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Longest Cave
Av Roger W. Brucker, Richard A Watson
Häftad, 1987
286 kr
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In 1925 the geological connection between Flint Ridge and Mammoth Cave was proved when dye placed in a Flint Ridge spring showed up in Echo River at Mammoth Cave. That tantalizing swirl of dye confirmed speculations that were to tempt more than 650 cavers over half a century with the thrill of …
Presidential Vetoes and Public Policy
Inbunden, 1993
512 kr
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A study of the actual effect of the use of the veto, focusing on those elements of the policy-making process that influence presidential decisions on vetoes. Watson's analysis of presidential vetoes ranges from Franklin Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter.
Presidential Vetoes and Public Policy
E-bok, 1993
533 kr
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The veto power, claimed Woodrow Wilson, is the presidents most formidable prerogative. Despite that assertion, Richard Watson shows that the presidential veto of significant legislation is frequently overridden by Congress.Although the veto has a major impact on public policy, past research on it …
Writing Philosophy
A Guide to Professional Writing and Publishing
Häftad, 1992
272 kr
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Richard A. ("Red") Watson has published fiction, general nonfiction, and scholarly books. His essay "On the Zeedijk," about Descartes in Holland and first published in The Georgia Review, was the lead essay in The Pushcart Prize XV, 1990–1991: Best of the Small Presses. Red knows writing.He also …
Malebranche`s First and Last Critics – Simon Foucher and Dortius de Mairan
Av Richard A. Watson, Marjorie Grene
Häftad, 1995
323 kr
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In this engrossing double volume, the work and thought of Nicolas Malebranche is examined through the eyes of Simon Foucher and Dortous de Mairan. Part 1 consists of Richard A. Watson’s translation of the first published critique, by Simon Foucher, of Malebranche’s main philosophical work, Of the …
Breakdown of Cartesian Metaphysics
Häftad, 1998
240 kr
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Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. Far more radical in its conclusions than his 1966 study The Downfall of Cartesianism (a slightly revised version of which forms the main body of the current …
Breakdown of Cartesian Metaphysics
Inbunden, 1998
507 kr
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Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. Far more radical in its conclusions than his 1966 study The Downfall of Cartesianism (a slightly revised version of which forms the main body of the current …
Descartes`s Ballet – His Doctrine Of Will & Political Philosophy
Inbunden, 2008
238 kr
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In his 54th year, Rene Descartes went to Stockholm at the invitation of Queen Christina. He caught pneumonia there and died on February 11, 1650. It is said that because Descartes refused to dance, Queen Christina charged him with writing the verses for a court ballet, La Naissance de la Paix. If …
Artificial Life IX
Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems
Av Jordan Pollack, Mark A. Bedau m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
776 kr
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Solipsism – The Ultimate Empirical Theory of Human Existence
Inbunden, 2016
212 kr
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Solipsism is the ultimate empirical theory of human existence. It is the metaphysical position that there is only one self-conscious person in the universe, i.e., the present selfconscious being reading these paragraphs. A weaker version is the position that one can know for certain that there is …
