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La dimension imaginaire du réel dans la philosophie de Husserl
by Annabelle DufourcqCette étude propose une analyse précise de la conception husserlienne des images et de l'imagination. Il s'agit d'en recenser les principaux traits et de fixer les définitions des notions clés. L'enjeu de ce travail dépasse largement la seule question de la nature de l'imagination : la manière dont Husserl repense l'imaginaire implique un bouleversement profond de notre conception du réel même. Ce dernier se révèle être beaucoup moins implacable, plus spirituel et flottant qu'on ne le croit communément. On peut montrer corrélativement que cette conception originale de l'imaginaire apporte un éclairage nouveau sur la réflexion de Husserl concernant la crise.
La Dynamique multiculturelle et les fins de l'histoire (Philosophica)
by Réal FillionDans La dynamique multiculturelle et les fins de l'histoire, Réal Fillion propose une lecture originale de textes clés portant sur la philosophie de l'histoire signés par Kant, Hegel et Marx, et démontre que ces textes demeurent pertinents aujourd'hui pour comprendre l'histoire. Il présente les thèses de ces trois auteurs à propos de la dynamique et des fins de l'histoire afin de répondre à la question suivante : où allons-nous? Appuyant sa réponse sur le double constat que le monde devient de plus en plus multiculturel et de plus en plus unifié, Fillion réaffirme la tâche de la philosophie spéculative de l'histoire telle que l'avait comprise la philosophie allemande : il s'agit de comprendre et d'expliciter le processus historique en tant que tout en évolution. De sa compréhension de la dynamique du passé et du présent telle que présentée par Kant, Hegel et Marx, l'auteur considère plusieurs courants récents de la pensée sociale et politique afin de jeter un éclairage différent sur les événements actuels et les avenirs possibles. Il présente ainsi une réponse à la fois riche et actuelle à la question : où le monde actuel s'en va-t-il?
La guerre spirituelle
by Jed McKenna Laura DinrathsLes armes et les bombes sont des jouets pour enfants. Une véritable guerre est lancée, et vous y êtes invité. C’EST UNE INVITATION que vous pouvez accepter ou décliner. C’est une invitation à mener une guerre à nulle autre pareille ; une guerre où la perte compte comme un gain, le renoncement comme la victoire, et où l’ennemi que vous devez affronter – un ennemi d’une supériorité inimaginable – est vous-même. Dans La guerre spirituelle, la métaphore de la guerre apparaît rarement. Le livre nous expose plutôt la réalité vivante d’une femme très normale – une épouse et une mère à la carrière exigeante et au style de vie effréné – et ce qui se produit lorsqu’elle reçoit une invitation qu’elle ne peut refuser, bien malgré elle. Et nous rencontrons une autre femme, une femme qui a accepté cette invitation, s’est battue et a gagné. Lors des derniers chapitres de ce livre, nous participons à son eulogie, prononcée par Jed. La guerre spirituelle livre une accusation accablante et irréfutable de son propre public et de son propre genre, mettant en examen la spiritualité et la religion. Un crime terrible a été commis contre l’humanité, un crime d’oppression et d’assujetissement dépassant de loin 1984 d’Orwell. Nous sommes les victimes de ce crime, mais aussi ses auteurs. Notre motif est la peur, notre pêché l’ignorance, et les chaînes avec lesquelles nous nous asservissons sont nos croyances. « Croire signifie refuser de savoir ce qui est vrai. » -Friedrich Nietzsche La guerre spirituelle est un livre destiné à ceux qui veulent savoir ; à ceux qui veulent échapper à leur asile sombre et expérimenter une spiritualité directe et authentique ; à ceux pour qui il est temps de voir, de penser, de savoir, et, enfin, de laisser tomber leurs jouets.
