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'A fabulous journey through thirty years of political and intellectual ferment ... will reorient our reading of Foucault's major works' Didier EribonThe Essential Works of Michel Foucault offers the definitive collection of his articles, interviews and seminars from...
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Penguin
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2019-11-14
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This book looks at facets in the history of capitalism from the Enlightenment period, through the emergence of the American Empire in the Pacific, and to the contemporary era of neoliberal globalization.This re-telling of history is done by drawing from the works of E....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-11-11
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The triumph of technological rationality and of the sciences as a whole has by no means provided answers to humanity’s great questions. Instead, it has raised new and old questions and problems. To orient ourselves in the twenty-first century, we must take a new look at...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2019-11-11
Collection :
Theory Redux
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Dieses Handbuch vermittelt umfassend und systematisch alle Grundlagen zur politischen Theorie und Philosophie des Kommunitarismus.
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Springer VS
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2019-11-11
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Dieses Buch trägt die Nietzsche-Rezeption im deutschsprachigen Raum anhand der bedeutendsten Autorinnen und Autoren zusammen, wobei neben der philosophischen auch die soziologische Rezeption berücksichtigt wird. Es dokumentiert die spannenden Veränderungen des...
Editeur :
J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2019-11-10
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Socialism has made a dramatic comeback in the 21st century. In the wake of financial crisis, mounting inequality and social decay, it seems more relevant than ever. Nobody who seeks to understand contemporary politics can ignore it. In this book, leading scholar...
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Polity
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2019-11-08
Collection :
Key Concepts in Political Theory
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‘Suddenly the universe appears in a new and much more revealing perspective. A splendid introduction to this fascinating idea' Philip PullmanFrom a leading philosopher of mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new picture of human...
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Ebury Digital
Parution :
2019-11-07
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In this volume, Karl Ameriks explores 'Kantian subjects' in three senses.In Part I, he first clarifies the most distinctive features-such as freedom and autonomy-of Kant's notion of what it is for us to be a subject. Other chapters then consider related 'subjects' that...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-11-07
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In this volume, Karl Ameriks explores 'Kantian subjects' in three senses.In Part I, he first clarifies the most distinctive features-such as freedom and autonomy-of Kant's notion of what it is for us to be a subject. Other chapters then consider related 'subjects' that...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-11-07
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Were it not for shadows there would be no beauty.Nothing evokes the calm and nuance of the traditional Japanese aesthetic more profoundly than this book. Tanizaki’s eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, even toilets, examining the design and feel of the intimate...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2019-11-07
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This edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of human-animal interactions in Asia throughout history. With twelve thematically-arranged chapters, this book examines the diverse roles that beasts, livestock, and fish — real and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-11-06
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In The Metaphysics of the Material World, Tad M. Schmaltz traces a particular development of the metaphysics of the material world in early modern thought. The route Schmaltz follows derives from a critique of Spinoza in the work of Pierre Bayle. Bayle charged in...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-11-05
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Aesthetic and political representation are often treated separately, but this book argues that film offers a unique perspective through which to understand the dangers to equality and freedom that lurk in representative politics. The potential problems of representative...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-11-04
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This open access book provides both a broad perspective and a focused examination of cow care as a subject of widespread ethical concern in India, and increasingly in other parts of the world. In the face of what has persisted as a highly charged political issue over...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-11-02
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Many philosophers have shown sympathy to the thought that reality is fundamentally positive. Julio De Rizzo formulates this idea precisely by means of the notion of grounding, and examines how the resulting thesis fares with respect to three much discussed classes of...
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J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2019-11-02
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Over the last few decades, skepticism about political and moral experts has grown into a serious social problem, undermining the functioning of liberal democratic regimes. Indeed, meritocracy-that is, government by hard working, public-spirited people with high levels...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-11-01
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Dieses Buch zeichnet ein knappes Bild von Karl Jaspers‘ ungewöhnlichem Leben und von seiner Philosophie. Der Leser lernt eine tapfere Persönlichkeit kennen, die ein Leben zwischen den Extremen bewältigen musste. Bedroht durch eine unheilbare Krankheit und bedrängt durch...
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J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2019-11-01
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Max Bense (1910–1990) gilt als Vorreiter der Computerkunst und der Technikphilosophie und war ein engagierter Förderer von Kunst und Literatur, Promotor interdisziplinären Denkens und politischer Provokateur. Häufig ist es bei der Auseinandersetzung mit Bense jedoch bei...
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J.B. Metzler
Parution :
2019-11-01
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Der Widerspruch zwischen dem empirischen Befund faktischer gesellschaftlicher Ungleichheit und der idealen Forderung nach Gleichheit ist der Ausgangspunkt des Jahrbuchs: Soziale Ungleichheit und ihre Folgen stellen ein massives Problem für die Stabilität moderner...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2019-10-31
Collection :
Interdisziplinäre Anthropologie
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This handbook brings together essays in the philosophy of film and motion pictures from authorities across the spectrum. It boasts contributions from philosophers and film theorists alike, with many essays employing pluralist approaches to this interdisciplinary...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-10-30
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