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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “davide tarizzo”
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  • The Morals of Life

    Biology, Biopolitics, Bioethics

    by Davide Tarizzo ...
    Series series Insubordinations: Italian Radical Thought
    A theory of biopolitical power that updates Foucault, illustrating the moral implications of modern evolutionary theory.In our day, the individual has become “a life,” the singular of the plural noun “population.” From this new understanding of what it means to be human comes a new form of biopolitical power with a new set of moral rules. In The Morals of Life, moral philosopher Davide Tarizzo ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Political Grammars

    The Unconscious Foundations of Modern Democracy

    by Davide Tarizzo ...
    Series series Square One: First-Order Questions in the Humanities
    Do we need to be a "people," populus, in order to embrace democracy and live together in peace? If so, what is a populus? Is it by definition a nation? What exactly do we mean by nationality?In this book, Davide Tarizzo takes up the problem of modern democratic, liberal peoples—how to define them, how to explain their invariance over time, and how to differentiate one people from another. ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Life

    A Modern Invention

    by Davide Tarizzo ...
    Translated by Mark William Epstein ...
    Series series Posthumanities
    The word “biology” was first used to describe the scientific study of life in 1802, and as Davide Tarizzo demonstrates in his reconstruction of the genealogy of the concept of life, our understanding of what being alive means is an equally recent invention. Focusing on the histories of philosophy, science, and biopolitics, he contends that biological life is a metaphysical concept, not a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • What Is Philosophy?

    by Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari ...
    Translated by Hugh Tomlinson, Graham Burchell ...
    Series series European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
    Called by many France's foremost philosopher, Gilles Deleuze is one of the leading thinkers in the Western World. His acclaimed works and celebrated collaborations with Félix Guattari have established him as a seminal figure in the fields of literary criticism and philosophy. The long-awaited publication of What Is Philosophy? in English marks the culmination of Deleuze's career.Deleuze and ... Read more

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  • Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

    by Marc Brysbaert, Kathy Rastle ...
    Engage with key historical and conceptual issues in psychology Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology, 3rd Edition, by Brysbaert & Rastle offers a unique and engaging introduction to key historical and conceptual issues in psychology. The text draws on a broad range of issues and themes, both contemporary and historical, helping you understand the philosophical context from which ... Read more

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  • Understand Philosophy: Teach Yourself

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  • A Critical History and Philosophy of Psychology

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  • Less Than Nothing

    Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism

    by Slavoj Zizek ...
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  • The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This bestselling dictionary is written by one of the leading philosophers of our time, and it is widely recognized as the best dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. With clear and concise definitions, it provides lively and accessible coverage of not only Western philosophical traditions, but also themes from Chinese, ... Read more

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  • Philosophy of Social Science

    by Alexander Rosenberg ...
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  • Neuroexistentialism

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