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Why have the issues of religious liberty, free speech and constitutional privacy come to figure so prominently in our society? What are the origins of the basic principles of our constitutional law? This work develops a general theory of constitutional interpretation...
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Oxford University Press
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1989-04-06
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Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, 'The Politics' still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle's thorough and carefully argued analysis is based on a study of over 150 city constitutions, covering a huge range of...
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Penguin
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1981-09-17
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"The Prince" is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. The...
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ACD
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2020-05-11
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Upon his release from Iran's notorious Evin Prison, philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo contemplated the words of Mandela as he grappled with demons arising from being unjustly imprisoned. He then began to wrestle with ideas of forgiveness versus revenge, and wondered if the...
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U of R Press
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2017-12-02
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The Regina Collection
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The essays inThe Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought address the contribution that political theories of modern political philosophers have made to our understandings of peace.The discipline of peace research has reached a critical impasse, where the ideas of...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2015-04-08
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Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy
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This book stems from an examination of how Western philosophy has accounted for the foundations of law. In this tradition, the character of the “sovereign” or “lawgiver” has provided the solution to this problem. But how does the sovereign acquire the right to found...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2013-09-03
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Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy
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Can war ever be just? By what right do we charge people with war crimes? Can war itself be a crime? What is a good peace treaty? Since the Cold War ended in the early 1990s, many wars have erupted, inflaming such areas as the Persian Gulf, Central Africa and Central...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
2010-10-30
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Is There a Canadian Philosophy? addresses the themes of community, culture, national identity, and universal human rights, taking the Canadian example as its focus. The authors argue that nations compelled to cope with increasing demands for group recognition may do so...
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University of Ottawa Press
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2000-05-15
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the philosophy of John Locke in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of John Locke. Inspired by great philosophers such as Hobbes and Descartes, Locke sought to...
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50Minutes.com
Parution :
2017-05-24
Collection :
History
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