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Stephan Schmid & Hamid Taieb eds., A Philosophical History of the Concept – Cambridge University Press, March 2026 The concept of concept plays a central role in philosophy, serving both as a subject of study in disciplines such as logic, epistemology, … Continue reading →

Léopold Sédar Senghor, Writings on Politics – ed. Yohann C. Ripert, Duke University Press, November 2025 Introduction open access at this link Senghor: Writings on Politics brings Léopold Sédar Senghor’s most vital essays, speeches, and political writings to English-language readers for … Continue reading →

Birgit Abels and Patrick Eisenlohr, Atmospheric Knowledge: Environmentality, Latency, and Sonic Multimodality – University of California Press, September 2025 (print and open access) New Books discussion with Khadeeja Amenda – thanks to dmf for the link How do we know … Continue reading →

James Delbourgo, A Noble Madness: The Dark Side of Collecting from Antiquity to Now – WW Norton, August 2025 A captivating history of obsessive collectors: from ancient looters and idolaters to fin de siècle decadents, Freudian psychos, and hoarders. Collectors … Continue reading →

Rahel Jaeggi, Progress and Regression, trans. Robert Savage, Harvard University Press, July 2025 Despite widespread technological innovation, scientific and medical breakthroughs, and strides toward gender and racial equity, few believe that humanity is on the road of progress. Indeed, many … Continue reading →

Tim Grady, Burying the Enemy. The Story of Those who Cared for the Dead in Two World Wars – Yale University Press, March 2025 A fascinating and moving history of the British and German war dead buried on enemy soil … Continue reading →