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Theory and Methods in Political Science - Paperback

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by Vivien Lowndes (Editor), David Marsh (Editor), Gerry Stoker (Editor)A broad-ranging and pluralistic textbook which highlights the rich variety of approaches to studying politics. Written by an international team of experts, this fully revised fourth edition offers cutting-edge coverage from fundamental to contemporary issues. Integrating guides to further reading and clear examples of how research methods can be applied, it enables readers to feel confident about taking their study of poli...

The World as Will and Representation, Vol. 1: Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Arthur Schopenhauer (Author)Volume 1 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought.Back JacketArthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is one of the most important philosophical works of the nineteenth century, the basic statement of one important stream of post-Kantian thought. It is without question Schopenhauer's greatest work. Conceived and p...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Jabari (Author)ONCE AND FOR ALL MANKIND-VOLUME 1: MY ROCK & ROLL DREAM is the detailed account of my tumultuous childhood and raucous coming of age, spiritual awakening, and the events leading up to my attempted suicide at age nineteen, untold in its entirety, even to my closest loved ones, until now. The reader journeys with me and the music, which was guiding me, to previously uncharted reaches of the psyche, collective consciousness, inter-dimensi...

Idols of the Mind: How Systems Shape Our Thoughts, Beliefs, and Behaviors

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Report copyright infringementby Randy M. Herring (Author)We like to believe our thoughts are our own.But what if many of our beliefs-about science, ideology, religion, education, health care, agriculture, language, identity, and human nature-are quietly shaped by systems we hardly ever notice?Drawing on Bacon's insight that "knowledge is power," Idols of the Mind offers a contemporary extension of Bacon's idols, showing how false mental constructs distort human thought through modern systems ...

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Report copyright infringementby D. Archard (Author)An account of the nature and value of the family within a liberal society. It defines 'family', and assesses the right to have a family, whether the family promotes injustice, and what future there is for the family in the face of significant changes.Author BiographyDAVID ARCHARD is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Lancaster, UK. He has published widely in applied ethics, political and legal philosophy. He is a m...

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Report copyright infringementby Mildred Redd (Author)Married Women Without a Cover! is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the hidden realities many married women face behind closed doors. Beneath the surface of seemingly stable lives lie unspoken struggles, emotional conflicts, and the quiet battle between societal expectations and personal identity. This book dives deep into themes of vulnerability, resilience, and the courage it takes to live authentically in a world that often...

This Life So Brief Between Eternities: Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Edward L. Alban (Author)The very title of this book is a sigh, evoking a lament for the briefness of life. To extend existence, man invented the afterlife. But this author does not believe in that and, instead, he looks to the past, to history. This rearview will not elongate longevity, but it will enrich the quality of his brief existence, it will broaden it and give it depth. Time is also evoked for its invisible and yet ubiquitous presence in these poems. ...

Tantric Mothering: A Path of Practical Love, Spiritual Growth and Planetary Change

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Report copyright infringementby Didi Ananda Uttama (Author), Iris Heddes (Cover Design by)Tantric Mothering: A Path of Practical Love, Spiritual Growth, and Planetary Change, embarks on a journey that redefines the mother-child relationship as a profound spiritual partnership. It explores this partnership from pregnancy through infancy and beyond, rooted in a mutual exchange of deep, innate love. The incomparable synchronization between mother and infant of bodies, minds, hearts and souls is ...

Renewing Dialogues in Marxism and Education: Openings

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Report copyright infringementby A. Green (Editor), G. Rikowski (Editor), H. Raduntz (Editor)In the first book in their series on Marxism and Education, Rikowski and Green use Marxist theory to examine the dialectic between race and power in education. The series is aimed at educationalists - teachers, researchers, policy-makers or administrators, as well as activists who consider the Marxist tradition a valuable and important resource.Author BiographyGLENN RIKOWSKI teaches at the University C...

The Indefinite Article: Anxiety and the Essence of Artificial Intelligence - Paperback

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by Michael Roth (Author)The Indefinite Article: Anxiety and the Essence of Artificial Intelligence focuses on the implications of technological surveillance for human being and ethics. It shows that human privacy is fragile and susceptible to coercion by both visible and invisible social forces realized by any artificial intelligence that formalizes and universalizes human behavioral characteristics in order to construct personalities. These patterns cannot be resisted with traditional notion...

