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This book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqeville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than as a political theorist. Elster proposes a novel reading of Democracy in America offers a reading of Ancien Regime and the Revolution. Elster argues that Tocqueville's main claim to our attention today rests on the large number of exportable causal mechanisms to be found in his work, many of which are still worthy of further exploration.

Cambridge, 2009; 202 pp.; EN; index; hb

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and Other Masters
Ranging from the amusing to the profound, this collection offers more than 250 freshly translated stories, extracts, and aphorisms from the golden age of Chinese philosophy. It includes selections from such classic texts as Confucius's Analects and Laozi's Tao Te Ching as well as more recently excavated manuscripts that reflect an idea at the root of Chinese culture -we are all born with the potential to grow, but most of us will learn only little by little as we mature and interact with others.

Duncan Baird, 2010; 176 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hb

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Allison examines the central tenets of Hume´s epistemology and cognitive psychology, as contained in the Treatise of Human Nature. He takes a distinctive two-level approach. On the one hand, he considers Hume´s thought in its own terms and historical context. On the other hand, Allison provides a criique of these tenets from a Kantian perspectives.

Oxford, 2010; 412 pp.; EN; index; pb

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The brief and enlightening explorations of Foucault, one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century brings his ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. It includes selections from Foucault's writings, a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further.

Ivan R. Dee; 91 pp.; EN; pb

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Idealized by her fans, denounced by her political opponents, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets shaped the conservative movement from its earliest days. With unprecedented access to Rand's private papers and unedited journals, Jennifer Burns offers this reassessment of Rand, examining her life, her ideas, and her impact on conservative political thought.

Oxford, 2009; 369 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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Marcel Proust was an authority on how to live a richer, happier and more successful life - although rarely happy himself. De Botton gives an elegant and humorous biographical sketch of this brilliant novelist, and a witty exercise in literary criticism.

Picador; 216 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; pb

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In this unprecedented critique, Bernard-Henri Levy, one of the world's leading intellectuals, revisits his political roots, scrutinizes the totalitarianisms of the past as well as those on the horizon, and argues powerfully for a new political and moral vision for our times.

Random House, 2008; 233 pp.; EN; index; hb

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The Long Life is the first major consideration of old age in Western philosophy and literature since Simone de Beauvoir's The Coming of Age. Helen Small's accessible book ranges widely, from the writings of Plato through to recent work by Derek Parfit, Bernard Williams a.o., and from Shakespeare's King Lear through to Philip Roth and J.M. Coetzee.

Oxford, 2007; 346 pp.; EN; index; hb

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In 1901, a year after her brother Friedrich's death, Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche published The Will to Power, a hasty compilation of writings he had never intended for print. In this book Diethe contends that Elisabeth's own will to power and her desire to place herself -and not her brother- at the centre of cultural life in Germany are centrally responsible for Nietzsche's reputation as a belingerent and pro-Fascist thinker. This new look at Nietzsche's sister also examines their family dynamics.

Illinois, 2003; 214 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pb

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John Stuart Mill's On Liberty stands among the most important achievements in the history of political thought. His arguments are as pertinent today as ever. This much-needed new edition includes Steven M. Cahn's helpful annotations as well as an excellent introduction and thought-provoking study guide by C.L. Ten.

Rowman and Littlefield, 2005; 180 pp.; EN; pb

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