Opioid abuse and misuse have led to an epidemic which is currently spreading worldwide.
Since the number of opioid overdoses is still increasing, it is becoming obvious that current …

This book explores the significance of human animality in the philosophy of Friedrich
Nietzsche and provides the first systematic treatment of the animal theme in Nietzsche's …

This paper argues that Foucault's genealogy of racism deserves appreciation due to the
highly original concept of racism as biopolitical government. Modern racism, according to …

The concept of biopolitics has had a remarkable career. Until recently only a small number
of specialists were familiar with it, but at present it is enjoying ever-greater resonance. The …

In recent years and across many nations, public health has become subject to forms of
governance that are said to be aimed at establishing accountability. In this introduction to a …

As long as we care about suffering in the world, says political philosopher Simona Forti, we
are compelled to inquire into the question of evil. But is the concept of evil still useful in a …

Some of the first figures the Nazis conscripted in their rise to power were rhetoricians
devoted to popularizing the German vocabulary of Leben (life). This fascinating study …

Was aber heißt Prekarisierung und was bedeutet prekär? Der Duden (2006) definiert prekär
mit» durch Bitten erlangt; widerruflich «sowie» misslich, schwierig, heikel «. Zudem findet …

The development of research on biopolitics in recent years has been dominated by two
tendencies. On the one hand, we see the increasingly sophisticated theoretical and …

As two of the leading social scientists of the twentieth century, Alva and Gunnar Myrdal tried
to establish a harmonious,“organic” Gemeinschaft [community] in order to fight an assumed …