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 we let technology go too far in this respect? In The Great Reversal, David Edward Tabachnick contends that this question may not be unique to contemporary society. Through an assessment of the great works of philosophy and politics, Tabachnick explores the largely unrecognized history of technology as an idea.
The Great Reversal takes the...
Every day, we are presented with new technologies that can influence human thought and action, such as psychopharmaceuticals, new generation perfor...
Economic power is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few, even as democratic movements worldwide allow for political power to be dispersed among the many. With their access to influence, the wealthy can shape and constrain the political power of the rest of the world. As the economic dominance of an elite minority coincides with the forces of globalization, is oligarchy becoming the dominant political regime?
This collection explores the renewed relevance of oligarchy to contemporary global politics. By drawing out lessons from classic texts, contributors...
Economic power is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few, even as democratic movements worldwide allow for political power to b...
