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Callous Objects

Designs against the Homeless

by Robert Rosenberger ...

Series series Forerunners: Ideas First
Uncovering injustices built into our everyday surroundingsCallous Objects unearths cases in which cities push homeless people out of public spaces through a combination of policy and strategic design. Robert Rosenberger examines such commonplace devices as garbage cans, fences, signage, and benches—all of which reveal political agendas beneath the surface. Such objects have evolved, through a ... Read more

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Uncovering injustices built into our everyday surroundingsCallous Objects unearths cases in which cities push homeless people out of public spaces through a combination of policy and strategic design. Robert Rosenberger examines such commonplace devices as garbage cans, fences, signage, and benches—all of which reveal political agendas beneath the surface. Such objects have evolved, through a
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This Is Not Civilization

A Novel

by Robert Rosenberg ...

Hopscotching from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul, this inspired debut novel is "a vibrant mix of the serious and the absurd" ( Publishers Weekly).In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse, Anarbek Tashtanaliev singlehandedly supports his small village in Kyrgyzstan, despite struggles at his cheese factory and a ruthless blackmailer. In the canyons of Arizona, Adam Dale's basketball ... Read more

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Hopscotching from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul, this inspired debut novel is "a vibrant mix of the serious and the absurd" ( Publishers Weekly).In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse, Anarbek Tashtanaliev singlehandedly supports his small village in Kyrgyzstan, despite struggles at his cheese factory and a ruthless blackmailer. In the canyons of Arizona, Adam Dale's basketball
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Against Frog Dissection

The Materiality Argument

by Robert Rosenberger ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This open access book offers a provocative critique of the widespread classroom practice of frog dissection. Drawing from philosophy of technology and Science & Technology Studies (STS), Robert Rosenberger challenges the entrenched “dissection paradigm” that frames frog dissection as merely a hands-on encounter with nature and an educational ideal. He argues instead that the dead frog should be ... Read more

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This open access book offers a provocative critique of the widespread classroom practice of frog dissection. Drawing from philosophy of technology and Science & Technology Studies (STS), Robert Rosenberger challenges the entrenched “dissection paradigm” that frames frog dissection as merely a hands-on encounter with nature and an educational ideal. He argues instead that the dead frog should be
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Postphenomenology and Feminist Theory

Intersectionality, Gender, and Technology

Edited by Galit Wellner, Lyat Friedman, Robert Rosenberger ...

Series series Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology
A novel theoretical development of the combination of insights into feminist theory and postphenomenology.While there has been growing interest in feminist theory within the philosophy of technology, there remains a lack of works dedicated to this focus. There has been greater success in integrating a focus on issues of gender feminist studies in the related (and larger) fields of philosophy of ... Read more

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A novel theoretical development of the combination of insights into feminist theory and postphenomenology.While there has been growing interest in feminist theory within the philosophy of technology, there remains a lack of works dedicated to this focus. There has been greater success in integrating a focus on issues of gender feminist studies in the related (and larger) fields of philosophy of
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Distracted

A Philosophy of Cars and Phones

by Robert Rosenberger ...

Applying insights from philosophy and cognitive science to address the urgent issue of smartphone-induced distracted drivingAlthough the dangers of texting while driving are widely known, many people resist the idea that phone usage will impair their driving. And connectivity features in new cars have only made using technology behind the wheel more tempting. What will it take to change people’s ... Read more

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Applying insights from philosophy and cognitive science to address the urgent issue of smartphone-induced distracted drivingAlthough the dangers of texting while driving are widely known, many people resist the idea that phone usage will impair their driving. And connectivity features in new cars have only made using technology behind the wheel more tempting. What will it take to change people’s
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Distracted

A Philosophy of Cars and Phones

by Robert Rosenberger ...

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Although the dangers of texting while driving are widely known, many people resist the idea that phone usage will impair their driving. And connectivity features in new cars have only made using technology behind the wheel more tempting. What will it take to change people's minds and behavior? Robert Rosenberger contends that a better understanding of why this combination of technologies is so ... Read more

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Although the dangers of texting while driving are widely known, many people resist the idea that phone usage will impair their driving. And connectivity features in new cars have only made using technology behind the wheel more tempting. What will it take to change people's minds and behavior? Robert Rosenberger contends that a better understanding of why this combination of technologies is so
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Secret Soldier

The True Life Story of Israel's Greatest Commando

by Robert Rosenberg, Muki Betser ...

"A revealing account of a 25-year career in the Israeli special forces . . . adds much to our understanding of Israel's covert fighting arm." — Kirkus ReviewsIsrael's premier special warfare commander and counterterrorist specialist, Muki Betser, was born in Israel's Jezreel Valley and grew up to become one of the leaders of his country's most elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal. Newspapers refer ... Read more

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"A revealing account of a 25-year career in the Israeli special forces . . . adds much to our understanding of Israel's covert fighting arm." — Kirkus ReviewsIsrael's premier special warfare commander and counterterrorist specialist, Muki Betser, was born in Israel's Jezreel Valley and grew up to become one of the leaders of his country's most elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal. Newspapers refer
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Postphenomenological Methodologies

New Ways in Mediating Techno-Human Relationships

by Jesper Aagaard, Jessica Sorenson, Oliver Tafdrup, Ciano Aydin, Lasse Blond, Michael Funk, Moa Petersén, Michel Puech0, Tobias Röhl1, Robert Rosenberger2, Kasper Schiølin3, Fernando Secomandi4, Arun Kumar Tripathi5, Joni Turville6, Catherine Adams8, Jan Kyrre Berg Friis9, Cathrine Hasse1 ...

