the new sappho on old age textual and philosophical issues

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hinrichs, Roger A. / Kleinbach, Merlin H., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, What is ong>theong> impact of such energy issues as global warming, radioactive waste, and municipal solid waste on ong>theong> individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USE AND ong>THEong> ENVIRONMENT answers ong>theong>se questions, emphasizing ong>theong> physical principles behind energy and its effects on our environment, and explaining ong>theong> basic physical principles behind ong>theong> use of energy, including ong>theong> study of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, ong>theong>rmodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within ong>theong> context of everyday examples and asking you to define and support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE AND ong>THEong> ENVIRONMENT offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

A Sermon on the Importance of a Deep and Intimate Knowledge

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fuller, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, ong>Theong> 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in ong>theong> printing press. In its determination to preserve ong>theong> century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve ong>theong>se invaluable works in ong>theong> largest archive of its kind. Now for ong>theong> first time ong>theong>se high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making ong>theong>m highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.ong>Theong> Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on ong>theong> issues of ong>theong> day, such as ong>theong> slave trade. ong>Theong> Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in ong>theong> twenty-first century.++++ong>Theong> below data was compiled from various identification fields in ong>theong> bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Library of CongressWMorsch suggests as date of publication. Elizabethtown, N.J.]: Printed by Shepard Kollock, Elizabeth-Town, ong>Newong>-Jersey, for Cornelius Davis, Water-Street, ong>Newong>-York, p.; 12

Age or Need?: Public Policies for Older People

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neugarten, Bernice L. / Neugarten, Bernice Levin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Should benefits for older people be based on age or need? Do programmes that serve only older people people deflect resources that should go to oong>theong>r people? Some of ong>theong> contributors to this volume argue that social service programmes should be based on need, raong>theong>r than defined groups of people. Apart from anything else, age-based programmes confirm negative stereotypes of older people, and lump ong>theong>m into an undifferentiated group. But would ong>theong> reform of social services along ong>theong>se lines jeopardize ong>theong> recent progress made in ong>theong> condition of older people? ong>Newong> thoughts and ong>newong> information are provided in support of both arguments. 'Here is a ringside seat at a critical juncture in ong>theong> social reconstruction of old age' -- Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Vol 14, No 1, Nov

Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beker, Jerome / Anglin, James P. / Denholm, Carey J., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Here are ong>theong> information, ideas, and inspiration that will help child care workers in ong>theong>ir daily struggle to provide better care for children, youth, and families. Perspectives in Professional Child and Youth Care is a much-needed sourcebook of readings on ong>theong> current state of ong>theong> art of professional child and youth care in North America. Some of ong>theong> leading practitioners, academicians, researchers, and administrators provide a "child care perspective," writing about what ong>theong>y--on ong>theong> front lines--perceive as ong>theong> most pressing issues and significant topics in ong>theong> field today, including ong>theong> nature of child and youth care, current issues in education and training, ong>theong>rapeutic program issues, key support functions in child and youth programs, ong>theong> changing work environment and ong>newong> roles, and developing professionalism in ong>theong> field of child and youth care. This enormously insightful book will be valuable for use in academic courses and training workshops, as well as for individual child and youth care professionals and practitioners from related disciplines.

Irish Politics Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Neil / Cradden, Terry, PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, This ong>newong> edition has been revised and updated to include coverage of ong>theong> general election, ong>theong> creation of a ong>newong> coalition of Fianna Fail, and ong>theong> Progressive Democrats under Bertie Ahern. Reflecting on current developments in Irish politics, ong>theong> authors also examine oong>theong>r crucial issues such as ong>theong> implications of a written constitution, changes in ong>theong> party system, ong>theong> power of major special interest groups, ong>theong> role of ong>theong> civil service, ong>theong> position of ong>theong> media, and membership in ong>theong> European Union.

Changing Ecosystems: Effects of Global Warming

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Casper, Julie Kerr, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Changing Ecosystems looks at this serious issue and ong>theong> far-reaching effects it is having right now, and will have in ong>theong> future, on every ecosystem on Earth. It is crucial that readers understand ong>theong> relevant issues now so ong>theong>y can prevent this problem before it is too late and many species and habitats are gone forever. By discussing ong>theong> effects of global warming on ecosystems, this ong>newong> volume enlightens students on ong>theong> many ways ong>theong>y can become more eco-responsible now and in ong>theong> future.

Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vidal, Gore, PUBLISHER: Modern Library, Empire () shows America in its Gilded Age at ong>theong> end of ong>theong> last century, ong>theong> dominant world power and Empire builder. ong>Theong> central figure is ong>newong>spaper proprietor Caroline Sanford, who battles ong>theong> great figures of ong>theong> age: William Randolph Hearst, presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, Henry James, and ong>theong> magnate families -- ong>theong> Astors, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys. "A wonderfully vivid documentary drama", said ong>Theong> ong>Newong> York Times Book Review.

Only Connect... in moduli A B C D E

Only Connect... A history and anthology of english literature second edition A ong>Theong> Origins and ong>theong> Middle Ages. B ong>Theong> Renaissance and ong>theong> Puritan Age. C ong>Theong> Restoration and ong>theong> Augustan Age. D ong>Theong> Early Romantic Age and ong>theong> Romantic Age. Eong>Theong> Victorian Age. Autori: Marina Spiazzi Marina Tavella Il prezzo è di 5 euro a modulo. Libri originali e in ottime condizioni.

Researching the People's Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, G. / Popay, Jennie / Williams, Gareth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Researching ong>theong> People's Health" examines two related issues: ong>theong> role of social research in ong>theong> rapidly changing world of health services, and ong>theong> relationship between lay and expert knowledge in public health and health care. ong>Theong> book examines ong>theong>se issues against ong>theong> background of long-term transformations in patterns of health and illness and rapid changes in ong>theong> strategic management and commissioning of health services. In doing so ong>theong> book makes a contribution to ong>theong> continuing and urgent debates on ong>theong> assessment of health needs, ong>theong> organization and delivery of health care, and ong>theong> politics of health service organization and funding.

Vital Missions Issues: Examining Challenges and Changes in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zuck, Roy B., PUBLISHER: Kregel Publications, ong>Theong> Vital Issues Series draws upon ong>theong> insights and study of numerous evangelical scholars and writers to address ong>theong> practical questions and issues of contemporary life. Chosen from past issues of Biblioong>theong>ca Sacra, ong>theong>se volumes address questions faced by every believer who sincerely desires to please God and to be more Christlike.

The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawhead, William F., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, ong>Theong> Philosophical Journey is a topically organized text presented in an interactive format designed to get students' philosophical intuitions flowing. ong>Theong> book's guiding metaphor of "explorers on a journey" makes readers active participants in ongoing discoveries. ong>Theong> message of this book is that philosophy is a vital activity and way of thinking that can be practiced and developed.

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, ong>Theong> essays in this volume consider ong>theong> writings of those who drafted ong>theong> Constitution, as well as ong>theong> arguments pro and con presented during ong>theong> ratification debates. ong>Theong> first of ong>theong>se essays examine ong>theong> founding principles from historical, political and philosophical perspectives. ong>Theong> second group outlines ong>theong> main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion of ong>theong> nature and implications of ong>theong> doctrine of separated powers follows and ong>theong> volume closes with psycho-historical portraits of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. ong>Theong> volume focuses attention on ong>theong> Founding period so that ong>theong> original character and principles of our political order may be seen clearly, in spite of ong>theong> glory and veneration with which age and custom have draped our constitution.

Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwandt, Thomas A., PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Focusing primarily on philosophical and methodological concepts raong>theong>r than technical aspects of methods and procedures, this dictionary fills a crucial gap in ong>theong> literature. In this indispensable volume, Thomas A Schwandt provides a guide to ong>theong> terms and phrases which help shape ong>theong> nature, purpose, logic, meaning and methods of qualitative inquiry. Intended as a reference book for this vocabulary, ong>theong> volume examines ong>theong> key concepts and issues which help shape ong>theong> field. ong>Theong> definitions acknowledge ong>theong> multiple and often-contested points of view that characterize qualitative inquiry.

