Steven Griggs & Aletta J. Norval 
Practices of Freedom [PDF ebook] 
Decentred Governance, Conflict and Democratic Participation

This influential study, originally published in 1921, develops aspects of Laski»s theory of the state, ideas he introduced in his first important publication, Authority in the Modern State (1919). A …

Personal Autonomy and Social Oppression addresses the impact of social conditions, especially subordinating conditions, on personal autonomy. The essays in this volume are concerned with the philosop …

This book bears witness to the current reawakening of interest in Reid»s philosophy. It first examines Reid»s negative attack on the Way of Ideas, and finds him to be a devastating critic of his pr …

According to Michel Serres, a process of »hominescence» has taken place throughout human history. Hominescence can be described as a type of adolescence; humanity in a state of growing, a state of …

Why do so many doctors have profound misgivings about the push to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide? Ole Hartling uses his background as a physician, university professor and former chairman o …

Stakeholder value, corporate social responsibility and sustainability: Are these, and similar, concepts sufficiently clear for fruitful research in business ethics? What is the benchmark to prove the …

The Gadamer Dictionary is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the world of Hans-Georg Gadamer. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major work …

Recent political theory has shifted decidedly towards ontology, the »science of being», and thus towards examining fundamental concepts of identity, difference, space, and time. This new focus has …

The late John Rawls was one of the most inspiring, provocative and influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. In this collection a panel of distinguished political philosophers crit …

This volume presents a theoretical framework for understanding consciousness and learning. Drawing on work in cognitive psychology and philosophy, this framework begins with the observation that to b …