La Magna Carta, son importance pour le Canada: La démocratie, le droit et les droits de la personne
by Carolyn HarrisLa Magna Carta avait été conçue au départ dans le but d’assurer que le roi Jean respecte les us et coutumes de la noblesse au XIIIe siècle. Au cours des huit cents années qui se sont écoulées depuis sa création, elle est devenue la pierre angulaire des idéaux de la démocratie pour tous. La « Grande Charte » a inspiré de nombreux documents portant sur le respect des droits de la personne, y compris la Déclaration d’indépendance des États-Unis, la Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen de la France, et la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies. Pour les Canadiens, la Magna Carta a servi de modèle pour d’importants documents, depuis la Proclamation royale de 1763, qui a façonné les colonies britanniques de l’époque et les relations de celles-ci avec les Premières Nations, jusqu’à la Charte des droits et libertés. La Magna Carta : son importance pour le Canada est une célébration des huit cents années d’existence du document ainsi que de son influence sur le Canada et le monde entier.
La Mettrie: Machine Man and Other Writings
by Ann Thomson Karl Ameriks Desmond M. Clarke Julien Offray de La MettrieJulien Offray de La Mettrie (1709-51), author of Man a Machine (1747), was the most uncompromising of the materialists of the eighteenth century, and the provocative title of his work ensured it a success. This fully annotated edition presents a new English translation of the text together with the most important of La Mettrie's other philosophical works, translated into English for the first time. Ann Thomson's introduction examines his aims and the scandalous moral consequences which he drew from his materialism.
La Rénovation de l'héritage démocratique: Entre fondation et refondation
by Anne TrépanierLes expressions politiques du Québec et du Canada donnent l’impression d’une quête identitaire perpétuelle. L’obsession du moi est passée du « je » au « nous ». Ce collectif pluridisciplinaire donne une portée philosophique et historique à la question du renouveau démocratique au Québec et au Canada. La tension entre les identités citoyennes et les identités des groupes exige l’émergence ou la renaissance d’un référent politique collectif et invite à la reformulation du credo identitaire, à la rénovation de l’héritage commun. Cet ouvrage examine la nature de ce mouvement de refondation et regarde comment le groupe est convié à participer à cet exercice de se nommer.
La Rochefoucauld Maxims
by John Heard Jr. La RochefoucauldAfter abandoning politics when he was about forty, François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) began to write down his maxims, which were first published in book form in 1665. Poetic, ironic, and frequently humorous, his wise observations can also be blunt and brutally candid:Everyone blames his memory, no one his judgment.Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossibleWe rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.The more than 500 brief musings included here make for entertaining and thought-provoking reading. This invaluable collection will also serve as a sourcebook for writers, speakers, or anyone who needs a quick quip.
La Teoria del Tutto di Jed McKenna La Prospettiva Illuminata
by Gloria Corsini Jed MckennaI libri di Jed McKenna sono stati i classici sotterranei iniziando dal primo nel 2001. Ora che entrambe le trilogie sono complete stiamo spingendo in modo importante a livello mondiale per aiutare questi libri a realizzare il loro pieno potenziale accanto a Tolle, Walsch, Chopra e altri che dominano il mercato spirituale globale. Questo progetto può farti guadagnare significativi crescenti diritti d'autore. Visita il nostro sito web e vedi da solo.
La théorie du tout de Jed McKenna - La perspective éveillée
by Jed Mckenna Laura DinrathsNous sommes programmés dès la naissance à croire que notre existence est une énigme insoluble, mais si nous faisons un effort honnête, nous découvrons que le mystère lui-même est l'énigme. Pas seulement ce qu'est ce grand mystère, mais pourquoi y a-t-il un grand mystère ? Et s'il n'y en avait pas ? Et si le mysterium tremendum n'était qu'une croyance intérieure sans contrepartie extérieure ? Et si les réponses aux plus grandes questions de la vie étaient cachées à la vue de tous ? Si l'homme frappe, qu'il frappe à travers ce masque ! Comment le prisonnier pourrait-il s'évader, atteindre l'air libre sans percer la muraille ? -Herman Melville Ceux que frapper à travers ce masque intéresse se réjouiront de cette théorie du tout qui a un sens, ne dépend pas de ruses religieuses ou scientifiques et peut facilement être comprise. Et ceux qui connaissent Jed McKenna sauront que ce n'est pas seulement une théorie.
