Der Begriff des Guten ist untrennbar verbunden mit dem Begriff des Lebens bzw. der Lebensform. Etwas als »gut« zu bewerten - sei es den Duft einer Blume oder die Handlung eines Menschen -, folgt dabei einem allgemeinen »Muster natürlicher Normativität«: »Gut« ist, was für die Mitglieder einer Spezies - ob Pflanze, Tier oder Mensch - lebensnotwendig ist. Mit Die Natur des Guten gelingt Philippa Foot der eindrucksvolle Entwurf einer naturalistis...
A new political party - the Angels - appears in British politics. Part cult, part charity, the Angels are well funded, well-led by Michael (named after the Archangel). Their policies are designed to appeal across the UK electorate.
US Hegemony and International Organizations, written by a group of leading scholars from the US and around the world, examines the role of the United States in a variety of global and regional organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank and IMF, the WTO, NATO, and the Organization of American States.
Der Begriff des Guten ist untrennbar verbunden mit dem Begriff des Lebens bzw. der Lebensform. Etwas als »gut« zu bewerten - sei es den Duft einer Blume oder die Handlung eines Menschen -, folgt dabei einem allgemeinen »Muster natürlicher Normativität«: »Gut« ist, was für die Mitglieder einer Spezies - ob Pflanze, Tier oder Mensch - lebensnotwendig ist. Mit Die Natur des Guten gelingt Philippa Foot der eindrucksvolle Entwurf einer naturalistis...
Describes Aneurin Bevan's life from his birth in Tredegar in the South Wales Valleys, through his abortive schooling, his employment at a colliery and the subsequent embrace of socialism that would make him a leader among South Wales miners.
Many famous escapes from Nazi-occupied Europe were made possible by a hitherto secret British service MI9. This small, dedicated and endlessly inventive team constantly exchanged coded letters with p-o-w camps. First published in 1979, this tells the complete story of MI9.
Focusing on 1710-11, this title illustrates how Jonathan Swift published one of his most devastating polemics "The Conduct of the Allies" that tore into the Whig government and the Duke of Marlborough in particular. It is an important moment in English History: the pen and the sword fought a duel, and the pen proved the stronger of the two.
This collection brings together 50 years of Michael Foot's essays, from his "Tribune" article on the death of Stalin to his reflections on "a better way to abolish the weapons" in 2003. They cover the people who have influenced him most and the places that have remained closest to his heart.
A collection of fourteen essays covering subjects such as: Isaac Foot (the author's father), William Hazlitt, Benjamin Disraeli, Beaverbrook, Bonar Thompson, Bertrand Russell, H N Brailsford, Ignazio Silone, Vicky (the cartoonist), Randolph Churchill, Thomas Paine, Daniel Defoe, Sarah, The Duchess of Marlborough, and Jonathan Swift.
