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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now in paperback! This 2nd edition Bloomsbury Handbook brings together the latest international scholarship to explore the biographical details of Spinoza's life, as well as essential scholarship on his influences and early critics. Available now: bit.ly/4bWbM9q
Book cover of 'The Bloomsbury Handbook of Spinoza, Second Edition' edited by Wiep van Bunge, Henri Krop, Piet Steenbakkers, and Jeroen van de Ven.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🗾 Out now 🎵 @atelierjaku.bandcamp.com offers a rich, interdisciplinary exploration of music through Japanese aesthetics that calls for a new way to think about nature and the role of silence. Learn more: bit.ly/4pUI7mN
The cover of 'Experimental Music and Japanese Aesthetics: Silence, Nature, and Hollow Listening' by Daryl Jamieson.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why are we drawn back to vinyl, board games, and print in a digital world? Bloomsbury author Darren Hudson Hick explores materiality, care, and value in his new book 'The Love of Analog'. Watch the interview: bit.ly/4hyjwl2 Book: bit.ly/4AjNrF1
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Ep. 86: The Love of Analog: Meditations on Value | A Discussion with Darren Hudson Hick
YouTube video by Philosophers Discussing Art
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The first English translation of Emanuele Severino's 'Tautótes' is here. A radical critique of identity, engaging Aristotle, Plato, Kant and Hegel. Essential reading for anyone interested in ontology and contemporary philosophy. Learn more: bit.ly/4w6uxOK
The cover of the book "Tautótes: On the Western Meaning of Identity" by Emanuele Severino, translated by Antimo Lucarelli.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Celebrating Dr. Manuela Alejandra Gomez's book launch at El Paso Community College! 🎓✨ Intersecting Worlds in Mexican American Philosophy redefines thinking & pedagogy from the U.S.-Mexico border. Check out the photos & grab your copy: bit.ly/3VuJfCt
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
💌 I Think of You Constantly with Love 💌 More than 370 letters reveal the remarkable relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards, offering a touching portrait of the philosopher's final years. Learn more: bit.ly/4cSuI8X Preview: bit.ly/413M6BQ
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Out now 🌏 Breaking out of the dominance of Anglo-American scholarship, this volume centralises East Asian philosophical traditions to explore cross-cultural perspectives in the field of global justice studies. Learn more: bit.ly/3RG7MCY
Cover of 'The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Justice and East Asian Philosophy,' edited by Janusz Salamon and Hsin-Wen Lee.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What use do we have for existentialism today? Rather than offering a dry history of ideas or an angsty guide to intellectual despair, 'Existentialism Now' shows that existentialism speaks urgently to the pressures of modern life. Learn more: bit.ly/4yXKjOm
Cover of the book "Existentialism Now: 21 Quotes for the 21st Century" by Nik Farrell Fox, published by Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Out now 📚 While his work speaks powerfully to the contemporary age, the language of Emmanuel Levinas can seem difficult to approach. This dictionary gives you access to the terms and concepts he used to build his arguments. Learn more: bit.ly/4w0nN4Z
Cover of "The Levinas Dictionary" by Donna Orange and Joseph Cohen.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New release 📖 In this urgent analysis, Jordi Maiso asks whether, under conditions of authoritarian regression and damaged subjectivity, critical theory can still resist resignation and keep alive the possibility of transformation. Learn more: bit.ly/4h0351g
"From Damaged Life: The Critical Theory of Theodor W. Adorno" by Jordi Maiso.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
💽 The Love of Analog 📼 Why is analog media making a comeback? Drawing on personal experience and pragmatist thought, Darren Hudson Hick explores the values behind our attachment to physical media and what it reveals about how we live. Out now: bit.ly/4ftx68C
The image shows a book cover titled "The Love of Analog: Meditations on Value" by Darren Hudson Hick.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Available now 📖 Slavoj Žižek explores the various 'liberal' fascisms which pervade contemporary political and social life. This essay offers a glimpse into a murky landscape of half-lies and double-truths. Buy now: bit.ly/4tfxOKV
Banner for the book "Liberal Fascisms" by Slavoj Žižek. Bold text reads, "Are liberalism and fascism two sides of the same coin?" Below, it says, "New from Slavoj Žižek, Liberal Fascisms. Order now." The Bloomsbury Academic logo is at the bottom.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Out now in open access 📖🔓 Jerome C. Regier provides a comprehensive exploration of Heidegger's animal philosophy, challenging its key ontological claims, whilst also updating the discussion to incorporate new insights from evolutionary biology. 🔗 bit.ly/4x6pe2x
Book cover titled "Heidegger and Animals: New Insights from Ethology and Evolutionary Biology" by Jerome C. Regier.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join Bloomsbury author James Hyde for Pictures and Screens: Writing Art History After Post-History at #BKBF2026! 🎨 He'll discuss his book "The Trouble with Space in Painting" alongside Martha Schwendener. 📍 Peter Freeman Inc. Gallery (140 Grand St, NY) 📅 Sept. 22, 6:30 PM EST 🎟️ Free / In person
