problems in philosophy

The Self-Help Guide for Special Kids and Their Parents

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Matthews, Joan / Williams, James, PUBLISHER: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, James Williams is an SP or special person -- he was diagnosed with autism during early childhood. His mother, Joan Matthews, is an NP or normal person. As James grew up, his different perception of the world and the lack of understanding from NPs created problems. As a result, James and Joan decided to write a book of their practical solutions. The Self-Help Guide is that book.

Einstein's Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gimbel, Steven, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, Is relativity Jewish? The Nazis denigrated Albert Einstein's revolutionary theory by calling it "Jewish science," a charge typical of the ideological excesses of Hitler and his followers. Philosopher of science Steven Gimbel explores the many meanings of this provocative phrase and considers whether there is any sense in which Einstein's theory of relativity is Jewish. Arguing that we must take seriously the possibility that the Nazis were in some sense correct, Gimbel examines Einstein and his work to explore how beliefs, background, and environment may--or may not--influence the work of the scientist. You cannot understand Einstein's science, Gimbel declares, without knowing the history, religion, and philosophy that influenced it. No one, especially Einstein himself, denies Einstein's Jewish heritage, but many are uncomfortable saying that he was a Jew while he was at his desk working. To understand what "Jewish" means for Einstein's work, Gimbel first explores the many definitions of "Jewish" and asks whether there are elements of Talmudic thinking apparent in Einstein's theory of relativity. He applies this line of inquiry to other scientists, including Isaac Newton, Ren? Descartes, Sigmund Freud, and ?mile Durkheim, to consider whether and how their specific religious beliefs or backgrounds manifested in their scientific endeavors. "Einstein's Jewish Science" intertwines science, history, philosophy, theology, and politics in fresh and fascinating ways to solve the multifaceted riddle of what religion means--and what it means to science. There are some senses, Gimbel claims, in which Jews can find a special connection to "E = mc2," and this claim leads to the engaging, spirited debate at the heart of this book. Acquista Ora

Statistical Learning Theory

Come nuovo. Volume universitario sulla teoria statistica dell'autoapprendimento di Vapkin. Vendo causa errato acquisto. A comprehensive look at learning and generalization theory. The statistical theory of learning and generalization concerns the problem of choosing desired functions on the basis of empirical data. Highly applicable to a variety of computer science and robotics fields, this book offers lucid coverage of the theory as a whole. Presenting a method for determining the necessary and sufficient conditions for consistency of learning process, the author covers function estimates from small data pools, applying these estimations to real-life problems, and much more.

Springs of Life: India's Water Resources

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pangare, Ganesh / Pangare, Vasudha / Das, Binayak, PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, This exhaustive account of water in India documents the natural beauty of the country's bodies of water, the ways in which communities live and interact with water (particularly in turbulent ecosystems), the resilience of people living in water-stressed regions, and common sense solutions to local water problems. Detailing the past, present, and future of India's water resources, this unique book combines thorough research with a coffee-table style presentation with photographs that document the authors' extensive travels across the country.

Head First Software Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pilone, Dan / Miles, Russ, PUBLISHER: O'Reilly Media, Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through the best practices of software development. Before you know it, those failed projects will be a thing of the past. With its unique visually rich format, this book pulls together the hard lessons learned by expert software developers over the years. You'll gain essential information about each step of the software development lifecycle -- requirements, design, coding, testing, implementing, and maintenance -- and understand why and how different development processes work. This book is for you if you are: Tired of your customers assuming you're psychic. You'll learn not only how to get good requirements, but how to make sure you're always building the software that customers want (even when they're not sure themselves) Wondering when the other 15 programmers you need to get your project done on time are going to show up. You'll learn how some very simple scheduling and prioritizing will revolutionize your success rate in developing software. Confused about being rational, agile, or a tester. You'll learn not only about the various development methodologies out there, but how to choose a solution that's right for your project. Confused because the way you ran your last project worked so well, but failed miserably this time around. You'll learn how to tackle each project individually, combine lessons you've learned on previous projects with cutting-edge development techniques, and end up withgreat software on every project. Head First Software Development is here to help you learn in a way that your brain likes... and you'll have a blast along the way. Why pick up hundreds of boring books on the philosophy of this approach or the formal techniques required for that one? Stick with Head First Software Development, and your projects will succeed like never before. Go on, get started... you'll learn and have fun. We promise. Acquista Ora

Managing Information Technology in Schools: Managing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crawford, Roger, PUBLISHER: Routledge, The widespread introduction of information technology has had a huge impact throughout the secondary school, yet many schools still encounter problems in that IT is both a subject in itself and also a cross-curriculum skill. Moreover, faced with limited finance and staff skills and knowledge, achieving the necessary balance between the desirable and the practical can be difficult. This book gives guidance to managers and governors on how to formulate a whole school policy for IT, and how to develop strategies for managing IT effectively.

