An esteemed philosopher offers a vision for the central role of one of our most cherished—
and controversial—ideas. In this rigorous distillation of his political philosophy, Philip Pettit …

Are companies, churches, and states genuine agents? Or are they just collections of
individual agents that give a misleading impression of unity? This question is important …

Are intellectual property rights like other property rights? More and more of the world's
knowledge and information is under the control of intellectual property owners. What are the …

A THEORY OF JUSTICE Page 1 Theoretical Perspectives 21 the sake of others. As our control
over the means of ending and presenting human life has increased, analogous dilemmas have …

Democracy is the most potent political idea in the world today, yet the future of democracy is
increasingly uncertain. Key assumptions of democratic thinking and practice are being …

This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political
theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo …

This book shows through argument and numerous policy-related examples how
understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can …

Towards Justice and Virtue challenges the rivalry between those who advocate only
abstract, universal principles of justice and those who commend only the particularities of …

Право–один из самых очевидных предметов, с действием которого мы сталкиваемся
каждый день. И в то же время это–одно из самых загадочных социальных явлений …

In this superb introduction, Samuel Freeman introduces and assesses the main topics of
Rawls' philosophy. Starting with a brief biography and charting the influences on Rawls' …