This book traces philosophical precursors of postmodernism and identifies some roots of current concerns. It describes the core constituents of postmodernism and provides a lucid and profound analysis of the current state of the debate. Southgate's main concern is to counter 'po…
Scholars of economics and of the history and philosophy of economics examine areas in which economic and philosophical thinking converged during the closing decades of the 20th century. Within the broad themes of political economy conceived as political philosophy, the methodolo…
"Torture: A Collection brings together leading lawyers, political theorists, social scientists, and public intellectuals to debate the advisability of maintaining the absolute ban of torture and to reflect on what it says about our societies if we do - or do not - adhere to it i…
Qu'est-ce que la morale ? Pourquoi agissons-nous de manière morale ? D'où viennent nos idées sur le bien et le mal ? Face à ces questions, les philosophes ont longtemps développé deux stratégies.Certains ont cherché à ramener nos jugements moraux à quelques principes : l'équité,…
What is the federal philosophy underlying the law-making function in the European Union? Which federal model best characterizes the European Union? This book analyses and demonstrates how the European legal order evolved from a dual federalism towards a cooperative federalist ph…
All of use heuristics - that is, we reach conclusions using shorthand cues without utilizing or analyzing all of the available information at hand. Here, Kelman takes a step back from the chaos of competing academic debates to consider the wealth of knowledge that a more expansi…