Polity

As people throughout the world react to globalization and revert to nationalism, they are proclaiming distinct cultural identities for themselves. ...

In this book Jürgen Habermas offers a wide-ranging reflection on his life and work and on the factors that shaped the development of his thought. H...

A defining feature of being human is our ability to think. We refer to ourselves, after all, as Homo sapiens. But in a world where experiencing and...

A defining feature of being human is our ability to think. We refer to ourselves, after all, as Homo sapiens. But in a world where experiencing and...

In Thinking After Heidegger, David Wood takes up the challenge posed by Heidegger - that after the end of philosophy we need to learn to think. But...

In Thinking After Heidegger, David Wood takes up the challenge posed by Heidegger - that after the end of philosophy we need to learn to think. But...

In his previous books Alain Touraine analysed the great changes that have transformed our personal and collective lives; in this new book he shows ...

In his previous books Alain Touraine analysed the great changes that have transformed our personal and collective lives; in this new book he shows ...

What exactly is involved in using particular case histories to think systematically about social, psychological and historical processes? Can one ...

What exactly is involved in using particular case histories to think systematically about social, psychological and historical processes? Can one ...

When we imagine the polar regions, we see a largely lifeless world covered in snow and ice where icebergs drift listlessly through frozen waters, l...

When we imagine the polar regions, we see a largely lifeless world covered in snow and ice where icebergs drift listlessly through frozen waters, l...

This is not a diary: while these observations were recorded in autumn 2010 and spring 2011 in the form of dated entries, they are not a personal ...

This is not a diary: while these observations were recorded in autumn 2010 and spring 2011 in the form of dated entries, they are not a personal ...

In 2008, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon acquired a painting called The Flight into Egypt which was attributed to the French artist Nicolas Poussi...

Thomas More remains one of the most enigmatic thinkers in history, due in large part to the enduring mysteries surrounding his best-known work, Uto...

Thomas More remains one of the most enigmatic thinkers in history, due in large part to the enduring mysteries surrounding his best-known work, Uto...

The massive disparity between the relative wealth of most citizens in affluent countries and the profound poverty of billions of people struggling ...

The massive disparity between the relative wealth of most citizens in affluent countries and the profound poverty of billions of people struggling ...

Since its acquisition and rebranding in 2018, TikTok has become one of the fastest growing platforms in the world. Moreover, it's the first Chinese...

Since its acquisition and rebranding in 2018, TikTok has become one of the fastest growing platforms in the world. Moreover, it's the first Chinese...

Timber is a vital resource that is all around us. It is the house that shelters us, the furniture we relax in, the books we read, the paper we prin...

Timber is a vital resource that is all around us. It is the house that shelters us, the furniture we relax in, the books we read, the paper we prin...

"Helga Nowotny's exploration of the forms and meaning of time in contemporary life is panoramic without in any way partaking of the blandness of a ...