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

新しい政治思想史－古代ギリシアから現代世界まで
Sheldon, Garrett Ward, The New History of Political Theory: Ancient Greece to the Modern World. 206 pp. 2023:8 (P. Lang, SZ) <714-465>
ISBN 978-1-63667-295-3 paper ¥11,735.- (税込) SFR 47.00 *

This book contains a concise presentation of the major political theories underlying the Western tradition and contemporary ideological debates in America and the world. From the Ancients, Plato and Aristotle, to contemporary Americans, Rawls and Nozick, the book examines each thinker’s conception of Human Nature, Political Society and Social Ethics. Extensive excerpts from the original writings and their relation to American political principles distinguish this valuable text.

スピノザとマルクスの労働の政治論
Read, Jason, The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work. 224 pp. 2024:2 (Verso, UK) <714-19>
ISBN 978-1-83976-762-3 paper ¥4,840.- (税込) GB￡ 16.99 *

Even as the rewards of work decline and its demands on us increase, many people double-down on their commitment to wage slavery-working harder, doing overtime, and learning to hustle. To paraphrase Spinoza, why do people fight to be exploited as if it were liberation?To find the answer, The Double Shift turns to the intersection of Marx and Spinoza and examines contemporary ideologies and the modern phenomena of work-motivational meetings at Apple Stores, the culture of Silicon Valley, as well as film and television, from Office Space to Better Call Saul-to argue for the transformation of our collective imagination and attachment to work.

ホッブズの『リヴァイアサン』における使命としての主権
Hoye, Matthew, Sovereignty as a Vocation in Hobbes's Leviathan: New foundations, Statecraft, and Virtue. 318 pp. 2023:12 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <714-10>
ISBN 978-94-6372-809-6 hard ¥33,333.- (税込) GB￡ 117.00 *

This book argues that the fundamental foundation of Hobbes's political philosophy in Leviathan is wise, generous, loving, sincere, just, and valiant-in sum, magnanimous-statecraft, whereby sovereigns aim to realize natural justice, manifest as eminent and other-regarding virtue. It proposes that concerns over the virtues of the natural person bearing the office of the sovereign suffuse Hobbes's political philosophy, defining both his theory of new foundations and his critiques of law and obligation. These aspects of Hobbes's thought are new to Leviathan, as they respond to limitations in his early works in political theory, Elements and De Cive-limitations made apparent by the civil wars and the regicide of Charles I. Though new, this book argues that they tap into ancient political and philosophical ideas, foremostly the variously celebrated, mystified, and maligned figure of the orator founder.

今日の資本主義と民主主義の間の緊張関係－J.S.ミルとJ.A.シュンペーターの視点から
Bas Dinar, Guelenay / Akdere, Cinla, Tensions Between Capitalism and Democracy Today: From the Perspective of J. S. Mill and J. A. Schumpeter. (Palgrave Pivot) 127 pp. 2024 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <714-120>
ISBN 978-3-031-45546-9 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99 *

This book examines the intellectual ideas that underpin our understanding of capitalism. Framing these debates through the work on John Stuart Mill and Joseph Schumpeter, the development of democracy and its relationship with capitalism is explored to provide insight into the rationality of individuals and the distribution of power. By analysing the evolution of economic systems, ideas relating to democracy, capitalism, liberalism, competition, and elites are also defined.This book aims to inform current economic and political debates and to highlight new forms of democracy and capitalism. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the political economy and the history of economic thought.