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“SHINING BITS OF METAL”: MONEY, PROPERTY, AND THE IMAGINATION IN HUME’S POLITICAL ECONOMY “闪亮的金属碎片”:休谟政治经济学中的金钱、财产和想象力

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0265052520000126

Timothy M. Costelloe

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SOY volume 37 issue 1 Cover and Front matter 大豆杂志第37卷第1期封面和封面

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0265052520000151

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THE VALUE OF IDEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AMONG UNIVERSITY FACULTY 高校教师思想多样性的价值

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0265052521000066

Keith E. Whittington

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SOY volume 37 issue 2 Cover and Back matter 大豆杂志第37卷第2期封面和封底

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0265052521000170

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FREEDOM OF THOUGHT? 思想自由?

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0265052521000054

F. Schauer

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PERSECUTION AND THE ART OF FREEDOM: ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE PRESS AND FREE SPEECH IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY 迫害与自由的艺术:亚历克西斯·德·托克维尔论民主社会中新闻自由和言论自由的重要性

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S026505252100011X

Khalil M. Habib

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HOW SHOULD WE RECONCILE SELF-REGARDING AND PRO-SOCIAL MOTIVATIONS? A RENAISSANCE OF “DAS ADAM SMITH PROBLEM” 我们应该如何调和自我关注和亲社会动机?“亚当·斯密问题”的复兴

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0265052520000059

Natalie Gold

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CONTRIBUTORS 贡献者

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0265052521000157

Mary-Catherine Harrison

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DATING THROUGH THE FILTERS 通过过滤器约会

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S0265052521000133

Karim Nader

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THE AUTHORITY OF THE SACRED VICTIM 神圣受害者的权威

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Social Philosophy & Policy Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/S026505252100008X

M. McGrath

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