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Plato's Penal Code

Tradition, Controversy, and Reform in Greek Penology

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

1 097 kr

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The ancient Greeks were vigorous critics of their own culture. Their literature is full of debate about punishment: who should inflict it on whom, for what offence, and in what form. Yet few questioned the traditional orthodoxy that it ought to be primarily retributive. The great exception was Plato. Building on certain insights of Socrates and Protagoras, he advocated a strictly reformative penology, cast in medical terms and designed to `cure' the offender's mental state.This book first traces the development of Greek ideas and controversies about punishment from Homer to Plato. It then demonstrates in detail how in his Laws Plato attempts to give concrete expression to his radical new penology by in effect rewriting the Athenian penal code. His laws of homicide, wounding, assault, theft, heresy, and military and legal offences, are subjected to close analysis, and special attention is given to the variations in punishments which he constantly makes according to the social status of the offender.The ancient problem of the purpose of punishment is still of relevance to contemporary society. This exposition of Plato's instructive and important attempt to solve it, is therefore written with the needs of non-specialists very much in mind. The complex material is lucidly set out, and key Greek terms are transliterated and explained.

Del 3 - Collected Works of A.M. Turing

Morphogenesis

AvAlan Mathison Turing,Saundersm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

608 kr

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The collected works of Turing, including a substantial amount of unpublished material, will comprise four volumes: Mechanical Intelligence, Pure Mathematics, Morphogenesis and Mathematical Logic. Alan Mathison Turing (1912-1954) was a brilliant man who made major contributions in several areas of science. Today his name is mentioned frequently in philosophical discussions about the nature of Artificial Intelligence. Actually, he was a pioneer researcher in computer architecture and software engineering; his work in pure mathematics and mathematical logic extended considerably further and his last work, on morphogenesis in plants, is also acknowledged as being of the greatest originality and of permanent importance. He was one of the leading figures in Twentieth-century science, a fact which would have been known to the general public sooner but for the British Official Secrets Act, which prevented discussion of his wartime work. What is maybe surprising about these papers is that although they were written decades ago, they address major issues which concern researchers today.

Chaucer

AvSaunders,Corinne Saunders

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

2 063 kr

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This comprehensive collection of the major critical views of Chaucer's works over time engages students with the entire critical history. Introduces students to the critical discourse on Chaucer's works from a historical perspective.Encourages students to make links between past and present criticism.Foregrounds those modern approaches that are genuinely productive.Avoids a formulaic approach through lively editorial commentary and judicious selection of texts.

Del 17 - Blackwell Guides to Criticism

Chaucer

AvSaunders,Corinne Saunders

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

682 kr

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This comprehensive collection of the major critical views of Chaucer's works over time engages students with the entire critical history. Introduces students to the critical discourse on Chaucer's works from a historical perspective.Encourages students to make links between past and present criticism.Foregrounds those modern approaches that are genuinely productive.Avoids a formulaic approach through lively editorial commentary and judicious selection of texts.

Del 61 - Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

Companion to Romance

From Classical to Contemporary

AvSaunders,Corinne Saunders

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

2 582 kr

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Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present dayIncorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readersComprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genresChallenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapistDraws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples

Scientific Farming

AvSaunders

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

175 kr

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Dental Materials

A Pocket Guide

AvSaunders,Kimberly G. Bastin

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

416 kr

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Use this quick guide to learn the essentials of dental materials! Dental Materials: A Pocket Guide describes how to recognize, select, and mix the most widely used materials in modern dentistry. A flip-book format covers each dental material in two pages, with the first page showing photos of the material before and after mixing, and the facing page including step-by-step mixing and use instructions. This compact, spiral-bound guide is ideal for on-the-go study or chairside reference.