An Account of the Matter, Form, and Manner of a New and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rathbun, Valentine, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, ong>Theong> 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in ong>theong> printing press. In its determination to preserve ong>theong> century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve ong>theong>se invaluable works in ong>theong> largest archive of its kind. Now for ong>theong> first time ong>theong>se high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making ong>theong>m highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.ong>Theong> Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on ong>theong> issues of ong>theong> day, such as ong>theong> slave trade. ong>Theong> Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in ong>theong> twenty-first century.++++ong>Theong> below data was compiled from various identification fields in ong>theong> bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Library of CongressWOn ong>theong> Shakers.Providence (Rhode-Island): Printed and sold by Bennett Wheeler, ]p.; 20 cm

The Ethics of Abortion: Pro-Life Vs. Pro-Choice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baird, Robert M. / Rosenbaum, Stuart E., PUBLISHER: Promeong>theong>us Books, One of ong>theong> first attempts to offer both sides of ong>theong> abortion debate. This book has been updated and revised with 19 essays, and excerpts from Roe v. Wade (); Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (); and Pennsylvania v. Casey (). ong>Theong> ong>newong> material covers such issues as ong>theong> right to privacy, abortion and feminism, Christians and abortion, constitutional issues, and wheong>theong>r embryos are persons.

Little Cub

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dunrea, Olivier, PUBLISHER: Philomel Books, A darling companion to "Old Bear and His Cub" from ong>theong> "ong>Newong> York Times" bestselling creator of ong>theong> Gossie books What's an Old Bear to do when he finds a Little Cub all alone and afraid of ong>theong> dark? Adopt him, of course And help him try to get over his fears. In this book we see ong>theong> faong>theong>r and son from "Old Bear and His Cub" meet for ong>theong> first time--and grow to love one anoong>theong>r. With ong>theong> same bold art and humorous twist on parenting, Olivier Dunrea's tumbling bears will melt your heart and show how strong ong>theong> bond is between any faong>theong>r and son pair.

The Old Mine Road

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hine, Charles G. / Beck, Henry Charlton, PUBLISHER: Rutgers University Press, ong>Theong> Old Mine Road, considered ong>theong> first road in America designed for wheeled vehicles, was built three hundred years ago by Dutch settlers for access to ong>theong> mines of ong>theong> Minisink country. It began in Kingston, ong>Newong> York, wove through Sussex and Warren counties in ong>Newong> Jersey, and ended near ong>theong> Delaware Water Gap. Many changes have taken place in ong>theong>se regions since C. G. Hine recorded his observations and printed ong>Theong> Old Mine Road for his friends in . Bulldozers have obliterated much of what he saw as he took his readers along ong>theong> length of ong>theong> road, describing ong>theong> natural beauty of ong>theong> countryside and relating ong>theong> history and legends linked with ong>theong> road and ong>theong> people who lived on its route. This ong>newong> printing is a facsimile of ong>theong> first edition. Henry Charlton Beck's introduction gives a publishing history of ong>theong> book and provides a biographical sketch about Hine.

The Lone Ranger, Volume I: Now & Forever

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Matong>theong>ws, Brett / Cariello, Sergio / Cassaday, John, PUBLISHER: Dynamite Entertainment, A fiery horse with ong>theong> speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty "Hi-yo Silver " - ong>Theong> Lone Ranger With those words, fans young and old grew to love ong>Theong> Lone Ranger, and now Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents ong>theong> definitive collection of an all-ong>newong> Lone Ranger series featuring ong>theong> all-star creative team of writer Brett Matong>theong>ws, art director and cover artist John Cassaday, and artist Sergio Cariello. All six issues are presented in one ultimate hardcover collection - ong>theong> complete story of how John Reid was transformed into ong>Theong> Lone Ranger and, along with his partner Tonto, set a ong>newong> standard of justice in ong>theong> Old West Also includes a complete gallery featuring all of Cassaday's covers for ong>theong> series, and more

Genetic Engineering

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stoyles, Pennie, PUBLISHER: Smart Apple Media, Nuclear energy, melting glaciers, human cloning--ong>theong>se are among ong>theong> most controversial and potentially dangerous issues facing ong>theong> world today. ong>theong> ong>newong> Science Issues series pairs concise text with illustrative photographs in an in-depth look at ong>theong>se and oong>theong>r critical topics.

Organizations and Technical Change: Strategy, Objectives and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Preece, David A. / Preece, David / Preece, PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning Emea, Based on Managing ong>theong> Adoption of ong>Newong> Technology David Preece extends ong>theong> study to assess ong>theong> nature of technology strategy and ong>theong> way it impacts on organizational change. It describes key management techniques needed for effective adoption of technology covering: * ong>theong> development of strategy * ong>theong> implementation of objectives * ong>theong> importance of employee involvement Four case studies examine in detail a variety of managemnet approaches and show adoption of technology and ong>theong> issues involved have changed since ong>theong> 's. This book is essential reading for students and researchers in technology management and related areas.

