Steven Lukes Pořadí knih

A whirlwind tour through the utopias of modernity The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is a brilliant fictional excursion through Western political philosophy from one of our most original thinkers. Professor Caritat, a middle-aged Candide, walks naively from his native land to the neighbouring countries of Utilitaria, Communitaria, and Libertaria on a quest to find the best of all possible worlds. Freed from the confines of his ivory tower, this wandering intellectual is made to confront the perplexed state of modern thinking in a dazzling comedy of ideas.

"The third edition of this seminal work includes the original text, first published in 1974, the updates and reflections from the second edition and two groundbreaking new chapters. Power: A Radical View assesses the main debates about how to conceptualize and study power, including the influential contributions of Michel Foucault. The new material includes a development of Lukes's theory of power and presents empirical cases to exemplify this. Including a refreshed introduction, this third edition brings a book that has consolidated its reputation as a classic work and a major reference point within Social and Political Theory to a whole new audience. It can be used on modules across the Social and Political Sciences dealing with the concept of power and its manifestation in the world. It is also essential reading for all undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in the history of Social and Political Thought."--Publisher's website

Everyone holds beliefs. So what gives us the right to judge the behaviour of others in a world where ethics seem increasingly diverse and conflicting? Do universal human rights exist, or do we just have to accept that there's an irreparable moral discord between us and the other?

Esej bývalého českého prezidenta, spisovatele a dramatika Václava Havla, poprvé vydaná roku 1989 nakladatelstvím Host. Havel v ní popisuje fenomén disidentství v post-totalitních režimech. Pojmenovává ho "moc bezmocných", což naznačuje úsilí disidentů konat společenská a politická rozhodnutí, ale nezakládat přitom svou moc na instituci státu. Autor také poukazuje na působení ideologie skrze obyčejný lid, který se následně nevědomky stává nástrojem k opakovaném uplatňování a utvrzování totalitní moci. Esej je věnovaná filosofu Janu Patočkovi, na kterého Havel odkazuje návrhem vlastního politického programu, který nazývá "ivot v pravdě". Mimo něj Havel odkazuje i na řadu dalších filosofů, např. Heideggera, a rozebírá mnoho socio-politických konceptů. Podnětná esej od jednoho z nejvýraznějších českých intelektuálů, která si zaslouží pozornost i dnes.