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Naming Violence

A Critical Theory of Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism

By: Mathias Thaler

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Naming Violence

A Critical Theory of Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism

By: Mathias Thaler

Much is at stake when we choose a word for a form of violence: whether a conflict is labeled civil war or genocide, whether we refer to “enhanced interrogation techniques” or to “torture,” whether a person is called a “terrorist” or a “patriot.” Do these decisions reflect the rigorous application of commonly accepted criteria, or are they determined by power structures and partisanship? How is the language we use for violence entangled with the fight against it? In Naming Violence, Mathias Thaler articulates a novel perspective on the study of violence that demonstrates why the imagination matters for political theory. His analysis of the politics of naming charts a middle ground between moralism and realism, arguing that political theory ought to question whether our existing vocabulary enables us to properly identify, understand, and respond to violence. He explores how narrative art, thought experiments, and historical events can challenge and enlarge our existing ways of thinking about violence. Through storytelling, hypothetical situations, and genealogies, the imagination can help us see when definitions of violence need to be revisited by shedding new light on prevalent norms and uncovering the contingent history of ostensibly self-evident beliefs. Naming Violence demonstrates the importance of political theory to debates about violence across a number of different disciplines from film studies to history.

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Columbia University Press

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0231547684

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No Other Planet

Utopian Visions for a Climate-Changed World

By: Mathias Thaler

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No Other Planet

Utopian Visions for a Climate-Changed World

By: Mathias Thaler

Visions of utopia – some hopeful, others fearful – have become increasingly prevalent in recent times. This groundbreaking, timely book examines expressions of the utopian imagination with a focus on the pressing challenge of how to inhabit a climate-changed world. Forms of social dreaming are tracked across two domains: political theory and speculative fiction. The analysis aims to both uncover the key utopian and dystopian tendencies in contemporary debates around the Anthropocene; as well as to develop a political theory of radical transformation that avoids not only debilitating fatalism but also wishful thinking. This book juxtaposes theoretical interventions, from Bruno Latour to the members of the Dark Mountain collective, with fantasy and science fiction texts by N. K. Jemisin, Kim Stanley Robinson and Margaret Atwood, debating viable futures for a world that will look and feel very different from the one we live in right now.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009034553

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On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

By: Mihaela Mihai,Mathias Thaler

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On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

By: Mihaela Mihai,Mathias Thaler

Examining the complex nature of state apologies for past injustices, this probes the various functions they fulfil within contemporary democracies. Cutting-edge theoretical and empirical research and insightful philosophical analyses are supplemented by real-life case studies, providing a normative and balanced account of states saying 'sorry'.

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1137343729

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Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

The Cross Section of Stock Returns

By: Mathias Külpmann

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Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

The Cross Section of Stock Returns

By: Mathias Külpmann

Mathias Külpmann presents a framework to evaluate whether the stock market is in line with underlying fundamentals. The new and revised edition offers an up to date introduction to the controversy between rational asset pricing and behavioural finance. Empirical evidence of stock market overreaction are investigated within the paradigms of rational asset pricing and behavioural finance. Although this monograph will not promise the reader to become a millionaire, it offers a road to obtain a deeper understanding of the forces which drive stock returns. It should be of interest to anyone interested in what drives performance in the stock market.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540247653

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No Other Planet

Utopian Visions for a Climate-Changed World

By: Mathias Thaler

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Utopian Visions for a Climate-Changed World

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Investigates the role of hope and fear in our climate-changed world by focusing on various expressions of the utopian imagination.

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Naming Violence

A Critical Theory of Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism

By: Mathias Thaler

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A Critical Theory of Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism

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Political Theory of the Digital Age

Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us

By: Mathias Risse

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Political Theory of the Digital Age

Where Artificial Intelligence Might Take Us

By: Mathias Risse

With the rise of far-reaching technological innovation, from artificial intelligence to Big Data, human life is increasingly unfolding in digital lifeworlds. While such developments have made unprecedented changes to the ways we live, our political practices have failed to evolve at pace with these profound changes. In this path-breaking work, Mathias Risse establishes a foundation for the philosophy of technology, allowing us to investigate how the digital century might alter our most basic political practices and ideas. Risse engages major concepts in political philosophy and extends them to account for problems that arise in digital lifeworlds including AI and democracy, synthetic media and surveillance capitalism and how AI might alter our thinking about the meaning of life. Proactive and profound, Political Theory of the Digital Age offers a systemic way of evaluating the effect of AI, allowing us to anticipate and understand how technological developments impact our political lives – before it's too late.

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1009255207

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Health Economics

By: Peter Zweifel,Friedrich Breyer,Mathias Kifmann

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Health Economics

By: Peter Zweifel,Friedrich Breyer,Mathias Kifmann

This is the most complete text available on the economics of health behavior and health care delivery. Appropriate both for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of economics, this text provides the key analytical tools required to understand current research. Issues discussed include the "cost explosion" in health care, the power of medical associations, the search for remuneration systems with favorable incentives, and technological change in medicine. Rather than simplifying the issues facing today’s healthcare systems, the book models existing complexities as they are, adapting economics to reflect the views of the average person.

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3540685405

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MRI of Rectal Cancer

Clinical Atlas

By: Arnd-Oliver Schäfer,Mathias Langer

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MRI of Rectal Cancer

Clinical Atlas

By: Arnd-Oliver Schäfer,Mathias Langer

Oncology in general has seen vast advancements over recent years. Improved und- standing of tumor biology, multidisciplinary team decisions and an individualized therapy are cornerstones of treatment planning for cancer patients today. These dev- opments have challenged the imaging community with ever more specifc questions on tumor detection, staging and therapy control. Whereas this evolution applies to many tumor entities, rectal cancer takes an outstanding role, as it was the recognition of certain anatomical and pathological features of the disease, with the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), that induced radiology not only to aid in disease mana- ment, but in fact to be a powerful engine for new concepts in rectal cancer treatment. The continuous improvement of highly specialized MRI and the groundbreaking scientifc contributions of radiologists all over the world have paved the way for s- stantial refnements of this technique during the last decade. Consequently, dedicated imaging protocols for routine diagnostic work-up of r- tal cancer patients are now available, which can guide multidisciplinary team de- sions and, in combination with optimized surgery and chemoradiotherapy, lead to longer survival and a better quality of life. Besides the scientifc advances, the enduring clinical success of MRI in the feld of rectal cancer is highly contingent upon expertise. To this end, ongoing education and continuous training are vital.

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3540728333

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On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

By: Mihaela Mihai,Mathias Thaler

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On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

By: Mihaela Mihai,Mathias Thaler

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Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

The Cross Section of Stock Returns

By: Mathias Külpmann

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The Cross Section of Stock Returns

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Book's by Mathias Thaler

Naming Violence

Naming Violence

No Other Planet

No Other Planet

On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

No Other Planet

No Other Planet

Naming Violence

Naming Violence

Political Theory of the Digital Age

Political Theory of the Digital Age

Health Economics

Health Economics

MRI of Rectal Cancer

MRI of Rectal Cancer

On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

On the Uses and Abuses of Political Apologies

Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

Irrational Exuberance Reconsidered

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