"In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-win…
Les Manuscrits de 1844 sont l'un des textes les plus célèbres de Marx, à juste titre puisqu'un certain nombre de thèmes fondamentaux y trouvent leurs formulations philosophiques classiques. Ces manuscrits font en outre l'objet d'un regain d'intérêt dont témoignent plusieurs trad…
The Urban Uncanny" explores through ten engaging essays the slippage or mismatch between our expectations of the city-as the organised and familiar environments in which citizens live, work, and go about their lives-and the often surprising and unsettling experiences it evokes. …
Philosopher John Lachs observes that humans today live a life of comfort but that it comes at a cost: our increasing unhappiness. In the Cost of Comfort, Lachs contemplates what humans need in order to live fulfilled lives in today's world. While comfort has not always reached e…
