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Heidegger’s Topology: Being, Place, World
In Heidegger’s Topology: Being, Place, World, Jeff Malpas offers an analysis of Martin Heidegger’s philosophy through the lens of topology—an investigation into the concept of place that unveils its centrality to Heidegger’s entire philosophical corpus. Malpas challenges the conventional view of Heidegger as primarily the philosopher of time, presenting instead a compelling argument that Heidegger’s…
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Heidegger’s Way of Being
Richard Capobianco’s Heidegger’s Way of Being is an exposition of Martin Heidegger’s lifelong philosophical focus on the nature of Being. In this ambitious follow-up to Engaging Heidegger, Capobianco makes a compelling case for understanding Heidegger’s work as a unified endeavor to elucidate Being as the temporal and radiant emergence of all beings. By combining insights…
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Being-in-the-World: A Commentary on Heidegger’s Being and Time, Division I
Hubert L. Dreyfus’s Being-in-the-World: A Commentary on Heidegger’s Being and Time, Division I is an analysis of one of the most significant and challenging texts of 20th-century philosophy. Dreyfus not only engages with the core of Heidegger’s Being and Time, a work that transformed philosophical thought upon its publication in 1927, but also provides a…
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Western Marxism and the Soviet Union: A Survey of Critical Theories and Debates Since 1917
Marcel van der Linden’s Western Marxism and the Soviet Union is an exhaustive, rigorous examination of the theoretical responses within Western Marxism to the Soviet Union’s evolution from its inception through the Cold War and beyond. The “Russian Question”—the ideological, economic, and political nature of Soviet society—was central to the larger Marxist dialogue, compelling intellectuals…
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Karl Korsch: A Study in Western Marxism
Karl Korsch: A Study in Western Marxism by Patrick Goode provides an analysis of Karl Korsch’s intellectual journey, his engagement with revolutionary Marxism, and his unique contribution to Marxist theory within the context of 20th-century European politics. This study explores Korsch’s revolutionary praxis, particularly his belief that Marxism is not merely an interpretative framework for…
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The Breakdown of Capitalism: A History of the Idea in Western Marxism, 1883-1983
F.R. Hansen’s The Breakdown of Capitalism: A History of the Idea in Western Marxism, 1883-1983 offers a richly layered and deeply critical examination of the complex intellectual tradition surrounding the theories of capitalism’s breakdown within Western Marxist thought. Written in 1985, Hansen’s work situates itself as both a historical study and a philosophical investigation, tracing…
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‘Western Marxism’ by José Guilherme Merquior
In Western Marxism, José Guilherme Merquior presents a richly layered critique of a complex intellectual movement that sought to reimagine Marxism through a cultural and ideological lens, distinct from the economic determinism of Soviet Marxism. Merquior’s analysis begins by locating the origins of Western Marxism in early 20th-century critiques of orthodox Marxism, a divergence led…
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Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism
In Dialectic of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism, Russell Jacoby undertakes a rigorous critique of mainstream, “conformist” Marxism, a tradition he views as deeply compromised by its adherence to the “cult of success” and the fetishization of scientific methodology. Jacoby’s work engages with an essential but sidelined trajectory within Marxist thought, a Western alternative that,…
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Leo Kofler’s Philosophy of Praxis: Western Marxism and Socialist Humanism
Leo Kofler’s Philosophy of Praxis, translated by Nathaniel Thomas, offers a monumental account of the life, philosophy, and critical thought of Leo Kofler (1907–1995), a figure dubbed an “unmutilated, living Marxist” by Oskar Negt. This book, rich in its philosophical excavation, explores the deep layers of Kofler’s work as it intersected with Western Marxist currents,…
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‘Understanding Brecht’ by Walter Benjamin
Understanding Brecht by Walter Benjamin is a seminal examination of the complex, dialectical relationship between art and political critique, presented through the lens of one of the most dynamic cultural partnerships of the 20th century—between Walter Benjamin, the philosopher and critic, and Bertolt Brecht, the playwright and poet. This volume brings together Benjamin’s essays on…
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Le idee migliorano. Origini e presupposti della Storia della filosofia di Hegel (1650-1827)
Roberto Bordoli’s Le idee migliorano. Origini e presupposti della Storia della filosofia di Hegel (1650-1827) is a compelling exploration of the development of the history of philosophy as an autonomous discipline and Hegel’s approach to it, steeped in a historical and ethical consciousness that reflects the intellectual evolution of modern Europe. Bordoli positions the history…
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Hegel in Nürnberg: Zeugnisse der Lehre und Zeichen der Liebe 1808 bis 1816
In Hegel in Nürnberg: Zeugnisse der Lehre und Zeichen der Liebe 1808 bis 1816, Rolf Gröschner and Wolfgang Mölkner make an intricate exploration of the unique period during which Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel served as rector at the Egidien-Gymnasium in Nuremberg. This work is neither a mere chronological recounting nor a simple historical narrative. Instead,…
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Hegel und die Freiheit der Modernen
Domenico Losurdo’s Hegel und die Freiheit der Modernen (Hegel and the Freedom of the Moderns) is an intellectually dense and methodically expansive work that scrutinizes and dismantles longstanding stereotypes surrounding Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, particularly the reductionist portrayal of him as merely a theorist of conservative restoration. Losurdo revisits Hegel’s philosophy through a historically grounded…
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Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism
Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism by Timothy Naftali is a presentation of the often tumultuous history of the United States’ efforts to combat terrorism from the aftermath of World War II up to the harrowing events of September 11, 2001. Naftali, a distinguished national security historian, goes deep into the clandestine world…
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The Blind Spot: Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty