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2026 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Out now! Manuela Alejandra Gomez, one of the few Mexican American women philosophers across the United States and Mexico, redefines philosophy and pedagogy through a groundbreaking exploration of identity, culture, and language. Learn more: bit.ly/4fQzwNA
Book cover titled 'Intersecting Worlds in Mexican American Philosophy' by Manuela Alejandra Gomez. Published by Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Out now and available open access 📖🔓 A wide-ranging exploration of a variety of viewpoints on nature and the environment that draws on philosophical traditions around the world. Read now: bit.ly/4h0pdIR
Cover of the book titled "Nature and the Environment in World Philosophies: Diversifying Environmental Thought." Edited by Franlu Vuilliermet and Kristien Hens, published by Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
💌 I Think of You Constantly with Love 💌 More than 370 letters reveal the remarkable relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards, offering a touching portrait of the philosopher's final years. Learn more: bit.ly/4cSuI8X Preview: bit.ly/413M6BQ
Banner for 'I Think of You Constantly with Love' published by Bloomsbury Academic. It highlights "370 letters. One relationship. A new perspective on Wittgenstein revealed."
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Is literature an appropriate medium for approaching ethical questions? This collection of incisive essays interrogates literature's suitability as a vehicle for moral philosophy, exploring the debate between ethics and aesthetics. Learn more: bit.ly/3Rq5gAV
Book cover of "Literature as Moral Philosophy," edited by Grace Whistler.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Out now 📗🐄 'Defending Animals, Disappointing People' offers a ground-breaking exploration of what happens when caring deeply about animals places us in conflict with the people we love. Learn more: bit.ly/4yPEO4s
Cover of the book "Defending Animals, Disappointing People" by Karen S. Emmerman.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Available now 📖 Slavoj Žižek explores the various 'liberal' fascisms which pervade contemporary political and social life. This essay offers a glimpse into a murky landscape of half-lies and double-truths. Buy now: bit.ly/4tfxOKV
Banner for the book "Liberal Fascisms" by Slavoj Žižek. Bold text reads, "Are liberalism and fascism two sides of the same coin?" Below, it says, "New from Slavoj Žižek, Liberal Fascisms. Order now." The Bloomsbury Academic logo is at the bottom.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Looking for your final summer read? 🍃🌞 'Eco-Freud From A to Z' offers a portrait of Freud as an ecological thinker and analyzes our current approaches to ecology and the environmental crisis through the lens of psychoanalysis. Read more: bit.ly/4pLxFOg
Cover of the book "Eco-Freud: From A to Z" by Michael Marder.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join the British Wittgenstein Society for a discussion of 'I Think of You Constantly with Love' with editors Gabriel Citron and Alfred Schmidt, joined by Maria Balaska and @csandis.bsky.social. 🗓️ 2 September ⏰ 6pm-8pm GMT 💻 Online (Zoom) Register here: bit.ly/4wktkDq
Banner for the book 'I Think of You Constantly with Love' featuring letters between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards. It's edited by Gabriel Citron and Alfred Schmidt
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New release 📘 From Walter Benjamin in Argentina to Theodor Adorno in Japan, this collection brings together leading scholars of Critical Theory to examine the impact of the Frankfurt School across global histories of the 20th century. Learn more: bit.ly/45urIvW
Cover of "The Internationalization of Critical Theory" edited by John Abromeit, Rúrion Melo, and Luiz Repa.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"How does it feel to be a problem?" In "To Exist as a Problem", Zahi Zalloua explores the shared Black & Palestinian experience of being racialized, offering a vital framework for collective solidarity. 📚 Discover more: bit.ly/4hDHdt0
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Spotted at the bookstore! 📚 Did you know philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote passionate love letters? "I Think of You Constantly with Love" collects his letters to Ben Richards, showing a deeply human side to a brilliant mind. 💌❤️ bit.ly/4c2QJCn
I Think Of You Constantly With Love
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Now in paperback 📕 Throughout his long career, Gadamer wrote and taught widely on the philosophy of the ancient world and on the connection between thinking and history. This volume exposes us to Gadamer's later views on philosophy. Learn more: bit.ly/4frWxHB
Cover of "Ancient Sources, Modern Appropriations: The Selected Writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer". Published by Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Find your next philosophical summer read 💭☀️ 'Yorùbá Art and Aesthetics' offers an introduction to the art and aesthetics of southwest Nigeria drawing on forty years of work by Yorùbá scholars and artists. Learn more: bit.ly/4z1WZ7c