Labor, trabajo y acción
by Hannah ArendtFlash publica uno de los textos más representativos del pensamiento de Hannah Arendt. Un ensayo que reinterpreta los conceptos de labor, trabajo y acción en su relación con el ser humano a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad. «Es el momento de aprovechar esta oportunidad para pensar en lo que es un trabajo valioso de verdad». Enrique Zamorano, El Confidencial En este texto, recogido en La pluralidad del mundo, Hannah Arendt reflexiona sobre el significado del trabajo y su relación con el ser humano a lo largo del tiempo. La filósofa toma como base el concepto de vida activa y cómo en esta se desarrollan los tres medios (labor, trabajo y acción) con los que alcanzar el «ideal» al que los griegos aspiraban desde la era pre-filosófica: una vida contemplativa, aquella que les podría otorgar calma, paz interior y claridad de pensamiento. No obstante, Arendt da un paso más allá y trata de desmontar esa jerarquía donde prevaleció durante siglos la contemplación y la calma. ¿Y si la vida activa fuera inherente al ser humano? ¿Y si estamos predestinados a la actividad para mantenernos vivos? ¿No deberíamos resignificar nuestros valores? Con estas preguntas, Arendt examina los tres conceptos que ponen en el centro al ser humano y su relación con el entorno: la labor, como una actividad rutinaria y necesaria para la supervivencia del individuo; el trabajo, como el esfuerzo que produce un mundo con objetos sólidos y perdurables, que sobreviven a la finitud de los organismos vivos; la acción, intrínseca a los seres humanos desde que nacemos, porque estamos condenados a relacionarnos y nuestros actos tienen causas y consecuencias infinitas. A través del estudio y la separación de estas tres ideas, Arendt pone en valor la vida activa para comprender que no se puede prescindir de ella en pro de la contemplación, puesto que reivindicar la labor, el trabajo y la acción es reivindicar nuestra propia libertad como individuos en el mundo. Sobre La pluralidad del mundo: «Hoy, como entonces, el vocabulario que empleó Arendt para pensar y narrar el mundo, sus reflexiones y esa escritura tan bella, tan suya, nos ayudan a interpretar lo que nos ocurre, aunque solo sea como simples enanos mirando el mundo a hombros de gigantes. Ella, desde luego, lo fue.»Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán, Babelia, El País «Hannah Arendt volvió a pensar el espacio público después de su destrucción y nosotros debemos volver a ella para prevenir que se destruya de nuevo.»Andreu Jaume «Judía y alemana, Hannah Arendt reflexiona sobre la ascensión del nazismo y la ceguera de no haber visto a tiempo su peligro.»César Antonio Molina, ABC Sobre La libertad de ser libres: «Este ensayo recién redescubierto es como una petición de compromiso político en la era de Trump.»Die Zeit «Pese a haber sido escrito hace cincuenta años, es tan moderno que parece pensado para la actualidad política mundial.»Westdeutscher Rundfunk «Un ensayo inspirador de una relevancia extraordinaria, especialmente en tiempos en que se cuestionan los valores liberales del orden democrático.»Philosophie Sobre Eichmann en Jerusalén: «Es historia, es pensamiento y es advertencia -aún hoy- sobre las consecuencias de la banalidad del mal, de la que a pesar de lo vivido, no estamos vacunados.»Laura Barrachina, RNE «Un ensayo imprescindible. Arendt no se olvida de nadie.»Marta Michel, El Mundo - Yo Dona «En vez de defender la causa de su pueblo de manera incondicional, Arendt se puso a reflexionar, investigar y debatir. En palabras de Aristóte
LabOratory: Speaking of Science and Its Architecture (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Sandra Kaji-O'Grady Chris L. SmithAn illustrated examination of laboratory architecture and the work that it does to engage the public, recruit scientists, and attract funding.The laboratory building is as significant to the twenty-first century as the cathedral was to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The contemporary science laboratory is built at the grand scales of cathedrals and constitutes as significant an architectural statement. The laboratory is a serious investment in architectural expression in an attempt to persuade us of the value of the science that goes on inside. In this lavishly illustrated book, Sandra Kaji-O'Grady and Chris L. Smith explore the architecture of modern