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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
This book defines 'nanowares' as the ideas and products arising out
of nanotechnology. Koepsell argues that these rapidly developing
new technologies demand a new approach to scientific discovery and
innovation in our society. He takes established ideas from social
philosophy and applies them to the nanoparticle world. In doing so
he breaks down the subject into its elemental form and from there
we are better able to understand how these elements fit into the
construction of a more complex system of products, rules and
regulations about these products. Where existing research in the
field has tended to focus on potential social harm, Koepsell takes
a different approach by looking at ways in which developments in
distributed design and fabrication can be harnessed to enable
wealth creation by those with good ideas but no access to capital.
He argues that the key challenge facing us is the error implicit in
current intellectual property regimes and presents new modes of
relating inventors to artifacts in this new context. In conclusion
he offers contractual models which he believes encourage innovation
in nano-media by embracing open source and alternative means of
protection for innovators.
Explore the philosophy at the core of the apocalyptic future of Mad
Max Beneath the stylized violence and thrilling car crashes, the
Mad Max films consider universal questions about the nature of
human life, order and anarchy, justice and moral responsibility,
society and technology, and ultimately, human redemption. In Mad
Max and Philosophy, a diverse team of political scientists,
historians, and philosophers investigates the underlying themes of
the blockbuster movie franchise, following Max as he attempts to
rebuild himself and the world around him. Requiring no background
in philosophy, this engaging and highly readable book guides you
through the barren wastelands of a post-apocalyptic future as you
explore ethics and politics in The Wasteland, the importance of
costumes and music, humankind's relationship with nature, commerce,
gender, religion, madness, and much more. Covers all of George
Miller's Mad Max films, including Mad Max: Fury Road Discusses
connections between Mad Max and Nietzsche, Malthus, Mill, Foucault,
Sartre, and other major philosophers Follows Max's journey from
policeman and family man to lost soul in search of redemption
Examines the future of technology and possible impacts on society,
the environment, and access to natural resources Delves into
feminist themes of Mad Max, such as the reversal of heroic gender
roles in Fury Road and relationships between power and procreation
Part of the bestselling Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture
series, Mad Max and Philosophy: Thinking Through the Wasteland is a
must-read for anyone wanting to philosophically engage with Max,
Furiosa, and their dystopian world.
John R. Searle's 1995 publication "The Construction of Social
Reality" is the foundation of this collection of scholarly papers
examining Searle's philosophical theories. The book works to
reconstruct the ontology of the social sciences through an analysis
of linguistic practices in the context of John Searle's celebrated
work on intentionality. The authors provide rich and varied
critical appraisals of Searle's original text.
Reconstructs the ontology of the social sciences through an
analysis of linguistic practices in the context of John Searle's
celebrated work on intentionality
Authors provide rich and varied critical appraisals of Searle's
original text.
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