Using the electron--or rather its representation--as a historical actor, Theodore Arabatzis illustrates the emergence and gradual consolidation of its representation in physics, its career throughout old quantum theory, and its appropriation and reinterpretation by chemists. As …
'Aesthetics and Architecture' places analytical philosophical aesthetics at the heart of thinking about, and looking at, architecture. It looks at classic and contemporary aesthetic and philosophical views of architecture.
This book presents a Foucauldian problematisation analysis of crime, with a particular focus on the twentieth century. It considers how crime has been conceived as problem and, by scrutinising the responses that have been adapted to deal with crime, demonstrates how a range of p…
Based on scientific understanding and empirical evidence of how humans understand and interact with robotic and autonomous systems, this book reviews the concerns that have been raised around the deployment of AI and robots in human society, and the potential for disruption and …
This book provides an accessible guide to the philosophy of education, its scope, its key thinkers and movements, and its potential contribution to a range of educational concerns.
Karl Polanyi: the limits of the market
by Dale, Gareth
fromKey Contemporary Thinkers Series