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The book review discusses the introduction of relational political analysis and political semiotics as a theory and method by Peeter Selg and Andreas Ventsel. The authors provide a comprehensive theoretical framework for political semiotics, combining the Essex school of political analysis and the Tartu-Moscow School of cultural semiotics. The book explores the relational turn in the social sciences and offers a method for analyzing political form in power, government, and democracy. Through case studies, the authors demonstrate the applicability of political semiotics in analyzing concrete political situations. [Extracted from the article]

The publication "Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices" is a corpus-based study that examines anti-proverbs in English, German, French, Russian, and Hungarian. The book explores the structural characteristics and linguistic humor of these modified proverbs, providing an overview of the research field and theoretical foundations of anti-proverb analysis. It also discusses the origins, application, and challenges of translating anti-proverbs. The study categorizes anti-proverbs based on the types of modifications involved and analyzes linguistic phenomena to understand their comedic effects. While the study has some limitations, it is considered a valuable contribution to phraseology research and offers potential directions for future studies. [Extracted from the article]

This article is a review of Dolf Rami's book "Names and Context: A Use-Sensitive Philosophical Account." The book explores the semantics of names and argues for a new "Use-sensitive" account that views names as primarily singular terms with their own unique semantics. The book addresses various challenges and discusses the referential and non-referential uses of names, as well as the determination of their referents. It also introduces the distinction between truth-conditional and use-conditional meaning in the semantic debate on names. While the book provides a comprehensive analysis of name uses and defends the Millian orthodoxy, it could have delved deeper into certain philosophical questions and issues. [Extracted from the article]

Analyzing a crucial scene from August Strindberg's autobiographical novel Inferno, Kusters shows how Strindberg's paranoia arises from signs whose unclearness persecute him. But no, Kusters reverses this outsider's perspective: paradox leads to madness. In doing so, Kusters offers a new foundation from which to think psychosis: psychoses do not exist because of erratic ideas about the world, but because of paradoxes in that world that can lead to complete perplexity. [Extracted from the article]

In Chapter One, Bermúdez calls this idea "the litany of irrationality". : Frame it again: New tools for rational decision-making, by José Luis Bermúdez, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020, 340 pp., £18.99 (Hardback), 978-1107192935 New Tools for Rational Decision-Making" by José Luis Bermúdez is a powerful defense of a traditionally unappreciated aspect of human cognition: framing effects, namely, the tendency to value the same thing differently when it is accompanied by a different narrative. [Extracted from the article]

In the case of extremism, however, each of these appeals faces limits: extremism as a concept is not "ordinary" as intention, responsibility and promise are but is one of those political concepts embedded in polemical, ideological, and propagandist contexts. How accounting for extremism's different guises remains challenging: Extremism: A philosophical analysis, by Quassim Cassam, London, Routledge, 2022, ix+243 pp., £17.99, ISBN 9780367343873 In his stimulating and engaging book I Extremism: A philosophical analysis i (2022), Quassim Cassam develops a new philosophical account of extremism, the first in analytic philosophy, in which he identifies three types: ideological; methods; and psychological extremism. This is a matter of great controversy in extremism studies (and terrorism studies, fundamentalism studies, etcetera), the gist of which seems to lie in the question why we have the concept of extremism. [Extracted from the article]

"The Birds at My Table: Why We Feed Wild Birds and Why It Matters" by D. Jones is a comprehensive exploration of the complex human activity of feeding birds. The book delves into the history of bird feeding, the consequences of feeding birds, and the importance of bird feeding for conservation. It is written in an engaging style with anecdotes and practical knowledge, making it accessible to both general readers and academics studying urban birds. While the book lacks figures and illustrations, it is well-referenced and provides a valuable resource for those interested in bird feeding. [Extracted from the article]

"Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year With the Criminally Insane" (Seager, [1]) is a gripping and insightful book written by Dr. Stephen Seager. Throughout the book, Seager describes his experiences during his first year working in this highly secured environment, revealing the absurdities and challenges he encounters while treating patients with varying degrees of mental illness. [Extracted from the article]

COVID-19 has encouraged educational institutions, including universities, to conduct online teaching and learning. Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19: International Perspectives and Experiences: edited by Roy Y. Chan, Krishna Bista, and Ryan M. Allen, New York, Routledge, 2022, 266 pp., £33.29 (ebook), ISBN 978-1-003-12592-1 This book can be categorised as a mandatory resource for postgraduate students who aim to become lecturers or lecturers who want to know the development of teaching and learning in universities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

To a degree perhaps unseen since the "golden age" of nuclear strategising in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kroenig maintains - bravely, it must be said - that all nuclear wars are not the same, and that the United States could meaningfully survive a general nuclear exchange with any of its rivals, including Russia. The logic of American nuclear strategy: Why strategic superiority matters: by Matthew Kroenig, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2018, 280 pp., £23.49, (HB), ISBN 9780190849184 Matthew Kroenig's I The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy i endeavours to demonstrate that the United States derives substantial advantages from deploying a large, war-winning nuclear arsenal. [Extracted from the article]

Every time a new book on gambling mathematics is published, the first question arising is whether its target audience is players or mathematics students. Mathematics of a game (in fact, mathematics I applied i to that game) covers all possible gaming situations and events, all that can be described and modelled mathematically, including betting systems or strategies. I Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games i definitely falls within the narrow category of gambling-mathematics books from which both players and maths students have something to learn in a systematic pedagogical way, and my arguments refer to content, organization and approach. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Conflict of Interest in the Professions," by Michael Davis and Andrew Stark.

Reviews the book "Conflict of Interest in American Public Life," by Andrew Stark.

The notion of the "society of leisure" became part of the intellectual discourse in the 1930s. Even if the leisure society was a fantasy, leisure and its role are certainly not, and it is Veal's belief that social reform can assist leisure to contribute to a higher quality of life and more balanced lifestyles. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a review of the book "Conflicts of Interest: Challenges and Solutions in Business, Law, Medicine, and Public Policy," edited by Don A. Moore, Daylian M. Cain, George Loewenstein, and Max H. Bazerman.

A description of the course "Ethics in Heart-Centered Therapies" being offered at The Wellness Institute, Issaquah, Washington is provided.

The article reviews several books including "Unhinged: The Trouble With Psychiatry: A Doctor's Revelations About a Profession in Crisis," by D. Carlat, "The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth," by I. Kirsch, and "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs & the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America," by R. Whitaker.

The article reviews the book "Conflicts of Interest and the Future of Medicine," by March A. Rodwin.

The article reviews the book "Conflicts of Interest and the Future of Medicine: The United States, France, and Japan," by Marc A. Rodwin.

The article reviews the book "The Collaborator of Bethlehem: An Omar Yussef Mystery," by Matt Beynon Rees.