Cultural Studies

The work provides an overview of debates in political philosophy, ethics, and legal philosophy, highlighting their connections with law and legal policy. It is aimed at students and scholars who wish to learn about fundamental debates and new developments in related disciplines.

The present 13th edition of the casebook, now edited by Alexander Thiele, has been thoroughly revised and updated. The focus is now more strongly on institutional EU law.

This guide to a scholarly exegesis of Old Testament texts is designed especially for students without knowledge of Hebrew. At the same time, it introduces theology students who do know Hebrew to the established methods.

Diagnoses of a widespread »irrationality« of private households in financial matters belong to the standard repertoire of financial self-help literature. Philipp Neeb traces the historical emergence of expectations of rationality within this genre and, from a sociological perspective, exposes their latencies and consequential problems.