spacetime and electromagnetism an essay on the philosophy

The Oceans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bramwell, Martyn, PUBLISHER: Frong>anong>klin Watts, Updated, comprehensive editions on physical geography examine the Earth's long>ong>anong>dong>scapes ong>ong>anong>dong> forces, with special emphasis on the environment ong>ong>anong>dong> conservation. Each book includes ong>anong> index ong>ong>anong>dong> glossary

Much ADO about Nothing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Werstine, Paul / Mowat, Barbara A., PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, FOLGER Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies "Each edition includes: " - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explong>anong>atory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene-by-scene plot summaries - A key to famous lines ong>ong>anong>dong> phrases - ong>Anong> introduction to reading Shakespeare's long>anong>guage - ong>Anong> ong>essayong> by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books "ong>Essayong> by" Gail Kern Paster The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to theworld's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, ong>ong>anong>dong> a magnet forShakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open tothe public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performong>anong>cesong>ong>anong>dong> programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Marriages & Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Olson, David / DeFrain, John / Skogrong>ong>anong>dong>, Linda, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humong>anong>ities/Social Sciences/Long>anong>gua, ong>Anong> introductory text, "Marriages ong>ong>anong>dong> Families" accentuates the positive aspects of relationships ong>ong>anong>dong> focuses on enriching students' knowledge ong>ong>anong>dong> experience in building strong, successful couple ong>ong>anong>dong> family relationships. The authors, seasoned family scholars ong>ong>anong>dong> therapists, integrate research, theory, ong>ong>anong>dong> practical applications with ong>anong> interdisciplinary perspective on marriage ong>ong>anong>dong> family. To enhong>anong>ce teaching ong>ong>anong>dong> student learning, ong>anong> updated AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes ong>ong>anong>dong> Relationships Expectations) Online computerized assessment contains 15 categories that match the chapters of the book.

Nature Ethics: An Ecofeminist Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kheel, Marti / Ruether, Rosemary Radford, PUBLISHER: Rowmong>anong> & Littlefield Publishers, PMIn Nature Ethics: ong>Anong> Ecofeminist Perspective, Marti Kheel explores the underlying worldview of Onature ethics,O offering ong>anong> alternative ecofeminist perspective. She focuses on four prominent representatives of holist philosophy: two early conservationists (Theodore Roosevelt ong>ong>anong>dong> Aldo Leopold) ong>ong>anong>dong> two contemporary philosophers (Holmes Rolston III, ong>ong>anong>dong> trong>anong>spersonal ecologist Warwick Fox). Kheel argues that in directing their moral allegiong>anong>ce to abstract constructs (e.g. Ospecies,O Othe ecosystem,O or Othe trong>anong>spersonal SelfO) these influential nature theorists represent a masculinist orientation that devalues concern for individual ong>anong>imals. Seeking to heal the divisions among the seemingly disparate movements ong>ong>anong>dong> philosophies of feminism, ong>anong>imal advocacy, environmental ethics, ong>ong>anong>dong> holistic health, Kheel proposes ong>anong> ecofeminist philosophy that underscores the importong>anong>ce of empathy ong>ong>anong>dong> care for individual beings as well as larger whole

European Review of Philosophy, 5: Emotion and Action

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pacherie, Elizabeth / CSLI Publications, PUBLISHER: Center for the Study of Long>anong>guage ong>ong>anong>dong> Informat, Recent years have seen ong>anong> explosion of interest in the study of emotion ong>ong>anong>dong> cognition, ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong> increasing rejection of the traditional philosophical prejudice against emotions as irrational or disruptive. The ong>essayong>s in this collection explore various facets of the relationships among emotion, action, rationality, ong>ong>anong>dong> self-knowledge, with particular attention to three main sets of issues: the relationships between emotions ong>ong>anong>dong> action, the roles emotion ong>ong>anong>dong> action play in the development of self-awareness, ong>ong>anong>dong> the rationality of emotions ong>ong>anong>dong> emotional action.

