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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

Philosophy of Social Science (The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought)

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:53:13 +0000

Philosophers and social scientists share a common goal: to explore fundamental truths about ourselves and the nature of the world in which we live. But in what ways do these two distinct disciplines inform each other and arrive at these truths? The 10th anniversary edition of this highly..

Price: $50.00

Key Concepts in Philosophy

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:00:25 +0000

Key Concepts in Philosophy is an accessible account of philosophical concepts, theories and key thinkers with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Containing over 300 entries, the terms are ordered alphabetically and cross referenced for ease of use. Suggestions f..

Price: $36.00

On the Punitive Society (Lectures at the Collège de France, 1972-1973)

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:41:57 +0000

'Unfortunately, when we teach morality, when we study the history of morals, we always analyze the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and do not read [Colquhoun&91;, this character who is fundamental for our morality. The inventor of the English police, this Glasgow merchant ... sett..

Price: $40.00

On The Government of the Living (Lectures at the Collège de France, 1979-1980)

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:20:23 +0000

Why and how, Foucault asks, does the exercise of power as government demand not only acts of obedience and submission, but 'truth acts' in which individuals subject to relations of power are also required to be subjects in procedures of truth-telling? How and why are subjects required not just ..

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A Guide for the Perplexed

Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:22:51 +0000

The author of the world wide best-seller, Small Is Beautiful, now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living. Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most im..

Price: $12.99