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First published in 1987. Our understanding of the nature of power
in western societies is currently undergoing a major reassessment.
The significance of this reassessment emerges forcefully through
comparing the writings of the principal exponents of Critical
Theory - Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse and Jurgen Habermas - with
those of Michel Foucault. Peter Miller suggests that these two
traditions embody fundamentally distinct philosophical and
sociological principles. He grounds his analysis in the concepts of
domination (Critical Theory) and power (Foucault). Miller
identifies the notion of subjectivity as central to a
differentiation of the respective approaches of Critical Theory and
Foucault. For Critical Theory it is the repression of subjectivity
which provides the evidence of domination and the rationale for its
critique, while for Foucault subjectivity in western societies is
fabricated through power and linked to the deployment of specific
knowledges. Miller shows that despite the achievements of Critical
Theory in bringing to light the repressive nature of advanced
industrial societies, its thinking is inadequate as a basis for
future analysis and critique. He argues that Foucault's genealogy
of the modern subject, which highlights the role of the human
sciences in its fabrication, is a more fruitful basis for charting
and investigating the mode of operation of contemporary forms of
power. The book includes a survey of all published works by
Foucault, up to the time of his death in 1984, and commentaries on
the writings of Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse and Jurgen
Habermas.
First published in 1987. Our understanding of the nature of power
in western societies is currently undergoing a major reassessment.
The significance of this reassessment emerges forcefully through
comparing the writings of the principal exponents of Critical
Theory - Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse and Jurgen Habermas - with
those of Michel Foucault. Peter Miller suggests that these two
traditions embody fundamentally distinct philosophical and
sociological principles. He grounds his analysis in the concepts of
domination (Critical Theory) and power (Foucault). Miller
identifies the notion of subjectivity as central to a
differentiation of the respective approaches of Critical Theory and
Foucault. For Critical Theory it is the repression of subjectivity
which provides the evidence of domination and the rationale for its
critique, while for Foucault subjectivity in western societies is
fabricated through power and linked to the deployment of specific
knowledges. Miller shows that despite the achievements of Critical
Theory in bringing to light the repressive nature of advanced
industrial societies, its thinking is inadequate as a basis for
future analysis and critique. He argues that Foucault's genealogy
of the modern subject, which highlights the role of the human
sciences in its fabrication, is a more fruitful basis for charting
and investigating the mode of operation of contemporary forms of
power. The book includes a survey of all published works by
Foucault, up to the time of his death in 1984, and commentaries on
the writings of Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse and Jurgen
Habermas.
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Thinking Infrastructures (Hardcover)
Martin Kornberger, Geoffrey C Bowker, Julia Elyachar, Andrea Mennicken, Peter Miller, …
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This volume introduces the notion of Thinking Infrastructures to
explore a broad range of phenomena that structure attention, shape
decision-making, and guide cognition: Thinking Infrastructures
configure entities (via tracing, tagging), organise knowledge (via
search engines), sort things out (via rankings and ratings), govern
markets (via calculative practices, including algorithms), and
configure preferences (via valuations such as recommender systems).
Thus, Thinking Infrastructures, we collectively claim in this
volume, inform and shape distributed and embodied cognition,
including collective reasoning, structuring of attention and
orchestration of decision-making.
This book provides a socio-historical analysis of accounting. It is the first major collection to address the multiple arenas in which accounting emerges and operates. As accounting continues to gain in importance in so many spheres of social life, an understanding of the conditions and consequences of such a calculative technology is vital. This book demonstrates the value of analyzing accounting work in relation to developments in accounting, organizational analysis, sociology and political science, and provides a critical perspective on the conditions and consequences of accounting practices.
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was arguably one of the most important
and interesting English theorists to focus on the issue of
political liberty during the English Enlightenment. His concept of
freedom is of crucial importance to two of the major issues of his
day: the right of dissenters to religious toleration, and the right
of the American colonists to self-government. Despite the
fundamental importance of both these themes in liberal political
theory and their contemporary relevance to national
self-determination, Priestley's writings lack a modern edition.
This new collection will be the first to make accessible to
students Priestleys' Essay on the First Principles and The Present
State of Liberty, which encapsulate his political ideology. An
introduction and notes, together with guides to further reading and
key figures in the text provide the student with all the material
necessary for approaching Priestley.
