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Joseph Conrad Today

By: Kieron O'Hara

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This book argues that the novelist Joseph Conrad's work speaks directly to us in a way that none of his contemporaries can. Conrad's scepticism, pessimism, emphasis on the importance and fragility of community, and the difficulties of escaping our history are important tools for understanding the political world in which we live. He is prepared to face a future where progress is not inevitable, where actions have unintended consequences, and where we cannot know the contexts in which we act. Heart of Darkness uncovers the rotten core of the Eurocentric myth of imperialism as a way of bringing enlightenment to ‘native peoples’ – lessons which are relevant once more as the Iraq debacle has undermined the claims of liberal democracy to universal significance. The result can hardly be called a political programme, but Conrad’s work is clearly suggestive of a sceptical conservatism of the sort described by the author in his 2005 book After Blair: Conservatism Beyond Thatcher. The difficult part of a Conradian philosophy is the profundity of his pessimism – far greater than Oakeshott, with whom Conrad does share some similarities (though closer to a conservative politician like Salisbury). Conrad’s work poses the question of how far we as a society are prepared to face the consequences of our ignorance.

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1845404149

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The Devil's Long Tail

Religious and Other Radicals in the Internet Marketplace

By: David Stevens,Kieron O'Hara

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The Devil's Long Tail

Religious and Other Radicals in the Internet Marketplace

By: David Stevens,Kieron O'Hara

The internet may be a utopia for free expression, but it also harbours nihilistic groups and individuals spreading bizarre creeds, unhindered by the risk-averse gatekeepers of the mass media -- and not all are as harmless as the Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua or Sexastrianism. With few entry barriers, ready anonymity and no centralised control, the internet offers wired extremists unprecedented access to a potential global audience of billions. Technology allows us to select the information we wish to receive -- so those of a fanatical bent can filter out moderating voices and ignore countervailing arguments, retreating into a virtual world of their own design that reaffirms their views. In The Devil's Long Tail, Stevens and O'Hara argue that we misunderstand online extremism if we think intervention is the best way to counter it. Policies designed to disrupt radical networks fail because they ignore the factors that push people to the margins. Extremists are driven less by ideas than by the benefits of participating in a tightly-knit, self-defined, group. Rather, extreme ideas should be left to sink or swim in the internet's marketplace of ideas. The internet and the web are valuable creations of a free society. Censoring them impoverishes us all while leaving the radical impulse intact.

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Oxford University Press

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0190613246

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The Theory and Practice of Social Machines

By: Nigel Shadbolt,Kieron O’Hara,David De Roure,Wendy Hall

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The Theory and Practice of Social Machines

By: Nigel Shadbolt,Kieron O’Hara,David De Roure,Wendy Hall

Social machines are a type of network connected by interactive digital devices made possible by the ubiquitous adoption of technologies such as the Internet, the smartphone, social media and the read/write World Wide Web, connecting people at scale to document situations, cooperate on tasks, exchange information, or even simply to play. Existing social processes may be scaled up, and new social processes enabled, to solve problems, augment reality, create new sources of value, and disrupt existing practice. This book considers what talents one would need to understand or build a social machine, describes the state of the art, and speculates on the future, from the perspective of the EPSRC project SOCIAM – The Theory and Practice of Social Machines. The aim is to develop a set of tools and techniques for investigating, constructing and facilitating social machines, to enable us to narrow down pragmatically what is becoming a wide space, by asking ‘when will it be valuable to use these methods on a sociotechnical system?’ The systems for which the use of these methods adds value are social machines in which there is rich person-to-person communication, and where a large proportion of the machine’s behaviour is constituted by human interaction.

