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Lyman Tower Sargent

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Peter L. Berger

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Fredric Jameson

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Maurice Halbwachs

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Michel Foucault

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Sue Halpern

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David Livingstone Smith

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Richard Sennett

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Jürgen Habermas

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Vision of the Future
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Mortimer J. Adler

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Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck: Why We Can't Look Away
Eric G. Wilson

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Transhumanism: A Grimoire of Alchemical Agendas
Transhumanism: A Grimoire of Alchemical Agendas
Joseph P. Farrell

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The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves
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Andrew Potter

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Does Ethics Have a Chance in a World of Consumers?
Zygmunt Bauman

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Making the Social World: The Structure of Human Civilization
Making the Social World: The Structure of Human Civilization
John Rogers Searle

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Speed Limits: Where Time Went and Why We Have So Little Left
Speed Limits: Where Time Went and Why We Have So Little Left
Mark C. Taylor

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Ends and Means: An Inquiry into the Nature of Ideals and into the Methods Employed for Their Realization
Ends and Means: An Inquiry into the Nature of Ideals and into the Methods Employed for Their Realization
Aldous Huxley

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Pour une critique de l'économie politique du signe
Pour une critique de l'économie politique du signe
Jean Baudrillard

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Friendship
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A.C. Grayling

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Feminist Politics and Human Nature (Philosophy & Society)
Feminist Politics and Human Nature (Philosophy & Society)
Alison M. Jaggar

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Environmentalism in Popular Culture: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and the Politics of the Natural
Environmentalism in Popular Culture: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and the Politics of the Natural
Noel Sturgeon

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Blackness Visible: Essays on Philosophy and Race
Blackness Visible: Essays on Philosophy and Race
Charles W. Mills

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Critique de la vie quotidienne
Critique de la vie quotidienne
Henri Lefebvre

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The Politics of Restorative Justice: A Critical Introduction, Second Edition
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Andrew Woolford

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Commonalities among these books on social philosophy include philosophical explorations of various concepts, such as history, language, randomness, probability, religious toleration, individual liberty, democracy, human nature and capabilities, kindness, power dynamics in society, craftsmanship, morality and social policy. Many of the books also delve into the relationship between humans and the natural world. Furthermore, several of the books examine societal issues such as feminism and social justice. Finally, some of the books offer critiques of contemporary society and its obsession with images or capitalism.

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