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

Memory and Context for Language Interpretation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alshawi, Hiyan / Boguraev, Branimir / Bird, Steven, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book presents computational mechanisms for solving common language interpretation problems including many cases of reference resolution, word sense disambiguation, and the interpretation of relationships implicit in modifiers. The proposed memory and context mechanisms provide the means for representing and applying information about the semantic relationships between entities imposed by the cultural context. The effects of different 'context factors', derived from multiple sources, are combined for disambiguation and for limiting memory search; the factors having been created and manipulated gradually during discourse processing.

Programming of Computer Numerically Controlled Machines

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Ken / Polywka, John / Gabrel, Stanley, PUBLISHER: Industrial Press, This book is written by programmers with years of experience teaching CNC machining to industry and in formal education settings, and it provides descriptions of many operation and programming functions and their practical application. Because of the wide range of information given about the selection of tools, machine operation and the technology of machining, Programming of Computer Numerical Controlled Machines will benefit engineers, programmers, supervisors and machine operators who need ready access to information that will solve CNC operation and programming problems.

Infection in the Newborn

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Louvois, John / Harvey, D. / Harvey, David, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Scientists and clinicians have devoted considerable research in the last few decades to the causes, detection and prevention of infant death. This volume, part of a series of books on perinatal practice, brings together the opinions of recognized authorities in various aspects of perinatology, focusing on a number of bacterial and viral infections in the newborn such as septicemia, meningitis and HIV infections. Also treats maternal infections and examines antibiotic policies and the problems associated with treating the infant with a variety of different drug groups.

Hepatic Transplantation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard H., PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, This concise monograph provides a thorough discussion of hepatic tranplantation and clinical management of Cyclosporine-treated patients. Emphasizes use of immunosuppressives and follow-up biopsy. The text explores problems related to Cyclosporine use--those unique to liver transplantation, those exaggerated in the liver transplant patient, and those seen with other uses as well. Discusses how specific conditions such as poor graft function, rejection, and infection affect liver function, and illustrates these phenomena with biopsy findings. Data are based on 70 transplants and over 400 liver biopsies.

The African Foreign Policy of Secretary of State Henry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walton, Hanes, JR. / Stevenson, Robert Louis / Rosser, James Bernard, Sr., PUBLISHER: Lexington Books, The African Foreign Policy of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger outlines in clear, comprehensive terms the details of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's foreign policy toward Africa and how that policy related to other aspects of his global viewpoint. This book presents an intellectual evaluation of these governmental sources to determine the kinds of foreign policy proposals and programs that Kissinger developed for the various crises and problems which were under way in that vast continent.

Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burrough, Bryan, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, From Bryan Burrough, one of the nation's premier nonfiction writers, comes Dragonfly, an exclusive, behind-the-scenes account of NASA's adventurous, and at times chaotic, three-year involvement with Russia's Mir space station -- a mission plagued with problems ranging from simple language barriers to near-fatal mechanical disasters. Detailing the successes and mishaps of the space program's most ambitious international partnership, "Dragonfly" is at once compelling and utterly absorbing...a real-life outer space journey that readers will not soon forget.

Superfoods Diet Book

The Superfoods Diet Book by Michael van Straten and Barbara Griggs - January Published by Dorling Kindersley This easy-to-follow diet book is based on the principle of the "Superfoods" approach that uses natural foods with therapeutic properties. The book explains that whatever health problems are experienced, they can be improved by the right diet. A list of natural foodstuffs is included. Michael Van Straten is the author of "Body Talk" and Barbara Griggs is the author of "Home Herbal", "Green Pharmacy" and "A History of Herbal Medicine". Well kept. 13 euros + shipping

Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galambos, T. V. / Galambos, Theodore V., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Interscience, This "Guide," compiled and updated by the Structural Stability Research Council, has long been an indispensable bridge between research and practice. Provides simplified and refined procedures applicable to design and to assessing design limitations, and offers guidance to design specifications, codes, and standards currently applied to the stability of metal structures. Most chapters have been rewritten and three new chapters cover stability theory, box girders, and the application of the finite element method to the solution of stability problems. Illustrated with over 250 figures.

African-American Perspectives and Philosophical Traditions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pittman, John P. / Wartofsky, Marx W., PUBLISHER: Routledge, A special issue of "The Philosophical Forum," one of the most prestigious philosophy journals, is now available to a wider readership through its publication in book form. The volume includes twelve essays in three sections-- Philosophical Traditions; the African-American Tradition; and Racism, Identity, and Social Life. Contributors are: K. Anthony Appiah, Kwasi Wiredu, Lucius Outlaw, Leonard Harris, Bernard Boxill, Frank M. Kirkland, Tommy L. Lott, Adrian M.S. Piper, Laurence Thomas, Michele M. Moody-Adams, Anita L. Allen, and Howard McGary. The introduction is by John P. Pittman.

Mindmapping China: Language, Discourse and Advertising in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boden, Jeanne, PUBLISHER: ASP Vub Press, Providing a concise overview of the structure of the Chinese language, this guide is designed to help western marketers in China with translation problems in advertising campaigns. Showing that language in China is more than simply communication--it also imbeds cultural rules--the discussion points out ways this difference is ignored by outsiders. Written by an expert who bridges the gap between age-old Chinese cultural patterns and today's business practices, this book is an invaluable tool for everyone who does business in China.

