible book that synthesizes the vast literature on this topic.... A model of clarity and fairness, it is an extremely valuable book for anyone interested in a balanced treatment of the background of campus speech codes, the experience under them, and the difficult issues they pose."" Journal of American History ""A well-written work [and] required reading for anyone interested in the debate."" Library Journal

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Book SynopsisChallenges longstanding suppositions that James Madison harboured misgivings about majority rule, arguing instead that he viewed constitutional institutions as delaying mechanisms to postpone decisions until after public passions had cooled and reason took hold.Trade ReviewGreg Weiner’s meticulous and felicitously-written scholarship illuminates a great constant in Madison's long career—an interest in institutional architecture to increase the likelihood that majority rule, which is inevitable, will be reasonable." - George F. Will"A fresh and exciting work that convincingly demonstrates an underlying consistency in Madison’s republicanism that both complements and challenges familiar interpretations." - Drew McCoy, author of The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy"Conceptually shrewd and eloquent, Weiner’s nuanced reading of Madison will last because it is the one most faithful to Madison’s writings and because it best captures the spirit of the man." - Alan Gibson, author of Interpreting the Founding and Understanding the Founding"An illuminating work that merits the attention of historians as well as theorists." - Todd Estes, author of The John Jay Treaty Debate, Public Opinion, and the Evolution of Early American Political Culture"In Madison’s Metronome Greg Weiner demonstrates Madison’s enduring commitment to majority rule-majority decision improved in quality by slowing it down, not by blocking it or substituting some form of elite control. Madison’s Metronome is a timely reply to those who insist our political system is ‘broken’ because fundamental changes can’t be accomplished quickly." - James H. Read, author of Majority Rule versus Consensus: The Political Thought of John C. CalhounTable of Contents Preface Introduction: "The Sovereign Physician of our Passions"' 1. Madison on Majorities 2. Time and Tranquility 3. Time and the Tenth Federalist 4. Constitutional Metabolism 5. Politics and Patience Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisArgues that settling Mars offers a transformative opportunity to avoid the mistakes of the past by ‘liberating Mars’ as a sovereign planet from the start. Rather than see space as a way to escape human problems on Earth, Mars presents humanity with a challenge to address these problems by thinking about the theory and practice of civilization.Trade Review"As we enter the New Space Age, one of many far-reaching questions is whether Mars should become a sovereign and autonomous planetary state or follow some other governance model. The mind reels at the political and scientific implications applied on a planetary scale, but in this timely and original volume Jacob Haqq-Misra addresses the issues of Martian governance solidly, passionately, and readably. This book constitutes a significant contribution to the rather sparse literature on the societal implications of space exploration."—Steven J. Dick, former NASA Chief HistorianTable of ContentsPreface1. Why Live in Space2. Sovereignty on Earth3. The Outer Space Treaty4. the Law of the Sea5. The Antarctic Treaty System6. Cooperative Sovereignty on Mars7. Transformative Value8. Sovereign Mars9. Deep Altruism10. Think Like a MartianAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Part 1. Biographical introduction Preliminary remarks 1. In search of a critical philosophy 2. Sociological theories and practical achievements 3. Political activity 4. Completion of the theories Conclusion Part 2. The moral philosopher Introduction 1. Moral ideas as primary ideas: necessary truths 2. From necessary truths to the divine Being 3. The relations between the elements of the moral law 4. From theoretical law to action and to judgement in particular cases 5. Reason and feeling as faculties of moral action Conclusion Part 3. The political theorist Introduction 1. The theorist of the American Revolution 2. The defender of the French Revolution General conclusion Select bibliography Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAn acclaimed translation of one of Marx's most important texts, along with essays discussing its contemporary relevance.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Contributors 1. Introduction by Mark Cowling and James Martin SECTION 1 The Text 2. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (Trans. Terrell Carver) by Karl Marx SECTION 2 The Eighteenth Brumaire as Discourse 3. Imagery/Writing, Imagination/Politics: reading Marx through the Eighteenth Brumaire by Terrell Carver 4. Performing Politics: class, ideology and discourse in Marx’s Eighteenth Brumaire by James Martin SECTION 3: The Eighteenth Brumaire as History 5. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte: 'hero' or 'grotesque mediocrity’? by Roger Price 6. The Appeal of Bonapartism by Geoff Watkins SECTION 4 The Autonomy of the State? 7. The Political Scene and the Politics of Representation: periodising class struggle and the state in the Eighteenth Brumaire by Bob Jessop 8. Making Sense of the ‘Relative Autonomy’ of the State by Paul Wetherly SECTION 5 The Eighteenth Brumaire, Classes and Class Struggle, Then and Now 9. The Eighteenth Brumaire and Thatcherism by Paul Blackledge 10. Marx's Lumpenproletariat and Murray's Underclass: concepts best abandoned? by Mark Cowling 11. Here Content Transcends Phrase: the Eighteenth Brumaire as the key to understanding Marx’s critique of utopian socialism by Darren Webb Index

