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Beyond the Picket Fence: And Other Short Stories by Lori

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wick, Lori, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Love flourishes in these contemporary tales of gentle romance. From camping in the wilds to Christmas at Disneyland to the "woman next door, " readers will be drawn into the lives of Wick's characters as they share their faith and devotion. Finding a "first" love, discovering the power of forgiveness, learning to love again, and reveling in the innocence and joy of children fill the pages of Beyond the Picket Fence. An uplifting, delightful journey, these heartwarming stories are sure to captivate and inspire readers.

Wordsworth: The Prelude the Text

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wordsworth, William / De Selincourt, Ernest / Gill, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The Prelude, Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem, is crucial to our understanding of his life and poetry. Written between and , the text was intensively revised in Wordsworth's later years. This volume contains the original version of , which was read to Coleridge. The poem was first published in , after the poet's death, and is available in Wordsworth's Poetical Works. To facilitate comparison, line numbers of the text have been placed in square brackets on the right-hand side of the page.

Kant: A Biography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kuehn, Manfred, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants among the pantheon of Western philosophers, and one of the most powerful and influential in contemporary philosophy. Taking account of the most recent scholarship, Manfred Kuehn allows the reader to follow the same journey that Kant himself took in emerging as a central figure in modern philosophy. Manfred Kuehn was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. A specialist on German philosophy of the period, he is the author of numerous articles and papers on Immanuel Kant.

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kaku, Michio, PUBLISHER: Anchor Books, Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and interstellar space ships--the stuff of science fiction or potentially attainable future technologies? Inspired by the fantastic worlds of "Star Trek, Star Wars, "and" Back to the Future," renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future. Entertaining, informative, and imaginative, Physics of the Impossible" "probes the very limits of human ingenuity and scientific possibility.

Classic Asian Philosophy: A Guide to the Essential Texts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kupperman, Joel J., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This is a second, revised edition of Kupperman's introduction to Asian philosophy via its canonical texts. Kupperman ranges from the Upanishads to the Bhagavad Gita through Confucius to Zen Buddhism, walking students through the texts, conveying the vitality and appeal of the works, and explaining their philosophical roots. Kupperman has made revisions throughout the text, clarifying where necessary, and added a new chapter on al-Arabi's The Bezels of Wisdom, a classic of Islamic Sufism. Acquista Ora

La compagnia dell'anello

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien The first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful ppower of the One ring. All the members of the fellowship, hobbits, elves and wizards, are plunged into a clash between good and evil.

Thinking Wild, Its Gifts of Insight: A Way to Make Peace

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grutter, Theo, PUBLISHER: Turning Stone Press, Theo Grutter is a man who has spent five thousand days and nights fishing the open ocean alone. He has had a good deal of time to ponder Life's mysteries and to organize (and reorganize) his thinking. He is a modern-day Walt Whitman singing his song of Self, or John Muir intimately describing the process of reservation and renewal with a sense of wonder at the infinity in the natural world. At the heart of it, Theo Grutter is a scavenging explorer of philosophy, science, history, spirituality, and nature, madly picking up wisdom, feeling vibrations, and following hunches. He invites fellow explorers to open their hearts and their minds to listen to the voices on the winds and from the seas, even the flora and the fauna, the parasites and the microbes; he promises to navigate the "smoothest tags the water allows."

Writing With, Through, and Beyond the Text: An Ecology of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Luce-Kapler, Rebecca / Luce-Kapler, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Writing With, Through, and Beyond the Text: An Ecology of Language" elaborates an understanding of writing, its influences on our interpretations of experience and identity, and its potential for enabling individuals to learn about and connect to the world beyond themselves. Rather than considering writing a process, the author describes it as a system, an ecology that engages the individual in a variety of socially constituted and interacting systems. The book examines the pedagogical and curricular implications of this approach to writing, considering what it means to write and teach writing in ways that understand and acknowledge the ecological character of writing. This is an illuminating text for a wide audience of faculty, professionals, and graduate students in English, writing, education, and women's studies/feminist theory.

The Theory and Philosophy of Organizations: Critical Issues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hassard, John / Pym, Denis, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "The Theory and Philosophy of Organisations" assesses and analyzes the assumptions upon which our understanding of organizations is based and in doing so aims to redirect the ways in which organizational research is conceived and executed. Contributions to the volume emphasize how all approaches to the study of organizations are influenced by deep metatheoretical assumptions about the nature of science and society. It is argued that these differences create a spectrum of valid perspectives and methods, and the book outlines how conceptual problems in the field have given rise to innovative forms of empirical enquiry such as symbolism, postmodernism, ethnomethodology and structuralism. Criticizing the conservatism which has characterized much of the work in this field, the authors offers this range of methods as a starting point for obtaining richer and more grounded explanations of organizations.

