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Reflexive Modernization
In this text, three social thinkers discuss the implications of "reflexive modernization" for social and cultural theory today. In the concluding sections of the book, the authors …
The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Rosemary Ashton explores the many facets of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's complex personality, by turns poet, critic, thinker, enchanting companion, feckless husband, fabled …
Homo Academicus
A sociological analysis of modern intellectual culture, aiming to show that the academy is not just a realm of dialogue and debate, but also a sphere of power in which reputations …
Constitution of Society
Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade.
Art in Theory 1648-1815
Art in Theory (1648-1815) provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the …
What is Nature?
'This is an excellent book. It addresses what, in both conceptual and political terms, is arguably the most important source of tension and confusion in current arguments about the …
Beyond Left and Right - The Future of Radical Politics
Political radicals are normally thought of as Left-wing. In the 1990s, however, the Left seems more defensive, while the Right has become radical. This book presents a framework …
American Indian Thought
This book brings together a diverse group of American Indian thinkers to discuss traditional and contemporary philosophies and philosophical issues. Covers American Indian thinking …
The Birth of Modern Science
This history of the birth of modern science shatters the illusion that science is 'dry' and divorced from culture by exploring the powerful clashes between traditions and value …
Prejudice - its social psychology
Tackles prejudice from a social psychological perspective, and contributes to both its understanding and its reduction. The author emphasizes the social nature of prejudice, …
Culture and Value
Completely revised throughout, Culture and Value is a selection from Wittgenstein's notebooks -- on the nature of art, religion, culture, and the nature of philosophical activity. …
Moral Theory
Moral Theory sets out the basic system used to solve moral problems, the system that consequentialists deride as 'traditional morality'. The central concepts, principles and …