"The English Jacobin Novel on Rights, Property and the Law is a study of the radical novel's critique of the evolving social contract in the 1790s. Focusing on selected novels by Thomas Holcroft, Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Inchbald, Robert Bage, William Godwin, Mary Hays, Mary W…
"Americans have disabled the government's ability to solve even basic problems, making us vulnerable to the most dangerous demagogue ever to pretend to the White House. Kurt Andersen shows how the masterminds of the economic right rode an unprecedented wave of nostalgia by dress…
Accelerating innovation -- Robots -- Artificial intelligence -- The internet of things -- Economic and social impact -- Rethinking work -- A new social contract -- Lifetime learning -- An action plan -- Is politics up to the task? -- Economic and political reform -- Notes -- Ind…
Der Status quo in zeitgenössischen pluralistischen Gesellschaften konfrontiert die politische Philosophie mit dem Problem, eine Staatslegitimation zu formulieren, die für alle Bürger trotz konfligierender Interessen und Wertvorstellungen überzeugend ist. Im ersten Teil wird Thom…
