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Cambridge University Press Reading the Book of Nature
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Cambridge University Press Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology
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Cambridge University Press Judging in Good Faith
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Cambridge University Press Political Psychology
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Cambridge University Press Democracy and the Market Political and Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America Studies in Rationality and Social Change
Book SynopsisThe quest for freedom from hunger and repression has triggered in recent years a dramatic, worldwide reform of political and economic systems. Never have so many people enjoyed, or at least experimented with democratic institutions. However, many strategies for economic development in Eastern Europe and Latin America have failed with the result that entire economic systems on both continents are being transformed. This major book analyzes recent transitions to democracy and market-oriented economic reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Drawing in a quite distinctive way on models derived from political philosophy, economics, and game theory, Professor Przeworski also considers specific data on individual countries. Among the questions raised by the book are: What should we expect from these experiments in democracy and market economy? What new economic systems will emerge? Will these transitions result in new democracies or old dictatorships?Trade Review"Przeworski has written a very interesting book that is at times even exciting to read. He systematizes the interests of socially relevant groups in reform processes using simple game theoretic tools which allow him to proceed on an abstract level as well as on a more concrete one, illustrating his systematization with examples from both Latin America and Eastern Europe." Constitutional Political Economy"Przeworski is a wise and insightful analyst unusually well placed to observe the transitions in both Eastern Europe and Latin America closely and thus, perhaps, uniquely qualified to theorize about them. The strength of the book lies in the effort to create general models of processes that are usually treated descriptively." American Political Science Review"This razor-sharp little book by a cosmopolitan University of Chicago scholar is part of a remarkable series of studies on rationality and technical change at whose heart is the theoretical perspective of the 'multiple self': a self that loves justice as well as economic gain." Boston Globe"Democracy and the Market is a genuinely path-breaking book. Przeworski's analyses are complex and subtle, and one cannot do justice to them in a brief review. The volume spans the globe and disciplines alike, ranging comfortably from Santiago to Bucharest and from economics to poltical philosophy, and provides us with an impressive analytical road map through the various transitions and their aftermaths." Ellen Comisso, Contemporary Sociology"The books offers interesting and intellectually challenging reading. It can be proposed to a wide academic audience including scholars of comparative politics and economics, students and analysts....The vivid and, I dare say, charming style of writing, with many brilliantly inserted short anecdotes, contributes to the high quality of reading." Adam Török, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; A prologue: the fall of communism; 1. Democracy; 2. Transitions to democracy; 3. Capitalism and socialism; 4. The political dynamics of economic reform; References; Author index; Subject index.
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Cambridge University Press Reading the Book of Nature
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Cambridge University Press Universality and the Liar
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Cambridge University Press Laws of Nature
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Cambridge University Press Metaphysical Myths Mathematical Practice The Ontology and Epistemology of the Exact Sciences
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Cambridge University Press Reason in Action
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Cambridge University Press The General Will
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Cambridge University Press Reason in Action
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Cambridge University Press Public Philosophy in a New Key
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Cambridge University Press Public Philosophy in a New Key Volume 2 Imperialism and Civic Freedom Ideas in Context Series Number 94
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Cambridge University Press What Spacetime Explains
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Cambridge University Press Justice in Immigration
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Cambridge University Press In Harms Way
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Cambridge University Press The Shape of Space
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Cambridge University Press Constitutionalism and Democracy
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Cambridge University Press On the Nature and Existence of God
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Cambridge University Press The Immune Self
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Cambridge University Press SelfOwnership Freedom and Equality
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Cambridge University Press Judging in Good Faith
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Cambridge University Press Explaining Chaos
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Cambridge University Press SelfOwnership Freedom and Equality Author G A Cohen published on December 1995
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Vintage Publishing The Essential Chomsky
Book SynopsisIn a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist and critic, and author of the bestselling Who Rules the World‘The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know’ Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky's writings on politics and language have established him as one of the most original and wide-ranging political and social critics of our time, and as perhaps the leading dissident voice in the United States.The Essential Chomsky brings together selections from his most important writings, from his groundbreaking critique of B.F. Skinner to his bestselling works Hegemony or Survival and Failed States, concerning subjects ranging from critiques of corporate media and U.S. interventionism to intellectual freedom and the political economy of human rights. Featuring a collection of twenty-five pieces of writing spanning six decades, this is an unparalleled and comprehensive overview of Chomsky's thought.‘Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive’ New York TimesTrade ReviewChomsky ranks with Marx, Shakespeare, and the Bible as one of the ten most quoted sources in the humanities-and is the only writer among them still alive. * Guardian *Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive. * New York Times *Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism. -- Edward SaidNot to have read [Chomsky] is to court genuine ignorance. * Nation *A rebel without a pause. -- Bono
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reason and Revolution
Book SynopsisFew philosophers have had a more lasting impact on the philosophy of history than Friedrich Hegel. Reason and Revolution is Herbert Marcuse''s brilliant interpretation of Hegel''s philosophy and the influence it has had on political thought, from the French Revolution to the twentieth century.In a masterpiece of dialectical thought, Marcuse superbly illuminates the implications of Hegel''s philosophy, rescuing it from the taint of reactionary thought that distorted or dismissed it for the early part of the twentieth century. After a masterful survey of the main elements of Hegel''s philosophical system, Marcuse argues that it is Hegel the rationalist and progressive who stands in contrast to the irrationalism of Nazism, providing the crucial platform on which Marxist thought would later build and take Hegel''s thought in a radical and explosive new direction. A vital book in the development of critical theory and for understanding the great battle Table of ContentsForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition Jay Bernstein Part 1: The Foundations of Hegel’s Philosophy Introduction 1. Hegel’s Early Theological Writings (1790–1800) 2. Towards the System of Philosophy (1800–1802) 3. Hegel’s First System (1802–1806) 4. The Phenomenology of Mind (1807) 5. The Science of Logic (1812–16) 6. The Political Philosophy (1816–1821) 7. The Philosophy of History Part 2: The Rise of Social Theory Introduction 8. The Foundations of the Dialectical Theory of Society 9. The Foundations of Positivism and the Rise of Sociology Conclusion: The End of Hegelianism. Index
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Cambridge University Press From a Biological Point of View
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Cambridge University Press Legal Positivism in American Jurisprudence
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Cambridge University Press Ontological Arguments and Belief in God
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Cambridge University Press Platos Republic
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Cambridge University Press Where Have All the Liberals Gone Race Class and Ideals in America
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Cambridge University Press Concepts and Methods in Evolutionary Biology
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Cambridge University Press An Essay on the Modern State
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Cambridge University Press Concepts and Methods in Evolutionary Biology
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Cambridge University Press Civil Religion
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Cambridge University Press Democracy and Moral Conflict
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Cambridge University Press Kants Metaphysics of Morals A Critical Guide Cambridge Critical Guides
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Cambridge University Press Land Conflict and Justice
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Cambridge University Press An Essay on the Modern State
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Cambridge University Press Postcolonial Liberalism
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Cambridge University Press Is There a Right of Freedom of Expression
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Cambridge University Press A Question of Trust The BBC Reith Lectures 2002
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Cambridge University Press Pursuing Equal Opportunities
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Cambridge University Press Under God
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Cambridge University Press Democratic Distributive Justice
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Cambridge University Press Beyond Comparison Sex and Discrimination Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law
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Cambridge University Press Autonomy
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