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La Necropolítica Y El “Mal Menor”: Hacia Una Nueva Economía Del Poder Después De Gaza (Necropolitics And The "Lesser Evil": Towards A New Economy Of Power After Gaza), Andrés Henao Castro Sep 2014

La Necropolítica Y El “Mal Menor”: Hacia Una Nueva Economía Del Poder Después De Gaza (Necropolitics And The "Lesser Evil": Towards A New Economy Of Power After Gaza), Andrés Henao Castro

Andrés Fabián Henao-Castro

La matanza protagonizada por Israel en Gaza pone de presente que la necropolítica y el “mal menor” continúan siendo los dos idiomas centrales para describir las formas más extremas de violencia neocolonial actual. Esta nueva economía del poder acentúa las formas estatales del “dejar morir”, la creación de condiciones que garantizan la “muerte lenta” del “otro”, el exterminio de los palestinos mediante el racionamiento mortal de sus condiciones de vida y la anexión ilegal de sus territorios por parte del Estado de Israel. En esta nueva economía del poder la crítica y el conflicto aparecen ya anticipados en el cálculo …


Toward A Constructive ‘Religious Realism,’: Robert Bellah And Reinhold Niebuhr, Harlan Stelmach Sep 2014

Toward A Constructive ‘Religious Realism,’: Robert Bellah And Reinhold Niebuhr, Harlan Stelmach

Harlan Stelmach

Applied Christian Ethics addresses selected themes in Christian social ethics. The book is divided in three parts. In the first section, “Foundation,” several contributors reveal their Christian realist roots and discuss the prophetic origins and multifarious agenda of social ethics. Thus, the names of Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich come up frequently. In the second section, “Economics and Justice,” the focus turns to the different levels at which economics has significance for social justice. These chapters discuss fair housing at the local level, the dialogue between Christians and Native Americans over property rights at the regional and national levels, and …


The Ties That Blind: Conceptualizing Anonymity, Julie Ponesse Aug 2014

The Ties That Blind: Conceptualizing Anonymity, Julie Ponesse

Julie E Ponesse

Despite the fact that talk of anonymity abounds in the twenty-first century (“anonymous sources,” “anonymity promises,” “anonymity guarantees,”), anonymity as a concept has thus far flown very low on the philosophical radar. Those who do write about anonymity do so with either secondary importance, as a way to analyze some other more fundamental value or as a preamble to an analysis of the importance of anonymity in a particular applied context (e.g. the anonymity of whistleblowing). My goal in this paper is not to provide a positive articulation of the concept of anonymity (though I think one is possible) or, …


Are There “Good Protesters” And “Bad Protesters”?, Stephen D'Arcy Jun 2014

Are There “Good Protesters” And “Bad Protesters”?, Stephen D'Arcy

Stephen D'Arcy

A case is made for framing critical assessment of controversial protest tactics in terms of civic virtue, i.e., an ideal of admirable militancy that can be more or less well-approximated, rather than in terms of a stark contrast between permissible and impermissible.


Revolution 101: Steve D'Arcy On Militant Protest (Interview), Stephen D'Arcy Apr 2014

Revolution 101: Steve D'Arcy On Militant Protest (Interview), Stephen D'Arcy

Stephen D'Arcy

Meg Borthwick, from Rabble.ca, poses questions about militancy and democracy, in an interview related to the book, Languages of the Unheard.


O Que É Liberdade?, Filipe Celeti Feb 2014

O Que É Liberdade?, Filipe Celeti

Filipe Celeti

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“Gilles Deleuze Y La Fórmula Queer De Bartleby: La Destitución De Petro, El Aborto Y La Locura De Dios” (Gilles Deleuze And Bartleby’S Queer Formula: On The Impeachment Of Petro, Abortion And God’S Madness), Andrés Henao Castro Feb 2014

“Gilles Deleuze Y La Fórmula Queer De Bartleby: La Destitución De Petro, El Aborto Y La Locura De Dios” (Gilles Deleuze And Bartleby’S Queer Formula: On The Impeachment Of Petro, Abortion And God’S Madness), Andrés Henao Castro

Andrés Fabián Henao-Castro

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The Blitman Anthology: Quotes, Poems, And Essays For The 21st-Century College Student, Andrew Blitman Dec 2013

The Blitman Anthology: Quotes, Poems, And Essays For The 21st-Century College Student, Andrew Blitman

Andrew Blitman

A paperback compilation of poems, essays, articles, and other writings by Andrew Blitman, this book is geared toward high school and college students. "The Blitman Anthology" is designed to be quick and hard-hitting; its lessons originated from the author's personal college experiences. A must-read for Millennials.