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Populism

Benjamin Moffitt

Populism

Populism is the key political phenomenon of the 21st century. From Trump to Brexit, from Chávez to Podemos, the term has been used to describe leaders, parties and movements across the globe who disrupt the status quo and speak in the name of ‘the people’ against ‘the elite’. Yet the term remains something of a puzzle: poorly understood, vaguely defined and, more often than not, used as a term of abuse. In this concise and engaging book, leading expert Benjamin Moffitt...

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Benjamin Moffitt

Political Theory

Pete Woodcock

Political Theory

Is democracy the best form of government? What does it mean to be ‘free’? Why should we obey the government? In this highly accessible and engaging new introductory textbook, Pete Woodcock examines all these questions and more in a compact outline of the basics of political theory. He takes students step-by-step through the most important answers given by history’s most famous thinkers to the most fundamental questions in politics, covering topics ranging from liberty...

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Pete Woodcock

Is Self-Determination a Dangerous I...

David Miller

Is Self-Determination a Dangerous Illusion?

Claims to self-determination are rife in world politics today. They range from Scottish and Catalonian campaigns for independence to calls for the devolution of power to regions and cities. But is self-determination meaningful or desirable in the twenty-first century, or merely a dangerous illusion? In this book, David Miller mounts a powerful defence of political self-determination. He explains why it is valuable and argues that geographic proximity alone is not enough for groups to have the...

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David Miller

Utopia

Mark Stephen Jendrysik

Utopia

Human beings universally dream of a better world. For centuries they have expressed their yearning for ways of life that are free from oppression, want and fear, through philosophy, art, film and literature. In this concise and engaging book, Mark Jendrysik examines the multifarious ways utopians have posed the question of how human beings might establish justice and realize truly human values. Drawing upon a range of sources, from Plato’s Republic and...

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Mark Stephen Jendrysik

Art and Objects

Graham Harman

Art and Objects

In this book, the founder of object-oriented ontology develops his view that aesthetics is the central discipline of philosophy. Whereas science must attempt to grasp an object in terms of its observable qualities, philosophy and art cannot proceed in this way because they don't have direct access to their objects. Hence philosophy shares the same fate as art in being compelled to communicate indirectly, allusively, or elliptically, rather than in the clear propositional terms that are...

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Graham Harman

Migrants and Militants

Alain Badiou

Migrants and Militants

The question of migration has come to dominate the news agenda in many countries, but what does the word ‘migrant’ really mean today and how should we respond to those who are labelled ‘migrants’? In this short book Alain Badiou argues that our way of thinking about migration should be governed both by an ethical duty to welcome the migrant in the name of hospitality and also by the urgent need to put an end to the global capitalist oligarchy that has produced the...

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Alain Badiou

Twenty-First Century Socialism

Jeremy Gilbert

Twenty-First Century Socialism

What causes climate change, social breakdown, rampant inequality and the creeping spread of ubiquitous surveillance? Capitalism. What is the only alternative to capitalism? Socialism. Socialism cannot, however, remain static if it is going to save civilisation from these catastrophes. In this urgent manifesto for a 21st century left, Jeremy Gilbert shows that we need a revitalised socialist politics that learns from the past to adapt to contemporary challenges. He argues that socialism must...

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Jeremy Gilbert

Democracy Against Liberalism

Aviezer Tucker

Democracy Against Liberalism

It should not surprise anyone that democracies can become dangerously illiberal; indeed, it was one of the classical critiques of ancient democracies. Is the contemporary backlash against liberal democracy merely the same old story, or are we witnessing something unprecedented? In this witty and engaging book, Aviezer Tucker argues that the contemporary revival of authoritarian populism combines the historically familiar with new technologies to produce a highly unstable...

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Aviezer Tucker

Environmental Political Theory

Steve Vanderheiden

Environmental Political Theory

Our politics is intimately linked to the environmental conditions – and crises – of our time. The challenges of sustainability and the discovery of ecological limits to growth are transforming how we understand the core concepts at the heart of political theory. In this essential new textbook, leading political theorist Steve Vanderheiden examines how the concept of sustainability challenges – and is challenged – by eight key social and political ideas, ranging from...