Kant and the Foundations of Analytic Philosophy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hanna, Robert, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Robert Hanna presents a fresh view of the Kantian and analytic traditions that have dominated continental European and Anglo-American philosophy over the last two centuries, and of the connections between them. But this is not just a study in the history of philosophy, for out of this emerges Hanna's original approach to two much-contested theories that remain at the heart of contemporary philosophy. Hanna puts forward a new 'cognitive-semantic' interpretation of transcendental idealism, and a vigorous defense of Kant's theory of analytic and synthetic necessary truth, making this compelling reading for all who are interested in these fundamental philosophical issues.

Will the United Nations Fail in Its Role as Protector of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heffelfinger, Ed, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, The League of Nations failed because member states were unable to set aside their own self- interests. Following World War II, the victorious allies were determined to build an organization that would serve as a protector of world peace. The United Nations was born in San Francisco in , and for fifty years successfully faced the threat of nuclear devastation, the Cold War, the end of colonialism and the emerging power of the developing countries. The end of the Cold War brought about renewed optimism for the future of the United Nations. However, with the dawn of the new century the future of the United Nations remained uncertain. The future of the UN appeared to rest in the organizationas ability to address the threat of terrorism, world hunger and the need to restructure the United Nations to overcome the image of an organization that can accomplish little but talk.

Such Is My Beloved

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Callaghan / Callaghan, Morley, PUBLISHER: New Canadian Library, One of the great novels of the s, "Such Is My Beloved" recounts the tragic story of two down-and-out prostitutes and the young priest who aspires to redeem their lives. The novel is at once a compassionate portrait of innocence and idealism, and an emphatic condemnation of a society where the lines between good and evil are essentially blurred. "Such Is My Beloved" is widely considered to be Morley Callaghan's finest novel.

Beyond the Ivory Tower: The University in the New Millennium

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoey-Heffron, Angela / Heffron, James, PUBLISHER: Mercier Press, The new millennium is a unique occasion for individuals and organisations to examine their existing role in society, to take stock and to make projections for the future. This is particularly true of educational institutions, all of which have large numbers of young people looking forward with anticipation and exhilaration to a new world of expanded opportunity and a seemingly unending fount of new knowledge. Foremost in this quest is the university, where new research in the sciences, medicine and the humanities is proceeding at a pace never before thought possible. The rate of acquisition of new information and knowledge poses new challenges for the traditional university. This book examines many crucial questions, looking at the role of a modern university in the new millennium and the question of academic freedom and university autonomy.

Work and Power in Maale Ethopia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Donham, Donald L., PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press, Over the past two decades, the ethnography of Africa has turned from a preoccupation with system and structure to an overriding concern for process and history. In making this move, the challange has been to integrate and go beyond -- rather than simply reject -- past structuralist insights. This book is one of the most successful examples in the Africanist literature of placing structures in time. It presents a detailed description of the politics of production in Maale during against a completed past of Imperial Ethiopian history and an uncertain future of revolutionary socialism.

Power of Pinjarra

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dengler, Sandy, PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers, Book 2 in the Australian Destiny series, tells the story of a nation of rogues, adventurers, and dreamers. Sounds the gospel theme: Out of what appears to be ultimate evil comes ultimate good.

The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGilvray, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Noam Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of modern times. The most cited writer in the humanities, his work has revolutionized the field of linguistics, and has dominated many other disciplines including politics and the philosophy of mind and human nature. This Companion brings together a team of leading linguists, philosophers, cognitive scientists and political theorists to consolidate the disparate strands of Chomsky's thought into one accessible volume and an essential guide to one of the leading intellectual figures of our time.

Philosophy of Art: A Contemporary Introduction

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carroll, Noel / Carroll, Noal / Carroll, No?l, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics. It introduces the techniques of analytic philosophy as well as key topics such as the representational theory of art, formalism, neo-formalism, aesthetic theories of art, neo-Wittgensteinism, the Institutional Theory of Art. as well as historical approaches to the nature of art. Throughout, abstract philosophical theories are illustrated by examples of both traditional and contemporary art including frequent reference to the avant-garde in this way enriching the readers understanding of art theory as well as the appreciation of art. Unique features of the textbook are: * chapter summaries * summaries of major theories of art and suggested analyses of the important categories used when talking and thinking of art * annotated suggested readings at the ends of chapters. Also available in this series: Epistemology Pb: Ethics Pb: Metaphysics Pb: -X: Philosophy of Mind Pb: Philosophy of Religion Pb:

