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America is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice. We hear these phrases together so often. This book focuses on the unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism. It seeks to explain why Americans - for so many years cynical about war - have found war so appealing.

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Argues for the relevance of Rousseau's thought to contemporary debates about democracy and the work of such thinkers as Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe. This book demonstrates the actuality of Rousseau's thinking through an analysis of his deep connection with the work of contemporary European thinkers, including Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe.

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Argues for the relevance of Rousseau's thought to contemporary debates about democracy and the work of such thinkers as Lefort, Laclau and Mouffe. This book stresses the theoretical consistency of his political though against those influential deconstructive readings of his work by thinkers such as Derrida and De Man.

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The political philosophy of the 18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau has long been associated with the dramatic events of the French Revolution. This book examines the connection between Rousseau's thought and the revolutionary traditions of modern Europe.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau is an enigmatic figure in many ways. This book explains Rousseau's true place in the Enlightenment by paying particular attention to his account of virtue. It shows that Rousseau shares important characteristics with his contemporaries as well as with the tradition of Aristotle.

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Rousseau's "The Social Contract" is one of the most important works of political thought in the history of philosophy. This book offers guidance on philosophical and historical context, key themes, reading the text, reception and influence and advice on further reading.

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Rousseau's "The Social Contract" is one of the most important works of political thought in the history of philosophy. Since its publication in 1762, it has been profoundly influential in shaping the historical developments of many societies. This book offers guidance on philosophical and historical context of the work.

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Combines political theory and narrative analysis to argue that Rousseau's stories of sex and sexuality offer insights into the paradoxes of democratic consent. Drawing on a variety of Rousseau's political and literary writings, this book shows how consensual nonconsensuality organizes his representations of desire and identity.

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Offers an interpretation of the theory of freedom in the Social Contract. The author gives a careful analysis of Rousseau's theory of the social pact, and then examines the kinds of freedom that it brings about, showing how Rousseau's individualist and collectivist aspects fit into a larger and logically coherent theory of human liberty.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most engaging yet enigmatic philosophers of the eighteenth century. This title covers the whole range of Rousseau's life and work, offering a review of his landmark philosophical texts, including "The Social Contract" and "Emile", together with examination of his influential contribution to the social sciences.

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This book provides a new, interdisciplinary perspective on the importance of detailed rules to many of the worlds ethical traditions. A valuable theoretical introduction sets the agenda for a series of comparative studies, spanning pre-modern Hindu ethics, Classical Rome and Christian casuistry, contemporary Judaism and the Islamic sharia.

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In 1911, Bertrand Russell began a historically formative interchange about the nature of logic and cognition with his student, Ludwig Wittgenstein. This work presents a treatment of Russell's decisive 1913 exchanges with Wittgenstein. It also incorporates little-known notes and diagrams into a different analysis of the problems Russell was facing.

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Attempts to re-examine and evaluate the development of Russell's concept of perception and the relation of perception to our knowledge of the external world. This book focuses on Russell's work from 1905 to 1919, during which period Russell attempted a reductionist analysis of empirical knowledge.

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Bertrand Russell was one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. He left his mark and influence in many domains of intellectual inquiry, including the foundations of mathematics, the philosophy of language, education, religion, history, ethics and politics. This title offers an account of the work and thought of this key thinker.

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Bertrand Russell was one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. He left his mark and influence in many domains of intellectual inquiry, including the foundations of mathematics, religion, history, ethics and politics. This title offers an account of the work and thought of this key thinker.

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This study analyses and evaluates the different strands of Sartre's work. Combining the objectivity of the scholar with an interest in contemporary problems, Iris Murdoch discusses the tradition of philosophical, political and aesthetic thought.

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Offers an accessible introduction to the extensive fictional writings of Jean-Paul Sartre. Providing comprehensive coverage of his short stories, novels and plays, this book examines the close links between the ideas and themes in his fiction and those put forward in his formal philosophical works.

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Offers an introduction to the extensive fictional writings of Jean-Paul Sartre. Providing comprehensive coverage of his short stories, novels and plays, this book examines the close links between the ideas and themes in his fiction and those put forward in his formal philosophical works.

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Offers a biographical and contextual sketch, introducing Sartre's novels and political activism. This book also includes an overview of contemporary French philosophy and the influence of World War II. It gives a view of the topics discussed in "Being and Nothingness" by taking them as answers to the problem of human freedom.

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Tackles one of Sartre's challenging works "Being and Nothingness". This book gives a unified view of the (seemingly disparate) topics discussed in "Being and Nothingness" by taking them as answers to the problem of human freedom. It also shows how Sartre's work can be placed in a tradition of philosophical reflection deriving from Kant.

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Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the most distinctive and vociferous social critics of the twentieth century. This title presents an alternative to the long standing view that Sartre is an extreme individualist, placing him instead at the centre of the debate over civic virtue and democratic participation.