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What if the future of humanity wasn’t driven by Silicon Valley’s vision? At the edge of its dissolution, European humanism faces profound challenges as AI, biotechnology and posthuman theory reshape……続きを見る

Written in the style of a Galilean dialogue, this book offers a compelling exploration of the physical and epistemological foundations of quantum mechanics. Through a lively and accessible exchange,……続きを見る

On the Effect of the Motion of a Body upon the Velocity with which it is Traversed by Light is a seminal scientific treatise authored by the renowned physicist Albert A. Michelson in 1881. This grou……続きを見る

L’intelligenza artificiale sta cambiando il mondo. Ma siamo sicuri di sapere cosa essa sia realmente? In un’epoca dominata da chatbot, algoritmi onnipresenti e promesse di coscienze digitali, questo……続きを見る

This book offers an innovative defense of Wilfrid Sellars’s notion of ideal truth. Sellars adopts two attractive ideas about truth: the pragmatist idea that the concept of truth cannot be understood……続きを見る

Aus der Sicht der Neurobiologie regiert im Kopf das neuronale Geschehen. Doch was wissen die Hirnforscher genau über die Mechanismen des Hirngeschehens und ihren Einfluss auf den menschlichen Geist?……続きを見る

Verheißungen über Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) sind spekulative Bedeutungszuschreibungen und Heilsversprechen, die aus KI ein kollektives Tröstungsprojekt machen – so die These von Stefan Selke. In e……続きを見る

Award-winning, international bestselling science writer Stefan Klein explores the benefits of altruism on humanity in Survival of the Nicest. The phrase "survival of the fittest" conjures an image o……続きを見る

The world is warming up rapidly and this change is most noticeable in mountains with already observable consequences on flora and fauna. This book presents concepts, methodologies and major achievem……続きを見る

Questo libro parla dei valori, dei principi e delle regole che sono stati duramente messi alla prova nella crisi del Covid-19, ma non è semplicemente un libro sulla pandemia. Vuole essere, piuttosto……続きを見る

In A Book of Waves Stefan Helmreich examines ocean waves as forms of media that carry ecological, geopolitical, and climatological news about our planet. Drawing on ethnographic work with oceanograp……続きを見る

Die in diesem Roman beschriebenen Personen und Ereignisse sind Fiktion. Jegliche Ähnlichkeit oder Übereinstimmung mit lebenden oder toten Personen oder Begebenheiten ist rein zufällig und nicht beab……続きを見る

"The dazzling clutch of scientific minds caught in mid-thought here makes for a read that provokes thought in its turn. Delights abound." ーNature "What distinguishes scientists, in your eyes?" ーSt……続きを見る

La mayoría de los Estados europeos limita el acceso al derecho a la protección de la salud a colectivos como el de los inmigrantes en situación administrativa irregular. Pero ¿es ético limitar la as……続きを見る

During the Iraq War, American soldiers were sent to both fight an enemy and to recover a “failed state” in pixelated camouflage uniforms, accompanied by robots, and armed with satellite maps and bio……続きを見る

Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as……続きを見る

Presenting a critical history of the philosophy of science in the twentieth century, focusing on the transition from logical positivism in its first half to the "new philosophy of science" in its se……続きを見る

The Earth has entered a new epoch: the Anthropocene. What we are facing is not only an environmental crisis, but a geological revolution of human origin. In two centuries, our planet has tipped into……続きを見る

This book explores what it means to exist in virtual worlds. Chiefly drawing on the philosophical traditions of existentialism, it articulates the idea that ー by means of our technical equipment an……続きを見る

Imagine that you are an environmentalist who passionately believes that it is wrong to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. How do you convince someone that a decision to drill is w……続きを見る

Algorithmic Culture: How Big Data and Artificial Intelligence are Transforming Everyday Life explores the complex ways in which algorithms and big data, or algorithmic culture, are simultaneously re……続きを見る

Dieses essential bietet eine verständliche Einführung in die philosophischen Grundprinzipien der Wissenschaften. Beantwortet werden Fragen wie: Was bedeutet eigentlich „logisch“? Was ist Deduktion, ……続きを見る

What is life? What is water? What is sound? In Sounding the Limits of Life, anthropologist Stefan Helmreich investigates how contemporary scientistsーbiologists, oceanographers, and audio engineers……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive account of Kant’s development from the 1755/56 metaphysics to the cosmological antinomy of 1781. With the Theory of the Heavens (1755) and the Physical Monadology ……続きを見る

Transhumanism is widely misunderstood, in part because the media have exaggerated current technologies and branded the movement as dangerous, leading many to believe that hybrid humans may soon walk……続きを見る

«Un libro che ci conduce abilmente nel cuore degli enigmi del mondo» «Die Zeit» Interrogato da un amico artista che gli chiese se uno scienziato, studiando una rosa, non ne uccidesse la bellezza, Ri……続きを見る

Una città senza nome. Persone senza volto, ma con storie importanti da raccontare. Singoli individui che con i loro sogni vogliono cambiare il mondo, mentre altri temono il cambiamento. Persone senz……続きを見る

L’autore propone un viaggio (oltre 700 pagine) tra storia, archeologia, filosofia, teologia, sociologia, biologia, astronomia, fisica e tecnologia, alla ricerca di risposte alle domande: Chi siamo? ……続きを見る

The Routledge Guidebook to Berkeley’s Three Dialogues is an engaging introduction to the last of a trio of works that cemented Berkeley’s position as one of the truly great philosophers of the weste……続きを見る

The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain–computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life extension. Despite its endu……続きを見る