The Roundtable Talks and the Breakdown of Communism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elster, Jon, PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press, In ong>ong>anong>dong> , Eastern Europeong>anong> Communist regimes ong>ong>anong>dong> opposition groups conducted a series of roundtable talks to peacefully negotiate the abolition of authoritariong>anong> rule ong>ong>anong>dong> the trong>anong>sition to democratic governong>anong>ce. This volume documents that unprecedented process of national reinvention ong>ong>anong>dong> constitution making. These ong>essayong>s capture the historical circumstong>anong>ces of these countries--their traditions, customs, ong>ong>anong>dong> the balong>anong>ce of influence between competing factions--that often took precedence over constitutional ideals. In five country-specific reports, senior scholars provide detailed accounts of the talks in Bulgaria, Polong>ong>anong>dong>, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, ong>ong>anong>dong> the Germong>anong> Democratic Republic. Also included is ong>anong> ong>essayong> on the political factors underlying the failure of negotiations between reform groups ong>ong>anong>dong> the Chinese regime, providing ong>anong> illuminating counterpoint to the path taken in Eastern Europe. This book is ong>anong> invaluable resource for scholars of constitutional design ong>ong>anong>dong> democratization ong>ong>anong>dong> for specialists in Eastern Europe.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful ong>anong>alysis of the role ong>ong>anong>dong> development of the saloon as ong>anong> institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social ong>ong>anong>dong> economic history of the Americong>anong> West. Drawing on contemporong>anong>eous newspapers ong>ong>anong>dong> mong>anong>y unpublished firsthong>ong>anong>dong> accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents ong>ong>anong>dong> shong>anong>ties into elegong>anong>t establishments for drinking ong>ong>anong>dong> gaming, reflected the growth ong>ong>anong>dong> maturity of the surrounding community.

Hermeneutics Ancient and Modern

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruns, Gerald L., PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In this wide-rong>anong>ging meditation on the nature ong>ong>anong>dong> purpose of hermeneutics, Gerald L. Bruns argues that hermeneutics is not merely a contemporary theory but ong>anong> extended family of questions about understong>ong>anong>dong>ing ong>ong>anong>dong> interpretation that predate the beginning of writing. Bruns situates the basic questions of hermeneutics against a background of different cultural traditions ong>ong>anong>dong> philosophical topics, discussing for example, the interpretation of oracles, the quarrel between philosophy ong>ong>anong>dong> poetry, Rabbinical midrash, ong>ong>anong>dong> the nature of Romong>anong>tic hermeneutics.

Technics & Civilization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mumford, Lewis, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, This is a history of the machine ong>ong>anong>dong> a critical study of its effects on civilization. Mumford has drawn on every aspect of life to explain the machine ong>ong>anong>dong> to trace its social results. "ong>Anong> extraordinarily wide-rong>anong>ging, sensitive, ong>ong>anong>dong> provocative book about a subject upon which philosophers have so far shed but little light" (Journal of Philosophy). Index; illustrations.

Teachings of Lao-Tzu

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carus, Paul / Laozi, PUBLISHER: Thomas Dunne Books, "The Tao-Te Ching" includes 'The Book of the Way' (the Tao) ong>ong>anong>dong> 'The Book of Virtue or Power' (the Te) in which the teachings of Lao-Tzu are set down. According to the teachings, wisdom is attained through understong>ong>anong>dong>ing the way the universe works. In order to understong>ong>anong>dong> how the universe works, one must live in harmony with it, accepting the forces at play, ong>ong>anong>dong> acting intuitively ong>ong>anong>dong> spontong>anong>eously in accordong>anong>ce with these forces. These ideas inform not only Taoism but are also ong>anong> importong>anong>t part of Buddhist ong>ong>anong>dong> Confuciong>anong> philosophy, ong>ong>anong>dong> to some extent the New Age movement. This new edition exhibits the well-known trong>anong>slation by scholar Paul Carus ("The Teachings of Buddha," Thomas Dunne Books ,) as well as beautiful illustrations throughout the text. Including commentary by Jim Pym, a scholar on Eastern Philosophy, "The Teachings of Lao-Tzu" is ong>anong> illuminating, sublime work.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on the trip of a lifetime. He's traveling from Englong>ong>anong>dong> to New York on the first voyage of the greatest oceong>anong> liner in history--the Titong>anong>ic. Here is a story of cowardice ong>ong>anong>dong> courage, of despair ong>ong>anong>dong> determination, ong>ong>anong>dong> of ong>anong> unbreakable bond between a boy ong>ong>anong>dong> a dog on one terrifying night.

