The Book Company: New Products - Philosophy

General System Theory (Foundations, Development, Applications)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:43:33 +0000

Bertalanffy’s selected writings on his theory of laws applicable to virtually every scientific field. This conceptual approach has had a profound impact on biology, economics, psychology, and demography, with new relevancies today. The new foreword by University of Vienna system theory professor, ..

Price: $22.95

Aesthetic Theory (Essential Texts for Architecture and Design)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 21:34:17 +0000

This collection of writings on beauty includes selections from twenty key philosophers and theoreticians spanning two millennia: Plato • Aristotle • Vitruvius • Alberti • Kant • Burke • Fiedler • Nietzsche • Wilde • Bergson • Bell • Scott • Benjamin • Bataille • Sontag • Jameson • Scarry • Nehama..

Price: $29.95

Theory and Methods in Political Science (Third Edition)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 04:04:58 +0000

The systematically revised third edition of the leading text on approaches and methods in political science features a considerable internatizationization in both the team of contributors and the range of coverage and examples. About half the chapters are entirely new and the rest are su..

Price: $49.50

Contemporary Political Theory - 9781137299147

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:13:40 +0000

This comprehensive and engaging new text introduces the key concepts, approaches and debates in contemporary political theory and shows how philosophical ideas can be applied to real-world politics. Fully up-to-date, each chapter summarizes recent developments in the field and provides an acc..

Price: $44.95

Human Rights

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:04:46 +0000

What are human rights? Why do we have them? How do we know for sure which rights are specific to humans? And how should we respond when we disagree on them and on the obligations we owe to others who claim human rights? These are just a few of the questions taken up in this broad-ranging and ..

Price: $48.00

Minding the Brain (A Guide to Philosophy and Neuroscience)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:03:46 +0000

This book explores how the relationship between philosophy and the brain can inform neuroscience, the mind-brain problem and debates about consciousness. Written in a lively style with extensive pedagogy to explain complex concepts, this is interesting reading for students and researchers of ..

Price: $105.00

A Short History of Western Political Thought

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:48:13 +0000

This brief narrative survey of political thought over the past two millennia explores key ideas that have shaped Western political traditions. Beginning with the Ancient Greeks' classical emphasis on politics as an independent sphere of activity, the book goes on to consider the medieval..

Price: $35.00

A Short History of Western Political Thought

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:48:13 +0000

Price: $35.00

Ethics, Law and Military Operations - 9780230221703

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:46:20 +0000

While there are many legal textbooks on the laws of armed conflict and academic works on ethical issues in international relations, this is the first text on the relevance of legal and normative issues in military practice. It covers the entire spectrum of military operations and i..

Price: $120.00

International Relations Theory (A New Introduction)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:34:47 +0000

This is a major new textbook on international relations theory that combines coverage of the main contending theories and approaches with cross-cutting coverage of: key current issues and debates; the philosophical foundations of IR theory; and why different theories are addressed t..

Price: $48.00