Cover of the book "Yorùbá Art and Aesthetics: Methodologies and Their Consequences" by Barry Hallen.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Explore 'The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability', edited by Shelley Lynn Tremain. This innovative collection encompasses the most innovative and insurgent work in philosophy of disability. Learn more: bit.ly/4fVThEm
Book cover of The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What is ‘good’ healthcare? Can we define and deliver it, or will improvements always benefit some and disadvantage others? ‘Rethinking Healthcare Improvement’ unites philosophy and healthcare to explore these questions. Available open access: bit.ly/4fWRAql
The book cover reads: "Rethinking Healthcare Improvement: Philosophy and Ethics in Practice".
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Out now: 'The Love of Analog' Vinyl records. Board games. Paperback books. Film. Darren Hudson Hick dives into the analog world to show what it offers us and what it says about our values in our digital age. Order your copy: bit.ly/4ftx68C
The image shows a book cover titled "The Love of Analog: Meditations on Value" by Darren Hudson Hick.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What can survive the end of the world? In 'Otherworlds', philosopher Federico Campagna constructs extraordinary stories and alternative histories of the Mediterranean to depict a world in which the imagination is the only engine of survival. Learn more: bit.ly/3RXNEfT
The image is a book cover for "Other Worlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History" by Federico Campagna, published by Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you’ve enjoyed our recent deep dives into Zahi Zalloua’s critical thought, don't miss the book that started the conversation: Fanon, Žižek, and the Violence of Resistance. Dive in today: bit.ly/45AAHf8 📚
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Are there truths that remain the same across all possible worlds? 🌌 James Franklin explores the absolute certainties of math, logic, and ethics in his new Philosophers' Magazine piece, introducing his Open Access book! Read it here: bit.ly/4fQSrZI
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There Are Absolute Necessities - The Philosophers' Magazine
James Franklin introduces his recent book on necessities and objectivity.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Can Fanon help us look beyond negation? The dialogue concludes! Benjamin Davis draws on Frantz Fanon to reflect further on Zahi Zalloua’s "To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian": bit.ly/4vK1TTb
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Fanon beyond Negation? Psychoanalysis vis-à-vis Palestine | Political Theology Network
Benjamin Davis responds to Zahi Zalloua’s review of his new book, Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from Du Bois to Arendt (2025).
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join the British Wittgenstein Society for a discussion of 'I Think of You Constantly with Love' with editors Gabriel Citron and Alfred Schmidt, joined by Maria Balaska and @csandis.bsky.social. 🗓️ 2 September ⏰ 6pm-8pm GMT 💻 Online (Zoom) Register here: bit.ly/4wktkDq
Banner for the book 'I Think of You Constantly with Love' featuring letters between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards. It's edited by Gabriel Citron and Alfred Schmidt
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📚☀️ Great reads this summer 'Noticing' blends philosophy, psychology, art and literature, to explore how we pay attention in a world replete with distractions and interruptions. Find out what you're overlooking: bit.ly/3NjmXQ6 Preview: bit.ly/4narYqZ
Asset for the book "Noticing" by Ziyad Marar. Text reads: "How we attend to the world and each other." Bloomsbury Academic logo is present.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Out now: Consciousness in Indian Philosophy Consciousness has been central to Indian philosophy for over 2500 years. Matthew MacKenzie presents the first comprehensive overview of Indian views about the nature and structure of consciousness. Learn more: bit.ly/4yITF0s
Cover of the book "Consciousness in Indian Philosophy: Illuminating Mind, World, and Self" by Matthew Mackenzie.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
‘Modern Aesthetics and Democratic Life’ is now available open access! In this innovative study, Jörg Schaub demonstrates that the aesthetic is essential to democratic societies’ aspiration to realize a life of equal freedom for all. Read now: bit.ly/3TKCyv8
Cover of the book "Modern Aesthetics and Democratic Life" by Jörg Schaub.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Black Thought Matters" by Prof. LaRose T. Parris is a crucial look at Africana philosophy, freedom, and the thinkers who shaped global resistance. Order your copy here: 📖 bit.ly/4pwkuRq
Black Thought Matters
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
💌 I Think of You Constantly with Love 💌 More than 370 letters reveal the remarkable relationship between Ludwig Wittgenstein and Ben Richards, offering a touching portrait of the philosopher's final years. Learn more: bit.ly/4cSuI8X Preview: bit.ly/413M6BQ
Banner for 'I Think of You Constantly with Love' published by Bloomsbury Academic. It highlights "370 letters. One relationship. A new perspective on Wittgenstein revealed."