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3030108899

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Conservatism

By: Kieron O’Hara

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Conservatism

By: Kieron O’Hara

The term "conservative," when employed today in reference to politicians and beliefs, can denote groups as diverse and incompatible as the religious right, libertarians, and opponents of large, centralized government. Yet the original conservative philosophy, first developed in the eighteenth century by Edmund Burke, was most concerned with managing change. This kind of genuine conservatism has a renewed relevance in a complex world where change is rapid, pervasive, and dislocating. In Conservatism, Kieron O’Hara presents a thought-provoking revision of the traditional conservative philosophy, here crafted for the modern age. As O’Hara argues, conservatism transcends traditional politics and has surprising applications—not least as the most appropriate and practical response to climate change. He shows what a properly conservative ideology looks like today, and draws on such great conservative thinkers as Burke and Adam Smith, philosophers from Plato to Wittgenstein, and contemporary social commentators such as Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ulrich Beck, and Jared Diamond, in order to outline how conservative philosophy lays bare our failure to understand our own society. O’Hara proves as well that conservatism is distinct from neo-liberalism, neo-conservatism, and the extreme positions of many of today’s most outspoken commentators. In this comprehensive and detailed description of a philosophy of change and innovation, O’Hara shows how conservatism can be an ideology sensitive to cultural differences among the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. As well, he highlights key issues of technology, trust, and privacy. Conservatism is a provocative read and a level-headed guide to cutting through the many voices of policy makers and pundits claiming to represent conservative points of view.

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Reaktion Books

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1861899831

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The seven veils of privacy

How our debates about privacy conceal its nature

By: Kieron O'Hara

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The seven veils of privacy

How our debates about privacy conceal its nature

By: Kieron O'Hara

Privacy is one of the most contested concepts of our time. This book sets out a rigorous and comprehensive framework for understanding debates about privacy and our rights to it. Much of the conflict around privacy comes from a failure to recognise divergent perspectives. Some people argue about human rights, some about social conventions, others about individual preferences and still others about information and data processing. As a result, ‘privacy’ has become the focus of competing definitions, leading some to denounce the ‘disarray’ in the field. But as this book shows, disagreements about the role and value of privacy obscure a large amount of agreement on the topic. Privacy is not a technical term of law, cybersecurity or sociology, but a word in common use that adequately expresses a few simple and related ideas.

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Manchester University Press

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1526163012

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Four Internets

Data, Geopolitics, and the Governance of Cyberspace

By: Kieron O'Hara,Wendy Hall

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Four Internets

Data, Geopolitics, and the Governance of Cyberspace

By: Kieron O'Hara,Wendy Hall

The book describes the Internet, and how Internet governance prevents it fragmenting into a 'Splinternet'. Four opposing ideologies about how data flows around the network have become prominent because they are (a) implemented by technical standards, and (b) backed by influential geopolitical entities. Each of these specifies an 'Internet', described in relation to its implementation by a specific geopolitical entity. The Four Internets of the title are the Silicon Valley Open Internet, developed by pioneers of the Internet in the 1960s, based on principles of openness and efficient dataflow; the Brussels Bourgeois Internet, exemplified by the European Union with a focus on human rights and legal administration; the DC Commercial Internet, exemplified by the Washington establishment and its focus on property rights and market solutions; and the Beijing Paternal Internet, exemplified by the Chinese government's control of Internet content. These Internets have to coexist if the Internet as a whole is to remain connected. The book also considers the weaponization of the hacking ethic as the Moscow Spoiler model, exemplified by Russia's campaigns of misinformation at scale; this is not a vision of the Internet, but is parasitic on the others. Each of these ideologies is illustrated by a specific policy question. Potential future directions of Internet development are considered, including the policy directions that India might take, and the development of technologies such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, the Internet of Things, and social machines. A conclusion speculates on potential future Internets that may emerge alongside those described"--

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The Spy in the Coffee Machine

The End of Privacy as We Know It

By: Kieron O'Hara,Nigel Shadbolt

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The Spy in the Coffee Machine

The End of Privacy as We Know It

By: Kieron O'Hara,Nigel Shadbolt

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1780747349

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Advances in Knowledge Acquisition

9th European Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, EKAW'96, Nottingham, UK, May 14 - 17, 1996. Proceedings

By: Nigel Shadbolt,Kieron O'Hara,Guus Schreiber

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Advances in Knowledge Acquisition