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Book SynopsisA radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks.Trade Review'An iconoclastic exegesis of Fanon's life and work. In what is sure to become a classic text, Hudis shows himself to be one of the most important thinkers of our generation' -- Peter McLaren, Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies at Chapman University'If you are new to Fanon or you are returning to his work, Peter Hudis' biography is a must read!' -- Lenore Daniels, PhD, theorist, writer, activist'A lively and provocative reading of Fanon's life and work that challenges many of the more recent interpretations of this major figure' -- Paget Henry, Professor of Sociology at Brown University'A wonderful introduction to the life and work of Frantz Fanon' -- Morning StarTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Fanon in Our Time 1. The Path to Political and Philosophical Commitment 2. Self and Other: The Dialectic of Black Skin, White Masks 3. The Engaged Psychiatrist: Blida and the Psychodynamics of Racism 4. The Engaged Philosopher: The FLN and the Algerian Revolution 5. The Strategist of Revolution: Africa at the Crossroads 6. Toward a New Humanity: The Wretched of the Earth Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA critical introduction to the sociology and politics of Emile DurkheimTrade Review'An important contribution to a glaring deficit in the sociological literature' -- Steven Loyal, Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, University College DublinTable of ContentsPreface 1. Durkheim Declassified 2. Durkheim’s French Republicanism 3. The Division of Labour 4. Durkheim’s Method of Scientific Inquiry 5. Suicide 6. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life 7. Educating Republican Citizens 8. Socialism and Saint-Simon 9. The Limits to Durkheim’s Republican Sociology Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA cutting analysis of the racist structures of mainstream feminism.Trade Review'Valuable ... Shows how and why the erasure of race from key accounts of feminism presents a problem for forms of solidarity among women' -- Vron Ware, author of 'Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism and History' (Verso, 2015)'Courageously reveals the fault lines of the longstanding gulf between black and white feminism, exposing the power of white privilege in gender politics and how it undermines solidarity within the sisterhood. A must for a new generation of antiracist feminist scholars and activists who truly seek the holy grail of intersectional equality' -- Heidi Safia Mirza, editor of 'Black British Feminism' (Routledge, 1997)'A searing account of how white feminist innocence is maintained in order to legitimise white women's position at the centre of feminist politics. This book is a must read for anyone interested in questions of feminism and anti-racism' -- Nadine El-Enany, author of '(B)ordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire' (Manchester University Press, 2020)'Building on the work of black feminists and women of colour, this is a profound mediation on white innocence and its deployment in the service of white feminism to deny racism. It offers a renewed possibility for racial justice and resistance to white patriarchal supremacy' -- Aileen Moreton-Robinson, RMIT, Melbourne‘A brave and coherent introduction to the relationship between white privilege and feminism’ -- LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. ‘That Old Chestnut’: Feminism and Racism 2. British Feminisms in the Aftermath of Empire 3. Leaving Feminist Whiteness Behind: Narratives of Transcendence in the Era of Difference 4. Inevitable Whiteness? Absolving White Feminist Dominance 5. Liberal Whiteness and the ‘New’ Feminism 6. Feminist Complicities Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA new biography of the infamous early anarchist whose life and work was at the heart of British Radicalism. Thomas reads Godwin afresh, addressing the souring of his critical reputation since his death and the unsympathetic twentieth-century scholarship, now drawing extensively on newly published letters and journals.Trade Review'This is a crisp, insightful and absorbing overview of William Godwin's life, work and networks. A book that will make Godwin more accessible within the classroom and the wider world has been needed for some time. Richard Gough Thomas does an excellent job of providing it' -- Sophie Coulombeau, Cardiff University 'Richard Thomas has produced a warm and accessible study of Godwin. His book covers the full breadth of Godwin's work and recognises his achievements as an inventive, progressive, challenging and anti-systems philosopher' -- Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University '"William Godwin: A Political Life" is an impressive achievement. Thomas provides a highly readable, thoughtful, and informative assessment of the works and life of the founder of philosophical anarchism. A first-rate introduction to a thinker who contributed a unique perspective of continuing relevance to British moral and political thought' -- Mark Philp, University of WarwickTable of Contents1. The Anarchist 2. The Minister: 1756-1793 3. The Philosopher: 1793 4. The Activist: 1794-1795 5. The Husband: 1796-1799 6. The Educator: 1800-1809 7. The Father: 1810-1819 8. The Pensioner: 1819-1836 9. The Legacy Abbreviations

