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Metaphysics or Metaphors for the Anthropocene? Scientific Naturalism and the Agency of Things

Open Philosophy, 2018
In this paper, I provide the outlines of an alternative metaphilosophical orientation for Continental philosophy, namely, a form of scientific naturalism that has proximate roots in the work of Bachelard and Althusser.
Gamez Patrick
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D. H. Lawrence and the Avoidance of Darwinian Tragedy

Études Lawrenciennes, 2021
Darwin’s theories helped both to destroy D. H. Lawrence’s early Christianity, and to shape the latter’s beliefs in the primacy of the organic, of non-rational forces, and of the animality of man – even though Lawrence soon saw materialism as begging more
Catherine Brown
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Le parti pris des choses : sur quelques apories onto-épistémiques du New Materialism

Socio-anthropologie
The theoretical movement known as New Materialism, which emerged in the early 2000s, saw not only the return of ontology, but also the affirmation of a materialism in which all oppositions and contradictions would dissolve.
Charles Wolfe
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The almanac projects: seasons experienced through the material world

Transformations, 2012
This paper explores the almanac as a medium for enacting a vital materialist practice. It begins by asking: what elements do we incorporate into the ways we think about weather, climates and seasons? What other possibilities exist if we consider weather
Jo Law
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Situating Martin Heidegger’s claim to a “productive dialogue” with Marxism [PDF]

, 2017
This critical review aims to more fully situate the claim Martin Heidegger makes in ‘Letter on Humanism’ that a “productive dialogue” between his work and that of Karl Marx is possible.
Griffiths, Dominic
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Hail to thee, blithe spirit! A critical study of bird agency among bird owners in China

Frontiers in Communication
IntroductionIn contemporary China, human-animal interactions remain predominantly influenced by anthropocentric ideologies. This phenomenon is especially pronounced concerning non-mammalian species beyond common pets like cats and dogs.
Ziyi Wong
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How do data come to matter? Living and becoming with personal data

Big Data & Society, 2018
Humans have become increasingly datafied with the use of digital technologies that generate information with and about their bodies and everyday lives.
Deborah Lupton
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How much do we need – What is the limitation of wants and where do we end up with unfulfilled desires?

International Journal of Science Annals, 2023
Background and Aim of Study: The paper considers the significance of recognizing the limitations of our wants and the consequences of unfulfilled desires.
M. P. Bhandari
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La composante darwinienne et la philosophie de Bergson dans la poésie de Thomas Hardy

Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone, 2010
This article addresses the affinities between Henri Bergson's philosophy and Thomas Hardy's poetry. Both draw upon Charles Darwin's theories of natural science : Hardy was greatly influenced by them, whereas Bergson transmuted Darwinism as his élan vital
Ilaria Mallozi
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'Ibadan - a model of historical facts': militarism and civic culture in a Yoruba city [PDF]

, 1999
The article focuses on an historical relationship between the political institution of chieftaincy and civic pride in Ibadan, a Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria.
Watson, Ruth
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