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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Erasmianism and irenic cultureThe Salamancan School and just-war theory; Utopianism; Neo-Stoicism; Secular explanations of war and peace; 5 The Search for a Science of Peace; Gentili and Grotius: Natural law and constraints on war; Classical republicans and martialism; Hobbes's fear of civil strife; The science of politics; Political psychology: The science of peace and absolutism; Inventing peace; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: Contributors Introduction 1 Analytical philosophy 2 Continental philosophy 3 History 4 Sociology 5 Economics 6 Political science 7 Legal studies 8 Anarchism 9 Conservatism 10 Feminism 11 Liberalism 12 Marxism 13 Socialism 14 Autonomy 15 Community 16 Contract and consent 17 Constitutionalism and the rule of law 18 Corporatism and syndicalism 19 Democracy 20 Dirty hands 21 Discourse 22 Distributive justice 23 Efficiency 24 Environmentalism 25 Equality 26 Federalism 27 International affairs 28 Legitimacy 29 Liberty 30 Power 31 Property 32 Republicanism 33 Rights 34 Secession and nationalism 35 Sociobiology 36 The state 37 Toleration and fundamentalism 38 Totalitarianism 39 Trust 40 Virtue 41 Welfare…”

“…Most books about public power and the state deal with their subject from the point of view of legal theory, sociology or political science. This book, without claiming to deliver a comprehensive theory of law and state, aims to inform by offering a fresh reading of history and institutions, particularly as they have developed in continental Europe and European political and legal science. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 5: Human Development: Health and Education -- Introduction -- Health -- Education -- Conclusion -- Suggested Readings -- Questions -- Chapter 6: Science and Technology Policy: IT and Social Change -- A Historical Background -- Science and Technology: The Post-Independence Period -- Agricultural Research -- Meteorological Services -- Atomic Energy -- The Indian Space Programme10 -- Information Technology and its implications -- Background -- Information Technology: The Growth Story -- Telephone Sector -- The Internet -- E-Commerce: Applying IT to Trade and Commerce -- E-Governance: Applying IT to Governance -- Information Technology and the Law -- Information Technology, Development and Democracy -- Conclusion -- Suggested Readings -- Questions -- Part II: Society -- Chapter 7: The Changing Social Structure in Contemporary India -- Caste in the Colonial Period -- What is an Indian Social Structure? …”

“…They explore an interpretation of the moral philosophy according to which freedom is the fundamental end of human action, but an end that can only be preserved and promoted by adherence to moral law. By radically revising the traditional interpretation of Kant's moral and political philosophy and by showing how Kant's coherent liberalism can guide us in current debates, Paul Guyer will find an audience across moral and political philosophy, intellectual history, and political science…”

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“…Nelson, Canadian Journal of Political Science "Thorough and provocative, an important addition to Plato scholarship."…”

“…Written by scholars of political science, law, and sociology, the chapters in the volume offer ideas on a methodology for communicating normative implications in a balanced, nuanced, and modest manner. …”