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Steve Vanderheiden

Political Argument in a Polarized A...

Scott F. Aikin

Political Argument in a Polarized Age

From obnoxious public figures to online trolling and accusations of “fake news”, almost no one seems able to disagree without hostility. But polite discord sounds farfetched when issues are so personal and fundamental that those on opposing sides appear to have no common ground. How do you debate the “enemy”? Philosophers Scott Aikin and Robert Talisse show that disagreeing civilly, even with your sworn enemies, is a crucial part of democracy. Rejecting the popular view...

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Scott F. Aikin

The Power of Art

Markus Gabriel

The Power of Art

We live in an era of aesthetics. Art has become both pervasive and powerful – it is displayed not only in museums and galleries but also on the walls of corporations and it is increasingly fused with design. But what makes art so powerful, and in what does its power consist? According to a widespread view, the power of art – its beauty – lies in the eye of the beholder. What counts as art appears to be a function of individual acts of evaluation supported by powerful...

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Markus Gabriel

What Times Are We Living In?

Jacques Ranciere

What Times Are We Living In?

In this short book, Jacques Rancière takes stock of the state of contemporary politics and examines current developments in the light of his writings. Rancière takes issue with what he sees as the consolidation in recent years of an increasingly oligarchic class of professional politicians within the system of representative democracy, while simultaneously objecting to leftist animosity towards electoral politics. He discusses a wide range of contemporary political movements and figures, from...

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Jacques Ranciere

Property

Robert Lamb A.

Property

Few political ideas are as divisive and controversial for some – and yet taken for granted by others – as the ownership of private property. For its defenders, private ownership is a fundamental right that protects individual freedom and ensures wider economic benefits for the community; for its critics, by contrast, property is institutionalised theft, responsible for lamentable levels of inequality and poverty. In this book, Robert Lamb explores philosophical arguments deployed to...

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Robert Lamb A.

Should Secret Voting Be Mandatory?

James Johnson

Should Secret Voting Be Mandatory?

The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the face of declining turnout – and the rise of the “ballot selfie” – are making it harder to guarantee secrecy. Leading scholars James Johnson and Susan Orr go back to basics to analyze the fundamental issues surrounding the secret ballot, showing how secrecy works to protect voters from coercion and bribery. They argue, however, that this...

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James Johnson

The Meaning of Thought

Markus Gabriel

The Meaning of Thought

From populist propaganda attacking knowledge as ‘fake news’ to the latest advances in artificial intelligence, human thought is under unprecedented attack today. If computers can do what humans can do and they can do it much faster, what’s so special about human thought? In this new book, bestselling philosopher Markus Gabriel steps back from the polemics to re-examine the very nature of human thought. He conceives of human thinking as a ‘sixth sense’, a kind of sense...

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Markus Gabriel

Just Deserts

Daniel C. Dennett

Just Deserts

The concept of free will is profoundly important to our self-understanding, our interpersonal relationships, and our moral and legal practices. If it turns out that no one is ever free and morally responsible, what would that mean for society, morality, meaning, and the law? Just Deserts brings together two philosophers – Daniel C. Dennett and Gregg D. Caruso – to debate their respective views on free will, moral responsibility, and legal punishment. In three extended conversations, Dennett...

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Daniel C. Dennett

Pandemic! 2

Slavoj iek

Pandemic! 2

What do sex doll sales, locust swarms and a wired-brain pig have to do with the coronavirus pandemic? Everything—according to that “Giant of Lubliana,” the inimitable Slovenian philosopher Slavoj iek. In this exhilarating sequel to his acclaimed Pandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World , iek delves into some of the more surprising dimensions of lockdowns, quarantines, and social distancing—and the increasingly unruly opposition to them by “response fatigued” publics around the world. iek examines...