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Book SynopsisA new biography of the infamous early anarchist whose life and work was at the heart of British Radicalism. Thomas reads Godwin afresh, addressing the souring of his critical reputation since his death and the unsympathetic twentieth-century scholarship, now drawing extensively on newly published letters and journals.Trade Review'This is a crisp, insightful and absorbing overview of William Godwin's life, work and networks. A book that will make Godwin more accessible within the classroom and the wider world has been needed for some time. Richard Gough Thomas does an excellent job of providing it' -- Sophie Coulombeau, Cardiff University 'Richard Thomas has produced a warm and accessible study of Godwin. His book covers the full breadth of Godwin's work and recognises his achievements as an inventive, progressive, challenging and anti-systems philosopher' -- Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University '"William Godwin: A Political Life" is an impressive achievement. Thomas provides a highly readable, thoughtful, and informative assessment of the works and life of the founder of philosophical anarchism. A first-rate introduction to a thinker who contributed a unique perspective of continuing relevance to British moral and political thought' -- Mark Philp, University of WarwickTable of Contents1. The Anarchist 2. The Minister: 1756-1793 3. The Philosopher: 1793 4. The Activist: 1794-1795 5. The Husband: 1796-1799 6. The Educator: 1800-1809 7. The Father: 1810-1819 8. The Pensioner: 1819-1836 9. The Legacy Abbreviations

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Book SynopsisThis invaluable text, written by one of the world's most influential black scholars, re-imagines the communal ideal from a broader perspective that transcends modernity, industrialisation and capitalism. Following his death there has been a huge surge of interest in Cedric J Robinson and in this, his only book focusing on European radicalism.Trade Review'Before the movement for black lives made black radicalism cool for millennials, Cedric Robinson did the work of excavating an intellectual history we rely upon today' -- The Root 'Like W. E. B. Du Bois, Michel Foucault, Sylvia Wynter, and Edward Said, Robinson was that rare polymath capable of seeing the whole - its genesis as well as its possible future. No discipline could contain him. No geography or era was beyond his reach.... He left behind a body of work to which we must return constantly and urgently' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of 'Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination' 'Cedric Robinson was a great and wonderful man and a brilliant scholar. Everything he wrote is of incalculable value and 'An Anthropology of Marxism' is no exception' -- Fred Moten, New York UniversityTable of ContentsNew Foreword by H.L.T. Quan Preface by Avery Gordon 1. Coming to Terms with Marxian Taxonomy 2. The Social Origins of Materialism and Socialism 3. German Critical Philosophy and Marx 4. The Discourse on Economics 5. Reality and its Representation Index

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Book SynopsisIn order to fight capitalism in the digital age, we must understand Marx!Trade Review'A fascinating, comprehensive, and persuasive account of Marxism's continued relevance for understanding - and changing - our contemporary digital world' -- Nick Srnicek, author of 'Platform Capitalism''Christian Fuchs is the world's foremost Marxist analyst of contemporary capitalist media. With this important book, he demonstrates not just why Marx remains vital to understanding the world; he puts Marx to use in helping us figure out how to change it' -- Jodi Dean, author of 'The Communist Horizon''A 'creative renewal' of Marx, emphasising his relevance for digital capitalism. The concepts Fuchs revisits are essential to a critical media and communication theory for the twenty-first century. A must reread!' -- Janet Wasko, President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research'Christian Fuchs is among the most important critical theorists of communication writing today, Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism one of his most appealing books. Its fusion of deep Marxist scholarship with highly contemporary case studies, ranging from digital automation to new thinking about anti-capitalist struggle, is not to be missed' -- Nick Dyer-Witheford, author of 'Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex''Societies change with the pace of developments in technology and revolutionary practices. The contradictions that capital presently experiences arise with increasing frequency in the structures of communication and technology. Fuchs rereads Marx in the present, in that tangle of explosive contradictions, indicating with clarity and force the necessary path of theoretical militancy today' -- Antonio Negri, author of 'Political Descartes: Reason, Ideology and the Bourgeois Project'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction: Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism 2. Rereading Marx’s Capital in the Information Age 3. Rereading Marx as Critical Sociologist of Technology 4. Rereading Marx as Critical Theorist of Communication 5. Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism: The Case of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet as the Digital German Ideology 6. Rereading Marx in the Age of Digital Capitalism: Reflections on Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri’s Book Assembly 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe first book on the political philosophy of this radical heroTrade Review'Incisive, provocative, and essential, Black Minded makes a compelling case for Malcolm X's original contribution to a radical humanism that stands outside European traditions, against the dehumanization of the Black body, and for genuine global revolution' -- Robin D. G. Kelley, author of 'Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination''Brilliantly contends that meaningful Black activism is grounded in an underlying philosophy. Movements are driven by thought as well as action. Essential reading during the current Black activist renaissance' -- Melina Abdullah, professor of Pan-African Studies at California State University and co-founder of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles'Intellectually priceless... Sawyer's book on Malcolm is comparable to Fanon's Wretched of the Earth and The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois. Black Minded presents us with a maturing Malcolm who is thinking in motion, and who has strong resonance for Black People today as we continue to struggle with defining who we are and how we shall fight' -- Flores Forbes author of 'Invisible Men: A Contemporary Slave Narrative in the Era of Mass Incarceration''Black Minded makes a compelling case for Malcolm X as a political philosopher of the first rank. Michael Sawyer helps us hear the depth, strength, and continuing relevance of Malcolm's call for a world-wide Black revolution' -- Jonathan Scott Lee, co-editor of 'I Am Because We Are: Readings in Africana Philosophy''Epochal and paradigm-shifting are the only words that accurately describe the force of Michael Sawyer's Black Minded. Sawyer offers the world its first systematic reading of Malcolm X as a philosophically evolving political theorist. He introduces X as a Black man thinking through his body, or as Dr. Huey P. Newton would say through a mind that is flesh, to not only feel the dawn of revolution but touch the horizon where it shall end' -- Tommy J. Curry, author of 'The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood''In its careful analysis of his radical and exemplary practice in word and deed, Black Minded doesn't give Malcolm X his rightful place in the canon of political philosophy so much as raise political philosophy to a height it never dared to reach by requiring and allowing it to ground with our brother. Michael Sawyer has written a powerful and necessary book' -- Fred Moten, author of 'In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition'Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Ontology 2. The Body 3. Geographic Space 4. Revolution Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisLeading thinkers discuss the experience and repercussions of violence, exploring its varied manifestations in the world todayTrade Review'Brad Evans in one of the brightest critical minds of his generation' -- Henry A. Giroux'Violence has been extraordinarily difficult to account for in conception and explanation. This compelling collection of first-rate contributions goes a long way to addressing these difficulties ... it serves as an anchor for critical thinking on the complex range, power and impacts of violence' -- David Theo Goldberg, author of Dread: Facing Futureless Futures (2021)'Conversations on Violence may have a foreboding title, but the collected interviews with artists, academics, activists, and entertainers is lively, stimulating, and engaging it is more like a salon than a crime scene. The topics discussed are serious and urgent from climate change, to the re-emergence of fascism, to sexual assault but the brilliant minds included here address these issues in direct and clear-eyed ways that point to fairer, safer, and more fully realized modes of existence in the future' -- Deborah Berke, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture and founding partner of Deborah Berke PartnersReviews for the previous volume, Violence: Humans in Dark Times also by Brad Evans 'Notable contemporary thinkers and creators give their individual perspectives in this compelling look at violence. ... A provocative volume that challenges humanity to correct its runaway course toward an increasingly violent future by learning from its violent past' Kirkus Reviews 'The purpose of the work is to challenge humanity to create more meaningful solutions when it comes to these kinds of violence--or at least to name violence without inadvertently inciting even more anger. . . . passion roars through every chapter . . . This book delivers on what it promises, which is an achievement' The Los Angeles Review of Books 'Many of us live today with a pervasive sense of unease, worried that our own safety is at risk, or that of our loved ones, or that of people whose bad circumstances appear to us through networked media. Violence feels ever-present. Natasha Lennard and Brad Evans help us to analyze those feelings, talking with a wide range of thinkers in order to gain insight into the worst of what humans do, and challenging us to imagine a world in which violence is no longer a given. Their book is full of surprising insights and intelligent compassion' Sarah Leonard, co-editor of The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century 'In Violence, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard have created, alongside their interview subjects, a kaleidoscopic exploration of the concept of violence, in terrains expected and not, in prose taut and unexpectedly gorgeous. Their philosophical rigor provides the reader with an intellectual arsenal against the violence of the current moment' Molly Crabapple, author of Drawing Blood 'This is a book that will make everyone feel clever. Reflections on violence, both actual, and the possibility of, mediating so much of social interaction, also makes for critical reading. The range of interviews with leading academics, to filmmakers