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What is the future for progressive politics in advanced capitalism? With its political fortunes so low, how might the Left move forward?

These essays from leading left intellectuals - Dean Baker, Fred Block, David Coates, Hilary Wainwright, Colin Crouch, Wolfgang Streeck, Leo Panitch, Sam Gindin and Matthew Watson - reflect on the scale and nature of the task that the Left now faces and consider the following questions: (1) What in modern capitalism has brought the Left to this impasse?; (2) What role has the Left played in its own failings?; (3) What lessons can be learnt for progressive politics going forward?; and (4) What are the immediate options and how can they best be pursued?

The views and opinions expressed vary, but all offer searching insights into the task the Left now faces. All point to the intellectual and practical experience on which the Left now needs to draw as it deals with its contemporary challenges. These essays represent a major statement on the future for centre-left politics and offer a frank appraisal of the Left's current capacity to keep conservatism at bay and to strengthen radical politics again.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Socialism.

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20 gesprekken over hoop, realiteitszin, daadkracht en houvast. Petra De Sutter was dertig jaar lang fertiliteitsarts. Vaak denkt ze terug aan de kinderen die ze toen op de wereld bracht. Als politica vraagt ze zich af wat zij vinden van de wereld vandaag, waarvoor Petra zich mee verantwoordelijk voelt. Wat kan ze doen om mensen hoop te bieden in deze soms verwarrende tijden? Als wetenschapper en als politica laat Petra De Sutter zich graag uitdagen. Daarom ging ze op zoek naar antwoorden in gesprekken met inspirerende mensen: specialisten, ervaringsdeskundigen, kunstenaars, jongeren, ouderen, politici en wetenschappers. Allemaal buigen ze zich samen met Petra over die ene grote vraag: ‘Wie redt de toekomst?’ Over wat er op ons afkomt en wat 20 inspirerende mensen ons daarover vertellen: Denneth en Dirk Ahles, Nadia Aimé, Khalid Benhaddou, Hans Bruyninckx, Maaike Cafmeyer, Peter De Caluwe, Inti De Ceukelaire, Ignaas Devisch, Ann Dooms, Dalilla Hermans, Eva en Maaike IJsebaert, Naomi Izabela, Aline Muylaert, Philsan Osman, Kate Raworth, Selah Sue, Lieven Vanlommel, Koen Vanmechelen, Valerie Van Peel, David Van Reybrouck en Paul verhaeghe

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Philosophical anthropology

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A philosopher and historian, Adam Ferguson occupies a unique place within eighteenth-century Scottish thought. Distinguished by a moral and historical bent, his work is framed within a teleological outlook that upholds the importance of action and virtue.

Philosophy. --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Ferguson, Adam

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In this book, Mary Townsend proposes that, contrary to the current scholarship on Plato's Republic, Socrates does not in fact set out to prove the weakness of women. Rather, she argues that close attention to the drama of the Republic reveals that Plato dramatizes the reluctance of men to allow women into the public sphere and offers a deeply aporetic vision of women's nature and political position--a vision full of concern not only for the human community, but for the desires of women themselves. --! From back cover.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Plato --- Women. --- Plato. --- Republic (Plato)

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This book offers a new theoretical framework for free speech by critically analyzing the major justifications for free speech. Unlike most theories that justify free speech on single grounds, this book argues for a justification; namely the double grounded principled approach; that combines and revises the arguments of equal autonomy and democratic participation at the same time. It claims that a revised and critical blending of these two justifications can serve free speech to be grounded on strong principled arguments. The book has both a theoretical and practical focus: first, it discusses the conceptual circumstances of free speech and major theoretical justifications for free speech and then, it applies the developed theoretical framework to the cases of academic freedom, media freedom and hate speech separately. This volume will appeal to readers who are interested in general free speech theories as well as readers who look for an alternative view on specific topics such as academic freedom, media freedom and hate speech.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- politiek --- politieke filosofie --- Freedom of speech.