Contemporary society is rife with instability. Contemporary genetic research has raised and given life to the one-time science fiction specter: the clone. The scarcity of natural energy sources has le
This book asks what are the common assumptions - or frames of references - that underlie our understanding of political economy today. How many of them are worthy of retaining? Could others be discard
What is at stake in compromising the Enlightenment ideals of a liberal education with new educational policies engendered by a neo-liberalized, global marketplace? Richly grounding his arguments in th
Solo: Postmodern Explorations provides a postmodern approach to technoscience and economics. Sassower pulls together postmodern motifs and attitudes with his own experience to provide a unique perspec
Solo Postmodern Explorations provides a postmodern approach to technoscience and economics. Sassower pulls together postmodern motifs and attitudes with his own experience to provide a unique perspect
Who are our public intellectuals? Are they needed in a democracy? Should the state underwrite their activities even if they end up, like Socrates, being gadflies? Shouldn't they refrain from public de
Sassower (philosophy, U. of Colorado) argues for a pragmatic reassessment of capitalism that holds on to useful myths, such as equality and freedom, and rejects harmful myths such as the disconnection
Debates over the role of government have intensified in the wake of America's deepest financial crisis since the Depression. This book suggests new ways of moving forward based on the policies and pri
This book asks what are the common assumptions - or frames of references - that underlie our understanding of political economy today. How many of them are worthy of retaining? Could others be discard
This books examines the conditions under which scientists compromised the ideals of science, and elucidates these with reference to the challenges of profit motives and national security concerns. The
This book explores digital technologies from a distinctive postmodern perspective. Contrary to common belief, Sassower argues that digital technologies have allowed for the centralization of economic
This timely volume explores pressing questions that relate to democracy and the politics of knowledge, in a dialogue based on developing and applying philosophies that stress the importance of dialogu
Sassower (philosophy, U. of Colorado) and Cicotello (visual and performing arts, U. of Colorado) explore the conflicting worlds that avant-garde artists such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Marcel Ducha
Since the eighteenth century, artists--especially so-called avant-garde artists--have played a conflicting role in society. Part of the reason for their complex position, argue Raphael Sassower and Lo
In an age when the visual landscape dominates our communication, War Images offers the rationale and the method by which we can critically engage images. Though focused on war images, this book provid
This timely volume explores pressing questions that relate to democracy and the politics of knowledge, in a dialogue based on developing and applying philosophies that stress the importance of dialogu
In a sequel to their 2000 collaboration on art, commerce, and technoscience, Sassower (philosophy) and Cicotello (visual arts, both U. of Colorado-Colorado Springs) take on art, politics, and propagan
Whether found in the religious purpose of ancient Olympic Games, in curses believed to plague the Chicago Cubs or in the figure of Tim Tebow, religion and sports are tightly intertwined. One way to un
Whether found in the religious purpose of ancient Olympic Games, in curses believed to plague the Chicago Cubs or in the figure of Tim Tebow, religion and sports are tightly intertwined. One way to un
As a student and disciple of Karl Popper and longtime managing editor of Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Ian C. Jarvie extended the notion of Critical Rationalism to be useful in anthropology, aest
