Andrew Haas - Böcker

This important new book offers the first full-length interpretation of the thought of Martin Heidegger with respect to irony. In a radical reading of Heidegger's major works (from "Being and Time" through the "Rector's Address" and the "Letter on Humanism" to "The Origin of the Work of Art" and the Spiegel interview), Andrew Haas does not claim that Heidegger is simply being ironic. Rather he argues that Heidegger's writings make such an interpretation possible - perhaps even necessary.Heidegger begins "Being and Time" with a quote from Plato, a thinker famous for his insistence upon Socratic irony. "The Irony of Heidegger" takes seriously the apparently curious decision to introduce the threat of irony even as philosophy begins in earnest to raise the question of the meaning of being. Through a detailed and thorough reading of Heidegger's major texts and the fundamental questions they raise, Haas reveals that one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century can be read with as much irony as earnestness."The Irony of Heidegger" attempts to show that the essence of this irony lies in uncertainty, and that the entire project of onto-heno-chronophenomenology, therefore needs to be called into question.

A foundational yet practical understanding of electronics is central for researchers working on experiments in modern scientific labs. However, students in the sciences are often given minimal training in electronics, leading to gaps in understanding of debugging, testing, automation, or various other crucial skills. This textbook offers a one-semester, lab-based introduction to analog and digital electronics, combining theory and practical knowledge to prepare readers to engage with electronic systems of cutting-edge scientific experiments.Beginning with fundamentals such as basic DC and AC circuits, transistors and amplifiers, this book then tackles important practical issues such as high-speed signals in cables and oscilloscope measurements. We then move on to critical modern electronics tools such as Arduinos and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Each chapter contains theoretical lecture material which are supplemented with key lab experiments to perform, totaling about 14 weeks of instruction.The material assumes only a high-school level knowledge of mathematics, with no requirement beyond introductory physics concepts. This book is accessible to undergraduates and graduate students, but it could also be used by students and enthusiasts of any age whether in school or industry.