Inscribed by the author to the American philosopher Roderick Firth (1917-1987), a colleague of Nozick’s at Harvard, “For Rod, Fondly Bob August, 1981” in blue ink to the front free endpaper. Philosoph...

Podcast · Zachary Baker · The Great Philosophers with Bryan Magee is a BBC series originally broadcasted in 1987. Magee has enlightening and important philosophical conversations with some of the most...

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

De ongelijkheid tussen rijk en arm is niet zo’n groot probleem, aldus de Zweedse econoom Daniel Waldenström. De afgelopen 100 jaar zijn mensen in Westerse landen rijker en gelijker geworden. Volkskran...

Is there a limit to how much wealth one person should be allowed to accumulate? Ingrid Robeyns believes there should be. She conducts research into inequality and is the founder of ‘limitarianism’. This is particularly relevant at a time when the wealth of the super-rich continues to increase. Limitarianism is a scientifically based worldview. It is an example of how the political philosopher Robeyns challenges thinking about justice, democracy and climate issues. She is receiving this year’s Stevin Prize in recognition of her achievements in knowledge utilisation.

Assistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leiden University is currently looking for at least two (2) assistant professors in Poli...