Hanover, MD (PRWEB) March 09, 2012 Inside Edge Legal (IEL), the legal contract staffing affiliate of Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA), the world’s leading legal search firm, today announced the addition of Lindsey Koch as a Professional Recruiter in the Los Angeles office, Shannon Murphy as a Recruiter in the …

Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) The Spirit of the Laws is without question one of the central texts in the history of eighteenth-century thought, yet there has been no complete scholarly English language edition since 1750. This lucid translation renders Montesquieu’s …

(PRWEB UK) 14 March 2012 New College of the Humanities has appointed Dr Hannah Dawson to join its growing team as a Senior Lecturer in the History faculty. Dr Dawson will join from the University of Edinburgh, where she holds a senior lectureship in the history of ideas. Dr …

The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues (Agora Editions) This book consists of literal English translations of ten Socratic dialogues that have been largely neglected for the last century. Although everyone of these dialogues belongs to the classical canon of Platonic writings and was accepted as genuine in …

The Basic Political Writings In theory, Geneva was governed democratically by its male voting citizens, a minority of the population. In fact, the city was ruled by a secretive executive committee, called the “Little Council”, which was made up of 25 members of its wealthiest families. In 1707, a patriot …

A History of Western Political Thought A History of Western Political Thought traces the development and consolidation of a tradition of Western political thought from ancient Greece through to the development of the modern state, the American Enlightenment, the rise of liberalism and the very different reactions it engendered. McClelland’s …

Introducing Political Philosophy Introducing Political Philosophy explains the subject’s central concepts and presents the major political theorists from Plato to Michel Foucault. How did governments get started? Why should they be obeyed? Could we live without them? How much power should they have? Is freedom a right? Which is the …

Understand Political Philosophy: Teach Yourself: Teach Yourself Understand Political Philosophy is an in-depth guide to the philosophers and political ideas who have shaped our society. Quickly and easily get to grips with the key thinkers and theories, from Aristotle to Wollstonecraft, from capitalism to utilitarianism. With exploration of contemporary issues …

Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (Contemporary Debates in Philosophy) This collection of 24 essays, written by eminent philosophers and political theorists, brings together fresh debates on some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary political philosophy, including human rights, equality, constitutionalism, the value of democracy, identity and political neutrality.Presents fresh …

(PRWEB UK) 17 February 2012 Dr David Mitchell has been appointed to join New College of the Humanities as a Senior Lecturer. Dr Mitchell gained his D.Phil from the University of Oxford, working on problems of rationality in epistemology and ethics. He has previously lectured at the University of …