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An independent publisher specialising in philosophy, psychology, religion and politics. Publisher of the Journal of Consciousness Studies and History of Political Thought.

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Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · yesterday

OUT NOW! Drawing on his own research in electromagnetic field theories of consciousness, Hunt shows how the hippies’ intuitive understanding that ‘it’s all vibrations, man’ points toward revolutionary discoveries about the workings of consciousness and the brain. Order here: imprint.co.uk/hippies/

A quote from Jonathan Schooler, UC Santa Barbara, about "The Hippies Were Right!". The quote reads as follows: "Not only is his science top notch, but his ability to write for a popular audience is impeccable".

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 5d ago

Why is the UK government proposing to curtail jury trials just as citizens' juries and other randomly-selected political forums are on the rise? Explore this striking paradox in the new JoS symposium! Read the symposium here (via the fast-track tab): www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/...

A symposium, titled "The Jury on Trial", has been published in the Journal of Sortition. The symposium features contributions by Ethan Leib, Nancy Marder, Nichola ARch, Michael Beloff KC, Barbara Goodwin JP, and Oliver Dowlen.

A quote from Ethan Leib's introduction to the symposium. The quote reads as follows: “Ultimately, the jury is but one node in a systemic network that includes trial courts, appellate judges, evidentiary rules, and constitutional checks to achieve a fair trial. Thus asking whether the jury should be preserved, contracted, or abolished — and in which cases — is really a question about the optimal division of deliberative labour across criminal justice, and about what we might lose when we redirect cases from one node to another".

Contribute to the discussion at sortition-agora.com.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · last wk.

COMING SOON - NEXT ISSUE OF JCS! This issue is a special issue on consciousness in current AI. Stay tuned for the table of contents! 🧠 Subscribe to JCS here: imprint.co.uk/product/jcs/ 💌 Be the first to know of any JCS updates by signing up to our newsletter here: t.co/ehB4H8m7Fg #Consciousness

A new special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies is coming soon. Volume 33 issue 7-8 is titled "Consciousness in Current AI".

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2w ago

JCS Article Spotlight 📚 ‘Transcending the Biological Body: Yoga, Transhumanism, and the Future Visions of Consciousness’ by Ramala Sarma Curious? You can read the article here: www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/i... #consciousnessstudies #psychology #philosophy #transhumanism

"Transcending the Biological Body: Yoga, Transhumanism, and the Future Visions of Consciousness" by Ramala Sarma, published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 33, issue 5-6.

By putting together two widely separated frameworks — the classic spiritual path of the self toward liberation and contemporary reimagining of the techno-based self — in the comparative frame of analysis, this study restates unresolved questions regarding the nature of consciousness, constraints of embodied experience, and the ethics of self-transcendence, including autonomy and moral responsibility. The exploration of the differing approaches toward enhancing the human condition culminates in the vital question of what it means to be human.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2w ago

What if the hippies were right about the nature of reality all along? 💭 Part memoir, part scientific investigation, part cultural analysis, Tam Hunt's new book reveals how psychedelic experiences, Eastern philosophy, and neuroscience are converging on a new understanding of consciousness.

Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 2w ago

History of Political Thought Vol. 47. No. 2 (2026) www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/... @imprintacademic.bsky.social @markfisher.bsky.social @kajokubala.bsky.social

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨 NEW ISSUE ALERT 🚨 Volume 47 Issue 2 of the History of Political Thought journal is out now! 📚 Read the issue here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/... 🏛️ Subscribe here: imprint.co.uk/product/hpt/ #politicalthought

Volume 47 issue 2 of the History of Political Thought journal features the following contributions: "Compelling Justice: Translating Necessity in Thucydides’ Melian Dialogue" by Mark Fisher; "‘Like a Master:’ Aristotle on Tyranny, Slavery and the Longing for Supremacy" by Jordan Jochim; "Slavery by Disposition and by Categoricity: Revisiting Politics and Nature in Aristotle’s Nature-Based Justifications of Enslavement" by Aemann Lin-McCornack, and "Marsilius’ Defensor Pacis and the University of Paris" by Kajo Kubala.