life science laboratories, and the work that it does to engage the public, recruit scientists, and attract funding.Looking at the varied designs of eleven important laboratories in North America, Europe, and Australia, all built between 2005 and 2019, Kaji-O'Grady and Smith examine the relationship between the design of contemporary laboratory buildings and the ideas and ideologies of science. Observing that every laboratory architect and client declares the same three aspirations—to eliminate boundaries, to communicate the benefits of its research programs, and to foster collaboration—Kaji-O'Grady and Smith organize their account according to the themes of boundaries, expression, and socialization. For instance, they point to the South Australian Health and Medical Institute's translucent envelope as the material equivalent of institutional accountability; the insistent animal imagery of the NavarraBioMed laboratory in Spain; and the Hillside Research Campus's mimicry of the picturesque fishing village that once occupied its site. Through these and their other examples, Kaji-O'Grady and Smith show how the architecture of the laboratory shapes the science that takes place within it.
Laboratory Lifestyles: The Construction of Scientific Fictions (Leonardo)
by Sandra Kaji-O'Grady Chris Smith Russell HughesA generously illustrated examination of the boom in luxurious, resort-style scientific laboratories and how this affects scientists' work. The past decade has seen an extraordinary laboratory-building boom. This new crop of laboratories features spectacular architecture and resort-like amenities. The buildings sprawl luxuriously on verdant campuses or sit sleekly in expensive urban neighborhoods. Designed to attract venture capital, generous philanthropy, and star scientists, these laboratories are meant to create the ideal conditions for scientific discovery. Yet there is little empirical evidence that shows if they do. Laboratory Lifestyles examines this new species of scientific laboratory from architectural, economic, social, and scientific perspectives. Generously illustrated with photographs of laboratories and scientists at work in them, the book investigates how “lifestyle science” affects actual science. Are scientists working when they stretch in a yoga class, play volleyball in the company tournament, chat in an on-site café, or show off their facilities to visiting pharmaceutical executives?The book describes, among other things, the role of beanbag chairs in the construction of science at Xerox PARC; the Southern California vibe of the RAND Corporation (Malibu), General Atomic (La Jolla), and Hughes Research Laboratories (Malibu); and Biosphere 2's “bionauts” as both scientists and scientific subjects; and interstellar laboratories. Laboratory Lifestyles (the title is an allusion to Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar's influential Laboratory Life) documents a shift in what constitutes scientific practice; these laboratories and their lifestyles are as experimental as the science they cultivate. Contributors Kathleen Brandt, Russell Hughes, Tim Ivison, Sandra Kaji-O'Grady, Stuart W. Leslie, Brian Lonsway, Sean O'Halloran, Simon Sadler, Chris L. Smith, Nicole Sully, Ksenia Tatarchenko, William Taylor, Julia Tcharfas, Albena Yaneva, Stelios Zavos
The Laboratory of the Mind: Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences (Philosophical Issues in Science)
by James Robert BrownThought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are or how they work. Though most scientists and philosophers would admit their great importance, there has been very little serious study of them. This volume is the first book-length investigation of thought experiments. Starting with Galileo's argument on falling bodies, Brown describes numerous examples of the most influential thought experiments from the history of science. Following this introduction to the subject, some substantial and provocative claims are made, the principle being that some thought experiments should be understood in the same way that platonists understand mathematical activity: as an intellectual grasp of an independently existing abstract realm. With its clarity of style and structure, The Laboratory of the Mind will find readers among all philosophers of science as well as scientists who have puzzled over how thought experiments work.
