Democratic Reason: Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many
By: Hélène Landemore
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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1. Rationalism in Politics and other essays
By: Michael Oakeshott , Timothy Fuller
4.01
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Rationalism in Politics, first published in 1962, has established the late Michael Oakeshott as the… read more
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"Like Midas, the Rationalist is always in the unfortunate position of not being able to touch anything, without transforming it into an abstraction; he can never get a square meal of experience."-Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and other essays
"To be conservative, then, is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the dist…"-Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and other essays
"This, I believe, is the appropriate image of human intercourse -- appropriate because it recognizes the qualities, the diversities, and the proper relationships of human utterances. As civilized huma…"-Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and other essays
"The conduct of affairs, for the Rationalist, is a matter of solving problems, and in this no man can hope to be successful whose reason has become inflexible by surrender to habit or is clouded by th…"-Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and other essays
2. Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language: An Elementary Exposition
By: Saul A. Kripke
4.03
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In this book Saul Kripke brings his powerful philosophic intelligence to bear on Wittgenstein's ana… read more
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3. Fear and Trembling
By: Søren Kierkegaard , Alastair Hannay
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author interested in human psy… read more
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4. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
By: Thomas S. Kuhn
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index. "A landmark in intellectual histor… read more
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5. The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies
By: Scott E. Page
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one anot… read more
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6. Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By: None
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Audio CD
How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of be… read more
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7. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.31
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. … read more
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"(...) greed that preys on human misery (...)"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Outrage is the special kind of anger you feel when you believe that people are getting things they don't deserve. Outrage of this kind is anger at injustice."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Here then is the link between freedom as autonomy and Kant's idea of morality. To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it is to choose the end itself, for its own sake - a choic…"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
8. Democracy and Its Critics
By: Robert A. Dahl
4.36
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In this prize-winning book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major… read more
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9. The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
By: Yascha Mounk
4.06
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"We can no longer assume that liberal democracy is the wave of the future... This splendid book is … read more
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"In this book, a liberal is somebody who is committed to basic values like freedom of speech, the separation of powers, or the protection of individual rights."-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
"In each of these places, they took strikingly similar steps to consolidate their power: they ratcheted up tensions with perceived enemies at home and abroad; packed courts and electoral commissions w…"-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
"Populists are highly skilled at weaponizing these forms of resentment: their rhetoric simultaneously aims to turn the growing anger at affluent people against the ruling elite and to turn the growing…"-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
"Unnoticed by most political scientists, a form of undemocratic liberalism has taken root in North America and Western Europe. In this form of government, procedural niceties are carefully followed (m…"-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
10. An Economic Theory of Democracy
By: Anthony Downs
3.98
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
This book seeks to elucidate its subject - the governing of democratic state - by making intelligib… read more
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11. The State of Democratic Theory
By: Ian Shapiro
3.76
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those e… read more
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12. Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens
By: Josiah Ober
4.12
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
When does democracy work well, and why? Is democracy the best form of government? These questions a… read more
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13. Democratic Reason: Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many
By: Hélène Landemore
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Individual decision making can often be wrong due to misinformation, impulses, or biases. Collectiv… read more
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