Destiny Domesticated

Destiny DomesticatedAnalyzes contemporary technological society through the lens of Greek tragedy. Destiny Domesticated investigates three ways Western civilization has tried to tame fate: the heroic affirmation of fate in the tragic culture of the Greeks, the humble acceptance of divine providence in Christianity, and the abolition of fate in modern technological society. Against this background, Jos de Mul argues that the uncontrollability of technology introduces its

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It argues that a critique of borders involves rethinking the right to mobility as part of processes of commoning

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this work explores the multi-faceted effects of the larger capitalist system on sexual stratification

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is here translated into Arabic for the first time