In The Age of Revolution, Eric Hobsbawm focuses on the tumultuous late 18th and early 19th centuries. He argues that the “dual revolutions”... Læs mere
A critical analysis of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, in which economist Thomas Piketty provides detailed evaluations of the significance of a vast amount of data explaining why incomes is distributed in the ways it is.
In one of the most frequently cited social science publications of the last half-century, Robert D. Putnam draws heavily on the critical thinking skill of... Læs mere
No philosopher could be a better example of creative thinking in action than Friedrich Nietzsche: a German iconoclast who systematically... Læs mere
One of the most influential books on economics ever written, Malthus' work remains one of the most controversial, too.... Læs mere
Rawls’ 1971 text links the idea of social justice to a basic sense of fairness that recognizes human rights and freedoms.
Hannah Arendt’s 1958 The Human Condition was an impassioned philosophical reconsideration of the goals of being human. In its arguments about the kind... Læs mere
Few works can claim to form the foundation stones of one entire academic discipline, let alone two, but Thucydides's celebrated History of... Læs mere
Published in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man argues that capitalist democracy is the final destination for all societies.
First published in 1790, Burke’s Reflections rejects the ideas that had inspired radical political change in France and were... Læs mere
Advertisements for soap. The image of a lm star. We accept these common objects as a normal part of our life. But each also carries hidden messages that none of... Læs mere
Written around 397, Confessions is one of the most referenced works in the Western literary tradition. The initial nine of 13 books draw a compelling narrative... Læs mere