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Knowledge Monopolies
The Academisation of Society
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2016
Historians and sociologists chart the consequences of the expansion of knowledge; philosophers of science examine the causes. This book bridges the gap. The focus is on 'academisation' - the paradox whereby, as the general public becomes better educated to live and work with knowledge, the 'academy'...
In the Name of the People
Pseudo-Democracy and the Spoiling of Our World
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Are our 'democracies' truly democratic? In the Name of the People examines the myth of modern democracy and finds it wanting. The various oligarchies of the world blame the madness of modern life on the greed and stupidity of ordinary people: this book argues that, on the contrary, elites indulge a limitless...
Your Brain's Politics
How the Science of Mind Explains the Political Divide
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
At first glance, issues like economic inequality, healthcare, climate change, and abortion seem unrelated. However, when thinking and talking about them, people reliably fall into two camps: conservative and liberal. What explains this divide? Why do conservatives and liberals hold the positions they...
The Scottish Political System Since Devolution
From New Politics to the New Scottish Government
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
This book presents a narrative of Scottish politics since devolution in 1999. It compares eight years of coalition government under Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats with four years of Scottish National Party minority government.It outlines the relative effect of each government on...
Anxious to do Good
Learning to be an Economist the Hard Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
After nearly three and a half -- rather too exciting -- years as a young war-time sailor, Alan Peacock expected to return to a life of quiet contemplation. Instead he became an activist economist frequently engaged in controversies about the conduct of economic policy lasting all his professional...
Faking the News
What Rhetoric Can Teach Us About Donald J. Trump
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Donald J. Trump’s speaking and writing invite passionate reactions — maybe he’s a bluecollar, billionaire hero who speaks the language of the common man or maybe he’s a gleefully illiterate, tremendously unqualified idiot. Whatever the case, he was persuasive enough to get himself elected...
by Mark Garnett
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
This book shows the importance of political ideas in policy-making and demonstrates the extent to which pragmatic considerations preclude the imposition of rigid ideological programmes. It charts the decline of the postwar British 'consensus', the changing face of both the Conservative and Labour parties...
The Certainty of Uncertainty
Dialogues Introducing Constructivism
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Nothing that can be said is independent of us. Whatever can be said is coloured by our dreams and aspirations, by the way our brain works, by human nature and human culture. Whoever claims to know or to observe is - according to the central constructivist assumption - inescapably biased.This book presents...
Adam Smith
Selected Philosophical Writings
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Adam Smith (172390) studied under Francis Hutcheson at the University of Glasgow, befriended David Hume while lecturing on rhetoric and jurisprudence in Edinburgh, was elected Professor of Logic, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Vice-rector, and eventually Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, and,...
Open to New Light
Quaker Spirituality in Historical and Philosophical Context
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
This book is about “the meaning of life” or “the spiritual quest”. It offers a selective and critical evaluation of some central strands of Western religious and philosophical thought over two and a half thousand years. It starts with Socrates’ philosophy of life, and the Greek tradition...
Beyond Patriotism
From Truman to Obama
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
Beyond Patriotism argues that some millions of Americans have become “post-national” people who put the good of humanity ahead of patriotism or national honour. It discusses the decisions that led them from the Vietnamese War, to the attempt to put Pol Pot back into power, to the sanctions against...
Healing, Hype or Harm?
A Critical Analysis of Complementary or Alternative Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
The scientists, academics and practitioners writing this book are not 'against' complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), but they are very much 'for' evidence-based medicine and single standards. They aim to counter-balance the many uncritical books on CAM and to stimulate intelligent, well-informed...
by Michael Wright
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Universities and Colleges with a Christian affiliation have in recent years sought to renew and redefine their identities and almost all have rearticulated their mission for the modern age after a long and serious process of reappraisal. This process has been accompanied by an ongoing discussion of the...
John Macmurray
Selected Philosophical Writings
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
The philosophy of John Macmurray is only now receiving the attention it deserves. It is in the contemporary climate of dissatisfaction with individualism that Macmurray's emphasis on the relations of persons has come to the fore. Moreover, Macmurray's recognition of the central importance of acknowledging...