"Neither Marx nor Nietzsche first gave us theory - Hegel did. In The birth of theory, Andrew Cole supports this contention in a bold new account of Hegel's dialectic and its influence on everyone from Marx and the English Hegelians to Nietzsche, Bakhtin, Deleuze and Jameson. Wit…
Modern theory needs a history lesson. Neither Marx nor Nietzsche first gave us theory-Hegel did. To support this contention, Andrew Cole's The Birth of Theory presents a refreshingly clear and lively account of the origins and legacy of Hegel's dialectic as theory. Cole explains…
Kant's theory of biology has emerged as an important field of study within Kant scholarship. The volume Kant's Theory of Biology contains 15 essays by leading international Kant scholars and philosophers of biology. Topics discussed include 17th- and 18th-century biological theo…
Monograph on the theoretical aspects of employment, with particular reference to unemployment and full employment - covers the effect of demand for consumer goods and consumption patterns, the implications of changes in investment and saving, profits, wages, prices, monetary pol…
In formulating a notion of filmic reality, The Reality of Film offers a novel way of understanding our relationship to cinema. It argues that cinema need not be understood in terms of its capacities to refer to, reproduce or represent reality, but should be understood in terms o…
Defamiliarisation or ostrannenie, the artistic technique of forcing the audience to see common things in an unfamiliar or strange way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar, ihas become one of the central concept of modern artistic practice, ranging over movements inclu…
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In this short and accessible introductory text, Gianfrano Poggi offers a masterly account of the most important themes in Weber's writings. Assuming no previous knowledge of Weber's writings, the book focuses on his conception of sociology, social process, religion, and the gene…