The Blind Spot: Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty by William Byers is an exposition of the inherent limitations within the scientific endeavor and the epistemological crises that arise from them. Byers goes into the paradoxes and uncertainties that have emerged in modern science and mathematics, challenging the long-held belief that science offers an objective,…
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Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It
Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It by Jon Clifton is an analysis of a critical yet overlooked phenomenon shaping the contemporary world: the escalating unhappiness among global citizens and the consequential blind spot that has afflicted world leaders. Clifton, the CEO of Gallup and a visionary dedicated to amplifying…
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The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience
The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience is an exploration of the intrinsic relationship between human experience and the scientific endeavor. Authored by astrophysicist Adam Frank, theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser, and philosopher Evan Thompson, this work presents a compelling argument for the integration of the human perspective within science, asserting that human experience…
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The Blind Spot: Lectures on Logic
Jean-Yves Girard’s The Blind Spot: Lectures on Logic is an exposition of proof theory, challenging established notions and inviting reconsideration of the nature of mathematical knowledge. Intended for postgraduate students and researchers in logic, this work transcends mere technical exposition to engage with the philosophical underpinnings of logic itself, dissecting the relationship between questions and…
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Artificial General Intelligence | 13 Volumes
Artificial General Intelligence is a monumental collection here in 13 volumes, each corresponding to the proceedings of the AGI conferences held annually since 2008. Edited by luminaries such as Pei Wang, Ben Goertzel, Stan Franklin, Jürgen Schmidhuber, Kristinn R. Thórisson, Moshe Looks, Joscha Bach, Matthew Iklé, Aleksandr I. Panov, Alexey Potapov, Roman Yampolskiy, Denis Ponomaryov,…
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Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation | 9 Volumes
The Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Computation series represents a look through the evolving landscape of computational intelligence and symbolic reasoning over the course of several decades. This collection of nine volumes encapsulates the proceedings of nine international conferences, each serving as a milestone in the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and symbolic mathematical computation. The…
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Agents and Artificial Intelligence | 13 Volumes
Agents and Artificial Intelligence is an extensive compendium that encapsulates over a decade of pioneering research and philosophical inquiry into the realms of artificial intelligence and agent-based systems. Spanning 13 volumes derived from the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART) held annually from 2009 to 2021, this collection represents a curation of the…
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Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems | 6 Volumes
Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems is a comprehensive anthology spanning six volumes, encapsulating the proceedings of the 13th to the 18th International Conferences on Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems (HAIS) held in Spain from 2018 to 2023. Edited by a distinguished group of scholars including Hilde Pérez García, Lidia Sánchez González, Manuel Castejón Limas, Héctor Quintián, Emilio…
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Explainable and Transparent AI and Multi-Agent Systems | 3 Volumes
The anthology Explainable and Transparent AI and Multi-Agent Systems is a monumental compilation that encapsulates the forefront of research and philosophical inquiry into the realms of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and multi-agent systems (MAS). Spanning three significant international workshops—EXTRAAMAS 2021, held virtually due to the global pandemic; EXTRAAMAS 2022, also conducted virtually; and EXTRAAMAS 2023…
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence: First World Conference, xAI 2023 | 3 Volumes
Explainable Artificial Intelligence: First World Conference, xAI 2023, edited by Luca Longo, represents a monumental compilation of cutting-edge research that goes into the burgeoning field of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). This three-volume set emerges from the proceedings of the inaugural xAI 2023 conference held in Lisbon, Portugal, and encompasses a comprehensive spectrum of 94 rigorously…
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xxAI – Beyond Explainable AI
xxAI – Beyond Explainable AI represents a significant milestone in the ongoing mission to bridge the gap between complex machine learning models and human interpretability. Edited by Andreas Holzinger, Randy Goebel, Ruth Fong, Taesup Moon, Klaus-Robert Müller, and Wojciech Samek, this volume encapsulates the forefront of research in explainable artificial intelligence (xAI), extending its boundaries…
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to Interpretable Machine Learning
Explainable Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to Interpretable Machine Learning by Uday Kamath and John Liu is a seminal work in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, particularly in the critical domain of explainable AI (XAI). As AI systems become increasingly integrated into the fabric of society, influencing decisions in healthcare, finance, justice, and beyond, the…
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Minna Wagner: A Life, with Richard Wagner
Minna Wagner: A Life, with Richard Wagner by Professor Dr. Eva Rieger, translated by Chris Walton, is a monumental biography that reconfigures our understanding of Richard Wagner’s first wife, Minna Planer. Far from being the peripheral figure often portrayed in traditional Wagnerian scholarship, Minna was a pivotal influence in Wagner’s creative and personal life. This…
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Richard Wagner: A Life in Music
Richard Wagner: A Life in Music by Martin Geck, masterfully translated by Stewart Spencer, presents the analysis of one of music history’s most enigmatic and influential figures. This comprehensive biography transcends the conventional narrative, engaging the multifaceted persona of Richard Wagner—composer, conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist. Geck’s work doesn’t just recount Wagner’s life events…
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