Essay on Religious Philosophy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Edmond Mile, PUBLISHER: BiblioLife LLC, NA

The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawhead, William F., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humong>anong>ities/Social Sciences/Long>anong>gua, The Philosophical Journey is a topically orgong>anong>ized text presented in ong>anong> interactive format designed to get students' philosophical intuitions flowing. The book's guiding metaphor of "explorers on a journey" makes readers active participong>anong>ts in ongoing discoveries. The message of this book is that philosophy is a vital activity ong>ong>anong>dong> way of thinking that cong>anong> be practiced ong>ong>anong>dong> developed.

The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ivey, ong>Anong>na, PUBLISHER: Harvest Books, As deong>anong> of admissions at the University of Chicago Law School, ong>Anong>na Ivey decided the fate of thousong>ong>anong>dong>s of law school applicong>anong>ts. In this book-the first of its kind by a former law school admissions officer-she draws on her expertise to cover topics from the application ong>ong>anong>dong> the ong>essayong> to the interview ong>ong>anong>dong> the recommendations, touching on hot-button issues like how much the LSAT, ethnicity, ong>ong>anong>dong> age really matter. Offering ong>anong> insider's advice on how to produce the very best application, this guide gives straight ong>anong>swers to questions such as: -What kind of ong>essayong> should I write to set me apart from the rest of the pack? -Should I explain my low LSAT score, my D in chemistry, my attention deficit disorder, my time in rehab? - Is law school worth the debt I'll face when I graduate? Full of invaluable examples ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong>ecdotes about real admissions decisions, The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions is certain to become the new bible for would-be law students everywhere.

Foucault and Fiction: The Experience Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Leary, Timothy, PUBLISHER: Continuum, Foucault ong>ong>anong>dong> Fiction develops a unique approach to thinking about the power of literature by drawing upon the often neglected concept of experience in Foucault's work. For Foucault, ong>anong> 'experience book' is a book which trong>anong>sforms our experience by acting on us in a direct ong>ong>anong>dong> unsettling way. Timothy O'Leary develops ong>ong>anong>dong> applies this concept to literary texts. Starting from the premise that works of literature are capable of having a profound effect on their audiences, he suggests a way of understong>ong>anong>dong>ing how these effects are produced. Offering extended ong>anong>alyses of Irish writers such as Swift, Joyce, Beckett, Friel ong>ong>anong>dong> Heong>anong>ey, O'Leary draws on Foucault's concept of experience as well as the work of Dewey, Gadamer, ong>ong>anong>dong> Deleuze ong>ong>anong>dong> Guattari. Combining these resources, he proposes a new approach to the ethics of literature. Of interest to readers in both philosophy ong>ong>anong>dong> literary studies, this book offers new insights into Foucault's mature philosophy ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong> improved understong>ong>anong>dong>ing of what it is to read ong>ong>anong>dong> be affected by a work of fiction.

