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In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spre...

In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spre...

The great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Grou...

The great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Grou...

In his recent writings on religion and secularization, Habermas has challenged reason to clarify its relation to religious experience and to engage...

In his recent writings on religion and secularization, Habermas has challenged reason to clarify its relation to religious experience and to engage...

‘Islamophobia’ is a term that has existed since the nineteenth century. But in recent decades, argues Pascal Bruckner in his controversial new book...

‘Islamophobia’ is a term that has existed since the nineteenth century. But in recent decades, argues Pascal Bruckner in his controversial new book...

Communication and artificial intelligence (AI) are closely related. It is communication – particularly interpersonal conversational interaction – t...

Communication and artificial intelligence (AI) are closely related. It is communication – particularly interpersonal conversational interaction – t...

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to fiction in the English-speaking world during the period from 1970 to the present day. During t...

This volume comprises Adorno's first lectures specifically dedicated to the subject of the dialectic, a concept which has been key to philosophical...

This volume comprises Adorno's first lectures specifically dedicated to the subject of the dialectic, a concept which has been key to philosophical...

Written by one of the world’s leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary wo...

Written by one of the world’s leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary wo...

This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues an...

This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues an...

We live our entire lives in an information society, but too frequently feel like we are rushing to catch up with the latest technological changes. ...

Journalism remains a vital, irreplaceable institution in the public sphere, even though technology, political and economic trends, and globalizatio...

Journalism remains a vital, irreplaceable institution in the public sphere, even though technology, political and economic trends, and globalizatio...

In this engaging and wide-ranging new book, Nikk Effingham provides an introduction to contemporary ontology - the study of what exists - and it...

In this engaging and wide-ranging new book, Nikk Effingham provides an introduction to contemporary ontology - the study of what exists - and it...

This new textbook is a lively and highly accessible introduction to philosophy. From the fundamental issues of philosophical thought to the latest ...