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New release 🛝 'Philosophy and Play' argues that playfulness is an essential quality of philosophical practice, and that there is something essentially philosophical about play. Learn more: bit.ly/4c8683Y
Cover of the book "Philosophy and Play" by Matthew R. McLennan.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Looking for a great philosophical summer read? 📚☀️ In ‘Quantum History’, Slavoj Žižek blends Hegel, Lacan and quantum mechanics to rethink history, reality and political possibility. Buy now: bit.ly/46WVAlS Preview: bit.ly/4oD3qIe
The image features a book cover for "Quantum History: A New Materialist Philosophy" by Slavoj Žižek.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Introducing 'A Genealogy of Italian Thought' 💭 Dario Gentili analyses the genesis of Italian thought through the history of the political and theoretical conflicts in Italy from the 1960s to the present. Learn more: bit.ly/4fwHGu8
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Out now & open access 📖🔓 This comprehensive introduction to the major Mexican philosopher and activist Luis Villoro shows how his ideas can reshape contemporary thought. Read now: bit.ly/3TvlEk8
Cover of the book titled "Knowledge and Freedom in the Work of Luis Villoro" by Carlos Montemayor, published by Bloomsbury.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Must critical theory begin with negation? In part 3 of this exchange, Zahi Zalloua responds to Davis's review of his book, "To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian", unpacking praxis and racial violence. Read "Beginning with Negation": bit.ly/4fKEZq7
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Beginning with Negation, Or Practicing Politics and Critical Theory Otherwise | Political Theology Network
Zahi Zalloua responds to Benjamin Davis’s review of his new book, To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian (2026)…
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Check out the latest addition to our Žižek's Essays series! In 'Liberal Fascisms', Slavoj Žižek captures the paradoxical nature of political populism. Also available as an audiobook 🎧 Buy now: bit.ly/4tfxOKV Order the audiobook: bit.ly/48ENEGU
Banner for the book 'Liberal Fascisms' by Slavoj Žižek.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Available now 📢 The first English translation of Emanuele Severino's provocative analysis of the philosophy behind war in the West. Italy’s foremost philosopher calls for a new way of thinking that could lead the West to perpetual peace. Learn more: bit.ly/4pK06wj
 The title reads "War: Violence and Technics in the West" by Emanuele Severino, translated by Federico Divino.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Famine. Climate change. Threats of nuclear war. Wealth disparity. Is civilization destined for self-annihilation? In this timely book, philosopher and psychoanalyst Jon Mills explores the emergencies that could ignite an apocalypse. Now in paperback: bit.ly/4bDrG8L
Cover of the book "End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate" by Jon Mills.
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Is your life a "hero's journey"? What if it isn't, and that's actually liberating? Discover "The Adventure Illusion" by Simon Gusman & Arjen Kleinherenbrink. A powerful new critique on modern narrative obsession. 📖 bit.ly/4fentuc
The Adventure Illusion
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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How does Afropessimism intersect with Palestinian liberation? 🤔 The dialogue continues as Benjamin Davis reviews Zahi Zalloua’s "To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian", bringing Edward Said into the conversation. Read the review: bit.ly/4bMLh67
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Afropessimism Meets Edward Said | Political Theology Network
Benjamin Davis reviews Zahi Zalloua’s new book, To Exist as a Problem: Being Black, Being Palestinian (2026).
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