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Kirby L. Wedekind

Constructing Power: A Critical and Constructivist Theory Using the American Case

This book asserts that there exists a causal relationship between identity, interest, and the exercise of power. The work defines power as the ability to satisfy oneself, which makes power contingent upon…

Filippo Menozzi

Postcolonial Historical Materialism

Through a reappraisal of the work of four major figures in critical theory - Ernst Bloch, Georg Lukács, Theodor Adorno, and Walter Benjamin - Filippo Menozzi rethinks the tradition of critical theory in r…

Christos Memos,

Open Marxism

Bringing together the various heterodox traditions, groups and scholars that came under the heading of Open Marxism for the first time, this book assesses the evolution of Open Marxism from the initial us…

Stathis Kouvelakis

The Defeat of Critique

This book brings a new perspective on the formation and evolution of Critical Theory, tracing the intellectual trajectory of three of its major representatives: Horkheimer, Habermas and Honneth. It demons…

Jordi Maiso

From Damaged Life

'Life does not live.'This certainty - that the conditions governing existence in contemporary societies generate irretrievably damaged lives - lies at the heart of Theodor W. Adorno's critical theory. Eme…

Jordi Maiso

From Damaged Life

'Life does not live.'This certainty - that the conditions governing existence in contemporary societies generate irretrievably damaged lives - lies at the heart of Theodor W. Adorno's critical theory. Eme…

Hermann Schweppenhäuser: Philosophie und Gesellschaft II

Die in diesem Band enthaltenen Beiträge Hermann Schweppenhäusers zu Philosophie und Gesellschaft wurden zwischen 1952 und 2010 geschrieben. Der Band enthält auch bislang unpublizierte Texte. -- Als junger…

Nuclear Power Trio

Wet Ass Plutonium

The Many Faces of Populism

Populism has become a contested and controversial word in contemporary politics. But what does "populism" really mean?Despite its relatively short history, the term follows a rather volatile tra…

Herbert Marcuse,

Negations

Herbert Marcuse's Negations is both a radical critique of capitalist modernity and a model of materialist dialectical thinking. In a series of essays, originally written in the period stretching from the …

Seyla Benhabib

At the Margins of the Modern State

The international order of the post-WW II period is in disarray. The sounds of war can be heard all around us, from Ukraine to Gaza, from Darfur to the Congo, and there is growing skepticism towards human…

Kritische Theorie zwischen Kant und Hegel

Der Band fragt, ob Kritische Theorie heute noch kritisch sein kann, wo sie selbst zur Tradition geworden ist. Im „Prozeß zwischen Kant und Hegel" (Adorno) wird nach einem Denken gesucht, das die Unve…

Seyla Benhabib

At the Margins of the Modern State

The international order of the post-WW II period is in disarray. The sounds of war can be heard all around us, from Ukraine to Gaza, from Darfur to the Congo, and there is growing skepticism towards human…

Simon Susen

Humanity and Uncontrollability

Focusing on the work of Hartmut Rosa, this book provides an in-depth account of the extent to which we, as humans, are obliged to face up to the uncontrollability of the world. Rosa is widely regarded as …

Hartmut Rosa

Alienation and Acceleration

Modern life is speeding up, constantly. While the art of saving time reaches unprecedented heights through the introduction of ever-new technologies of communication and production, it nevertheless feels …

Hartmut Rosa

Alienation and Acceleration

Modern life is speeding up, constantly. While the art of saving time reaches unprecedented heights through the introduction of ever-new technologies of communication and production, it nevertheless feels …

Carol J Adams

The Sexual Politics of Meat - 35th Anniversary Edition

First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams' revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society's ingrained cultural misogyny and it…

Jonathan D. Torrance

Sin and Theory

This incisive, open access book explores the continued power and relevance of a core Christian teaching: the doctrine of sin.Recently, there has been little enthusiasm for the doctrine in its traditional …

Sezin Devi Koehler

Much ADO about Keanu

Thanks to his prolific movie career (seventy-eight movies and counting) and endearing real-life persona, Keanu Reeves has become the universal screen saver of pop culture--nobody can go a few days without…