and artists, is impressive, at once immediate and relevant, but also profoundly philosophical. More essentially, though, the conversations underline the need and suggest ways to resist and organize in a visionary way, in the extraordinary times we live in' Razia Iqbal, BBC News 'Standing on their own, the interview subjects featured in Violence: Humans In Dark Times might be identified as the foremost intellectuals, artists, and activists engaged with questions of how violence moves, acts, and is witnessed in the world. But summoned together in this collection by two political thinkers distinguished by both their unmatched intellects and their willingness to deploy those intellects in acts of service rather than performance, their voices materialize as a creative space large and fertile enough to lay the groundwork for an actionable hope. The result is a groundbreaking testament to the vital role of the abstract and the theoretical for understanding the depth to which violence is entrenched in human experience and consciousness and to the necessity of empathetic intellectual stewards like Lennard and Evans to direct such understanding into transformative action. We would be wise to read this collection with a similar eye toward service, and in so doing, open ourselves up to the rare mercy of no longer having to stand on our own' Alana Massey, author of All The Lives I Want 'A timely, eloquent series of interviews that interrogate the correlation of violence with gender discrimination, white intolerance, unilateral state power, politics, art and climate change' Shelley Walia, FrontlineTable of ContentsIntroduction - Brad Evans & Adrian Parr 1. The Poetry of Resistance - Malcolm London 2. Breaking the World - Marina Abramovic 3. Trans-species Encounters - David Rothenberg 4. Recovering from an Addicted Life - Russell Brand 5. Non-Violence & the Ghost of Fascism - Todd May (Clemson University) 6. Without Exception: On the Ordinariness of Violence - Lauren Berlant (University of Chicago) 7. The Anatomy of Destruction - Gil Anidjar (Columbia University) 8. The Intimate Witness: Art and the Disappeared of History - Chantal Meza 9. The Death of Humanitarianism - Mark Duffield (Global Insecurities Centre) 10. The Expulsion of Humanity - Saskia Sassen (Columbia University) 11. When Art is Born of Resistance - Martha Rosler 12. The Tragedy of Existence - Simon Critchley (New School for Social Research) 13. The Violence of the Algorithm - Davide Panagia (University of California) 14. Thinking Art in a Decolonial Way - Lewis Gordon 15. What does an Anti-Fascist Life Feel Like? - Natasha Lennard (New School for Social Research) 16. Life in Zones of Abandonment - Henry A. Giroux 17. The Violence of Absent Emergencies - Santiago Zabala 18. The Ghosts of Civilised Violence - Alex Taek-Gwang Lee (Kyung Hee University, Seoul) 19. Violence is Freedom - Roy Scranton (University of Notre-Dame) 20. Slavery in America - Ana-Lucia Araujo (Howard University) 21. Why We Should All Read Walter Benjamin Today - James Martel (San Francisco State University) 22. Unlearning History - Ariella Aisha Azoulay (Brown University) 23. When Death Travels - Gareth Owen 24. The Poverty of Violence - Ananya Roy (UCLA) 25. The Violence of Denial - Linda Melvern 26. Why We Should All Read Malcolm X Today - Kehinde Andrews (Birmingham City University) 27. America is Not a Fascist State. It’s an Authoritarian one - Ruth Ben-Ghiat (New York University) 28. The Atmosphere of Violence - Fatima Bhutto 29. The Inherited Memory of Art - Mark Bradford 30. Look Closer, Then You Will See - Isaac Cordal 31. The Revolutionary Potential of Pacificism - Richard Jackson (University of Otago, NZ) Index

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Book SynopsisLeading thinkers discuss the experience and repercussions of violence, exploring its varied manifestations in the world todayTrade Review'Brad Evans in one of the brightest critical minds of his generation' -- Henry A. Giroux'Violence has been extraordinarily difficult to account for in conception and explanation. This compelling collection of first-rate contributions goes a long way to addressing these difficulties ... it serves as an anchor for critical thinking on the complex range, power and impacts of violence' -- David Theo Goldberg, author of Dread: Facing Futureless Futures (2021)'Conversations on Violence may have a foreboding title, but the collected interviews with artists, academics, activists, and entertainers is lively, stimulating, and engaging it is more like a salon than a crime scene. The topics discussed are serious and urgent from climate change, to the re-emergence of fascism, to sexual assault but the brilliant minds included here address these issues in direct and clear-eyed ways that point to fairer, safer, and more fully realized modes of existence in the future' -- Deborah Berke, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture and founding partner of Deborah Berke PartnersReviews for the previous volume, Violence: Humans in Dark Times also by Brad Evans 'Notable contemporary thinkers and creators give their individual perspectives in this compelling look at violence. ... A provocative volume that challenges humanity to correct its runaway course toward an increasingly violent future by learning from its violent past' Kirkus Reviews 'The purpose of the work is to challenge humanity to create more meaningful solutions when it comes to these kinds of violence--or at least to name violence without inadvertently inciting even more anger. . . . passion roars through every chapter . . . This book delivers on what it promises, which is an achievement' The Los Angeles Review of Books 'Many of us live today with a