The Public Brain: Ideology and the Neuroscientific Turn from the Polis to Platforms

Author:   Joss Hands (Newcastle University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781786616043


Pages:   166
Publication Date:   11 December 2025
Format:   Hardback
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The Public Brain: Ideology and the Neuroscientific Turn from the Polis to Platforms


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Author:   Joss Hands (Newcastle University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781786616043


ISBN 10:   1786616041
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   11 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Brain, Public, Ideology Chapter 2: Greece and the Polis Brain Chapter 3: Enlightenment and the Rational Brain Chapter 4: Liberalism and The Bourgeois Brain Chapter 5: Socialism and the Dialectical Brain Chapter 6: Neoliberalism and the Plastic Brain Chapter 7: The Digital Society and the Self-Care Brain Chapter 8: Platforms and the Populist Brain Chapter 9: The Public Brain References About the Author

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""Joss Hand's brilliant examination of past and present conceptions of the brain, in their own times and contexts, creates a deep and searching examination of social media, brains, science and ideas of truth, falsity and misinformation. Hands gives us a way to confront dilemmas of brain, personality and society, offering insights into how we can make a better world."" --Tim Jordan, Professor of Digital Cultures, University College London, UK


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Joss Hands is reader in critical theory at Newcastle University, UK. He teaches media, communications and cultural studies at Newcastle and is the author of two previous books, @ is For Activism: Dissent Resistance and Rebellion in a Digital Culture (2011), and Gadget Consciousness: Collective Thought, Will and Action in the Age of Social Media (2018).

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