Amartya Sen reconsiders the idea of 'the standard of living'. He rejects the more conventional ec...

A survey of democratic institutions and republics reveals the aristocratic origins of democracy.

Defining lies as statements that are intended to deceive, this book considers the contexts in whi...

This 1979 text addresses the strong criticism of dominant theories in large areas of Western soci...

This book presents an introduction to and original reading of Thucydides' understanding of practi...

An English edition of works by the great Japanese political thinker Ogyu Sorai.

This book offers an original way of bridging the gap between what biologists and social scientist...

In this book, the author provides a detailed analysis of kinship, household and family relations ...

Examples through history used to examine the role of possible worlds in explanation and practical...

Geoffrey Hawthorn has written a substantial new conclusion for the second edition of his widely a...

This book presents an introduction to and original reading of Thucydides' understanding of practi...

First published in 1978, this book explores the vital global issue of high and low fertility in p...