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Slavoj iek

Mein Herz ist aus Stein

Michaela Lindinger

Mein Herz ist aus Stein

Dieses Buch beginnt dort, wo die meisten Sisi-Filme enden: Ab ihrem 40. Lebensjahr zog sich die Kaiserin völlig aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück. Ihr Faible für die Morbidität des Fin de Siècle, ihre Leidenschaft für Mythologie und Nietzsche, all dies trug zu der Entstehung des Mythos um ihre Person bei. Zeitdokumente belegen ein melancholisches Bild der «ewig jungen» Schattenkaiserin, die geradezu fasziniert von Geisteskrankheit, Mystik und Verfall war. Eine Fotoreportage über den Tod Elisabeths...

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Michaela Lindinger

Faust & Helena

Claudia Schmölders

Faust & Helena

Hellas – ein Traum von einer germanischen Braut! Winckelmann, Goethe, Hölderlin, Nietzsche, Stefan George – sie alle (und viele andere) idealisierten Griechenland aus der Ferne und brachten es zugleich fertig, das Land selbst zu verachten. Ganz anders die Frauen und die Engländer: Lord Byron kämpft für die Griechen, Lady Hamilton zaubert, Kaiserin Sisi lernt Griechisch, Isadora Duncan tanzt auf der Akropolis. Und dann meldet sich 1935 eine streitbare irische Forscherin: Elsie Butler. Sie...

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Claudia Schmölders

The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol...

Бенджамин Франклин

The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 12

It is easy to be persuaded that Mr. John Bigelow's edition of 'The Works of Benjamin Franklin' is likely to be the most complete, the most scholarly and acccurate, the 'Federal' edition. Mr. Bigelow was confessedly the foremost authority on Franklin. Beside the material now in print, carefully collated for the present purpose, so far as possible, with the original manuscripts, he has had free use of the supplementary Franklin MSS. purchased by the State Department in...

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Бенджамин Франклин

Mit Feuer vom Himmel

Ruth Zenkert

Mit Feuer vom Himmel

Kleine Geschichten des Miteinanders Mit Feuer vom Himmel kämpft der biblische Prophet Elijah gegen seine Widersacher, kämpft für die Armen, die Schwachen, die Bedürftigen. Mit demselben inneren Feuer setzen sich Georg Sporschill und Ruth Zenkert seit vielen Jahren für Roma-Familien in Rumänien ein. Durch ihr Sozialprojekt «ELIJAH» wollen sie Menschen am Rande des Existenzminimums eine bessere Zukunft ermöglichen. Einmal pro Woche schreiben sie die «Bimails», kurze Geschichten, die von ihrer...

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Ruth Zenkert

The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol...

Бенджамин Франклин

The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

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Бенджамин Франклин

Glauben und das Leben genießen

Markus Hofer

Glauben und das Leben genießen

Kann man lebenslustig und gläubig sein? Die Bibel sagt dazu eindeutig «ja» und zeigt, dass Gott einer ist, der in allen Lebenslagen mit dabei sein will, um den Menschen mit seinem Segen zu begleiten: im miteinander Essen, Trinken, Arbeiten, Schlafen, Freude haben …; auch die Erotik ist nicht ausgespart. Der Autor hat für dieses Buch viele konkrete Beispiele aus der Bibel zusammengetragen und führt in seiner bekannt humorvollen Art zum Beispiel aus, warum der Wein das Menschenherz erfreuen soll,...

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Markus Hofer

Learn How to Achieve Internet Succe...

Sheba Blake

Learn How to Achieve Internet Success

Online sales have now reached in excess of hundreds of billions of dollars with professionals predicting more rapid growth with each passing year! The key to starting and succeeding in your online business is knowing how not to fail! For Dopes Publishing is here to help make difficult topics easy to understand. We help everyone be more knowledgeable and confident. Whether it's learning about complex business topics, spirituality or building your self-esteem; people who rely on us, rely...

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Sheba Blake

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