Introduction to New Realism provides an overview of the movement of contemporary thought
named New Realism, by its creator and most celebrated practitioner, Maurizio Ferraris …

This book examines the roles played by narrative and culture in the construction of legal
cases and their resolution. It is articulated in two parts. Part I recalls epistemological turns in …

In recent years, systemic theory and practice adopted a dialogical orientation, centred on the
persons of the therapist and client. This has led to a growing attention toward emotions …

Hermeneutics, Evidence, and Decision abstract The text analyzes several topics of the
judicial process from the point of view of the important contributions offered by the …

Critical pedagogy contributed to reveal the clouded dimensions of education and
educational institutions. Its critical approach is firstly obtained by acknowledging the …

This book explores the metaphysics of political communities. It discusses how and why a
plurality of individuals becomes a political unity, what principles or forces keep that unity …

This article examines the main objective and subjective aspects traceable in the concepts of
information, document, knowledge, knowledge organization and level of reality. The …

How can we overcome the rapidly ageing postmodernist paradigm, which has become
sterile orthodoxy in marketing? This book answers this crucial question using fresh …

The definition of social innovation leaves room for numerous interpretations that show how
complex it is to trace the precise boundaries of a global phenomenon whose essential …

In this paper I try to sketch a brief history of new realism. Starting from nineteenth century
idealism, I then move on to discuss twentieth century postmodernism, which, I argue, is the …