Robert Bernard: 54 books

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...

The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities...

Most of the seven major industrial countries are now experiencing significant changes in their demographic structure. A persistent pattern of declining fertility and improving life expectancy has created major segments of the population that are already relatively aged or will become so in the near...

An essential reference book for you and your global organization, Executive Development and Organizational Learning for Global Business will guide you through the challenge of producing effective executives and masterminding learning organizations. In this cutting-edge overview, you'll share in the...

A balanced, accessible discussion of whether and on what grounds animal research can be ethically justified. An estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide—including primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, rats, and mice—are bred, captured, or otherwise acquired every year...

La biographie en bande dessinée de Colin Chapman, le génial créateur de Lotus À la fin des années 70, Colin Chapman est désormais à la tête d’une marque reconnue, avec plus de 20 ans d’expérience et de nombreux succès derrière lui. Il semble bien loin, le temps où il bricolait...

La biographie en bande dessinée de Colin Chapman, le génial créateur de Lotus De la naissance des premières voitures artisanales au couronnement suprême au championnat du monde de Formule 1 avec Jim Clark, en passant par la première victoire d'une voiture à moteur arrière à Indianapolis,...

Revivez en BD les grands moments de la plus célèbre des courses d’endurance ! En 1963, Ford, l’emblématique constructeur américain, cherche à changer son image et à conquérir un nouveau type de client, plus jeune et dynamique. La décision est donc prise de se lancer dans la compétition...

La biographie en bande dessinée de Colin Chapman, le génial créateur de Lotus Avril 1968, Colin Chapman est introuvable depuis la mort de son pilote de pointe et ami, Jim Clarke. Un mois plus tard, c’est Mike Spence, celui qui aurait dû le remplacer dans le team lotus, qui se tue lors...

Frederick Douglass (1818--1895) was a prolific writer and public speaker whose impact on American literature and history has been long studied by historians and literary critics. Yet as political theorists have focused on the legacies of such notables as W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington,...

In this unique volume, some of today's most eminent political philosophers examine the thought of John Rawls, focusing in particular on his most recent work. These original essays explore diverse issues, including the problem of pluralism, the relationship between constitutive commitment and liberal...

Piketty’s book is a bombshell, promising a Kuhnian scientific revolution. Geoff BertramPiketty erects a floodlight that illuminates the shadows ignored by economists for too long. Hautahi KingiFew books have had the global impact of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century. An overnight...