Bøger af John B. Thompson

This is a study in the philosophy of social science. It takes the form of a comparative critique of three contemporary approaches: ordinary language philosophy, hermeneutics and critical theory, represented here respectively by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paul Ricoeur and Jurgen Habermas. Part I is devoted to an exposition of these authors' views and of the traditions to which they belong. Its unifying thread is their common concern with language, a concern which nonetheless reveals important differences of approach. For whereas ordinary language philosophers tend to treat linguistic activity as the ultimate object of inquiry, both Ricoeur and Habermas regard it as a medium which betrays more fundamental dimensions of human experience and the social world. Part II complements the exposition with a critical analysis of its central themes: the conceptualisation of action, the methodology of interpretation, and the theory of reference and truth. The author defends many aspects of the work of Ricoeur and Habermas, such as the emphasis on power and ideology, the strategy of depth interpretation, and the link between consensus and truth; but he argues that there are serious deficiencies and obscurities in their work. He proposes solutions to these difficulties and concludes with a sketch of a critical and rationally justified theory for the interpretation of action - a critical hermeneutics.

Nine New Testament Notions of the Fulness of Christ is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

In this work, informed by materials from several disciplines and theoretical orientations, the author develops a distinctive and new account of the theory of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern societies.

These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly five centuries the methods and practices of book publishing remained largely unchanged, but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the industry finds itself faced with perhaps the greatest challenges since Gutenberg.

The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution.

In this major new work, Thompson develops an original account of ideology and relates it to the analysis of culture and mass communication in modern Societies. Thompson offers a concise and critical appraisal of major contributions to the theory of ideology, from Marx and Mannheim, to Horkheimer, Adorno and Habermas.

Political scandals have become a pervasive feature of many societies today. From Profumo to the cash--for--questions scandal, from Watergate to the Clinton--Lewinsky affair, scandals have come to play a central role in politics and in the shaping of public debate.

What role have communication media played in the formation of modern societies? How should we understand the social impact of new forms of communication and information diffusion, from the advent of printing in fifteenth-century Europe to the expansion of global communication networks today?In this major new work, Thompson addresses these and other questions by elaborating a distinctive social theory of communication media and their impact. He argues that the development of communication media has transformed the spatial and temporal constitution of social life, creating new forms of action and interaction which are no longer linked to the sharing of a common locale. The consequences of this transformation are far-reaching and impinge on many aspects of our lives, from the most intimate aspects of personal experience and self-formation to the changing nature of power and visibility in the public domain.Combining breadth of vision with sensitivity to detail, this book situates the study of the media where it belongs: among a set of disciplines concerned with the emergence, development and structural characteristics of modern societies and their futures.

Stanley Hauerwas, was declared by "Time Magazine" in 2001 to be 'America's best theologian'. This book explores his work on the Church as a community living holiness. It offers an accessible introduction to Hauerwas' understanding of the ethics, character, narrative, practices and politics of the Church in late modern societies.

Medierne og moderniteten viser hvordan udviklingen af kommunikationsmedierne - fra den tidligste bogtrykkekunst til de seneste former for elektronisk kommunikation – på yderst kompliceret vis var vævet sammen med en række andre udviklingsprocesser, som under ét har været bestemmende for det vi benævner ”moderniteten”. Ønsker vi derfor at forstå modernitetens natur – dvs. det moderne samfunds institutionelle karakteristika og de livsbetingelser det har skabt – er det nødvendigt at give udviklingen af kommunikationsmedierne og deres effekt en fremtrædende plads. Det lyder ganske indlysende, men sandheden er, at kun et fåtal af de samfundsteoretikere, der har beskæftiget sig med det moderne samfunds tilblivelse, har tillagt kommunikationsmedierne den betydning, der tilkommer dem. For fuldt ud at forstå de samfundsmæssige konsekvenser af medieudviklingen, må man forkaste den umiddelbart besnærende idé, at medierne formidler information og symbolsk indhold til mennesker, hvis forhold til andre grundlæggende forbliver uforandret. Et af bogens hovedargumenter er netop, at når folk ’anvender’ kommunikationsmedier, indgår de i interaktionsformer, der på væsentlige måder afviger fra den type ansigt-til-ansigt-interaktion, der kendetegner de fleste møder i hverdagen.Anvendelsen af kommunikationsmedier forandrer grundlæggende det sociale livs rumlige og tidsmæssige organisation. Derved opstår nye måder at forholde sig til andre og sig selv på, nye former for handlen og interaktion, såvel som nye måder at udøve magt på. Alt dog med den fællesnævner, at intet længere forudsætter aktørernes tilstedeværelse samtidig på samme lokalitet. At analysere denne forandring og spore de konsekvenser, den allerede har haft for det sociale og politiske liv, og måske ane dens fremtidige virkninger er bogens fortjeneste. John B. Thompson er lektor i sociologi ved University of Cambridge. Sammen med Anthony Giddens står han i spidsen for det markante akademiske forlag, Polity Press. Oversat fra engelsk efter The Media and Modernity. A Social Theory of the Media af Stig W. Jørgensen.