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Embracing the politics of transformation: Policy action as “battle‐settlement events”

open access: yesReview of Policy Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Societal transformations for addressing climate change are intensely contested and at risk of resistance and backlash to ambitious policy action. But they are frequently modeled through heuristics such as S‐curves which abstract from such conflicts, assuming increasing returns to scale as a driver of transformations.
James Patterson, Matthew Paterson
wiley   +1 more source

Utopianism and Plato's Republic

open access: yesTheoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper criticises the two prominent interpretations of utopianism in Plato's Republic. The traditional argues that it is mere utopianism, seriously proposing that Kallipolis is, in fact, the ideal city. The ironic argues that the Republic is a critique of the ability for reason to reconstruct human nature and is, therefore, a dire warning ...
R. Austin Kippes
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is Afraid of Love? Adam Smith and the Rational Analysis of Bonding

open access: yesTheoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For Smith, love inextricably involves negative feelings, what this paper calls “bonding cost”. The bonding cost can be moderate. However, it can easily become excessive, taking the form of turbulent emotions, obsessions, vulnerabilities, and ego‐centrism. Hence, it is no wonder that Smith is highly critical of love.
Elias L. Khalil
wiley   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

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