Philosophy

This book explores central scenes of »the problematic« and contextualizes it within the history of power and knowledge.

Scholars, architects, artists, and writers examine the theme of waiting a as particular experience of time, shaped by class, race, and gender.

What does it mean if scenarios about the future are plausible? The book analyses the unexplored concept and its implications for producers and users of scenarios.

This award-winning study illuminates the historical, theological, and philosophical contexts of posthumanist promises.

»Speculation about ›the end of the human being‹ and questions about human survival on this planet have been constantly gaining ground since the turn of the millennium. In his masterful analysis, Oliver Krüger introduces the reader to a huge field of research that has gone largely unnoticed by scholars of religion and culture. Written in a highly accessible style, this book is a must-read for everyone interested in the links between technology, virtuality, media, and humanity's future.«
(Kocku von Stuckrad, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Groningen, Netherlands)

»Virtual Immortality offers a thorough and detailed exploration of how embedded and in-bodied technological innovations continue to stretch our ideas of what the limits of being human in the 21st century truly are. Krüger provides a useful who's who of key thinkers defining and pushing the boundaries of posthuman thought and existence.«
(Heidi A. Campbell, Professor of Communication & Presidential Impact Fellow, Texas A&M University)

Through diverse and theoretically rigorous chapters, Reading »Black Mirror« offers timely insights into our contemporary technological condition.

Marxism and Intersectionality provides important and timely insights into the relationship between race, gender, sexuality, colonialism, and capitalism.

This international collection features a comprehensive debate on the current bioethical controversies of transplantation medicine.

How can the mutual exchange between scientists and the public succeed? The anthology examines the ludic-ethical role of art in public engagement efforts.

A timely philosophical exploration of rape in everyday social life.

An innovative exploration of both the deeply entwined nature of truth and power and the creative practices that sustain resistance.