Everyday Raw Express: Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kenney, Matthew / Mueller, Adrian, PUBLISHER: Gibbs Smith Publishers, Many people love the philosophy behind and benefits of eating raw, but often the recipes take hours or even a period of several days to prepare. Everyday Raw Express offers delicious soups and smoothies, pastas and wraps, entrees and desserts all prepared in 30 minutes or less. Matthew Kenney is a chef, restaurateur, caterer, and food writer. He has appeared on the TodayShow, the Food Network, and numerous morning and talk shows. Matthew splits his time betweenNew York and Maine. Raw food in 30 minutes or less

Meaning, Reference and Necessity: New Studies in Semantics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blackburn / Blackburn, Simon, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, A volume of studies in philosophical logic by a group of younger philosophers in the UK. There is a core of problems in the theory of meaning which have been accorded a central importance by philosophers, logicians and theoretical linguists, and which have stimulated some of the most powerful and original work in these subjects. The contributors to the volume have a common interest in these topics, insist on their continuing and fundamental importance, and offer here a distinctive and original contribution to them.

Toward Alternative Theology: Confessions Non Dualist

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grant, Sara / Malkovsky, Bradley J., PUBLISHER: University of Notre Dame Press, Toward an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Dualist Christian is the spiritual and intellectual autobiography of Sara Grant, a Roman Catholic Scottish nun, who, until her death in , established herself as one of the leading twentieth-century figures in Indian Christian theology and the contemplative life. In this slim volume, Grant recounts her search not only for God, but for a right understanding of God, as well as for a way of rethinking Christian teachings on the mystery of God's relation to the world that could overcome widespread popular dualisms. Grant's odyssey begins with experiences from her childhood and follows her entrance into the novitiate of the Society of the Sacred Heart, where she began an intensive study of Aquinas. After training in classics and philosophy at Oxford University, Grant traveled to India, where she spent the remainder of her life, first as a professor of philosophy at Sophia College, Bombay, and later in Pune in the dual role of professor at Jnana-Deepa-Vidyapeeth and head of a Christian monastic community. Grant studied Sanskrit and became an expert on Sankara (ca. 700 C.E.), the authoritative Hindu exponent of the doctrine of non-duality. Reading Aquinas and Sankara in a method of mutual illumination led Grant to discover that the non-dualistic, or advaitic, insight was compatible with Christian theology, and in fact is present, though underdeveloped, in all authentic Christian doctrine. Appearing for the first time in the United States, this engrossing book eloquently recounts the life of a remarkable woman and shows how Christian theology and spirituality can be enriched by encountering the experiences and concepts of advaita.This updated edition includes a new introduction by Bradley Malkovsky.

Advances in Psychopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carman, John S. / Lydiard, R. Bruce / Gold, Mark S., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, The book focuses on the prediction and optimization of pharmacological treatment of psychiatric patients. Topics covered include the importance of accurate psychiatric diagnosis, medical problems which can mimic psychiatric illness, and the interface between psychiatric illness and opiate addiction and alcoholism. Current literature on predicting responses to antidepressants, lithium, antipsychotics and antianxiety agents is summarized. This practical guide also offers details on the state-of-the-art uses of blood levels in psychiatric practice for each class of drugs as well as other useful information in tables, graphs and flow charts.

The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tierney, John T., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This detailed, comprehensive volume examines the many problems facing government corporations and their management in general and the Postal Service in particular. Among the topics discussed are the trade-offs between cost control efforts and service performance; rate setting; rate regulation; the impact of new technologies; controversial issues in labor-management negotiations; and the effect of collective bargaining on postal costs and operations. The study also looks at whether the Postal Service is aggressively keeping pace with its major competitors and whether it is successfully meeting the needs of its customers.

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Abbey, Edward, PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, " A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the heart that beat within, is a fascinating, sometimes raucous, always personal account of a place that has already disappeared, but is worth remembering and living through again and again.

Foundations of Multimethod Research: Synthesizing Styles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brewer, John / Hunter, Albert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Drawing from authors John Brewer and Albert Hunter's original work published in , when single method research was the standard, this new text offers an explanation of how a planned synthesis of various research techniques such as fieldwork, surveys, experiments, and nonreactive studies can be purposely used to improve social science knowledge. Foundations of Multimethod Research: Synthesizing Styles explores the many aspects of the multimethod research approach, including the formulation of research problems, data collection, sampling and generalization, measurement, reliability and validity, hyposthesis testing and causal analysis, and writing and publicizing results.

Introductory Statistics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mann, Prem S. / Lacke, Christopher Jay, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, When it comes to learning statistics, Mann delivers the information that business professionals need. The new edition incorporates the most up-to-date methods and applications to present the latest information in the field. It focuses on explaining how to apply the concepts through case studies and numerous examples. Data integrated throughout the chapters come from a wide range of disciplines and media sources. Over 200 examples are included along with marginal notes and step-by-step solutions. The "Decide for Yourself" feature also helps business professionals explore real-world problems and solutions.

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