An eminent philosopher offers a realistic view of the nature and operation of luck, in an attempt to help the reader come to sensible terms with life in a chaotic world. He looks at historical examples, including the use of lots in the Old and New Testaments and the great Englis…
This collection of essays provides a portrait of the intellectual relationship between these two men. It addresses several points of contact and covers themes of the debate from the different periods in their shared history.
The author identifies three possible outcomes from late-1990s trends, and analyzes the prospects for each of the world's regions. The scenarios are "Market World"--In which market forces and new technology will lead to rising prosperity but greater inequality and insecurity, a f…
The author identifies three possible outcomes from late-1990s trends, and analyzes the prospects for each of the world's regions. The scenarios are "Market World" - in which market forces and new technology will lead to rising prosperity but greater inequality and insecurity, a …
An introduction to the nature of modernity as envisioned by Germany's leading social theorist of the late-20th century, Niklas Luhmann. The book injects concepts derived from Luhmann's influential systems theory into debates about modernity and postmodernity, constructivist and …
The price we pay for our modern desire to control the world. The driving cultural force of that form of life we call `modern' is the desire to make the world controllable. Yet it is only in encountering the uncontrollable that we really experience the world - only then do we fee…
In this introductory volume on the nature of society, Roger Trigg examines the scientific basis of social science and shows that philosophical presuppositions are a necessary starting point for the study of society. This second edition contains three new chapters that demonstrat…
The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost. By focusing on purely normative, abstract principles, they become detached from the…
