"We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make…
Monograph examining the full meaning of the theory of needs, (human needs, basic needs, capital needs, educational needs, etc.), developed in the political doctrine of Marxism - discusses the alienation of social needs with respect to capitalist society reliance on market econom…
"A radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. From Plato to Christianity, from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche and Marx, the Western tradition has been based on arrogant and erroneous beliefs about human…
"The authors offer a new, comprehensive paradigm for the social scientific study of religion. The book sets out to explain *why* people are religious and have the need to be religious, without discrediting organized religions as something foolish or irrational"--Résumé de l'édit…
"Kate Parlett's study of the individual in the international legal system examines the way in which individuals have come to have a certain status in international law, from the first treaties conferring rights and capacities on individuals through to the present day. The analys…
Coincé entre le vertige qu'inspire le marché mondial et la logique du repli sur les acquis, l'homme n'est plus citoyen mais sujet, un individu à la fois soucieux de son épanouissement personnel et de son insertion dans le monde de la technique et de la production. Et ce sujet ap…