The Seeley Lectures Series

11 primary works • 11 total works
The John Robert Seeley Lectures have been established by the University of Cambridge as a biennial lecture series in social and political studies, sponsored jointly by the Faculty of History and the University Press. The Seeley Lectures provide a unique forum for distinguished scholars of international reputation to address, in an accessible manner…
Strange Multiplicity: Constitutionalism in an Age of Diversity
The distinguished political philosopher James Tull…
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The Dignity of Legislation
4.14
· 28 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions
In a lucid, concise volume, Jeremy Waldron defends…
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Women and Human Development
3.83
· 265 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 1999 · 16 editions
Proposing a new kind of feminism that is genuinely…
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Value, Respect, and Attachment
3.67
· 9 Ratings · published 1997 · 16 editions
Joseph Raz is one of the world's leading philosoph…
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The Rights of Others: Aliens, Residents, and Citizens
4.02
· 173 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2004 · 19 editions
This book explores the tension between universal p…
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Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle
3.85
· 40 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 21 editions
This book is about the complex relationship betwee…
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Counter-Democracy: Politics in an Age of Distrust
3.76
· 133 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2006 · 34 editions
Democracy has been established as an uncontested i…
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On the People's Terms: A Republican Theory and Model of Democracy
According to republican theory, we are free person…
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The Politics of the Human
4.11
· 9 Ratings · published 2015 · 5 editions
The human is a central reference point for human r…
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The Sleeping Sovereign: The Invention of Modern Democracy
4.06
· 35 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
Richard Tuck traces the history of the distinction…
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Demopolis: Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice
3.39
· 23 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2019 · 6 editions
What did democracy mean before liberalism? What ar…
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