{"title":"Urbanomic","description":"\u003cp\u003eUrbanomic is a publisher and arts organization based in the UK. Our aims are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eto act as an advocate for philosophical thinking as a creative practice, and for the continuing cultural importance of philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eto support research activities addressing crucial issues that do not fall under any one discipline or practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eto present to the public the results of that research, and an insight into the research process itself, through a variety of media.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eto engender interdisciplinary thinking and production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat space is left for new, exploratory thinking that reaches beyond the confines of professional disciplines? Philosophy has retreated into academic isolation, the sciences have continued to become more specialised and inaccessible; and while the arts provide a space for philosophical questions to be aired in the public realm, they are rarely pursued in an explicit and purposeful manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConvinced of the continuing importance of a broad public philosophical dialogue, Urbanomic proposes a renegotiation of the relationship between philosophy science and art, on the model of an ‘interrupted relay’ in which thinkers offer their conceptual resources for reflection on artists’ practice, and artists in turn develop and synthesise them in unforeseen ways, stimulating a productive and unpredictable cycle of ‘research and development’ that is not subordinated to the norms of academic thinking. 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Since 2006 eight volumes have been published, and the journal has an uniquely diverse international readership.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/urbanomic.com\/wordpress\/event\/\"\u003eevents, commissions, and residencies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich further develop this programme, encouraging public engagement with contemporary thought. 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