The Laboratory of the Mind: Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences (Philosophical Issues In Science Ser.)
by James Robert BrownNewton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world? How is it possible that we can learn new things just by thinking? In this revised and updated new edition of his classic text The Laboratory of the Mind, James Robert Brown continues to defend apriorism in the physical world. This edition features two new chapters, one on “counter thought experiments” and another on the development of inertial motion. With plenty of illustrations and updated coverage of the debate between Platonic rationalism and classic empiricism, this is a lively and engaging contribution to the field of philosophy of science.
Laboring and Learning
by Tatek Abebe Johanna WatersThis volume incorporates ground-breaking new academic perspectives on the contributions that children and young people make to societies around the world, with a particular focus on learning and work. The chapters in the volume offer conceptual and empirical insights into how young people learn to labour, and the complex social, spatial, temporal, institutional and relational processes that informs their engagements in daily, generational and social reproduction. The editors have intentionally avoided using the terms 'education' and 'employment' in the title, as this volume is an attempt to capture the multitude of ways, spaces and contexts (not just 'formal') in which learning takes place and work is carried out. Here, learning indicates education in the broadest possible sense, to incorporate not just formal schooling and the acquisition of institutionally recognised academic knowledge and credentials, but also informal learning (including socialization and the on-the-job acquisition of skills that takes place almost imperceptibly, over time). In addition to the theoretical perspectives this volume brings on young people's education and work, other prominent conceptual themes present throughout the work are mobilities, transitions and gender. Following four initial chapters that engage with conceptual issues, the remainder of the volume is divided into two sections, entitled 'spaces of labouring and learning' and 'livelihoods, transitions and social reproduction'. Within these sections, a broad spectrum of empirical chapters demonstrates how young people live, learn and labour in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. These include, among others, geographies of education; interface between migration, learning and livelihoods; cultural politics of human capital formation; schooling and work; citizenship education; families and parenting; socialization and informal education; education-induced migration; processes and practices of inclusion and exclusion in educational institutions; part-time work; domestic work; care work; informal livelihoods; entrepreneurship; social transitions; and a wide range of social, economic, cultural, political (structural) forces that intersect and dissect these topics. As the reader will become aware, there is no such thing as a standard educational or work trajectory, a 'normal' transition or a straight forward relationship between work, education and social reproduction. Indeed, one of the aims of the volume is deliberately to showcase the diversity that young people's lives hold in this regard.
Labour and the Politics of Disloyalty in Belfast, 1921-39: The Moral Economy of Loyalty
by Christopher J. V. LoughlinThis book provides the first ‘history from below’ of the inter-war Belfast labour movement. It is a social history of the politics of Belfast labour and applies methodology from history, sociology and political science. Christopher J. V. Loughlin questions previous narratives that asserted the centrality of religion and sectarian conflict in the establishment of Northern Ireland. Labour and the Politics of Disloyalty in Belfast, 1921-39 suggests that political division and violence were key to the foundation and maintenance of the democratic ancien régime in Northern Ireland. It examines the relationship between Belfast Labour, sectarianism, electoral politics, security and industrial relations policy, and women’s politics in the city.
The Labour Church: The Movement & Its Message (Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics)
by Neil JohnsonThis book aims to unpack the core message of the Labour Church and question the accepted views of the movement by pursuing an alternative way of analysing its history, significance and meaning. The religious influences on late-nineteenth/early-twentieth-century British Socialism are examined and placed within a wider context, highlighting a continuing theological imperative for the British Labour movement. The book argues that the most distinctive feature of the Labour Church was Theological Socialism. For its founder, John Trevor, Theological Socialism was the literal Religion of Socialism, a post-Christian prophecy announcing the dawn of a new utopian era explained in terms of the Kingdom of God on earth; for members of the Labour Church, who are referred to as Theological Socialists, Theological Socialism was an inclusive message about God working through the Labour movement. Challenging the historiography and reappraising the political significance of the Labour Church, this book will be of interest to students and scholars researching the intersection between religion and politics, as well as radical left history and politics more generally.
