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There Is No Such Thing as a Free Press...

Mick Hume

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• The aim of this book is to a launch a polemic for the freedom of the press against all of the attempts to police, defile and sanitise journalism today... Lees meer

Why Rape Culture Is a Dangerous Myth

Luke Gittos

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Today it is often said that we live in a 'rape culture'. Panicked headlines tell us that rape is on the increase and that the police are failing to de... Lees meer

The Tribe

Ben Cobley

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• From Islamist terror to feminist equal pay campaigns and the apparent Brexit hate crime epidemic, identity politics seems to be everywhere nowadays. T... Lees meer

Culture War

Alexander Adams

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Why has identity become so central to judging art today? Why are some groups reluctant to defend free speech within culture? Has state support made ar... Lees meer

That's Racist!

Adrian Hart

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• In twenty-first century Britain, children of all ethnic groups play together at school and in their neighbourhoods. They grow up together, and have ch... Lees meer

Why the Mind Is Not a Computer

Raymond Tallis

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• The equation "Mind = Machine" is false. This pocket lexicon of "neuromythology" shows why. Taking a series of key words such as calculation, language,... Lees meer

The Nature of Goods and the Goods of Nature

Estefania Santacreu-Vasut, Tom Gamble

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• The Nature of Goods and the Goods of Nature is a voyage into the realm of the economist and the fascinating way in which they view the world. With str... Lees meer

The Past Is a Future Country

Edward Dutton, J O a Rayner-Hilles

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Since the 1960s, the West has moved ever-leftwards. 'Equality' and 'feelings' are central to the New Religion that rejects all traditional values. Yet... Lees meer

Charles, the Alternative Prince

Edzard Ernst

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Prince Charles has entertained a long-standing love affair with alternative medicine. This book describes his passion as it developed during the last ... Lees meer

Darwinian Conservatism

Larry Arnhart

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• The Left has traditionally assumed that human nature is so malleable, so perfectible, that it can be shaped in almost any direction. Conservatives obj... Lees meer

Darwinian Conservatism

Larry Arnhart

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• A reprint of Larry Arnhart's essay Darwinian Conservatism with comment and criticism from a variety of contributors. Lees meer

Global Philosophy

Nicholas Maxwell

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• This book is about education, learning, rational inquiry, philosophy, science studies, problem solving, academic inquiry, global problems, wisdom and,... Lees meer

Self and Society

William Irwin Thompson

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• A series of essays on the evolution of culture, dealing with topics including the city and consciousness, evolution of the afterlife, literary and mat... Lees meer

Zap

Gerard Casey

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• We're all in favour of free speech -- except when we're not! Often it's a case of 'free speech for me, but not for thee'. The regulation of speech is ... Lees meer

After #Metoo

Gerard Casey

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• In After #MeToo , Gerard Casey provides a critical assessment of the #MeToo movement, situating it in the context of the radical feminism of which it ... Lees meer

Scam

Edzard Ernst

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• So-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is popular and therefore important, no matter whether we love or loathe it. Consequently, an impressive number o... Lees meer

Faking the News

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Donald J. Trump's speaking and writing invite passionate reactions -- maybe he's a bluecollar, billionaire hero who speaks the language of the common ... Lees meer

Just Another Ape?

Helene Guldberg

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Today, the belief that human beings are special is distinctly out of fashion. Almost every day we are presented with new revelations about how animals... Lees meer

Artivism

Alexander Adams

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• From Banksy to Extinction Rebellion, artivism (activism through art) is the art of our era. From international biennale to newspaper pages, artivism i... Lees meer

Healing, Hype or Harm?

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• The scientists, academics and practitioners writing this book are not 'against' complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), but they are very much 'f... Lees meer

Identity Politics and Tribalism

Nikos Sotirakopoulos

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• 'Has the world gone mad?'...this is a question that we've heard time and again during the last years. Everyone is convinced that something is wrong wi... Lees meer

Snake That Swallowed Its Tail

Mark Garnett

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• Liberal values are the hallmark of a civilised society. Yet they depend on an optimistic view of the human condition, Stripped of this essential ingre... Lees meer

Don't Believe What You Think

Edzard Ernst

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• So-called alternative medicine (SCAM*) is largely useless; very few SCAMs demonstrably generate more good than harm. Yet, SCAM is popular and has grow... Lees meer

Enemies of Progress

Austin Williams

• Paperback | Engels | Societas
• This polemical book examines the concept of sustainability and presents a critical exploration of its all-pervasive influence on society, arguing that... Lees meer