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Category Archives: Book Releases

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New Book: Philosophy of Computer Games

March 27, 2013by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Computer games have become a major cultural and economic force, and the last decade has seen the emergence of extensive academic study of such games. Up until now there has […]

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Academia, Book Releases, Philosophy
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THE GREAT REVERSAL: HOW WE LET TECHNOLOGY TAKE CONTROL OF THE PLANET

February 19, 2013by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Every day, we are presented with new technologies that can influence human thought and action, such as psychopharmaceuticals, new generation performance enhancing drugs, elective biotechnology, and gastric bypass surgery. Have […]

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Academia, Book Releases, CMNS, Philosophy of Information, Philosophy of Media, Philosophy of technology
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Amor Technologiae

December 1, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Marshall McLuhan as Philosopher of Technology – Toward a Philosophy of Human-Media Relationships By Yoni Van Den Eede. Amor Technologiae fuses the fairly new traditions of philosophy of technology and media […]

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Academia, Book Releases, Philosophy of Information, Philosophy of Media, Philosophy of technology
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Less than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism

May 22, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

By SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK Book release: 11th June 2012 EVENTS IN LONDON - Monday 11 June, 7pm Central Saint Martins Campus, London N1 The new Central Saint Martins campus at Kings Cross will […]

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Academia, Book Releases, Philosophy
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The Phenomenology of Modern Art: Exploding Deleuze, Illuminating Style

May 17, 2012by Laureano Ralon 1 Comment

As a philosophical approach, phenomenology is concerned with structure in how phenomena are experienced. The Phenomenology of Modern Art uses phenomenological insights to explain the significance of style in modern […]

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Book Releases, Phenomenology

Interview with Robert K. Blechman

March 24, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

© Robert K. Blechman and Figure/Ground Communication Dr. Blechman was interviewed by Laureano Ralon on March 24th, 2012 Robert K. Blechman has a Ph.D. in Media Ecology (Communication Theory and […]

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Academia, Book Releases, CMNS, Media Ecology, Philosophy of Education, Scholarly Interviews

Karsten Harries will speak at LSU on March 21

March 18, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

The LSU College of Art & Design Distinguished Lecture Series will present philosopher and architecture theoretician Karsten Harries at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in Room 103 of the Design […]

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Academia, Book Releases, Pedagogy, Phenomenology
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Of Ong and Media Ecology: Essays in Communication, Composition, and Literary Studies

March 2, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

Title: Of Ong and Media Ecology Sub-title: Essays in Communication, Composition, and Literary Studies Editor(s): Thomas J. Farrell and Paul A. Soukup Publish Date: January 2012 Pages: 364 Format: Paper Code: 978-1-61289-075-3 Price:$39.95  Each of the essays […]

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Academia, Book Releases, Media and Advertising, Media Ecology
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The Memory of Place: A Phenomenology of the Uncanny

February 27, 2012by Laureano Ralon Leave a comment

The Memory of Place A Phenomenology of the Uncanny By Dylan Trigg “Genuinely unique and a signal addition to phenomenological literature. It fills a significant gap, and it does so […]

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