Universalism vs. Communitarianism: Contemporary Debates in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, David M. / Rasmussen, David, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), "Universalism vs. Communitariong>anong>ism" focuses on the question, raised by recent work in normative philosophy, of whether ethical norms are best derived ong>ong>anong>dong> justified on the basis of universal or communitariong>anong> stong>ong>anong>dong>ards. It is unique in representing both Continental ong>ong>anong>dong> Americong>anong> points of view ong>ong>anong>dong> both the older ong>ong>anong>dong> a younger generation of scholars. The ong>essayong>s introduce the key issues involved in universalism vs. communitariong>anong>ism ong>ong>anong>dong> take up ethics in historical perspective, practical reason ong>ong>anong>dong> ethical responsibility, justification, application ong>ong>anong>dong> history, ong>ong>anong>dong> communitariong>anong> alternatives. Based on a special issue of the "Journal Philosophy ong>ong>anong>dong> Social Criticism, "the book includes two additional ong>essayong>s by Chong>anong>tal Mouffe ong>ong>anong>dong> by Hubert ong>ong>anong>dong> Stuart Dreyfus. David Rasmussen is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College ong>ong>anong>dong> editor of "Philosophy ong>ong>anong>dong> Social Criticism." Contents: introduction, David, Rasmussen. Universalisms: Procedural, Contextualist, ong>ong>anong>dong> Prudential, Alessong>ong>anong>dong>ro Ferrara. Beyond Liberalism ong>ong>anong>dong> Communitariong>anong>ism: Toward a Critical Theory of Social Justice, Gerald Doppelt. The Liberal/Communitariong>anong> Controversy ong>ong>anong>dong> Communicative Ethics, Kenneth Baynes. Discourse Ethics ong>ong>anong>dong> Civil Society, Jeong>anong> Cohen. Equality, Political Order ong>ong>anong>dong> Ethics: Hobbes ong>ong>anong>dong> the Systematics of Democratic Rationality, Rolf Zimmermong>anong>n. Atomism ong>ong>anong>dong> Ethical Life: On Hegel's Critique of the French Revolution, Axel Honneth. The Gadamer-Habermas Debate Revisited: The Question of Ethics, Michael Kelly. What Is ong>ong>anong>dong> What Is Not Practical Reason? Agnes Heller. Adorno, Heidegger, ong>ong>anong>dong> Postmodernity, Hauke Brunkhorst. Impartial Application of Moral ong>ong>anong>dong> Legal Norms: A Contribution to Discourse Ethics, Klaus Gunther. ong>Anong> Ethics, Politics, ong>ong>anong>dong> History, Jurgen Habermas in ong>anong> interview conducted by Jeong>anong>-Marc Ferry. Rawls: Political Philosophy without Politics, Chong>anong>tal Mouffe. What Is Morality: A Phenomenological Account of the Development of Ethical Expertise, Hubert L Dreyfus, Stuart E. Dreyfus. Universalism ong>ong>anong>dong> Communitariong>anong>ism: A Bibliography, Michael Zilles.

What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gale Group, PUBLISHER: Gale Cengage, Helps readers find fiction ong>ong>anong>dong> nonfiction titles that describe various belief systems, provide uplifting stories, profile religious ong>ong>anong>dong> spiritual leaders, ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong>swer questions about spiritual matters. ong>Anong> overview ong>essayong> describes the development of the inspirational literature market. Entries give information on category, subjects, age rong>anong>ges, time period, ong>ong>anong>dong> awards, ong>ong>anong>dong> give a brief plot synopsis or description. Includes series, award, time period, geographic, character name, ong>ong>anong>dong> character description indexes. The author is a writer ong>ong>anong>dong> editor in the field of spirituality.

Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection of ong>essayong>s by some of the world's leading historiong>anong>s of the South, together with work by younger scholars. All contributors, however, are working at the cutting edge of their particular methodological approaches. The book, for example, includes both ong>anong> ong>essayong> by Pulitzer Prize winner Rhys Isaac, ong>ong>anong>dong> one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore the reaches of the Southern past through the dimension of ethnography. The ong>essayong>s in the book are grouped according to theme. The largest section, the social sciences ong>ong>anong>dong> Southern history, includes ong>essayong>s drawing heavily on the insights of ong>anong>thropology of ethnography ong>ong>anong>dong> of statistical ong>anong>alysis. Each ong>essayong> in the second section is designed to illustrate how life history cong>anong> be used to illuminate much larger histoical themes ong>ong>anong>dong> processes. The ong>essayong>s in the last section on labor in the "new" South all illustrate, among other things, the importong>anong>ce of drawing on the insights of historiong>anong>s of women in order to redress the masculinist presuppositons of labor historiong>anong>s. All the ong>essayong>s in the book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender ong>ong>anong>dong> race in the re-interpretation of the Southern past.

Kierkegaard for Beginners

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Palmer, Donald D., PUBLISHER: For Beginners, Philosophically, Soren Kierkegaard was the "bridge" that led from Hegel to Existentialism. Kierkegaard abhorred Hegel's abstract, know-it-all idealism that tried to capture reality in a few words. Kierkegaard's attack on social ong>ong>anong>dong> religious complacency ong>ong>anong>dong> his single-hong>ong>anong>dong>ed assault on traditional Western philosophy generated a crisis that produced a radically new way of philosophizing ong>ong>anong>dong> made him the founder of the school that would later be called Existentialism. To Kierkegaard, reality was personal, subjective-it begong>anong> ong>ong>anong>dong> ended with the individual-ong>ong>anong>dong> philosophy was not something one merely talked about, it was the way you lived. "Kierkegaard For Beginners" explains, plainly ong>ong>anong>dong> simply, the great Dong>anong>ish thinker's obsession with the particularity of humong>anong> existence as well as his demonstration of how the creation of ong>anong> authentic new kind of individual is possible.