‘Labour Class’ Children’s Schooling in Urban India: A Sociological Account
by Reva YunusDrawing upon classroom ethnography and interviews with parents and pupils in urban central India, this book offers systematic sociological analyses of childhood, labour and schooling in postcolonial, post-liberalisation India. It combines insights from economic sociology, political economy and feminist critiques of capitalism, caste patriarchy and globalisation to theorise the relationship between educational experience and socioeconomic inequalities. A vital intervention in dominant development discourses centring on the relationship between poverty and poor children’s schooling in the global South it unpacks poverty as a structural condition shaped by class and caste relations. Unravelling the interplay of poverty, caste patriarchy and shifts in the gendered division of reproductive labour it challenges both the ‘girl effect’ narrative as well as the ‘school/labour’ binary. It offers insights into ‘labour class’ families’ experience of urban informal work enabling a critical account of the gendered place of school in children’s lives and render visible poor parents’ and pupils’ efforts to ensure educational success. Thick descriptions of pedagogic and disciplinary processes and social relations in the classroom allow it to grapple with teachers’ ‘deficit view’ of the labour class as well as the impact of stratified schooling on teachers’ working conditions and teacher-pupil relations. The book presents a rare account of teenaged children’s gendered modes of negotiation of social relations at school and home, waged and unwaged work, economic and educational deprivation and pedagogic practices in the classroom. It will appeal to scholars interested in the sociology of education and childhood, gender and caste inequalities, international development, poverty and urban informal work.
The Labour Party in Scotland: Religion, the Union, and the Irish Dimension
by Graham WalkerThis book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the dramatic political changes that have recently affected Scotland and thrown into doubt the country’s future position within the United Kingdom. Its focus is on the Labour Party and the loss of its traditional electoral support base. This theme is related to religion and its relevance to Scotland’s identity politics. The author examines how Labour was able to appeal across the ethno-religious divide in Scotland for many decades, before considering the impact of the new political context of devolution in the 21st century and the greater scrutiny given to the question of sectarianism in Scottish life. Walker demonstrates the role played by the sectarianism controversy in Labour’s loss of political control and its eclipse by the Scottish National Party (SNP). This book is also the first to assess the significance of the Irish dimension in Scotland’s political development, in particular the impact of the conflict in nearby Northern Ireland. It will appeal to students and scholars of Scottish and Irish politics, political science and political/electoral history, as well as the interested wider reader.
The Labour Revolution (Routledge Revivals)
by Karl KautskyFirst published in English in 1924 this ambitious work, by the famous Marxist theoretician Karl Kautsky, aims to provide nothing less than an "exposition of the methods to introduce socialism" amongst the capitalist economies of Europe in the post-World War One era. Looking back on the experiences of the German socialist movement and looking forwards to the likelihood of a Labour government in Great Britain, he discusses the problems facing a labour revolution in Europe, with particular reference to the role of the middle classes, the transitional period between capitalism and socialism, and the economic impact of a socialist revolution.
Labour Rights and the Catholic Church: The International Labour Organisation, the Holy See and Catholic Social Teaching (Law and Religion)
by Paul BeckettThis book explores the extent of parallelism and cross-influence between Catholic Social Teaching and the work of the world’s oldest human rights institution, the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Sometimes there is a mutual attraction between seeming opposites who in fact share a common goal. This book is about just such an attraction between a secular organisation born of the political desire for peace and justice, and a metaphysical institution much older founded to bring peace and justice on earth. It examines the principles evident in the teachings of the Catholic Church and in the secular philosophy of the ILO; together with the theological basis of the relevant provisions of Catholic Social Teaching and of the socio-political origins and basis of the ILO. The spectrum of labour rights covered in the book extends from the right to press for rights, i.e., collective bargaining, to rights themselves – conditions in work – and on to post-employment rights in the form of social security and pensions. The extent of the parallelism and cross-influence is reviewed from the issue of the Papal Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII Rerum Novarum (1891) and from the founding of the ILO in 1919. This book is intended to appeal to lay, professional and academic alike, and will be of interest to researchers and academics working in the areas of international human rights, theology, comparative philosophy, history and social and political studies. On 4 January 2021 it was granted an Imprimatur by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, Malcolm P. McMahon O.P., meaning that the Catholic Church is satisfied that the book is free of doctrinal or moral error.