9th European Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, EKAW'96, Nottingham, UK, May 14 - 17, 1996. Proceedings

By: Nigel Shadbolt,Kieron O'Hara,Guus Schreiber

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the 9th European Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, EKAW '96, held in Nottingham, UK, in May 1996. The 23 revised full papers included address the most relevant theoretical and applicational aspects of knowledge acquisition with a certain emphasis on the acquisition of knowledge for the modelling or automation of complex problem-solving behaviour. The volume is organized in sections on theoretical and general issues, eliciting knowledge from textual or other sources, data-mining, group elicitation, and planning.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540612734

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Huxley

A Beginner's Guide

By: Kieron O'Hara

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Huxley

A Beginner's Guide

By: Kieron O'Hara

Author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception, and inventor of the term 'psychedelic', Aldous Huxley was a global trend-setter ahead of his time. In this new biography Dr Kieron O'Hara explores the life of this great visionary, charting his transformation from society satirist to Californian guru-mystic through an insightful analysis of his life's work. Combining thoughtful biography, easy-to-use reading notes, and an insightful exploration of Huxley's continuing legacy, Huxley: A Beginner's Guide is the definitive introduction to one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers.

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1780740808

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Dictionary of Privacy, Data Protection and Information Security

By: Mark Elliot,Anna M. Mandalari,Miranda Mourby,Kieron O’Hara

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Dictionary of Privacy, Data Protection and Information Security

By: Mark Elliot,Anna M. Mandalari,Miranda Mourby,Kieron O’Hara

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. The Dictionary of Privacy, Data Protection and Information Security explains the complex technical terms, legal concepts, privacy management techniques, conceptual matters and vocabulary that inform public debate about privacy.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1035300923

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The Enlightenment

A Beginner's Guide

By: Kieron O'Hara

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The Enlightenment

A Beginner's Guide

By: Kieron O'Hara

Blamed for the bloody disasters of the 20th century: Auschwitz, the Gulags, globalisation, Islamic terrorism; heralded as the harbinger of reason, equality, and the end of arbitrary rule, the Enlightenment has been nothing if not divisive. To this day historians disagree over when it was, where it was, and what it was (and sometimes, still is). Kieron O'Hara deftly traverses these conflicts, presenting the history, politics, science, religion, arts, and social life of the Enlightenment not as a simple set of easily enumerated ideas, but an evolving conglomerate that spawned a very diverse set of thinkers, from the radical Rousseau to the conservative Burke.

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1780741537

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The Devil's Long Tail

Religious and Other Radicals in the Internet Marketplace

By: David Stevens (Lecturer in political theory),Keiron O'Hara,Kieron O'Hara

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The Devil's Long Tail

Religious and Other Radicals in the Internet Marketplace

By: David Stevens (Lecturer in political theory),Keiron O'Hara,Kieron O'Hara

Highlights how nihilistic groups are harnessing the power of the internet to reach a potential global audience of billions

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Oxford University Press

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0199396248

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Celtic Irish Arousals

A Collection of Short Stories

By: Kieron Pinard-Byrne

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Celtic Irish Arousals

A Collection of Short Stories

By: Kieron Pinard-Byrne

Patrick J. O’Hara is a preeminent finance minister who knows it is risky to associate with anyone in the IRA. But when an acquaintance warns Patrick he is in trouble, the minister leaves his office to meet him on a dark street, setting himself up to be attacked, mugged, and left as a goner. Now as he is accused of running guns into the North to stop the slaughter of Irish Catholics, only time will tell if his political career is over. In a runic collection of short stories, Kieron Pinard-Byrne relies on a variety of characters to turn the Celtic wheel of life on Irish men and women in the one hundred years after the 1916 Proclamation of Irish Independence. Within diverse tales intertwined with Celtic mysteries, blarney, and ancient wisdom, Pinard-Byrne explores human travails and tribulations surrounding Eros, Thanatos, spinsterhood, suicide, rape, castration, IRA peace, invasion, lapsarianism, revivalism, and the Holy Grail. Celtic Irish Arousals shares tales of the human spirit that reveal lingering Celtic perceptions in the mindsets of the Irish at home and abroad.

