First philosophy : Fundamental Problems and Readings in Philosophy / edited by Andrew Bailey and Robert M. Martin.
Contributor(s): Di Nucci, Ezio [editor.]
| Storrie, Stefan [editor.].
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BookSeries: values and society volume 1.Description: xi, 380 pages ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781551119731(paperback).Subject(s): Orwell, George, 1903-1950. Nineteen eighty-four | Nineteen eighty-four (Orwell, George) | Totalitarianism and literature | Popular culture -- Philosophy | Literature -- Philosophy | Literature -- Philosophy | PhilosophyGenre/Form: Criticism, interpretation, etc.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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Staff Office | B29 .F57 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | GO-SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND ADVANCED STUDIES |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part II. Freedom is slavery. Big Brother, we're watching you! / Torbjörn Tännsjö -- Human enhancement for freedom / Polaris Koi -- 24/7 newsleep / Jason Matthew Buchanan -- Love, truluv / Timothy Sandefur -- When cruelty is not enough / Daniel Conway -- No crack in the wall? / Oshrat C. Silberbusch -- Hangings, shootings, and other funny stuff in 1984 / Jarno Hietalahti -- The seduction of Winston Smith / Mark Alfano -- Happy in Oceania? / Josip Ćirić and Bruno Ćurko.
Part III. Ignorance is strength. Bad faith and make-believe / Iskra Fileva -- Through a telescreen darkly / Lavinia Marin -- Thoughtcrime or feelingcrime? / Alba Montes Sánchez -- Nineteen Eighty-Four's religion / James Crossley and Christopher Markou -- Wheat can become rye! / William Goodwin -- Controlling thought through tweets / Edwardo Pérez -- The irrelevance of truth / Jan Kyrre Berg Friis -- oldthinkful duckspeak refs opposites rewrite fullwise upsub antefiling / Keith Begly.
Part IV. Epilogue. Post-factual democracy / Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard.
Although the year 1984 is hurtling back into the distant past, Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four continues to have a huge readership and to help shape the world of 2084. Sales of Orwells terrifying tale have recently spiked because of current worries about alternate facts, post-truth, and fake news.
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