Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

ホッブズの二つの科学－政治学、幾何学、哲学の構造
Adams, Marcus P., Hobbes's Two Sciences: Politics, Geometry, and the Structure of Philosophy. 248 pp. 2025:2 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <736-15>
ISBN 978-0-19-892468-5 hard ¥22,022.- (税込) GB￡ 77.00

Seventeenth-Century Thinker Thomas Hobbes maintained that his philosophy constituted a unified system, but in what precise sense did he think that the branches of his philosophy were unified? This question has provoked extensive scholarship over the last half-century. Answering it is essential not only to understanding Hobbes's philosophy generally, but how one answers it significantly impacts our understanding of the Leviathan, his most influential work, and of the Laws of Nature, the foundation of his political philosophy. Hobbes's Two Sciences answers the question of philosophical unificiation by situating Hobbes's politics within his account of scientific knowledge as constructed by humans—an epistemology founded on the idea that makers have special access to causal knowledge—and by demonstrating that the relationship between pure and mixed mathematics provided him with a model for thinking about relationships between geometry and natural philosophy and between politics and history. Marcus P. Adams explores how this understanding of Hobbes's systematic philosophy impacts three long-standing areas of scholarship on Hobbes and the History of Early Modern Philosophy and provides a new view on Hobbes's system .

Foster, James, The Problem of God in Thomas Reid. (Elements in the Problems of God) 75 pp. 2024:12 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <736-16>
ISBN 978-1-009-53903-6 hard ¥14,296.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-009-27059-5 paper ¥4,862.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

Thomas Reid was a theist and a philosopher; yet the exact relationship between philosophy and theology in his works is unclear and disputed. The aim of this book is to clarify this relationship along three lines by exploring the status, function, and detachability of theism with respect to Reid's philosophy. Regarding the first I argue that belief in the existence of God is, for Reid, a non-inferential first principle. Regarding the second I argue that theism plays at least six different roles in Reid's philosophy. And, regarding the third, I argue that, despite this, theism is largely detachable from Reid's concept of human rationality and philosophy. What emerges is a picture of the relationship between philosophy and theology in which both inquiries are motivated by natural human curiosity, and both are founded on principles of common sense.

ルソーとリベラルな国際秩序の限界
King, Joshua, Rousseau and the Limits of the Liberal International Order. (The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought) 192 pp. 2025:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <736-17>
ISBN 978-3-031-69928-3 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's international thought anticipates many of the political dynamics that have arisen through globalization and great power competition. Rousseau and the Limits of the Liberal International Order considers Rousseau as a critic and a reformer of international politics, arguing that Rousseau's account of liberty drives his approach to the international realm. Rousseau's work provides an incisive critique. He dismantles notions of economic rationalism, rejects the preference for administration over self-governance, and encourages strategies of resistance as a meaningful response to great power rivalry. To address these concerns, Rousseau affirms an approach to international politics that is closely related to his account of political liberty. For Rousseau, liberty develops through one's carefully chosen obligations that encourage self-rule, limit dependence on others, and constrain the irrational motives of politics. To pursue these goals, Rousseau proposes civic education and national institutions that cultivate a sense shared of humanity and limit the use of war. These alternatives moderate the desire for status and establish a form of national interest directed towards contentment and pluralism rather than competition. Rousseau acknowledges significant limits to these solutions. Citizenship creates substantive divisions among human beings, and the pursuit of national self-sufficiency may leave the state vulnerable to more powerful neighbors. Emphasizing these trade-offs draws attention to competing sources of human obligation and to the unsatisfying ways that international politics attempts to harmonize them.

モンテスキュー
Manin, Bernard, Montesquieu. (L'avocat du diable / Glassine) 243 p. 2024:9 (Hermann, FR) <736-18>
ISBN 979-10-370-4037-4 paper ¥5,649.- (税込) EUR 24.00

Plotnikov, Nikolaj, Konzepte der 'Person' in der russischen Ideengeschichte: Studien zum interkulturellen Begriffstransfer. (Wiener Slawistischer Almanach - Sonderbaende 103) 330 pp. 2024:7 (P. Lang, SZ) <736-19>
ISBN 978-3-631-89629-7 hard ¥21,819.- (税込) SFR 87.00

V.L.スミス著　A.スミスの社会理論
Smith, Vernon L., Adam Smith's Theory of Society: Social Rules for Order in Society and Economy. 644 pp. 2024:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <736-20>
ISBN 978-3-031-68493-7 paper ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

Many people are intrigued by the theories of Adam Smith, particularly those found within The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS). The ideas in his 18th-century manuscript are abstract, dense, and philosophical. Consequently, the insights from Adam Smith can be inaccessible to those who seek to understand these teachings. This book by Vernon L. Smith clarifies and contextualizes Adam Smith's work, making it more approachable for modern readers. It provides over 400 key passages from the Douglas Stewart edition (Henry G. Bohn) of TMS, presenting these ideas with modern context from Vernon L. Smith in a clear and concise manner. The book is structured to allow readers to explore one or two passages a day, providing a gradual and thorough understanding of the ideas that influence societal order and moral foundations. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of Adam Smith's insights into societal order and human interaction. The book offers practical context to the 18th-century text, making it relevant for contemporary audiences, including economists, social scientists, and philosophers. By breaking down complex teachings into manageable daily readings, the book equips readers with the knowledge to appreciate and apply Adam Smith's theories in their own lives and professional fields.