pervasive sense of unease, worried that our own safety is at risk, or that of our loved ones, or that of people whose bad circumstances appear to us through networked media. Violence feels ever-present. Natasha Lennard and Brad Evans help us to analyze those feelings, talking with a wide range of thinkers in order to gain insight into the worst of what humans do, and challenging us to imagine a world in which violence is no longer a given. Their book is full of surprising insights and intelligent compassion' Sarah Leonard, co-editor of The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century 'In Violence, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard have created, alongside their interview subjects, a kaleidoscopic exploration of the concept of violence, in terrains expected and not, in prose taut and unexpectedly gorgeous. Their philosophical rigor provides the reader with an intellectual arsenal against the violence of the current moment' Molly Crabapple, author of Drawing Blood 'This is a book that will make everyone feel clever. Reflections on violence, both actual, and the possibility of, mediating so much of social interaction, also makes for critical reading. The range of interviews with leading academics, to filmmakers and artists, is impressive, at once immediate and relevant, but also profoundly philosophical. More essentially, though, the conversations underline the need and suggest ways to resist and organize in a visionary way, in the extraordinary times we live in' Razia Iqbal, BBC News 'Standing on their own, the interview subjects featured in Violence: Humans In Dark Times might be identified as the foremost intellectuals, artists, and activists engaged with questions of how violence moves, acts, and is witnessed in the world. But summoned together in this collection by two political thinkers distinguished by both their unmatched intellects and their willingness to deploy those intellects in acts of service rather than performance, their voices materialize as a creative space large and fertile enough to lay the groundwork for an actionable hope. The result is a groundbreaking testament to the vital role of the abstract and the theoretical for understanding the depth to which violence is entrenched in human experience and consciousness and to the necessity of empathetic intellectual stewards like Lennard and Evans to direct such understanding into transformative action. We would be wise to read this collection with a similar eye toward service, and in so doing, open ourselves up to the rare mercy of no longer having to stand on our own' Alana Massey, author of All The Lives I Want 'A timely, eloquent series of interviews that interrogate the correlation of violence with gender discrimination, white intolerance, unilateral state power, politics, art and climate change' Shelley Walia, FrontlineTable of ContentsIntroduction - Brad Evans & Adrian Parr 1. The Poetry of Resistance - Malcolm London 2. Breaking the World - Marina Abramovic 3. Trans-species Encounters - David Rothenberg 4. Recovering from an Addicted Life - Russell Brand 5. Non-Violence & the Ghost of Fascism - Todd May (Clemson University) 6. Without Exception: On the Ordinariness of Violence - Lauren Berlant (University of Chicago) 7. The Anatomy of Destruction - Gil Anidjar (Columbia University) 8. The Intimate Witness: Art and the Disappeared of History - Chantal Meza 9. The Death of Humanitarianism - Mark Duffield (Global Insecurities Centre) 10. The Expulsion of Humanity - Saskia Sassen (Columbia University) 11. When Art is Born of Resistance - Martha Rosler 12. The Tragedy of Existence - Simon Critchley (New School for Social Research) 13. The Violence of the Algorithm - Davide Panagia (University of California) 14. Thinking Art in a Decolonial Way - Lewis Gordon 15. What does an Anti-Fascist Life Feel Like? - Natasha Lennard (New School for Social Research) 16. Life in Zones of Abandonment - Henry A. Giroux 17. The Violence of Absent Emergencies - Santiago Zabala 18. The Ghosts of Civilised Violence - Alex Taek-Gwang Lee (Kyung Hee University, Seoul) 19. Violence is Freedom - Roy Scranton (University of Notre-Dame) 20. Slavery in America - Ana-Lucia Araujo (Howard University) 21. Why We Should All Read Walter Benjamin Today - James Martel (San Francisco State University) 22. Unlearning History - Ariella Aisha Azoulay (Brown University) 23. When Death Travels - Gareth Owen 24. The Poverty of Violence - Ananya Roy (UCLA) 25. The Violence of Denial - Linda Melvern 26. Why We Should All Read Malcolm X Today - Kehinde Andrews (Birmingham City University) 27. America is Not a Fascist State. It’s an Authoritarian one - Ruth Ben-Ghiat (New York University) 28. The Atmosphere of Violence - Fatima Bhutto 29. The Inherited Memory of Art - Mark Bradford 30. Look Closer, Then You Will See - Isaac Cordal 31. The Revolutionary Potential of Pacificism - Richard Jackson (University of Otago, NZ) Index