Labour Under Corbyn: Constraints on Radical Politics in the UK
by Prapimphan ChiengkulThis book provides an accessible yet critical analysis of the Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn (2015-2020) in the context of the contemporary British political economy. It analyses structural constraints on left-wing politics and evaluates the transformative potential of Labour’s economic and social policies under Corbyn. Drawing from a neo-Marxist and neo-Gramscian framework, the book argues that the material, institutional and ideological conditions before 2015 opened political space for a left-wing Labour Party, although the dominant historical structures severely limited its chance of coming to power. In addition, the book argues that Labour under Corbyn should not be dismissed as ‘populist’, and that its policies aimed to redress structural economic problems, promote economic democracy and tackle contemporary challenges. The book also highlights the importance of adopting a long-term approach to counter-hegemonic political struggle so as not to shrink the space for progressive politics.
Labour Women in Power: Cabinet Ministers in the Twentieth Century
by Paula BartleyThis book examines the political lives and contributions of Margaret Bondfield, Ellen Wilkinson, Barbara Castle, Judith Hart and Shirley Williams, the only five women to achieve Cabinet rank in a Labour Government from the party’s creation until Blair became Prime Minister. Paula Bartley brings together newly discovered archival material and published work to provide a survey of these women, all of whom managed to make a mark out of all proportion to their numbers. Charting their ideas, characters, and formative influences, Bartley provides an account of their rise to power, analysing their contribution to policy making, and assessing their significance and reputation. She shows that these women were not a homogeneous group, but came from diverse family backgrounds, entered politics in their own discrete way, and rose to power at different times. Some were more successful than others, but despite their diversity these women shared one thing in common: they all functioned in a male world.
The Labyrinth of Mind and World: Beyond Internalism–Externalism
by Sanjit ChakrabortyThis book carries forward the discourse on the mind’s engagement with the world. It reviews the semantic and metaphysical debates around internalism and externalism, the location of content and the indeterminacy of meaning in language. The volume analyzes the writings of Jackson, Chomsky, Putnam, Quine, Bilgrami and others, to reconcile opposing theories of language and the mind. It ventures into Cartesian ontology and Fregean semantics to understand how mental content becomes world-oriented in our linguistic communication. Further, the author explores the liaison between the mind and the world from the phenomenological perspective, particularly, Husserl’s linguistic turn and Heidegger’s intersubjective entreaty for Dasein. The book conceives of thought as a biological and socio-linguistic product which engages with the mind-world question through the conceptual and causal apparatuses of language. A major intervention in the field of philosophy of language, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers interested in philosophy, phenomenology, epistemology and metaphysics.
The Labyrinth of Technology
by Willem H. VanderburgWhy does modern technology succeed so brilliantly in some respects and simultaneously fail in others? While he was completing a doctoral thesis in mechanical engineering in the late 60s and early 70s, Willem Vanderburg became convinced that the environmental crisis and the possible limits to growth would require a fundamental change in the engineering, management and regulation of technology.In this volume he exposes the limitations of conventional approaches in these fields. Modern societies urgently need to rethink the intellectual division of labour in science and technology and the corresponding organization of the university, corporation, and government in order to get out of a self-destructive pattern where problems are first created by some than then dealt with by others, making it almost impossible to get to the roots of anything. The result is what he calls the labyrinth of technology, a growing patchwork of compensations that merely displace and transform problems from one place to another. The author's diagnosis suggests the remedy: a new, preventive strategy that situates technological and economic growth in its human, societal, and biospheric contexts, and calls for a synthesis of methods in engineering, management, and public policy, and of approaches in the social sciences and humanities. He also suggests that this same synthesis can be applied in medicine, law, social work, and other professions.The Labyrinth of Technology is a unique and invaluable text for students, academics and laypersons in all disciplines, and speaks to those who are torn between the benefits that modern technology provides and the difficulties it creates in our individual and collective lives.