Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge +4 more
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“Ecogothic Meets Religious Horror in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening.”
The 2008 film by M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening, though long considered one of his least appreciated films, has been making a come-back in recent years, as its plant horror scenario gains traction in light of new understanding of the science of trees,
Soltysik Monnet, Agnieszka
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The (re)birth of pregnancy horror in Alice Lowe’s Prevenge
, 2018 How does the specifically female human experience of pregnancy change in its representation and utilisation in horror when the film is conceived, written, and directed by a woman?
Chambers, Amy
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Would the Real Trait Sadism Please Stand Up? On the Factor Structure of Trait Sadism
Journal of Personality, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective We analyzed the items of trait sadism measures to identify a coherent, hierarchical factor structure. Background Numerous models and measures purport to assess trait sadism. Some of these measures overlap to a limited extent only. Simultaneously, trait sadism measures show strong redundancies with measures of psychopathy.
Christian Blötner +3 more
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A pilot study of spinal reflex modulation during immersive virtual reality exposure in humans. [PDF]
Front Hum NeurosciBaltin M +6 more
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Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines 4206 Instagram comments on a lunchbox‐packing video posted by Mama J. Rae, who self‐identifies as a “lower middle class wife.” Her excessive use of processed foods and sugary beverages provokes negative responses, many of which explicitly connect her lunchbox‐packing practices to class identity.
Hanwool Choe
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Kant on Bullshit Jobs—Mere Means and True Means
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Following David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs, there has recently been academic and public discussion about useless work. Immanuel Kant maintains that we ought to be means for others and that there is a duty to be useful. Graeber and Kant are both concerned with a form of harm often overlooked in contemporary ethics and political philosophy, namely,
Martin Sticker
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Caring About Dogs, Filming Dogs, Watching Dogs: How Far Does the Human-Dog Relationship Travel Through Cultural Production? A Case Study of <i>Good Boy</i> (2025). [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Rebout N, Besegher A, Hoummady S.
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Horror Fandom, morbid curiosity, and psychological resilience amid war conflict and economic crisis among university students in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
BMC PsycholAffan R +4 more
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