Adam Smith's Political Philosophy

The Invisible Hand and Spontaneous Order

By Craig Smith

When Adam Smith published his celebrated writings on economics and moral philosophy he famously referred to the operation of an 'invisible hand'. Adam Smith’s Political...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36094-4 (Routledge)

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Social and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi

By Bidyut Chakrabarty

During his campaign against racism in South Africa, and his involvement in the Congress-led nationalist struggle against British colonial rule in India, Mahatma Gandhi developed...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48209-7 (Routledge)

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Adorno and the Political

By Espen Hammer

Interest in Theodor W. Adorno continues to grow in the English-speaking world as the significance of his contribution to philosophy, social and cultural theory, as...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28913-9 (Routledge)

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Hobbes

By A.P. Martinich

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English philosopher and one of the most important theorists of human nature and politics in the history of...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28328-1 (Routledge)

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On the Political

By Chantal Mouffe

Since September 11th, we frequently hear that political differences should be put aside: the real struggle is between good and evil. What does this mean...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-30521-1 (Routledge)

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Political Philosophy in Japan

Nishida, the Kyoto School and co-prosperity

By Christopher Goto-Jones

Political Philosophy in Japan focuses on the politics of Japan's pre-eminent philosophical school - the Kyoto School - and particularly that of its founder, Nishida...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33567-6 (Routledge)

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Karl Popper

Critical Appraisals

Edited by Philip Catton, Graham MacDonald

One of the most original thinkers of the century, Karl Popper has inspired generations of philosophers, historians, and politicians. This collection of papers, specially written...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31971-3 (Routledge)

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Trust and Toleration

By Richard H. Dees

Toleration would seem to be the most rational response to deep conflicts. However, by examining the conditions under which trust can develop between warring parties,...

2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32916-3 (Routledge)

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Tocqueville's Political and Moral Thought

New Liberalism

By M.R.R Ossewaarden

The nineteenth-century statesman and political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville described himself as a 'liberal of a new kind'. This book is a significant contribution to...

2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33951-3 (Routledge)

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Game Theory

A Critical Introduction

By Shaun Hargreaves-Heap, Yanis Varoufakis

In recent years game theory has swept through all of the social sciences. Its practitioners have great designs for it, claiming that it offers an...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25095-5 (Routledge)

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