The Philosophy of Time: Time before Times

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Report copyright infringementby Roger McLure (Author)This book constructs a contrastive analysis of phenomenologies of time from the perspective of the problematics of the visibility of time.Author BiographyRoger McClure is Lecturer in French at Keele University, Staffordshire. He has published widely on the subjects of linguistics, literature and philosophy. Number of Pages: 230 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication...

Constructing Twenty-First Century Socialism in Latin America: The Role of Radical Education

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Report copyright infringementby S. Motta (Author), M. Cole (Author)In Constructing Twenty-First Century Socialism: The Role of Radical Education, Motta and Cole explore the role of the politics of knowledge and pedagogy in the reinvention of socialism for the twenty-first century. Through a critical analysis of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela they deconstruct the mechanisms of neoliberal control as an epistemological project of monologue, closure, and violence against all 'others'. The authors...

Human Flourishing: A Conceptual Analysis

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Report copyright infringementby Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley (Author)In this first systematic reconstruction of the concept of human flourishing, Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley addresses the central problems with the treatment of the concept in psychology, education, policy and science. Drawing on Wittgenstein and his followers, he develops a sophisticated methodology of conceptual analysis and makes the case for paying closer attention to complex human contexts, purposes and uses. Adopting a conceptua...

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Eichler (Author)""A Philosophy of Science"" by Philip Eichler is a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles and concepts that underpin the scientific method. The book provides a detailed analysis of the nature of scientific inquiry, including the role of empirical evidence, hypothesis testing, and the importance of falsifiability. Eichler also examines the relationship between science and other areas of knowledge, such as philosophy and th...

White Educators Negotiating Complicity: Roadblocks Paved with Good Intentions

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Applebaum (Author)While there is a proliferation of research on white educators who teach courses around anti-racism, White Educators Negotiating Complicity: Roadblocks Paved with Good Intentions focuses on white educators who teach about whiteness to racially diverse groups of students, and who acknowledge and attempt to negotiate their complicity in systemic injustice. Scholars continue to remind white people of the paradox through which their endeavo...

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Report copyright infringementby Olaf Stapledon (Author)Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes in Star Maker prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Arthu...

Feminism and Ecology: An Introduction - Paperback

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by Mary Mellor (Author)In recent years, as environmentalists have examined the link between women's subordination and the degradation of our natural world, the relationship between feminism and ecology has become a crucial one. In Feminism and Ecology, Mary Mellor, tracing ecofeminist activism from the Love Canal demonstrations to socialist ecofeminism, provides a comprehensive introduction to the ecofeminist movement and its history. Mellor examines the connections between feminism and the G...

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Report copyright infringementby Nicholas Flammel (Author)Nicholas Flammel's Exposition Of The Hieroglyphical Figures is a book written by Nicholas Flammel, a French alchemist and scribe who lived in the 14th and 15th centuries. The book is a detailed analysis of the hieroglyphical figures and symbols used in alchemy, and it provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the meaning and significance of these symbols.The book is divided into two parts. The first part is a detailed introduction...

Self-Organizing Natural Intelligence: Issues of Knowing, Meaning, and Complexity

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Report copyright infringementby Myrna Estep (Author)This book brings new scientific methods to intelligence research that is still under the influence of 19th century single causal theory and method. The author describes a rigorous and exhaustive classification of natural intelligence while demonstrating a more adequate scientific and mathematical approach than current statistical and psychometric approaches construct to shore up the out-dated and misused IQ hypothetical. The author demonstra...

Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity - Paperback

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by Nicklas Brendborg (Author)This eye-opening book offers a "clear and captivating" (Dr. Kris Verburgh)scientific deep dive into how plants and animals have already unlocked the secrets to immortality-and the lessons they hold for us all. Recent advances in medicine and technology have expanded our understanding of aging across the animal kingdom, and our own timeless quest for the fountain of youth. Yet, despite modern humans living longer today than ever before, the public's understanding...

Let's Talk AI: Interdisciplinarity Is a Must

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Steffen (Editor), Edward A. Lee (Editor), Bernhard Steffen (Editor)This unique open access volume represents an interdisciplinary dialog with top-class researchers and practitioners on the Artificial Intelligence revolution. The contributions derive from structured interviews with community leaders who examine recent developments in AI and offer predictions about its impact on science, technology, business, and society. The interviewees, leading thinker...