Series series Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology
This edited volume is the first publication to tackle the issue of researching human-technology relations from a methodological postphenomenological perspective. While the 'traditional' phenomenology of the 20th century, with figures like Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, provided valuable insights into the formal structures of essence, being and embodiment, etc. their mode of philosophizing ... Read more

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This edited volume is the first publication to tackle the issue of researching human-technology relations from a methodological postphenomenological perspective. While the 'traditional' phenomenology of the 20th century, with figures like Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, provided valuable insights into the formal structures of essence, being and embodiment, etc. their mode of philosophizing
... Read more
Postphenomenology and Imaging

How to Read Technology

by Samantha J. Fried, Robert Rosenberger, Bas de Boer, Anette Forss, Cathrine Hasse, Stacey O. Irwin, Lisa Messeri, David Ribes, Will Sutherland0, Janet Vertesi1, Katie Warfield2, Don Ihde3, Robert P. Crease4, Jan Kyrre Berg Friis5 ...

Series series Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology
How should we understand the experience of encountering and interpreting images? What are their roles in science and medicine? How do they shape everyday life? Postphenomenology and Imaging: How to Read Technology brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to investigate these questions. The contributors make use of the “postphenomenological” philosophical perspective, applying its ... Read more

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How should we understand the experience of encountering and interpreting images? What are their roles in science and medicine? How do they shape everyday life? Postphenomenology and Imaging: How to Read Technology brings together scholars from multiple disciplines to investigate these questions. The contributors make use of the “postphenomenological” philosophical perspective, applying its
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Badge of the Assassin

by Robert K. Tanenbaum, Philip Rosenberg ...

A blood-chilling true-crime account from former district attorney and New York Times bestselling author Robert K. TanenbaumBADGE OF THE ASSASSINThey were just doing their jobs -- serving and protecting -- when the unimaginable happened: Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini became moving targets, ambushed from behind at a Manhattan housing project. Jones lay dead in a pool of his own blood, ... Read more

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A blood-chilling true-crime account from former district attorney and New York Times bestselling author Robert K. TanenbaumBADGE OF THE ASSASSINThey were just doing their jobs -- serving and protecting -- when the unimaginable happened: Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini became moving targets, ambushed from behind at a Manhattan housing project. Jones lay dead in a pool of his own blood,
... Read more
The Best of MetaStellar Year One

Best of MetaStellar, #1

by Kerry E.B. Black, Glenn Bresciani, William C. Burns, Jr., Stephen Case, James Cato, Barry Charman, Charles Q Choi, DC Diamondopolous, Jelena Dunato, Andrew Dunn, Tony Dunnell, Jonathan Ficke, Melody Friedenthal, Adam Gaylord, Charles Hand, Amanda Hard, Neil Harrison, Bridget Haug, Ted Hayden, Joshua Jones, Michael M. Jones, E. E. King, Katrinka Mannelly, Beth McCabe, Matt McHugh, M.V. Melcer, Marshall J Moore, Bret Nelson, Wendy Nikel, Spencer Nitkey, Avery Parks, Sarah Pauling, Louis B. Rosenberg, Aeryn Rudel, Robert Runte, Nina Shepardson, Adrian Simmons, Caren Gussoff Sumption, R. J. Theodore, Surina Venkat, Nicole Walsh, Geordie Morse, Marie LeClaire, Maria Korolov ...

Series Book 1 - Best of MetaStellar
Forty-one enthralling stories from the most talented new science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers.MetaStellar is an online publication focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror launched in September 2020, founded by a dozen speculative fiction writers, editors, and artists from around the world.Since then, it's published hundreds of short stories by hundreds of writers, both original ... Read more

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Forty-one enthralling stories from the most talented new science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers.MetaStellar is an online publication focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and horror launched in September 2020, founded by a dozen speculative fiction writers, editors, and artists from around the world.Since then, it's published hundreds of short stories by hundreds of writers, both original
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Postphenomenology and Media

Essays on Human–Media–World Relations

by Stacey O'Neal Irwin, Galit Wellner, Lars Botin, Pieter Lemmens, Nicola Liberati, Shoji Nagataki, Robert Rosenberger, Fernando Secomandi, Robert N. Spicer0, Daniel Susser1, Heather Wiltse2, Yoni Van Den Eede4 ...

Series series Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology
Postphenomenology and Media: Essays on Human–Media–World Relations sheds light on how new, digital media are shaping humans and their world. It does so by using the postphenomenological framework to comprehensively study “human-media relations,” making use of conceptual instruments such as the transparency-opacity distinction, embodiment, multistability, variational analysis, and cultural ... Read more

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Postphenomenology and Media: Essays on Human–Media–World Relations sheds light on how new, digital media are shaping humans and their world. It does so by using the postphenomenological framework to comprehensively study “human-media relations,” making use of conceptual instruments such as the transparency-opacity distinction, embodiment, multistability, variational analysis, and cultural
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