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The Divine Sense
In the first book-length treatment of this subject, A. N. Williams examines the conception of the intellect in patristic theology from its beginnings...
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Property in the Body
New developments in biotechnology radically alter our relationship with our bodies. Body tissues can now be used for commercial purposes, while...
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Presidential Impeachment and the New Political Instability in Latin America
Documents the emergence of a new pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but...
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Liberation from Self
This is a detailed, sophisticated and comprehensive treatment of autonomy. Moreover it argues for a quite different conception of autonomy from that...
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Irrationality and the Philosophy of Psychoanalysis
In a reconstruction of the theories of Freud and Klein, Sebastian Gardner asks: what causes irrationality, what must the mind be like for it to be...
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Rethinking Informed Consent in Bioethics
Informed consent is a central topic in contemporary biomedical ethics. Yet attempts to set defensible and feasible standards for consenting have led...
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Is the Welfare State Justified?
In this book, Daniel Shapiro argues that the dominant positions in contemporary political philosophy - egalitarianism, positive rights theory,...
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What is Intelligence?
Professor James Flynn is one of the most creative and influential psychologists in the field of intelligence. The \'Flynn Effect\' refers to the...
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Wagner’s Musical Prose
This book is a study of the prose writings of Richard Wagner and their relevance to an understanding of his music and drama, as well as their...
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Rethinking Informed Consent in Bioethics
Informed consent is a central topic in contemporary biomedical ethics. Yet attempts to set defensible and feasible standards for consenting have led...
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Is the Welfare State Justified?
In this book, Daniel Shapiro argues that the dominant positions in contemporary political philosophy - egalitarianism, positive rights theory,...
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Forgiveness and Christian Ethics
What does it mean to forgive? The answer is widely assumed to be self-evident but critical analysis quickly reveals the complexities of the subject....
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A Common Law Theory of Judicial Review
In this study, W. J. Waluchow argues that debates between defenders and critics of constitutional bills of rights presuppose that constitutions are...
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Vienna and Versailles
This book brings vividly to life the courtiers and servants of the imperial court in Vienna and the royal court at Paris-Versailles. Drawing on a...
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Maimonides on the Origin of the World
Although Maimonides’ discussion of creation is one of his greatest contributions - he himself claims that belief in creation is second in...
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The Intrinsic Worth of Persons
Contractarianism in some form has been at the center of recent debates in moral and political philosophy. Jean Hampton was one of the most gifted...
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The Balance of Power in International Relations
The balance of power has been a central concept in the theory and practice of international relations for the past five hundred years. It has also...
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Recollection and Experience
Questions about learning and discovery have fascinated philosophers from Plato onwards. Does the mind bring innate resources of its own to the...
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The Intrinsic Worth of Persons
Contractarianism in some form has been at the center of recent debates in moral and political philosophy. Jean Hampton was one of the most gifted...
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The Balance of Power in International Relations
The balance of power has been a central concept in the theory and practice of international relations for the past five hundred years. It has also...
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Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World
In this book, Clemente Marconi provides a new interpretation for the use of figural decoration in Greek temples of the archaic period, through a...
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Papers in Hellenistic Philosophy
This collection makes available in English twelve papers by the distinguished French scholar Professor Jacques Brunschwig. The essays deal with...
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Toward a Theory of Human Rights
Neither the morality of human rights nor its relation to the law of human rights is well understood. In this book, Perry addresses three large...
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Small Arms Survey 2007
The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It serves...
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