Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? This book introduces and explains the problems of knowledge, consciousness, identity, ethics, belief, justice and aesthetics that have engaged the attention of thinkers since…
Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology, international law, philosophy and architectural history and theory, this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice, highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between …
Forfatteren udforsker i denne bog Tysklands "2. chance" i det 20. århundrede. Idet hun tager udgangspunkt i intellektuelle debatter, literære arbejder, kontroverser omkring offentlige personers handlinger m.m. analyserer hun de tyske svar på spørgsmålet om forsoning efter 1945 o…
Contemporary philosophical pluralism recognizes the inevitability and legitimacy of multiple ethical perspectives and values, making it difficult to isolate the higher-order principles on which to base a theory of justice. Rising up to meet this challenge, Rainer Forst, a leadin…
Questions about the origins of human cooperation have long puzzled and divided scientists. Social norms that foster fair-minded behavior, altruism and collective action undergird the foundations of large-scale human societies, but we know little about how these norms develop or …