Adorno's Negative Dialectic: Philosophy and the Possibility

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Connor, Brian, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), The purely philosophical concerns of Theodor W. Adorno's negative dialectic would seem to be far removed from the concreteness of critical theory; Adorno's philosophy considers perhaps the most traditional subject of "pure" philosophy, the structure of experience, whereas critical theory examines specific aspects of society. But, as Brian O'Connor demonstrates in this highly original interpretation of Adorno's philosophy, the negative dialectic can be seen as the theoretical foundation of the reflexivity or critical rationality required by critical theory. Adorno, O'Connor argues, is committed to the "concretion" of philosophy: his thesis of nonidentity attempts to show that reality is not reducible to appearances. This lays the foundation for the applied "concrete" critique of appearances that is essential to the possibility of critical theory. To explicate the context in which Adorno's philosophy operates--the tradition of modern German philosophy, from Kant to Heidegger--O'Connor examines in detail the ideas of these philosophers as well as Adorno's self-defining differences with them. O'Connor discusses Georg Lukacs and the influence of his "protocritical theory" on Adorno's thought; the elements of Kant's and Hegel's German idealism appropriated by Adorno for his theory of subject-object mediation; the priority of the object and the agency of the subject in Adorno's epistemology; and Adorno's important critiques of Kant and the phenomenology of Heidegger and Husserl, critiques that both illuminate Adorno's key concepts and reveal his construction of critical theory through an engagement with the problems of philosophy.

Happy-People-Pills for All

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Mark, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons Inc, "Happy-People-Pills for All" explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing.Presents the first detailed exploration of the enhancement of happinessA controversial yet rigorous argument that demonstrates the moral imperative for the development and mass distribution of 'happy-pills', to promote the wellbeing of the individual and societyBrings together the philosophy, psychology and biology of happinessMaps the development of the next generation of positive mood pharmacologyOffers a corrective to contemporary accounts of happiness

Concidences: A Look Beyond Logical Thought

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crisp, Tony, PUBLISHER: London House (UK), In an enthusiastic and fresh study of the phenomena of coincidence, Tony Crisp confronts the common arguments and offers a new assessment of what coincidence is and what messages such happenings hold for us. The author delves into the contradiction that is an unbelievable coincidence, seen or known to certainly happen, but beyond our comprehension and urges readers to stretch their minds to dig deeper into the meaning of these "messages". Acquista Ora

Bildung

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meyer, Kirsten, PUBLISHER: Walter de Gruyter, Education, knowledge, equal opportunity, autonomy and a good life. These are the keywords shaping current social debate. Is education just an economic program or does knowledge have a value in its own right? Does education promise autonomy and a good life? What educational goals should the state set? What does the decree of equal opportunity mean? In ancient philosophy, an interest in education grew out of the core question of human happiness and a good life. By reviving that connection this book returns education to the philosophical agenda.

Warrant: The Current Debate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plantinga, Alvin, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Known for distinguished work in the fields of metaphysics and philosophy of religion, Alvin Plantinga ventures further into epistemology in this book and its companion volume, Warrant and Proper Function. Plantinga examines the nature of epistemic warrant; whatever it is that when added to true belief yields knowledge. This present volume surveys current contributions to the debate and paves the way for his own positive proposal in Warrant and Proper Function. This first volume serves as a good introduction to the central issues in contemporary epistemology. Acquista Ora

Competing Truths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coleman, Richard J., PUBLISHER: T&T Clark, Pushes the discussion of science and religion beyond the paradigms of comparison and contrast, opposition and competition, into the use of narrative truth as a means for both scientists and theologians to continue seeking the truth.

Sumo Bizarro

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Piraro, Dan / Chronicle Books, PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books, In the grand tradition of the first four "Bizarro" books, "Sumo Bizarro" is a heavenly mixture of all that is good and evil in the world, drawn together with an intellectually stimulating sense of detail and ludicrousness. What innocently seem to be nearly two hundred hilarious and thought-provoking cartoons, when properly interpreted, come together miraculously to form the heretofore unknown secrets of happiness and health. Fun for all ages.

The Future of the Holocaust: Between History and Memory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lang, Berel, PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In The Future of the Holocaust, Berel Lang continues his inquiry into the causal mechanisms of decision-making and conduct in Nazi Germany and into responses to the genocide by individuals and nations -- an inquiry that he began in Act and Idea in the Nazi Genocide and pursued in Heidegger's Silence. Raising the question now of what the future of the Holocaust is, he addresses among other topics how history and memory together shape views of the Holocaust; how the concept of "intention" -- which played a crucial part in the events of haft a century ago -- shapes history and memory themselves; and how future views of this genocide may alter those of today. In addition, Lang explores cultural representations of the "Final Solution" -- from monuments to public school curricula -- within the Jewish and German communities. He analyzes ethical issues concerning such concepts as intention, responsibility, forgiveness, and revenge, and puts forward a theory of the history, of evil which provides a context for the Holocaust both historically and morally. Addressing the claims that the Nazi genocide was unique, Lang argues that the Holocaust is at once an actual series of events and a still future possibility. If the Holocaust occurred once, he argues, it can occur twice -- and this view of the future remains an unavoidable premise for anyone now writing or thinking about that event in the past.

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