Aspect philosophique

Gaming: essays on algorithmic culture

by Galloway, Alexander R.

fromElectronic mediations

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« In Gaming, Alexander R. Galloway considers the video game as a distinct cultural form that demands a new and unique interpretive framework. Using examples from more than fifty video games, Galloway constructs a classification system of action in video games, and, ultimately of…

Poverty in the Roman world

by Osborne, Robin, Atkins, E. M., (E. Margaret)

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What is poverty? What is to be done about it? These are difficult questions in any period. This book looks at how Romans thought about the poor and about the appropriate ways to relieve poverty. It considers their political importance and how far the rise of Christianity affecte…

Immanuel Wallerstein and the problem of the world: system, scale, culture

by Palumbo-Liu, David, Robbins, Bruce, Tanoukhi, Nirvana

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Du site de l'éditeur: In this collection of essays, leading cultural theorists consider the meaning and implications of world-scale humanist scholarship by engaging with Immanuel Wallerstein's world-systems analysis. The renowned sociologist developed his influential critical fr…

Regulating toxic substances: a philosophy of science and the law

by Cranor, Carl F.

fromEnvironmental ethics and science policy

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"The role of science in the control of toxic substances is an important public philosophical issue, yet until now has received little discussion by philosophers. Regulating Toxic Substances addresses this subject in a way that speaks both to a well-informed public and to experts…

"This volume assembles leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines and countries to debate multiculturalism in theory and practice. The volume is grouped around four central questions raised by multiculturalism : (1) Is universalism ethnocentric? (2) Does multiculturalism …

The body in question: a socio-cultural approach

by Petersen, Alan R.,, Ph. D.

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"Why is there currently such strong academic and popular interest in 'the body' in contemporary societies? What factors shape our conceptions of the body, its naturalness, health and normality? What is the mind-body dualism and why should it matter? This book examines these and …

Facebook and philosophy: what's on your mind?

by Wittkower, D. E.

fromPopular culture and philosophy

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This volume is an entertaining, multi-faceted exploration of what Facebook means for us and for our relationships. Facebook is a social networking service and website that launched in 2004. Users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange messages, i…

La crise sans fin: essai sur l'expérience moderne du temps

by Revault d'Allonnes, Myriam

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C'est une évidence : on ne parle plus aujourd'hui d'une crise succédant à d'autres crises - et préludant à d'autres encore -, mais de « la crise », qui plus est d'une crise globale qui touche aussi bien la finance que l'éducation, la culture, le couple ou l'environnement. Ce con…