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Report copyright infringementby Wisut Ponnimit (Author), Matthew Chozick (Translator), Banana Yoshimoto (Afterword by)"The English manga book you simply have to buy" --Time Out Tokyo Magazine "It's as if magic coats the pages" --Novelist Banana Yoshimoto "Fans of alternative, independent manga ought to give Him Her That a look" --Otaku USA Magazine It all begins with a feat of imagination in the ocean. Guided by a high-tech scuba helmet, a young woman comes across a machine that allows her to...

How to Have the Time of Your Life: Essays on Time Hygiene

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Report copyright infringementby Zachary Cooper (Author)Do you ever feel like there simply aren't enough hours in the day?In a world obsessed with speed, productivity, and constant activity, many of us feel trapped in a race against the clock. We rush from one obligation to the next, hoping that better time management will finally bring relief.But what if the real issue isn't how much time you have-it's how you relate to it?In How to Have the Time of Your Life, Zachary Cooper invites readers ...

Digital Working Lives: Worker Autonomy and the Gig Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Christiaens (Author)Recent innovations in digital technologies are fundamentally transforming the world of work. A digital gig economy is emerging that threatens to displace traditional labour relations based on legally regulated labour contracts. Companies like Uber, Deliveroo, or Amazon Mechanical Turk rely increasingly on 'independent contractors' who earn piece-rate wages by completing tasks sent to them via their smartphones. This development understan...

The Dharmic Leader - Leadership Anchored in Hindu and Buddhist Secular Core Values

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Report copyright infringementby John Peterson (Author)"The Dharmic Leader," no leadership model existed that aligned with Hindu or Buddhist secular core values. "The Dharmic Leader" presents a values-based model that draws upon core secular Hindu and Buddhist values that adherents have followed for more than three thousand years. Section I of this book describes the core values and behaviors that reflect the dharmic leadership model. Section II presents an in-depth description of the philosop...

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by George Lakoff (Author), Mark Johnson (Author)The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social experience to provide understanding of countless other subjects. Because such metaphors structure our most basic understandings of our experience, they are "metaphors we live by"--metaphors that can ...

The Human Condition: Second Edition - Paperback

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by Hannah Arendt (Author), Margaret Canovan (Introduction by), Danielle Allen (Foreword by)The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, "the theorist of beginnings," whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations--from totalitarianism to revolution. A work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Are...

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by Charlotte Witt (Author)The Metaphysics of Gender is a book about gender essentialism: What it is and why it might be true. It opens with the question: What is gender essentialism? The first chapter distinguishes between essentialism about kinds of individuals (e.g. women and men as groups) and essentialism about individuals (e.g. you and me). Successive chapters introduce the ingredients for a theory of gender essentialism about individuals, called uniessentialism. Gender uniessentialism c...

Theorizing Race in the Americas: Douglass, Sarmiento, Du Bois, and Vasconcelos - Paperback

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by Juliet Hooker (Author)In 1845 two thinkers from the American hemisphere--the Argentinean statesman Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, and the fugitive ex-slave, abolitionist leader, and orator from the United States, Frederick Douglass--both published their first works. Each would become the most famous and enduring texts in what were both prolific careers, and they ensured Sarmiento and Douglass' position as leading figures in the canon of Latin American and U.S. African-American political thoug...

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by Paul Cartledge (Author)Ancient Greece first coined the concept of "democracy", yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker-from Plato and Aristotle onwards- was ambivalent towards or even hostile to democracy in any form. The explanation for this is quite simple: the elite perceived majority power as tantamount to a dictatorship of the proletariat. In ancient Greece there can be traced not only the rudiments of modern democratic society but the entire Western tradition of anti-democratic ...

A Memoir of Henry Perrine Baldwin, 1842 to 1911

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur Douglas 1876- Baldwin (Author)This biography offers an insightful look into the life of Henry Perrine Baldwin, a prominent businessman, politician, and philanthropist in Hawaii during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It covers Baldwin's early life, his career, his family, and his contributions to the social and economic development of the islands. It also examines the complex and often turbulent environment in which he lived and worked, shedding l...

Ethics and Consultancy: European Perspectives

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Report copyright infringementby Heidi Von Weltzien Hoivik (Editor), Andreas Føllesdal (Editor)The present volume in a series of books produced from European Business Eth- ics Network (EBEN) conferences in Europe, is a compilation of plenary speeches and papers presented at the 1993 EBEN conference in Oslo, Norway. The theme of this year's conference was "The Use of Consultancy: Ethical Demands and Require- ments" and there was a special focus on Eastern Europe. Of over 40 papers present- ed a...