How Understanding Flocks, Schools and Colonies Can Make Us Better
at Communicating, Decision Making and Getting Things Done. The
modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but
twenty-first century humans actually have much to learn from the
ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept
of collective intelligence and its colourful manifestations in some
of our most complex problems, Smart Swarm introduces a compelling
new understanding of the real experts on solving our own complex
problems relating to such topics as business, politics, and
technology. Based on extensive globe-trotting research, this lively
tour from National Geographic reporter Peter Miller introduces
thriving throngs of ant colonies, which have inspired computer
programs for streamlining factory processes, telephone networks,
and truck routes; termites, used in recent studies for
climate-control solutions; schools of fish, on which the U.S.
military modelled a team of robots; and many other examples of the
wisdom to be gleaned about the behaviour of crowds-among critters
and corporations alike. In the tradition of James Surowiecki's The
Wisdom of Crowds and the innovative works of Malcolm Gladwell,
Smart Swarm is an entertaining yet enlightening look at small-scale
phenomena with big implications for us all.
Just Ecological Integrity presents a collection of revised and
expanded essays originating from the international conference
'Connecting Environmental Ethics, Ecological Integrity, and Health
in the New Millennium' held in San Jose, Costa Rica in June 2000.
It is a cooperative venture of the Global Ecological Integrity
Project and the Earth Charter Initiative. Beginning with an in
depth look at the history and meaning of the Earth Charter itself,
Just Ecological Integrity moves to consider the systems of
measurement necessary to indicate progress in achieving the Earth
Charter's goals. Contributors to the volume explore such issues as
the reciprocal impacts between humans and nature; human
destructiveness; and the various ways in which the revaluation of
nature in terms of intrinsic qualities affects broader notions of
justice. A rich collection of case studies enhances the volume and
examines such issues as violence, risk, and the preservation of
nature in local circumstances.
Research underlies nearly every aspect of our culture, with
expansive investment poured into it and its significance
acknowledged by governments, industries, and academic institutions
around the world. Yet the idea, practice, and social life of
research have not been a subject of study. Of the 164 million items
in the catalog of the Library of Congress, only forty-three fall
into the category of “Research—History.” To begin the task of
understanding research as a concept and practice, Bard Graduate
Center gathered a group of artists, scientists, and humanists—all
recipients of MacArthur “genius” grants—for three evenings of
discussion moderated by Peter N. Miller, who is also a MacArthur
Fellow. What is Research? includes conversations with theater
director Annie Dorsen, biomedical researcher Elodie Ghedin,
sculptor Tom Joyce, physicist Hideo Mabuchi, poet Campbell McGrath,
photographer and filmmaker An-My Lê, neuroscientist Sheila
Nirenberg, geochemist Terry Plank, and historian Marina Rustow, all
of whom grapple with questions about the nature of research from
their varied perspectives.
Former county cricketer and one-time England Test batsman Alan
Butcher was looking for a new challenge after leaving his job
coaching Surrey County Cricket Club. A phone call out of the blue
from a Zimbabwean great alerted him to the possibility of coaching
the nation's cricket team. His three years in charge presents an
insight into the at times schizophrenic nature of cricket in this
intriguing country. Starting at the point when Butcher was offered
the job, he describes the process of moulding a team out of a
dispirited and disillusioned group of players. Part cricket memoir,
part travelogue, part ode to Zimbabwe, part lament for a
beautiful-but-troubled country, The Good Murungu? is a fascinating
insight into Zimbabwean cricket.
The Mystic Warrior Jethro Dumont was a jaded, rich American who
hungered to find purpose in this world. His search for
self-knowledge and fulfillment led him to a secluded Buddhist
monastery high in the Tibetan Himalayas. There Dumont studied the
mysteries of the orient at the same time learning to accept the
non-violent tenets of this ancient and venerated philosophy. By the
time he returned to America, he was a changed man; one possessed
with mental clarity and unique, mystic abilities beyond the
understanding of normal men. Now, with the aid of his Buddhist
companion, Tsarong, he assumes the identity of a new, eerie
crime-fighter, The Green Lama For years the exploits of Green Lama
have thrilled pulp fans both in his own magazine, in comics and on
radio. Now he returns to pulp action in this collection featuring
two previous issued classics by Peter Miller and Kevin Noel Olson
and two brand new, never before printed adventures by Nick Ahlhelm
and Robert Craig. From confronting Nazis in his beloved Tibet to
investigating bizarre murders in a Hollywood movie studio, Jethro
Dumont's new career is one filled with plenty of action and
adventure as the Mystic Warrior strikes again
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