Avner De Shalit: 2 books
The Spirit of Cities
Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or...
Why Posterity Matters
Environmental Policies and Future Generations
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2005
The first comprehensive philosophical examination of our duties to future generations, Dr de-Shalit argues that they are a matter of justice, not charity or supererogation.