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Book SynopsisAt a low point for the left, one of the world's leading Marxist philosophers demonstrates the grounds for revolutionary hopeTrade Review'With a sure touch, Holloway gathers in this volume what he has sown in a life of militancy' -- Antonio Negri, author of 'The End of Sovereignty''John Holloway has a great talent for working through complex, erudite, intellectually satisfying arguments in wonderfully readable prose. His uncompromising critique of capitalist control and his affirmation of 'the rabble' in this book serve as antidotes to some of the poisons we are subjected to in contemporary society' -- Michael Hardt, author of 'The Subversive 70s''A wonderful call to fight and destroy the monstrous capitalist Hydra' -- Michael Löwy, Marxist sociologist and philosopher'We are at the point zero of a history where everything must disappear or be reborn. For the first time, a movement is growing without leaders or external organisation, with the freedom to become really human. John Holloway is one of those who discern in this poetry of overflowing an uprising of life' -- Raoul Vaneigem, author of 'The Revolution of Everyday Life''The world is driving towards a catastrophe. Against the current trend, John Holloway argues that even in hopeless times hope should not be abandoned. To some that may seem too optimistic, but Holloway's reflections are important, and must be engaged with' -- Joachim Hirsch, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt'This is Holloway at his subversive best' -- Werner Bonefeld, lecturer in Politics at the University of York'In this finale to his remarkable trilogy, Holloway's work reaches a crescendo as he captures and chokes that darkest of forces, the veritable Hydra of money' -- Anitra Nelson, author of 'Beyond Money: A Postcapitalist Strategy'Table of ContentsPreface: Stop that train Part I Rage-Hope-Richness Today, any day. Start again. Not from fear but from hope. Not from containment but from overflowing. Better, start from antagonism, from struggle. Start from anguish, from Janus. Start from Not Enough! Start from the hydra that we must slay. Part II We must re-learn hope It is time to re-learn hope. To learn hope is to learn to think hope: a docta spes. Hope pushes beyond identity. Our hope starts from the scream, not from absence. The Scream takes us in a negative direction, to overflow. Beyond negative thought: Thinking In-Against-and-Beyond. Part III Historicity Hope-against is rooted in historicity. Historicity does not mean historical materialism. There is a Grand Narrative: the train taking us towards Destruction. It is a narrative to be broken. Part IV The Subject Hope is not for victims, nor for heroes. Richness is the revolutionary subject. Listen to the latent Richness. Listen again: there is a deeper level of latency. Turn it all upside down, feel sorry for the capitalists. Part V The Object: Money Hope is a movement of the subject against an object: a breaking against a binding. The links in the chain of destruction are difficult to break. The weakness of the binding lies not in the links between the forms but in their internal antagonisms. Unbinding the binding: Revolutionising revolution. Richness against the commodity: the world faces two ways. Part VI Think hope, think crisis A theory of hope requires an understanding of the weakness or crisis of its object, the hoped-against. Crisis is inherent in capital. From crisis to restructuring, or not: this is the salto mortale of capital. Part VII Crisis postponed Hope confronts the Hydra of Money. Money rules. Money is the serial killer destroying us all. Capital today is increasingly fictitious. Money is ill. We are the subjects of the crisis of money. Putting off disaster is the central principle of political economy. The abandonment of the gold standard opens the way to mob rule. The war created the golden age of capital. Its crisis broke the link between gold and money. The Volcker shock: the last attempt to impose sound money. Black Monday: Debt takes off. The breach between money and value continues to grow: a series of heart attacks. The fragility of capital explodes in the financial crisis of 2007/2008. Heart attack number 2? The storm is on the horizon: Fire Next Time. The storm breaks: the Coronacrisis. The Great Fragility deepens. Part VIII A Book in search of a Conclusion. Hope in search of a Happy Ending The Container cannot contain. We are Rabble-Richness-Resistance-Rebellion. From Rage to Dignified Rage, Rabia to Digna Rabia. Emancipate richnesses! Not enough. Thanks Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a clear and highly readable introduction to the ethical and social-political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. Dale Miller provides a cogent and careful account of the main arguments offered by Mill, considers the critical responses to his work, and assesses its legacy for contemporary philosophy.Trade Review"A unified and carefully argued account that deserves to be a cornerstone of Mill studies for years to come."Utilitas"Simply the best book on Mill available today ... the achievement for which the author deserves eternal praise is that Miller's Mill makes sense. It is pleasant to see how Mill, who is often accused of being a 'muddled thinker' presents such a consistent philosophy."Ethical Perspectives "An excellent book for all Mill scholars as well as the general reader."Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "An excellent study of Mill's moral, social, and political thought."Choice "Refreshing and intellectually satisfying."Koninklijke Brill NV"Well written, well researched and comprehensive. Persuasively argued, it achieves its objectives in an insightful way."Political Studies Review "A high quality work - scholarly, open-minded, engaging, and accessible. The book has admirable breadth, the discussions of political economy and democracy being especially welcome."Roger Crisp, University of Oxford "Dale Miller's book is a superb piece of work. It is comprehensive, compelling, informative and polished. The volume really does cover all of Mill's moral and political philosophy and its arguments are downright persuasive. The book will be the state of the art discussion of the topic and will also provide a clear and straightforward introduction for advanced undergraduate students."Brad Hooker, University of Reading "Succinct, lucid, and well informed, this is quite simply the best volume there