In the first half of the twentieth century, the rationalist tide had reached its high mark in the arts, politics, and work. But the Holocaust, the Gulag, and other failures have dimmed the popularity of rationalism. However, the evidence of those practical failures would not have been as convincing as it was if not for the existence of a theoretical diagnosis of the malady. This book compares and contrasts the ideas of some of the leading twentieth-century critics of rationalism: Hans-Geor...

For many of us, those opening words “Captain’s Log…” were our introduction to our science fiction dreams. Voyage to explore strange, new worlds, seek out new life, and boldly go. What will we find there when we go? What dangers will we confront? Who will survive? And who will not?Twelve authors explore what these words mean to them in stories ranging from the silly to the sublime.Join us for the first exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine.We...

Science fiction does not have to be about alien planets, galactic exploration, and huge space battles.Instead, science fiction can cover the future that lurks just around the corner. Science fiction that exists after Dieselpunk and before Cyberpunk, where the Makers and the Hackers dwell, modern rebels and punks, hiding just out of sight.Eleven authors peer into that short distance into the future to see what lies ahead.This is Boundary Shock Quarterly, Issue 002: T...

The future is not always a bright and shining beacon on a hill somewhere. Crime will follow us into space and the future. What will you steal, with the whole galaxy to pick from?Seven syndicate authors let their criminal side out for a joyride on a dark night.This is Boundary Shock Quarterly, Issue 003: Grand Theft Starship. Welcome to another exciting issue in a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine.Be sure to look for Issue 004: Robots, Cyborgs, Androids, Oh ...

The first book-length study of the writings, work, and life of Renaissance man and Alabama native Albert MurrayThis collection consists of essays written by prominent African American literature, jazz, and Albert Murray scholars, reminiscences from Murray protégés and associates, and interviews with Murray himself. It illustrates Murray’s place as a central figure in African American arts and letters and as an American cul...