Books in the International Library of Essays in the History of Social and Political Thought series

Kant casts a long shadow over contemporary debates in political philosophy. The Kantian roots of ideas of dignity, autonomy, equality and freedom under law are widely acknowledged. This volume explores various dimensions of Kant's complex and powerful picture of the relation between morality and politics that Kant develops.

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to, and overview of, the development of Foucault's thought and demonstrates its enduring significance on our understanding of how we have become what we are.

From his first readers to the present, Friedrich Nietzsche has found supporters and detractors on every point of the political spectrum. This volume analyzes the reasons for this diversity of reception. It includes selections from major interpretive schools, including some from the early part of the twentieth century.

Although Heidegger's writings are not extensively concerned with the analysis of political concepts, there is a political aspect to his thinking about every philosophical matter to which he turns his attention. This collection of essays is designed to contextualize and evaluate the main phases of his intellectual development from that perspective.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was hailed by Claude Levi-Strauss as "the founder of the sciences of man". This collection of fourteen classic papers devoted to his work addresses the points of intersection between the moral and the political, the personal and the social.

Jurgen Habermas is widely regarded as one of the outstanding intellectuals. This title focuses on the theory of law which can be distilled from his vast compendium of work. It places this theory in the context of Habermas' overall contribution to the theory of society, political theory and social philosophy.

Examines the work of the Italian economist and social theorist Vilfredo Pareto, highlighting the extraordinary scope of his thought, which covers a vast range of academic disciplines. This volume underlines the enduring and contemporary relevance of Pareto's ideas on a variety of topics.

Features the articles on Hobbes that have been published in the twentieth century. This work aims at capturing the trend of fragmentation of Hobbes studies offering a taste of early epic interpretations that engaged with the whole of Hobbes' theory.