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We are able to configure privacy settings on our devices and social media platforms, but we know our efforts pale in comparison to the scale of surveillance capitalism and algorithmic manipulation. In our hyperconnected era, many have begun to wonder whether it is still possible to live a private life, or whether it is no longer worth fighting for. The Right to Oblivion argues incisively and persuasively that we still can and should strive for privacy, though for different reasons than we might think.

Qu'est-ce qui nous touche ? Qu'est-ce qui nous émeut, nous bouleverse ? Dans « Nos vies écorchées », Claire Marin interroge la place du toucher, des contacts physiques et des relations incarnées, dans une époque qui s'enivre de virtualité. La peau, organe total, profondément ramifié et réactif, nous conduit à repenser notre rapport au monde, aux autres et à nous-mêmes.

Dieses Buch ist ein Resümee der weltpolitischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Entwicklungen seit dem Erscheinen der Schönen neuen Welt. Es betrachtet nicht nur die einzelnen Aspekte dieser Entwicklung, sondern vor allem die Konsequenzen, die hieraus entstanden sind, liefert aber auch eine Prognose, wie diese Entwicklung weitergehen könnte. Eine Prognose, die nicht weniger als prophetisch genannt werden muss und alarmierend weitsichtig ist.

Reunindo microensaios finamente articulados que transitam do pensamento à literatura e da narrativa à reflexão, Imortalidades analisa os méritos e limites da busca pela vida eterna. Pode a morte ser vencida? Tudo que vive se aferra à vida. O desejo de perenizar-se, nesta ou em outra vida...

Neste segundo volume de sua série Aprender a Viver, Luc Ferry conta e interpreta, para iniciantes e aficionados de todas as idades, os mitos centrais da cultura grega. A abordagem instiga o leitor a examinar sua própria vida e suas crenças, para entender melhor seu lugar no mundo e os...

What happens when a society values achievement more than thought? In The Intellectual Life, Harold E. Stearns examines the forces that shaped America's complicated relationship with ideas, culture, and independent thought. Tracing the American mindset from its pioneer roots, Stearns explores how...

A rallying cry to fight the commodification of human attention, with the tools we need to reclaim our humanity, by a group of writers, artists, and activists in the vanguard of the movement “A stirring battle cry on behalf of our shared humanity against the forces that seek to diminish and...

As mulheres já conquistaram um grande espaço na sociedade e a cada dia vão conquistando mais e mais. Mulheres de palavras vem para ressaltar a atitude de mulheres que marcaram a história da humanidade: Hannah Arendt e Simone Weil, filósofas Cecília...

Neste volume, Marilena Chaui aborda filosoficamente um tema que parece familiar e natural: a vida em sociedade. O ser humano é ou não um ser social, gregário? Poderia ele viver isoladamente, sem a interdependência de seus semelhantes? Este livro é mais do que uma tentativa de resposta; é...

Imagine: You are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it—rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like? This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John...

"A masterly book" —Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" —Simon Kuper, Financial Times An economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare...

With far-reaching implications, this urgent treatise promises to revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. We used to say "seeing is believing"; now googling is believing. With 24/7 access to nearly all of the world's information at our fingertips, we no...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A passionate manifesto that exposes hypocrisy on both sides of the political divide and points a way out of the tribalism that is tearing America apart—from the CNN host hailed as “a star of the 2016 campaign” (The New York Times), now seen on The Van Jones...

In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary. What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally...

Illuminates the far-reaching harms of believing that natural means “good,” from misinformation about health choices to justifications for sexism, racism, and flawed economic policies. People love what’s natural: it’s the best way to eat, the best way to parent, even the best way to...

From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which turns out to help us think better about practically everything How should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a...

An ethereal meditation on longing, loss, and time, sweeping from the highways of Texas to the canals of Mars—by the acclaimed essayist and author of Shame and Wonder David Searcy’s writing is enchanting and peculiar, obsessed with plumbing the mysteries and wonders of our everyday world...

Governor General's Award-winner Michael Harris explores the profound emotional and intellectual benefits of solitude, and how we may achieve it in our fast-paced world. The capacity to be alone--properly alone--is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state...

Many think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is, Justin Smith offers an original deep history of the internet, from the ancient to the modern world - uncovering its surprising origins in nature and centuries-old dreams of radically improving human life by outsourcing thinking to machines and communicating across vast distances. 

Drawing on fascinating examples from diverse social contexts, Don't Take It Personally introduces a general framework to better understand the deeper connection between seemingly disparate phenomena, from racial profiling and hate crimes to "secret Santa" gifting.