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The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
We probably went to school for what felt like a very long time. We
probably took care with our homework. Along the way we surely
learnt intriguing things about equations, the erosion of glaciers,
the history of the Middle Ages, and the tenses of foreign
languages. But why, despite all the lessons we sat through, were we
never taught the really important things that dominate and trouble
our lives: who to start a relationship with, how to trust people,
how to understand one's psyche, how to move on from sorrow or
betrayal, and how to cope with anxiety and shame? The School of
Life is an organisation dedicated to teaching a range of emotional
lessons that we need in order to lead fulfilled and happy lives -
and that schools routinely forget to teach us. This book is a
collection of our most essential lessons, delivered with directness
and humanity, covering topics from love to career, childhood trauma
to loneliness. To read the book is to be invited to lead kinder,
richer and more authentic lives - and to complete an education we
began but still badly need to finish. This is homework to help us
make the most of the rest of our lives.
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Thinking Woman
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Presents a new philosophy of gender categories, going beyond binary
oppositions Introduces some novel concepts, such as 'gender feels'
and applies hermeneutical injustice theory to gender One of the
first books to use analytic philosophy to disentangle a lot of the
confusing debates around gender, which are still rooted in
physiological differences
This timely collection of essays by leading international scholars
across religious studies and the environmental humanities advances
a lively discussion on materialism in its many forms. While there
is little agreement on what ‘materialism’ means, it is evident
that there is a resurgence in thinking about matter in more
animated and active ways. The volume explores how debates
concerning the new materialisms impinge on religious traditions and
the extent to which religions, with their material culture and
beliefs in the Divine within the material, can make a creative
contribution to debates about ecological materialisms. Spanning a
broad range of themes, including politics, architecture,
hermeneutics, literature and religion, the book brings together a
series of discussions on materialism in the context of diverse
methodologies and approaches. The volume investigates a range of
issues including space and place, hierarchy and relationality, the
relationship between nature and society, human and other agencies,
and worldviews and cultural values. Drawing on literary and
critical theory, and queer, philosophical, theological and social
theoretical approaches, this ground-breaking book will make an
important contribution to the environmental humanities. It will be
a key read for postgraduate students, researchers and scholars in
religious studies, cultural anthropology, literary studies,
philosophy and environmental studies.
The Rise of the Radical Right in the Global South is the first
academic study—adopting an interdisciplinary and international
perspective—to offer a comprehensive and groundbreaking framework
for understanding the emergence and consolidation of different
radical-right movements in Global South countries in the
twenty-first century. From deforestation and the anti-vaccine
movement in Bolsonaro’s Brazil to the massacre of religious
minorities in Modi’s India, the rise of the radical right in the
Global South is in the news every day. Not long ago, some of these
countries were globally celebrated as emerging economies that
consolidated vibrant democracies. Nonetheless, they never overcame
structural problems including economic inequality, social violence,
cultural conservatism, and political authoritarianism. Featuring
case studies from Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa,
and more generally from Africa and Latin America, this book
analyses future scenarios and current alternatives to this
political movement to the radical right. It proposes a shift of
focus in examining such a trend, adopting a view from the Global
South; conventional theoretical tools developed around the
experience in Global North countries are not enough. The authors
show that the radical right in the Global South should be analysed
through specific lenses, considering national historical patterns
of political and economic development and instability. They also
warn that researching these countries may differ from contexts
where democratic institutions are more reliable. This does not mean
abandoning a transnational understanding of the radical right;
rather, it calls for the opposite: the chapters examine how the
radical right is invented, adapted, modified, and resisted in
specific regions of the globe. This volume will be of interest to
all those researching the radical right and the politics of
development and the Global South.
The rapid advancement of technology has led to an explosion of
speculative theories about what the future of humankind may look
like. These "technological futurisms" have arisen from significant
advances in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology and
information technology and are drawing growing scrutiny from the
philosophical and theological communities. This text seeks to
contextualize the growing literature on the cultural, philosophical
and religious implications of technological growth by considering
technological futurisms such as transhumanism in the context of the
long historical tradition of technological dreaming. Michael
Burdett traces the latent religious sources of our contemporary
technological imagination by looking at visionary approaches to
technology and the future in seminal technological utopias and
science fiction and draws on past theological responses to the
technological future with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Jacques
Ellul. Burdett's argument arrives at a contemporary Christian
response to transhumanism based around the themes of possibility
and promise by turning to the works of Richard Kearney, Eberhard
Jungel and Jurgen Moltmann. Throughout, the author highlights
points of correspondence and divergence between technological
futurisms and the Judeo-Christian understanding of the future.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
Why aren’t ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin’s invasion
of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin’s own historical propaganda
narratives, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense.
From its World War II cult to anti-Western conspiracy theories, the
Kremlin has long used myth and memory to legitimize repression at
home and imperialism abroad, its patriotic history resonating with
and persuading large swathes of the Russian population. In Memory
Makers, Russia analyst Jade McGlynn takes us into the depths of
Russian historical propaganda, revealing the chilling web of
nationwide narratives and practices perforating everyday life, from
after-school patriotic history clubs to tower block World War II
murals. The use of history to manifest a particular Russian
identity has had grotesque, even gruesome, consequences, but it
belongs to a global political pattern – where one’s view of
history is the ultimate marker of political loyalty, patriotism and
national belonging. Memory Makers demonstrates how the extreme
Russian experience is a stark warning to other nations tempted to
stare too long at the reflection of their own imagined and heroic
past.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANIST FUNERALS introduces readers to what
makes a humanist funeral, and offers inspiration from quotes,
meditations and stories from Humanists UK celebrants on how to
commemorate the life of a loved one.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
How would Socrates and Plato react to a modern world where
secularism and religious fundamentalism are growing while the gap
between the human mind and animal mind is narrowing? Using some
creative license mixed with real history, science, and philosophy,
Seeking Perfection addresses that question. Matt J. Rossano uses a
narrative/dialogue format to superimpose on modern times ancient
Greece's two most eminent philosophers, along with its government
and culture. The story begins with Plato's daring escape from
Sicily, where he tutored Dionysius II in philosophy. On board his
homebound ship, Plato recounts his experiences in Sicily. In this
narrative, the intellectual difference between practical rewards
and the pursuit of ideals provides the basis for a series of
dialogue on science, secularism, religion, and the uniqueness of
the human mind. Upon the ship's arrival home, Plato's mentor,
Socrates, is arrested and his trial provides the venue for the
book's final dialogue. The final dialogue serves as a counterweight
to the earlier ones. Rossano begins and ends with a philosopher
imprisoned by his views, indicative of one of its main messages:
the true philosopher uses a well-disciplined mind and the best
knowledge of the day to get as close to the truth as possible. In
doing so, he invariably gets into trouble. This imaginatively
constructed tale will absorb those interested in what the
philosophical masters might say about today's world.
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