A Political Theory of Geeks and Wonks
Lots of people get interested in political ideas through political campaigns. Maybe this is because politics forces you to decide who you are and what you believe. I can vaguely recall when I was very young, perhaps 7 years old, that I discovered ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Theory, History, and the Prospects for Liberty
By Hans-Hermann Hoppe. (New Brunswick: Transaction Books, 2001) $24.95. Some believe that Western-and with it, American-thought on politics and society has come to an embarrassing halt. Hans-Hermann Hoppe's long-awaited book on political theory ... [... more]
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Punishment and Proportionality
Few aspects of libertarian political theory are in a less satisfactory state than the theory of punishment.[2 ] Usually, libertarians have been content to assert or develop the axiom that no one may aggress against the person or property of ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Common Property Under Anarcho-Capitalism
Public Land, Public Schools, Public Philosophers, and Public Policy continues the journal's interdisciplinary tradition, with intriguing new contributions in policy analysis, political theory, intellectual history, and jurisprudence. Here's what ... [... more]
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The Economics of Self-Ownership
Libertarianism builds upon the self-ownership axiom. But why is self-ownership right (and just)? How do we justify the self-ownership axiom? Rothbard stated the self-ownership axiom in this way: "...the basic axiom of libertarian political theory ... [... more]
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The Inclusion of the Other: Studies in Political Theory ...
 INCLUDING DEMOCRACY: After his major work on legal theory (Between Facts and Norms), Jürgen Habermas revisits some of the hottest issues on metaethics, political theory and moral philosophy. The book is nicely divided in five parts. The first is the [... more]
$60.00
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Isaac D. Balbus
Isaac D. Balbus teaches social and political theory at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is the author of The Dialectics of Legal Repression, Marxism and Domination, and Emotional Rescue: The Theory and Practice of a Feminist ... [... more]
Random House |
The History of Political Theory and Other Essays
Book Description: Arguing for the importance of a historical perspective in political thought, this collection of recent essays engages with central concepts such as obligation, trust, and freedom of conscience. It tackles contemporary problems such as [... more]
$75.00
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Dancing in Chains: Narrative and Memory in Political Theory
Brilliance Defined: Joshua Dienstag has written a brilliant book on narrative. His writing is as clear as it is poetic. Dienstag is a major emerging political theorist--if not philosopher. This is a good book for anyone interested in modern political [... more]
$57.95
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The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory (Oxford ...
Not up to it: Despite its somewhat innovative organizing of the subject matter, this book is simply not up to it. One gets the impression that the scholars writing many of the chapters are about to finish their PhD. The contributions are simply not that [... more]
$49.95
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The Political Theory of a Compound Republic: Designing ...
The political theory of a compound republic: The Political Theory of a Compound Republic: Designing the American Experiment Vincent Ostrom looks at the US constitution as it was imagined by the framers. I assign this book in my political institutions [... more]
$38.95
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Classics of Modern Political Theory : Machiavelli to Mill
small review of Cahn's Classics of M. Political Thought: Well, I bought this book as a requirement for a class at FSU. The readings are very close to their originals and it makes for a hard understanding which can present difficulties if you need to read [... more]
$64.95
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