polity

We all have minds, but what exactly is a mind? Is your mind the same thing as your brain? How does what’s happening in your mind cause your behavio...

We all have minds, but what exactly is a mind? Is your mind the same thing as your brain? How does what’s happening in your mind cause your behavio...

An important part of philosophy is concerned with religious questions. What is the meaning of life, and how might religious faith or doubt impact s...

An important part of philosophy is concerned with religious questions. What is the meaning of life, and how might religious faith or doubt impact s...

Philosophy of science puts science itself under the microscope: What exactly is science? How do its explanations of the world differ from those of ...

Philosophy of science puts science itself under the microscope: What exactly is science? How do its explanations of the world differ from those of ...

With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociologic...

With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociologic...

What is politics? Is it a universal feature of all human societies, past and present? Is it tied to specific institutional arenas? Or is it found i...

The definitive guide to politics in our polarized times Politics is everywhere. It touches almost every aspect of our lives. And it is present wh...

The definitive guide to politics in our polarized times Politics is everywhere. It touches almost every aspect of our lives. And it is present wh...

What is politics? Is it a universal feature of all human societies, past and present? Is it tied to specific institutional arenas? Or is it found i...

Navid Kermani is one of the outstanding public intellectuals of his generation. Not one for drawing hard and fast conclusions, his style of thought...

Navid Kermani is one of the outstanding public intellectuals of his generation. Not one for drawing hard and fast conclusions, his style of thought...

Power is a pervasive phenomenon yet there is little consensus on what it is and how it should be understood. In this book the cultural theorist Byu...

Power is a pervasive phenomenon yet there is little consensus on what it is and how it should be understood. In this book the cultural theorist Byu...

The eyes of the world are on the Middle East. Today, more than ever, this deeply-troubled region is the focus of power games between major global p...

The eyes of the world are on the Middle East. Today, more than ever, this deeply-troubled region is the focus of power games between major global p...

This book does to sex what other sociologists did to culture: it shows that sex, no longer defined by religion, now plays a role in the economy and...

This book does to sex what other sociologists did to culture: it shows that sex, no longer defined by religion, now plays a role in the economy and...

Until the 1970s the history of sexuality was a marginalized practice. Today it is a flourishing field, increasingly integrated into the mainstream ...

Until the 1970s the history of sexuality was a marginalized practice. Today it is a flourishing field, increasingly integrated into the mainstream ...

What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many peopl...

What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many peopl...