Additionally, this issue of the History of Political Thought also features: "‘Commerce’ and ‘Commonwealth’ in France and England, 1550–1615" by Gabriel Osborne; "Montesquieu on Legislators and as a Legislator: A Reconsideration of his Particularism and Universalism" by Vickie B. Sullivan; "Sovereignty and Government in the French Revolution" by Dan Edelstein and Stephen W. Sawyer as well as book reviews.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today marks #AIAppreciationDay AI is everywhere and constantly evolving, so let's take a moment to reflect on its development. How should we think about AI and our relationship with it? What are we building towards? Curious? Check out Unknowable Minds! www.imprint.co.uk/product/unkn...

A quote from Mark Bailey. The quote reads as follows: "We must acknowledge that the future impact of AI is far from clear".

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 3w ago

Which side are you on - the poachers or the gamekeepers? A review of Terry Bouricius's book "Democracy Without Politicians" is available online now via our fast-track system. Read the review here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/... Join the debate: sortition-agora.co.uk/post/on-poac...

A new paper from the Journal of Sortition is available online now. The paper is a book review, titled "On Poachers and Gamekeepers: Review of Terry Bouricius, Democracy Without Politicians: Government by the People" and was written by Keith Sutherland.

The quote from the article reads as follows: “Bouricius’s book is unusual in that the name, just like Ronseal, ‘does exactly what it says on the tin’ (rather than reflecting the priorities of the publisher’s marketing department). The book also draws on the author’s ‘lived experience’, as he served time as an elected lawmaker (in the Vermont House of Representatives). Unlike the present reviewer — the author of the first volume cited above (who now considers his juvenilia more suitable for bücherverbrennung) — Terry is a classic example of the gamekeeper turned poacher. Apostasy can go either way (as neoconservatives will testify).”

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 4w ago

JCS Article Spotlight 📚 ‘Religious Panpsychism: The Ecological Stakes of Sacralizing the Earth’ by Arianne Conty Curious? You can read the article here: www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/i... #consciousnessstudies

"Religious Panpsychism: The Ecological Stakes of Sacralizing the Earth" by Arianne Conty, published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 33, issue 5-6.

In showing that matter (nature) is sentient or conscious (culture), the tendency to treat nature as a valueless commodity for human appropriation and exploitation can no longer be defended, opening up ways of generalizing the respect shown to human culture to the entire biosphere. In this sense, panpsychism is intrinsically environmental, and can provide important vectors for addressing the harms of the climate crisis.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 4w ago

COMING SOON - 'THE HIPPIES WERE RIGHT' BY TAM HUNT 💭🌈 Consciousness researcher Tam Hunt traces his path from a childhood in a 1980s commune to career in science, arguing the counterculture’s core insights about consciousness, vibration, and love align remarkably with cutting-edge neuroscience.

Le Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉ)@lecre.bsky.social · last mo.

Jonathan Simon (UdeM) publiera prochainement plusieurs nouveaux travaux, notamment un article dans le Journal of Consciousness Studies, ainsi que deux chapitres: l’un dans l’anthologie Grounding Consciousness et l’autre dans l’ouvrage collectif The Importance of Being Conscious. Pour plus d’infos:

Plusieurs nouvelles contributions de Jonathan Simon

Jonathan Simon publiera prochainement plusieurs nouveaux chapitres et articles.

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Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · last mo.

Our #wordoftheweek for this Friday is #anarchism! 👀 Keep an eye out for more in this post series, and check out Against All Authority at www.imprint.co.uk/product/against-all-authority/

The word of the week is "Anarchism", which is defined as a political philosophy and movement that stands against institutions perpetuating hierarchy, authority and coercion, seeing them as harmful and controlling. A fun fact about anarchism is that the word originates from the Greek word "anarchos", which means "without authority". Our further reading recommendation is Against All Authority, by Jeff Shantz. In this book, Shantz explores expressions of anarchism within literary production, looking into historical examples and contemporary writing, uncovering common themes and values.