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, The Presidency & the Political System, now in ong>anong> updated sixth edition, incorporates the most recent research ong>ong>anong>dong> scholarship on the presidency. Each of the 20 thought-provoking original ong>essayong>s, written by some of the field's most prominent scholars, explores ong>anong> importong>anong>t aspect of the relationship between the presidency ong>ong>anong>dong> our political system.

Modern Science and Human Values

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowrong>anong>ce, William W., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Engaging in spirited debate ong>ong>anong>dong> making reference to a broad rong>anong>ge of issues in the physical ong>ong>anong>dong> biological sciences, the social sciences, engineering, ong>ong>anong>dong> medicine, this perceptive study ong>anong>alyzes how technical progress influences social thought ong>ong>anong>dong> public policy, ong>ong>anong>dong> how technical people play their complex roles as professional practitioners, advisors, ong>ong>anong>dong> leaders. A major contribution to the debate over public policy ong>ong>anong>dong> technology, this work will generate much discussion among engineers, physiciong>anong>s, academic ong>ong>anong>dong> institutional researchers, ong>ong>anong>dong> concerned politiciong>anong>s. For ong>anong>yone concerned about the effects of technology on culture, it offers a lively, readable portrait of the modern scientific community ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong> insightful discussion of the influence of technology on social philosophy ong>ong>anong>dong> individual belief.

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen According to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pufendorf, Samuel / Samuel, Pufendorf / Tully, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Samuel Pufendorf is one of the most importong>anong>t moral ong>ong>anong>dong> political philosophers of the seventeenth century. His theory, which builds on Grotius ong>ong>anong>dong> Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic ong>ong>anong>dong> taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, ong>ong>anong>dong> Smith. Over the past twenty years there has been a renaissong>anong>ce of Pufendorf scholarship. On the Duty of Mong>anong> ong>ong>anong>dong> Citizen is Pufendorf's own epitome of his monumental On the Law of Nature ong>ong>anong>dong> of Nations, ong>ong>anong>dong> it served as a basic text in Europeong>anong> universities throughout the Enlightenment. This edition has a lucid ong>ong>anong>dong> historically sensitive trong>anong>slation by Michael Silverthorne, the first since the early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets the text in its context, summarizes the main arguments, surveys recent literature on Pufendorf, ong>ong>anong>dong> shows how Pufendorf trong>anong>sformed natural law theory into ong>anong> independent discipline of juristic political philosophy that dominated reflection on politics until Kong>anong>t.

Gargantua and Pantagruel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rabelais, Frong>anong>cois, PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble, The World Literature series reproduces the greatest books the world over with only the highest production stong>ong>anong>dong>ards. History, philosophy, psychology, political theory, fiction, ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong>cient texts are now accessible to everyone at ong>anong> extremely affordable price.

Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Lexington Books, Globally, women are oppressed ong>ong>anong>dong> this book introduces the perspective of Africong>anong> women ong>ong>anong>dong> especially that of Nigeriong>anong> women. This book looks at the major themes that drive the women's empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, ong>ong>anong>dong> since the s, the UN ong>ong>anong>dong> its agencies have added ong>anong> international dimension. The chapters, while taking us through a theoretical overview of Nigeriong>anong> women's empowerment, also shows how institutions, values, religion, ong>ong>anong>dong> culture cong>anong> challenge feminist political philosophy a philosophy that tends to universalize women s problems ong>ong>anong>dong> their solutions.

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Compong>anong>y, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives ong>ong>anong>dong> ong>anong>alyses of legal disputes, political battles, ong>ong>anong>dong> social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections ong>ong>anong>dong> dissents on the Court's most influential cases of the recent term. Supreme Court Watch is ong>anong> ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law ong>ong>anong>dong> Politics, ong>ong>anong>dong> serves as ong>anong> excellent compong>anong>ion to other books ong>ong>anong>dong> for courses on law, legal studies, ong>ong>anong>dong> the judiciary.

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