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The concept of potential plays a prominent role in the thinking of parents, educators and planners. This book aims to demythologize the concept of potential. It shows the roots of potential in genuine aspects of human nature, and offers an interpretation of policy-making in education.

Deals with the ontological problem in the philosophy of logic and mathematics, that is, the issue of whether the abstract entities spoken of in logic and mathematics really exist. This book also addresses the question of whether or not reference to these abstract entities is really indispensable in logic.

Offers a seminal philosophical work, that presents a conception of knowledge which makes ethics, practical knowledge and non-mathematic parts of the social sciences just as much parts of 'knowledge' as the sciences themselves.

An introduction to political philosophy that is suitable for both the student of political theory and for the general reader. It explains the nature and purpose of philosophy and provides an examination of the principle theories advanced by political philosophers from Plato to Marx, paying special attention to contemporary issues.

Originally published in 1978, this book traces the recurrent attitudes in the history of the European revolutionary movement which have criticized socialist and communist parties for their authoritarian and bureaucratic tendencies, and which have stressed spontaneity and decentralization as the correct basis from which to change society.

A collection of stories which reveals the real, and sometimes comic, side of the functioning of the Star Chamber.

Simone Weil - philosopher, trade union militant, factory worker - developed a penetrating critique of Marxism and a powerful political philosophy which serves an alternative both to liberalism and to Marxism. This title shows how Simone Weil's philosophy sought to place political action on a firmly moral basis.

The period between the publication in 1957 of the liberalising "Wolfenden Report" and the introduction in 1987 of the homophobic section 28 was characterized by unprecedented optimism and political activism among lesbians and gay men in Britain. This title explores non-traditional expressions of intimacy.

An account of life in the Japanese countryside, as seen through the eyes of an anthropologist who did fieldwork there for four years. It depicts the intricate relationships among the valley people, but also those between them and the anthropologist who has come from the outside world to study them.

Deals with the applicability of the artistic classifications of romanticism and classicism to philosophical doctrine.

An essay that analyses the relationship between intellectuals' social locations and their political orientations. It provides a discussion of the various sociological views of intellectuals and specifies some of the social conditions which encourage intellectuals to follow various directions on the political compass.

Presents the history of Europe in the Middle Ages. This book begins with the Barbarian and Musulman invasions in the fifth century AD, which signalled the end of the Roman world in the West, and ends in the middle of the sixteenth century with the Renaissance and the Reformation.

For the better part of its history, sociology shared with commonsense its assumption of the 'nature-like' character of society - and consequently developed as the science of unfreedom. This work describes how the various trends in sociology emerging from phenomenology and existentialism do not challenge this preoccupation.

Includes the essays of political writing that are emerged from central and Eastern Europe during the whole of the post-war period.

Studies the House of Lords and the various proposals for its reform, abolition or limitation of its powers which have been made in the light o f prevailing theories of the nature and characteristics of the English government.

Traces the history of girls' education from Anglo-Saxon England to modern times, telling the story through the leading personalities whose opinions and prejudices shaped this history. This title outlines the progress of popular education and the work of the pioneers who fought to bring girls' education at various levels into line with boys'.

Collects together the writings of Otto Jespersen. This book deals with such subjects as: English grammar, phonetics, history of English, language teaching, language in general, international language and miscellaneous papers.

Demonstrates the potential for cultural criticism in intellectual history. This book discusses such controversies as the Habermas-Gadamer debate and the deconstructionist challenge to synoptic analysis. It is of interest to students and teachers of modern European history, political and social theory.

Argues that, in order to understand "Marx's Capital" fully, it is necessary to have read and understood Hegel's Logic. This title emphasizes the nature of the break between "Marx's Capital" and various forms of political economy, and stresses the revolutionary nature of Marx's critique of political economy as one of the foundations of "Capital".

Offers an account of 'altruistic emotions' (compassion, sympathy, and concern) and friendship that brings out their moral value. This book argues that moral theories centered on rationality, universal principle, obligation, and impersonality cannot capture this moral importance. It emphasizes the moral significance of emotions.

Presents an examination of the essentially masculine nature of Max Weber's social and political thinking. This title demonstrates Weber's masculine reading of 'social life' and shows how his work advocates a masculine form of life that poses a challenge to contemporary women and to feminism.

Franz Brentano is recognised as one of the most important philosophers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This work reveals the historical importance through its influence on Husserl's views on internal time consciousness.

Contains the research findings of the Glasgow University Media Group. This book argues that much of what passes as balanced and factual news reporting is produced from a highly partial viewpoint. It focuses on the British economy in crisis, and its thematic linkage with the Social Contract during the first four months of 1975.

Provides a comprehensive analytical guide to liberal thinking and considers the dominance of liberal thought in Anglo-American political philosophy. This book assesses the work of all the major liberal political philosophers including J S Mill, Herbert Spencer, Karl Popper, F A Hayek, John Rawls, and, Robert Nozick.