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iUniverse

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1532086520

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America's Bloody History from Columbus to the Gold Rush

By: Kieron Connolly

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America's Bloody History from Columbus to the Gold Rush

By: Kieron Connolly

This volume, rich with primary sources, traces the story of the United States from the first contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the American Revolution and through the gold rush. This is a history often characterized by conflict and violence. It is the story of the religious hysteria and violence of the Salem witch trials, the gradual expansion of the country across the continent, the ill treatment of Native Americans, and slavery. It is about how the values of the Founding Fathers laid down in the Bill of Rights have made for a more peaceful and fair country, but one that has not always lived up to its promises and ideals.

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0766091732

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Bloody History of America

Revolution, Race and War

By: Kieron Connolly

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Bloody History of America

Revolution, Race and War

By: Kieron Connolly

Extensively researched and illustrated with 180 photos and artworks, Bloody History of America is a lively and fascinating account of the darker side of the story of the United States.

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Amber Books Ltd

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1782745742

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The Referendum Roundabout

By: Kieron O'Hara

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The Referendum Roundabout

By: Kieron O'Hara

A lively and sharp critique of the role of the referendum in modern British politics. The 1975 vote on Europe is the lens to focus the subject, and the controversy over the referendum on the European constitution is also clearly in the author's sights.

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1845404173

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Trust

From Socrates to Spin

By: Kieron O'Hara

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Trust

From Socrates to Spin

By: Kieron O'Hara

This book offers a popular, gripping account of the most vital political issue of the 21st century. From Aristotle to Francis Fukuyama, Machiavelli to Naomi Klein, the "Book of Job" to Blairite newspeak and from Enron to nanotechnology, Kieron O'Hara presents a lively exploration of trust. Essential for almost all social interaction, trust holds society together and makes co-operation possible. Ubiquitous, and yet deeply misunderstood, it can take years to build up, and after one false move can disappear overnight. Polls record levels of trust in politicians, businessmen, scientists and others that are at all time lows: a crisis in trust is currently gripping Western culture.O'Hara moves easily between the great philosophers and sociologists, and the impact of this crisis in our daily lives, animating theory with in-depth case studies, helping us make sense of the daily scares in our newspapers. Is trust declining? Should we be worried? What can we do about it? "Trust" gives few easy answers in this exhilarating ride through politics, literature, philosophy and history.

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1840468173

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Conservatism

By: Kieron O’Hara

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Conservatism

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The Spy in the Coffee Machine

The End of Privacy as We Know It

By: Kieron O'Hara,Nigel Shadbolt

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The End of Privacy as We Know It

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Four Internets

Data, Geopolitics, and the Governance of Cyberspace

By: Kieron O'Hara,Wendy Hall

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Four Internets

Data, Geopolitics, and the Governance of Cyberspace

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The Enlightenment

A Beginner's Guide

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The Enlightenment

A Beginner's Guide

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Joseph Conrad Today

By: Kieron O'Hara

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Joseph Conrad Today

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The Theory and Practice of Social Machines

By: Nigel Shadbolt,Kieron O’Hara,David De Roure,Wendy Hall

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The Theory and Practice of Social Machines

By: Nigel Shadbolt,Kieron O’Hara,David De Roure,Wendy Hall

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3030108899

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Four Internets

Data, Geopolitics, and the Governance of Cyberspace

By: Kieron O'Hara,Dame Wendy Hall

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Four Internets

Data, Geopolitics, and the Governance of Cyberspace

By: Kieron O'Hara,Dame Wendy Hall

Four Internets offers a revelatory new approach for conceptualizing the Internet and understanding the sometimes rival values that drive its governance and stability. It unravels how tensions between the models play out across politics, economics, and technology, ultimately debating whether these models can continue to co-exist--or what might happen if any fall away.

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