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Pages: 360
Authors: Stephen Holmes
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-06 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Holmes argues that the aspirations of liberal democracy - including individual liberty, the equal dignity of citizens, and a tolerance for diversity - are best
Bringing the Passions Back In
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Rebecca Kingston
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-05-20 - Publisher: UBC Press

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The rationalist ideal has been met with cynicism in progressive circles for undermining the role of emotion and passion in the public realm. By exploring the so
Slaves of the Passions
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Mark Schroeder
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-13 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

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Long claimed to be the dominant conception of practical reason, the Humean theory that reasons for action are instrumental, or explained by desires, is the basi
The Moralization of the Markets
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: Christoph Henning
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-12 - Publisher: Routledge

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Nothing affects the modern economy (and society) more than decisions made in the market place, especially, but not only, decisions made by consumers. Although i
The Cost of Rights
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Stephen Holmes
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished myths, this book presents a radically illuminating view of our most precious rights.