Old Yeller

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gipson, Fred, PUBLISHER: HarperTrophy, At first, Travis couldn't stand ong>theong> sight of Old Yeller ong>Theong> stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on ong>theong> wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene. Strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can Travis do ong>theong> same for Old Yeller?

The New Forensics: Investigating Coporate Fraud and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anastasi, Joe, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, An in-depth look at ong>theong> tools, techniques, and tactics used in computer forensics ong>Theong> ong>Newong> Forensics introduces readers to ong>theong> world of business forensics, using interesting vignettes, interviews, and actual crime reports. It examines recent cases in which ong>theong> use of computer forensics led to evidence linking executives to fraud and covers issues such as ong>theong> ong>theong>ft of trade secrets, ong>theong> use of data mining, money laundering, and oong>theong>r types of ong>theong>ft and fraud. Author Joe Anastasi, a well-respected leader in computer and business forensics, leads ong>theong> reader on a shadowy journey through top-secret government offices and real-life business investigations while covering ong>theong> moral and legal issues surrounding corporate crime. Case studies, stories, and interviews help highlight important issues and move ong>theong> book out of ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical into ong>theong> realm of actual practice. Joe Anastasi (San Francisco, CA) serves as ong>theong> Global Leader for Deloitte Forensics, which includes ong>theong> operation of several Cybercrime Computer Forensics labs located around ong>theong> world. He is a member of ong>theong> High-Tech Crime Investigation Association and ong>theong> Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, Dorothy, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Health, Civilization and ong>theong> State" examines ong>theong> social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. Focusing on Britain, Continental Europe and ong>theong> United States, Dorothy Porter provides a comprehensive outline of ong>theong> development of public health care from ong>theong> ancient world to ong>theong> modern state. Covering a broad range of historical issues, ong>theong> book includes discussion of: pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times; ong>theong> Enlightenment and its effects; health care centralization in Victorian Britain; localization of health care in ong>theong> United States; population issues and family welfare; ong>theong> rise of ong>theong> classic welfare state; and current attitudes towards public health as we approach ong>theong> twenty-first century.

The Incomplete Universe: Totality, Knowledge, and Truth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grim, Patrick, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), ong>Theong> central claim of this powerful philosophical exploration is that within any logic we have, ong>theong>re can be no coherent notion of all truth or of total knowledge. Grim examines a series of logical paradoxes and related formal results to reveal ong>theong>ir implications for contemporary epistemology, metaphysics, and ong>theong> philosophy of religion. He reaches ong>theong> provocative conclusion that, if ong>theong> universe is thought of in terms of its truths, it is essentially open and incomplete. "ong>Theong> Incomplete Universe" includes detailed work on ong>theong> liar paradox and recent attempts at solution, Kaplan and Montague's paradox of ong>theong> knower, ong>theong> Godel ong>theong>orems and related incompleteness phenomena, and ong>newong> forms of Cantorian argument. ong>Theong> emphasis throughout is philosophical raong>theong>r than formal, with an eye to connection's with possible worlds, ong>theong> notion of omniscience, and ong>theong> opening lines of ong>theong> Tractatus: "ong>Theong> world is all that is ong>theong> case. "

The White Wing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barry, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company, ong>Theong>se are novels of ong>theong> adventures of teenage Joe Bass growing up along ong>theong> Delaware Bay. Exciting action is balanced with full-bodied characterization. ong>Theong> stories have a great deal of practical mechanics in ong>theong>m: mechanics of moving houses on land and water, hauling and unloading logs, starting an old airplane, keeping old trucks and tractors running, salvaging old boats, making lumber, and general upkeep of practically everything. And ong>theong>re is humor, teenage insights into adult reactions, and social commentary. ong>Theong> series is presented from Joe's perspective, and his outgoing personality includes a genial humor and a perception that accepts reality and eagerly embraces ong>theong> opportunities that come his way. ong>Theong> series is marked by a number of productive relationships between Joe and men well beyond retirement age. In ong>Theong> White Wing, Joe gets caught up in ong>theong> heroic past of an old schooner and yearns to own it. He plans to move a house on it as a means of making ong>theong> money to pay for it and its reconstruction. In ong>theong> doing, Joe solves an old mystery and survives a wild boat adventure.

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