is on the moral, social, and political side of Mill's thought. Although accessible to those studying Mill for the first time, professional philosophers will learn much from Miller's insightful, judicious, and philosophically acute commentary."William Shaw, San Jose State University and author of Contemporary Ethics: Taking Account of Utilitarianism Table of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Foundations of Mill's Moral, Social and Political Thought1. A Singular Life2. Mill's Understanding of Human NaturePart II: Mill's Moral Philosophy3. The 'Proof' Principle of Utility4. The Higher Pleasures5. Utilitarianism: The 'Happiness Morality'6. Mill's Theory of Right and WrongPart III: Mill's Social and Political Thought7. Mill on Liberty and Individuality8. Millian Normative Political Economy9. Millian DemocracyPART IV: Concluding Remarks10. Mill's Utopian UtilitarianismNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIn response to the dominance of liberalism, some theorists have recently embraced the republican model as an attractive alternative.Trade Review“A thoughtful and nicely argued attempt to reinvigorate the tradition of classical republicanism and demonstrate its relevance for today's world.” Alan Patten, McGill University “John Maynor’s book is a welcome addition to the republican literature. It usefully distinguishes between different historical forms of republicanism and self-assuredly contributes to a modern public political philosophy of republican descent, offering a sustained defence of a republican approach to liberty, pluralism, multiculturalism and democratic contestation.” Dario Castiglione, University of Exeter “Following the lead of ‘Neo-Roman’ republicans such as Philip Pettit, John Maynor shows how the Machiavellian tradition can provide an attractive ideal for contemporary pluralistic societies. His bold suggestion is that the institutionalization of republican non-domination would require a substantial departure from well-established liberal assumptions. This is a timely contribution to an important debate.” Cécile Laborde, University College LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction - Republicanism(s). Chapter 1 - Ideal of Polity. introduction. ancient liberty vs. modern liberty. positive and negative liberty. neo-Roman republican liberty. instrumental republicanism. conclusion. notes. Chapter 2 - Modern Republicanism: Liberty as Nondomination. introduction. instrumental republicanism revisited. three advantages associated with freedom as nondomination. modern republican instrumental goods constitute liberty as nondomination. the two powers of modern republicanism and personal self-development. conclusion. notes. Chapter 3 - The Challenge of the Cultural Marketplace: Modern Republicanism and the Neutral State. introduction. liberalism and republicanism: friends or allies. autonomy, individualism, and civic virtue. modern republicanism and state neutrality. the republican 'psychology' of civic virtue. social or state perfectionism. against state perfectionism. modern republican state perfectionism. republican quasi-perfectionism: threat or enhancement?. conclusion. notes. Chapter 4 - Without Regret: The Comprehensive Nature of Nondomination. introduction. political liberalism and the 'Idea of Public Reason'. constraint, regret, and overspill. modern republicanism: comprehensive or political?. modern republicanism and neutrality of aim. tracking values and the wide view of public reason. splitting the spheres. conclusion. notes. Chapter 5 - Factions and Diversity: A Modern Republican Dilemma. introduction. discord and diversity: the life and death of the republic. civil discord and stability: Machiavelli's break with the past. Rome vs. Florence. legitimate difference and diversity. good laws and institutions. coping with pluralism. lessons from Machiavelli. is a modern republican account of pluralism possible?. respecting the 'other'. conclusion. notes. Chapter 6 - Modern Republicanism and Democratic Contestatory Institutions. introduction. democracy and republican technology. neo-Roman republican technology: classical and modern. modern democratic contestation. nondomination and contestation. nondominating processes and outcomes:. democratic contestation. objections to modern republican democratic contestation. conclusion. notes. Chapter 7 - Modern Republican Civic Education and Social Norms. introduction. educating the republic. liberal approaches to civic education. a modern republican approach to civic education. modern republican social norms. nondomination as a social norm. conflict and norms. conclusion. notes. Conclusion. References. Index

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Book Synopsis* A lively discussion of politics and political theory by one of the world's most distinguished political theorists and philosophers. * Provides an excellent introduction to the work of Bobbio for the newcomer. * Explains the idea of the Republic and some of the major political and ethical themes of the day.Trade Review"This delightful dialogue moves with ease between ideas in the history of political thought and political theory and issues in contemporary politics, Italian, European and global. It breathes new political life into old academic bones." —Philip Pettit, William Nelson Cromwell, Professor of Politics, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction to the English Edition. 1 Virtue and the Republic. 2 Patriotism. 3 What Kind of Freedom? 4 Meekness and Intransigence. 5 Rights and Duties. 6 Fear of God and Love of God. 7 The Republic and its Problems. 8 Hidden Powers. 9 Can the Republic be Renewed? Notes.

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