Thomas Heichele @thomasheichele.bsky.social · last mo.

„The really hard problem of consciousness is the problem of experience. When we think and perceive, there is a whir of information-processing, but there is also a subjective aspect. As Nagel (1974) has put it, there is something it is like to be a conscious organism. This subjective aspect is experience. […] It is undeniable that some organisms are subjects of experience. But the question of how it is that these systems are subjects of experience is perplexing. […] It is widely agreed that experience arises from a physical basis, but we have no good explanation of why and how it so arises. Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all? It seems objectively unreasonable that it should, and yet it does.“
CHALMERS, DAVID (1995): Facing up to the problem of consciousness In: Journal of Consciousness Studies 2 (3), 200-219, hier: S. 201.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨 EARLY ACCESS ALERT 🚨 A new paper on electoral lottocracy is available online now via our fast track system! Read the paper here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/... Join the discussion of this paper over at the Sortition Agora: sortition-agora.co.uk/post/elector... #sortition #lottocracy

A new article from the Journal of Sortition has become available. The article as written by Jordan Rose and is titled "Electoral Lottocracy: Creating Cohesive Law via a Sub-mjajoritarian Elected Legislature and Lottocratic Review Body".

The quote from the article reads as follows: "the tyranny of the majority has been a persistent structural problem of government systems since the dawn o fthe era of democratic liberalism. While there exist many mechanisms to mitigate it, they risk providing a way for the opposite to occur - tyranny of the minority. This paper suggests a mechanism to bypass this tension altogether".

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The latest issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, 'Religious Panpsychisim' is out now! Check out the table of contents below! 📚 Read the issue online here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/... 💌 Subscribe here: imprint.co.uk/product/jcs/

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · last mo.

JCS Article Spotlight 📚 ‘What Is It Like to Be a Bot?’ by Michael Huemer Curious? You can read the article here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/... #consciousnessstudies #artificialintelligence

"What Is It Like to Be a Bot?" by Michael Huemer, published in the Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 33, issue 5-6.

Non-reductive functionalism implies that it should be possible to produce consciousness in a non-living machine, provided that one makes the machine implement the right computer program. The failure of non-reductive functionalism does not rule out this possibility, but it renders the possibility less likely. We know that some property or set of properties of the brain is causally relevant to consciousness, since our brains are in fact giving us conscious experiences. This property might be reproducible in silicon or some other artificial substrate, but then again it might not be. It may be that the cause of consciousness is inherently biological.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The launch event of Colin Brewer's "The God Effect" was two weeks ago, and we're still thinking about it! 📚✨📷 A huge thank you to everyone who attended such a wonderful evening and celebrated the launch with us and Colin ❤️ #ThrowbackThursday

岡﨑晴輝 @okazakiseiki.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Lafont, Cristina and Nadia Urbinati (2024) "Defending Democracy Against Lottocracy," in Geoffrey Grandjean, ed. Against Sortition? The Problem with Citizens' Assemblies, Imprint Academic, pp. 157-171. ラフォンとウルビナティがロトクラシーを批判した共著論文。著者によれば、…… aktiv3.sblo.jp/article/1909...

Longtail News @longtail-news.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Feed: "Imprint Academic" By: Len on Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Table of Contents – JCS Vol. 33, No. 5-6, May/June 2026

Journal of Consciousness Studies: controversies in science & the humanities 3 About Authors Refereed Papers 7 Religious Panpsychism: The Ecological Stakes of Sacralizing the Earth, by Arianne Conty 31...

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岡﨑晴輝 @okazakiseiki.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Delannoi, Gil (2025) Politics of Random Selection: Making Good Use of Soetition, Imprint Academic. 選制を理論的に考察した小著。著者によれば、現代の「抽選民主主義」（sortive democracy）は、古代の直接民主主義、近代の間接民主主義とは区別された第三の民主主義の類型である。抽選制の主たる活用法（uses）は…… aktiv3.sblo.jp/article/1917...

