Drawing on recent work by Massumi, Stengers, Debaise and Williams, the book explores their work in relation to other speculative trends in recent philosophy, including new materialisms, posthumanisms, speculative realism and object-oriented-ontology.

The underlying principle of this book is the African philosophy of Ubuntu, acting as a guide for developing empathic products and services. It makes the case that empathy is the key to any successful product and service design project and enables designers to make wise design choices that align with users' demands.

An evaluation of the potential for genetically modified crops to alleviate poverty and hunger in Africa.

With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment.

This interdisciplinary book combines digital technology with Eastern Philosophy to examine how the concept of Zhongyong in Confucianism can be used to coordinate digital technology with sustainable agriculture.

This book provides a discussion of each of the important aspects of effective factors on crop production, such as climate change, soil management, farm machinery, and different methods for sustainable agriculture.