The volume engages with an impressive range of canonical and contemporary primary andsecondary scholarship on Bentham and aesthetics, and makeswonderful use of manuscript material only recently published in addition to avariety of sources in the Bentham corpus, and it is well schooled in historicaland contemporary theory and criticism beyond Bentham.Offers a range of voices all dedicated to re-visioning Bentham’s aesthetics,and together makes gr ...
Thoreau's Civil Disobedience – his protest against the government's interference with civil liberty – has inspired many to embrace his philosophy of individualism and love of nature. First published in 1849, this essay argues that individuals have rights and duties in relation to their government. Motivated by his disgust over both slavery and the Mexican-American War, Thoreau argued that individuals must not permit nor enable their go ...
The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of a narrow, bloody Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. ...
Analyses the implications of the controversies surrounding discussions of Israel and Palestine on campusesApplies an interdisciplinary approach (sociological, philosophical, legal) Includes contributions from scholars from the US, UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Lebanon and PalestineOffers detailed case studies of the ways in which academics, students and university authorities are resisting a new climate of pro-Israel censorship, going b ...
