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Thinking in Action Série de Livres électroniques

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  • On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness

    par Jacques Derrida ...
    Collections series Thinking in Action
    One of the world's most famous philosophers, Jacques Derrida, explores difficult questions in this important and engaging book. Is it still possible to uphold international hospitality and justice in the face of increasing nationalism and civil strife in so many countries? Drawing on examples of treatment of minority groups in Europe, he skilfully and accessibly probes the thinking that underlies ... En savoir plus

    $46.99 CAD

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  • Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

    A Routledge Study Guide

    par David Whittaker, Mpalive-Hangson Msiska ...
    Collections series Routledge Guides to Literature
    Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters.This guide to Chinua Achebe’s compelling novel offers:an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things ... En savoir plus

    $85.99 CAD

  • The Malaise of Modernity

    par Charles Taylor ...
    Collections series The CBC Massey Lectures
    In Malaise of Modernity, Charles Taylor focuses on the key modern concept of self-fulfillment, often attacked as the central support of what Christopher Lasch has called the culture of narcissism. To Taylor, self-fulfillment, although often expressed in self-centered ways, isn't necessarily a rejection of traditional values and social commitment; it also reflects something authentic and valuable ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Philosophy and Social Hope

    par Richard Rorty ...
    Richard Rorty is one of the most provocative figures in recent philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection brings together those of his writings aimed at a wider audience, many published in book form for the first time. In these eloquent essays, articles and lectures, Rorty gives a stimulating summary of his central philosophical beliefs and how they relate to his political hopes; ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Kierkegaard

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Patrick Gardiner ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote widely on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to the ethical and religious theories of Kant and Hegel, and it also contrasts his position with doctrines advanced by men ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Location of Culture

    par Homi K. Bhabha ...
    Collections series Routledge Classics
    Rethinking questions of identity, social agency and national affiliation, Bhabha provides a working, if controversial, theory of cultural hybridity - one that goes far beyond previous attempts by others. In The Location of Culture, he uses concepts such as mimicry, interstice, hybridity, and liminality to argue that cultural production is always most productive where it is most ambivalent. ... En savoir plus

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  • Sociolinguistics

    A Very Short Introduction

    par John Edwards ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words--morphology or phonology--and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us--for instance, how the accent or the dialect we use has been shaped by where we come from or which social class we belong ... En savoir plus

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  • From Extreme Violence to the Problem of Civility

    A Selection from Violence and Civility: On the Limits of Political Philosophy

    par Étienne Balibar ...
    Traduit par G.M. Goshgarian ...
    In this impassioned argument, Étienne Balibar boldly confronts the insidious causes of violence, racism, nationalism, and ethnic cleansing worldwide. Through a novel synthesis of theory and empirical studies of violence drawn from contemporary life, Balibar tests the limits of political philosophy to formulate new, productive conceptions of war, revolution, sovereignty, and class. Balibar explores ... En savoir plus

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  • The Uses of Pessimism

    And the Danger of False Hope

    par Roger Scruton ...
    Ranging widely over human history and culture, from ancient Greece to the current global economic downturn, Scruton makes a counterintuitive yet persuasive case that optimists and idealists -- with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed -- have wrought havoc for centuries. Scruton's argument is nuanced, however, and his ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • Truth and Truthfulness

    An Essay in Genealogy

    par Bernard Williams ...
    What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.Modern culture exhibits two ... En savoir plus

    $45.99 CAD

  • Outside in the Teaching Machine

    par Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ...
    Collections series Routledge Classics
    Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is one of the most pre-eminent postcolonial theorists writing today and a scholar of genuinely global reputation. This collection, first published in 1993, presents some of Spivak’s most engaging essays on works of literature such as Salman Rushdie's controversial Satanic Verses, and twentieth century thinkers such as Jacques Derrida and Karl Marx. Spivak relentlessly ... En savoir plus

    $42.99 CAD

  • Essays and Reviews

    1959–2002

    par Bernard Williams ...
    The first collection of popular reviews and essays from distinguished philosopher Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams was one of the most important philosophers of the past fifty years, but he was also a distinguished critic and essayist with an elegant style and a rare ability to communicate complex ideas to a wide public. This is the first collection of Williams's popular essays and reviews. ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD