books by James Tully
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James Tully
Philosophy in an Age of Pluralism: The Philosophy of Charles Taylor in Question
Cambridge University Press
, 1995
This is the first comprehensive evaluation of Charles Taylor's work and a major contribution to the leading questions in philosophy and the human sciences as they face an increasingly pluralistic age. Charles Taylor is one of the most influential moral and political philosophers of our time, and these essays address topics in his thought ranging ...
Meaning and Context
Princeton University Press
, 1989
contrasting styles
<< the sense of belonging and allegiance comes not only from the public recognition of one's culture, but also because one's culture is respected among other's and woven into the public fabric of the association, gaining its strengh and splendour from its accomodation ...
Rethinking the Foundations of Modern Political Thought
Cambridge University Press
, 2007
Quentin Skinner's classic study The Foundations of Modern Political Thought was first published by Cambridge in 1978. This was the first of a series of outstanding publications that have changed forever the way the history of political thought is taught and practised. Rethinking the Foundations of Modern Political Thought looks afresh at the ...
A Discourse on Property: John Locke and his Adversaries
James Tully
Cambridge University Press
, 1983
The Most Important Book About Locke
I first came across this book while a grad student in college, it inspired me so much that I followed its lead and continued the reasoning in my Master's Thesis. Basically what you have here is the most important book about Locke and his philosophy. During the 20th ...
The Crimes of Charlotte Bronte
James Tully
Robinson Publishing
, 1999
Strange Multiplicity: Constitutionalism in an Age of Diversity (The Seeley Lectures)
James Tully
Cambridge University Press
, 1995
Richly textured ... brilliant
One of the most compelling contributions to contemporary political philosophy to have emerged in the last few years. Anyone interested in the 'multinational' problem, or the burgeoning multiculturalism debate, will find this of particular interest. Tully tries ...
Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen according to Natural Law (Cambridge Texts in the History of ...
Samuel Pufendorf
Cambridge University Press
, 1991
I've become a Pufendorfian
Pufendorf is one of the lesser known political theorists, but he is one of the most lucid that I have ever encountered. It is a wonder to me that he is not read in more college classrooms, as his style is accessible and lively and his commentary covers a tremendous ...
An Approach to Political Philosophy: Locke in Contexts (Ideas in Context)
James Tully
Cambridge University Press
, 1993
An excellent scholarly treatise
This book is written for other scholars, not for a general audience. The other reviewer is right that it is not an "easy read," but it was not intended to be. As a scholarly treatise on Locke, it is an excellent work. In particular, the introductory chapter on ...
The Crimes of Charlotte Bronte
James Tully
Running Press
, 2000
I liked it
I thought this book was great. Yes, it is a novel but a lot of the book is true. I looked it up on line. It is told by the lover of Charlotte's husband. According to the book he killed the brother then the two sisters then Charlotte. Took all of the money & his lover & ...
A Letter Concerning Toleration: Humbly Submitted (Hpc Classics Series)
John Locke
, James Tully
Hackett Publishing Company
, 1983
An excellent, concise, and well-written work
Locke's _A Letter Concerning Toleration_ is key for many reasons, not least of which is its startling relevance to contemporary society. Locke sees tolerance as fundamentally a "live and let live" situation, a state which must be acheived to avoid the endless ...
Public Philosophy in a New Key: Volume 1, Democracy and Civic Freedom (Ideas in Context)
James Tully
Cambridge University Press
, 2008
These two ambitious volumes from one of the world's most celebrated political philosophers present a new kind of political and legal theory that James Tully calls a public philosophy, and a complementary new way of thinking about active citizenship, called civic freedom. Professor Tully takes the reader step-by-step through the principal debates ...
Multinational Democracies
Cambridge University Press
, 2001
Read. Yawn. Snooze. Wake up. Read. repeat.
Forget Nexium or NyQuil - THIS book is the best cure for insomnia. Let me sum it up in 2 sentances - (1) There are countries in this world with more than one nationality within their borders. (2) From Spain's enclave of Basques to Iraq's Kurd, Shia, and Sunni ...
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