Zoopolis offers a new agenda for the theory and practice of animal rights. Most animal rights theory focuses on the intrinsic capacities or interests of animals, and the moral status and moral rights that these intrinsic characteristics give rise to. Zoopolis shifts the debate from the realm of moral theory and applied ethics to the realm of political theory, focusing on the ...(展开全部)

Zoopolis offers a new agenda for the theory and practice of animal rights. Most animal rights theory focuses on the intrinsic capacities or interests of animals, and the moral status and moral rights that these intrinsic characteristics give rise to. Zoopolis shifts the debate from the realm of moral theory and applied ethics to the realm of political theory, focusing on the re...(展开全部)

Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice when considering our duties toward them? This innovative book argues that not only are animals worthy recipients of justice, but that the language of justice offers a stronger base of claims for animal advocates than does the language of ethics or mora...(展开全部)

Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice when considering our duties toward them? This innovative book argues that not only are animals worthy recipients of justice, but that the language of justice offers a stronger base of claims for animal advocates than does the language of ethics or mora...(展开全部)

Where do our rights come from? Does "natural law" really exist outside of what is written in constitutions and legal statutes? If so, why are rights not the same everywhere and in all eras? On the other hand, if rights are nothing more than the product of human law, why should we ever allow them to override the popular will? In Rights from Wrongs , renowned legal scholar Al...(展开全部)

艾伦•德肖维茨，美国著名法学家。在辛普森杀妻案、克林顿绊闻案与弹劾案、泰森案等一系列备受瞩目的案件中担任辩护律师，同时也是专栏作家、演说家、书评家与畅销书作家，知名度遍及世界，被誉为「当代最伟大的人权律师」。代表作包括《最好的辩护》《大法官的偏见》《性的麦卡锡主义》《法律创世记》《虐待的藉口》《致年轻律师的信》。

Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, David DeGrazia explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet, zoos, and research....(展开全部)

John Locke's political theory has been the subject of many detailed treatments by philosophers and political scientists. But "The Lockean Theory of Rights" is the first systematic, full-length study of Locke's theory of rights and of its potential for making genuine contributions to contemporary debates about rights and their place in political philosophy. Given that the rights...(展开全部)

威廉‧瑞克（William H. Riker, 1920-1993） 1920年生於美國愛荷華州，1942年於印第安那州迪堡大學（DePauw University）取得經濟學學士學位，並於1948年於哈佛大學政治系取得博士學位。1962年，在擔任威斯康辛州的勞倫斯大學（Lawrence College）教授時，他發表了《政治聯盟理論》一書，同年成為羅徹斯特大學（University of Rochester）政治系主任直到1977年為止。 威廉‧瑞克創立的「實證政治學」（positive political theory）給學界帶來了典範革命，他從社會選擇與賽局理論的啟發中，建立影響深遠的「理性選擇學派」（Rational Choice Theory，又稱羅徹斯特學派），徹底改變了二十世紀政治學研究的風貌。他所建構的「新政治經濟學」（modern ...(展开全部)

Originally published in 1871, The Theory of Political Economy was the first text to introduce the concept of utility theory into economics and the use of calculus as a way to simplify and present economic problems. In this classic work Jevons re-formulated the central problem of economics as one of how to maximise overall utility with a set amount of means of production. Utilit...(展开全部)