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our #wordoftheweek for this Friday is #panpsychism! 👀 Keep an eye out for more in this post series, and check out Consciousness and its Place in Nature at www.imprint.co.uk/product/strawson/ #consciousness

Our word of the week is Panpsychism, which is defined as the theory that consciousness is a fundamental part of the structure of the physical universe. A fun fact about panpsychism is that the word comes from the Greek words "pan", meaning "all" and "psyche", meaning "mind". Our recommendation from further reading is "Consciousness and its Place in Nature", by Galen Strawson. This new edition of Strawson’s book further explores his study of panpsychism. Including updated contributions from original commentators, it pushes the discussion forward.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 EARLY ACCESS ALERT 🚨 The countdown for the upcoming issue of the Journal of Sortition is on and while autumn may still seem quite far away, we do have a little treat to tide you over - the review symposium on James Fishkin’s "Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy" is available online now!

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

COMING SOON - NEXT ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES! This issue is a regular issue with various articles or a wide range of topics. 🧠 Subscribe to JCS here: imprint.co.uk/product/jcs/ 💌 Be the first to know of any JCS updates by signing up to our newsletter here: t.co/ehB4H8m7Fg

A new issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies is coming soon. Volume 33 issue 5-6 is titled "Religious Panpsychism".

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

OUT NOW 🎉 The God Effect is the first book to explore the power of placebo effects in religion, medicine and other fields. 🔗 Grab your copy here: www.imprint.co.uk/product/brew...

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our #wordoftheweek for this Friday is #pluralism! 👀 Keep an eye out for more in this post series, and check out Pluralism and the Mind via the link below: www.imprint.co.uk/product/pluralism-and-the-mind/ #diversity #society

The word of the week is 'pluralism', which is defined as the philosophy and social framework wherein groups with diversity, such as differences in race, politics or religion, exist together peacefully within the same society. A fun fact about pluralism is that functional pluralism relies on values of mutual respect, tolerance and understanding in order to prosper. Our recommendation for further reading is "Pluralism and The Mind", by Matthew Colburn. In this book, Colburn makes the case for emergent property pluralism, proposing that new concepts of emergent mental properties are required due to the failure of mainstream approaches to issues such as subjective volition, autonomy and creativity.

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

JOS Article Spotlight 🏛️ How Should Citizens’ Assemblies be Governed?: A Conversation with Cristina Lafont and Hélène Landemore. Curious? Read the full article here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jos/2026/00000002/00000001/art00011 #sortition #politics

The article/conversation "How Should Citizens’ Assemblies be Governed?: A Conversation with Cristina Lafont and Hélène Landemore" by Cristina Lafont, Hélène Landemore, Antonin Lacelle-Webster, Théophile Pénigaud was published in volume 2 issue 1 of the Journal of Sortition.

Cristina Lafont says "The most ambitious way I envision citizens’ assemblies helping democracy at this moment is if they can serve as vehicles for empowering the citizenry [...] The idea would be that citizens’ assemblies could help create an institutional venue for citizens to have a more active role in shaping the political agenda, making the political decision-making process more responsive to their needs."

Hélène Landemore says "From my perspective, we have reached a stage in the maturation of the democratic ideal where I think citizens’ assemblies should start to operate more like modern legislatures, both in terms of how they are run and the powers they hold. Regarding how they are run, these assemblies should achieve autonomy and self-governance rather than being governed by panels of appointed experts."

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our #wordoftheweek for this Friday is #sortition! 👀 Keep an eye out for more in this post series, and check out the latest edition of the Journal of Sortition via the link below: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jos/2026/00000002/00000001;jsessionid=22pbmq5nro3iq.x-ic-live-02

Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Only 2 weeks until the release of The God Effect by Colin Brewer 💊 Considered "a must for every aspiring psychiatrist and neurologist", this key contribution to the discussions around medicine, religion, and placebo is out on June 2! Pre-order your copy now here: www.imprint.co.uk/product/brewer/