Author: Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi File Type: pdf Were the thirteen essays Michel Foucault wrote in 19781979 endorsing the Iranian Revolution an aberration of his earlier work or an inevitable pitfall of his stance on Enlightenment rationality, as critics have long alleged? Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi argues that the critics are wrong. He declares that Foucault recognized that Iranians were at a threshold and were considering if it were possible to think of dignity, justice, and liberty outside the cognitive maps and principles of the European Enlightenment. Foucault in Iran centers not only on the significance of the great thinkers writings on the revolution but also on the profound mark the event left on his later lectures on ethics, spirituality, and fearless speech. Contemporary events since 911, the War on Terror, and the Arab Uprisings have made Foucaults essays on the Iranian Revolution more relevant than ever. Ghamari-Tabrizi illustrates how Foucault saw in the revolution an instance of his antiteleological philosophy here was an event that did not fit into the normative progressive discourses of history. What attracted him to the Iranian Revolution was precisely its ambiguity. Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, this interdisciplinary work will spark a lively debate in its insistence that what informed Foucaults writing was not an effort to understand Islamism but, rather, his conviction that Enlightenment rationality has not closed the gate of unknown possibilities for human societies. **Review Foucault in Iran is a courageous and thought-provoking invitation to understand the Iranian revolution, and Foucaults reaction to it, in an original way. A splendid work that goes beyond simple binaries, it has no sympathy for the cliched vocabulary used by Progressivists to describe these eventsor to criticize Foucault for his alleged romanticisation of the Iranian revolution.Talal Asad, City University of New York Foucault in Iran is absorbing and integral. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi deftly situates his analysis within the currents of the protest movements that galvanized Iranians across wide ideological, economic, and class spectrums.Nasrin Rahimieh, University of California, Irvine Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi shows that the Iranian revolutionary movement was a socio-political source of creativity with historical significance. Foucault in Iran is a devastating critique of self-righteous Enlightenment rationality, and a must-read for anyone interested in Iranian political history, revolutionary action, and Foucaults later writings.Babak Rahimi, University of California, San Diego Through a meticulous presentation of events, reading, and engagement with Foucaults reportage, and the subsequent critiques of his writings on the topic, Foucault in Iran marvelously recaptures the unfolding unpredictability of the events and brings out vividly how this was a revolution without a known script, even to its participants.Afsaneh Najmabadi, Harvard University About the Author Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi is associate professor of history, sociology, and Director of Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Islam and Dissent in Postrevolutionary Iran Remembering Akbar Inside the Iranian Revolution and co-editor of The Iranian Revolution Turns 30.

Author: Francesco Bellucci File Type: pdf Peirces Speculative Grammar Logic as Semiotics offers a comprehensive, philologically accurate, and exegetically ambitious developmental account of Peirces theory of speculative grammar. The book traces the evolution of Peirces grammatical writings from his early research on the classification of arguments in the 1860s up to the complex semiotic taxonomies elaborated in the first decade of the twentieth century. It will be of interest to academic specialists working on Peirce, the history of American philosophy and pragmatism, the philosophy of language, the history of logic, and semiotics. **About the Author Francesco Bellucci is Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna and Research Fellow at the Tallinn University of Technology. He was awarded the Peirce Society Essay Contest Prize in 2015.

Author: Fritz Breithaupt File Type: pdf Many consider empathy to be the basis of moral action. However, the ability to empathize with others is also a prerequisite for deliberate acts of humiliation and cruelty. In The Dark Sides of Empathy , Fritz Breithaupt contends that people often commit atrocities not out of a failure of empathy but rather as a direct consequence of over-identification and a desire to increase empathy. Even well-meaning compassion can have many unintended consequences, such as intensifying conflicts or exploiting others.Empathy plays a central part in a variety of highly problematic behaviors. From mere callousness to terrorism, exploitation to sadism, and emotional vampirism to stalking, empathy all too often motivates and promotes malicious acts. After tracing the development of empathy as an idea in German philosophy, Breithaupt looks at a wide-ranging series of case studiesfrom Stockholm syndrome to Angela Merkels refugee policy and from novels of the romantic era to helicopter parents and murderous cheerleader momsto uncover how narcissism, sadism, and dangerous celebrity obsessions alike find their roots in the quality that, arguably, most makes us human.Review The deeper you go into this book, the more dominant the dark sides of empathy seemand the more urgent it is to face them. ( Bavarian Public Radio ) Empathy, Fritz Breithaupt shows through an abundant collection of examples, can lead to immoral acts as well as moral ones. ( Neue Zurcher Zeitung ) A book well worth reading. It invites you to reflect on an important human, social, and political topic. ( socialnet. ) Fritz Breithaupts thorough examination of the risks of empathyself-loss, polarization, and bystander effectswarns that we should not expect it to lead inevitably to altruism. Breithaupt shows that empathy can be a source of emotional vampirism or sadistic pleasure. His work encourages circumvention of barriers to empathy and channeling it into helping others. (Suzanne Keen, Hamilton College, author of Empathy and the Novel ) Fritz Breithaupts new book is a brilliant, iconoclastic inquiry into the terrible things we do because of our ability to empathize with others. It ranges widely in its case studiesfrom Angela Merkels refugee politics, and the aesthetics of empathy, to helicopter parentingwhile remaining pointedly reader-friendly, compelling, witty, and personable. The Dark Sides of Empathy is a must-read for anyone who writes about empathy, prizes it, or thinks that we dont have enough of it to go around. (Lisa Zunshine, University of Kentucky, author of Getting Inside Your Head ) By focusing on the dangers arising from our capacity for empathy, Fritz Breithaupt illuminates its dark side, and demonstrates whyempathy doesnt necessarily lead to altruism or moral behavior. An important book to temper the accepted and a bit naive view that empathy is the solution to our social ailments. (Jean Decety, University of Chicago) About the Author bFritz Breithauptb is Provost Professor at Indiana University Bloomington. He founded and directs the Experimental Humanities Laboratory at IU.

Author: Rita Joarder File Type: pdf Case Studies in Chest Imaging is a collection of 100 real cases, which demonstrate the use of modern imaging techniques and illustrate the appropriate use of imaging in the investigation of pathology. Compiled by experts in the field, Case Studies in Chest Imaging uses the most up-to-date and high quality images, including plain films, standard Multi Slice and High Resolution Thoracic CT scans. Each case is presented in a pedagogical style, with 1-4 images and accompanying questions, followed by answers and further relevant images. This is then augmented by an explanation of the imaging and key teaching points with references for further reading, making this book a valuable learning guide in an accessible form for respiratory and acute physicians, and radiologists in training.From the Back CoverCase Studies in Chest Imaging is a collection of 100 real cases, which demonstrate the use of modern imaging techniques and illustrate the appropriate use of imaging in the investigation of pathology. Compiled by experts in the field, Case Studies in Chest Imaging uses the most up-to-date and high quality images, including plain films, standard Multi Slice and High Resolution Thoracic CT scans. Each case is presented in a pedagogical style, with 1-4 images and accompanying questions, followed by answers and further relevant images. This is then augmented by an explanation of the imaging and key teaching points with references for further reading, making this book a valuable learning guide in an accessible form for respiratory and acute physicians, and radiologists in training. About the AuthorRita Joarder, BSc.MBBS, FRCP, FRCR - Consultant Radiologist, Conquest Hospital in Hastings. Neil Crundwell, MRCP FRCR - Consultant Radiologist, Conquest Hospital in Hastings.