Key Concepts in Philosophy – serie
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Science: Key Concepts in Philosophy
Inbunden, 2007
2281 kr
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Key Concepts in Philosophy is a series of concise, accessible and engaging introductions to the core ideas and subjects encountered in the study of philosophy. Specially written to meet the needs of students and those with an interest in, but little prior knowledge of, philosophy, these books open …
Science: Key Concepts in Philosophy
E-bok, 2007
437 kr
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The philosophical questions raised by the history and practice of science are among the most complex and stimulating. The philosophy of science inquires into such matters as scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, the nature and value of scientific knowledge, progress in science, and the …
Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action
Perspectives and Lessons from Ghana
Av Joe Amoako-Tuffour, Bartholomew Armah
Inbunden, 2007
1763 kr
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Since the inception of the HIPC Initiative, the story of the design and implementation of poverty alleviation strategies has largely been told through the filters of development partners and the Bretton Woods Institutions. Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action examines the efforts in Ghana to …
Rise, the Fall, and the Recovery of Southeast Asia's Minidragons
How Can Their History Be Lessons We Shall Learn during the Twenty-first Century and Beyond?
Inbunden, 2007
1427 kr
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The Rise, the Fall, and the Recovery of Southeast Asia's Minidragons offers a comprehensive study of recent Asian economic history. As the global economy adjusts to an increasing Asian presence, David Hollingsworth examines specific case models from the 1990s to draw conclusions, create paradigms, …
Rise, the Fall, and the Recovery of Southeast Asia's Minidragons
How Can Their History Be Lessons We Shall Learn during the Twenty-first Century and Beyond?
Häftad, 2008
717 kr
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The Rise, the Fall, and the Recovery of Southeast Asia's Minidragons offers a comprehensive study of recent Asian economic history. As the global economy adjusts to an increasing Asian presence, David Hollingsworth examines specific case models from the 1990s to draw conclusions, create paradigms, …
Prospects and Ambiguities of Globalization
Critical Assessments at a Time of Growing Turmoil
Inbunden, 2009
1324 kr
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Assumptions and institutions that we have taken for granted for fifty years are proving inadequate for the world now emerging. Moreover, mono-casual explanations of rapid global change do not work. Religious as well as economic dynamics, cultural as well as political forces, environmental as well …
Prospects and Ambiguities of Globalization
Critical Assessments at a Time of Growing Turmoil
Häftad, 2009
636 kr
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Assumptions and institutions that we have taken for granted for fifty years are proving inadequate for the world now emerging. Moreover, mono-casual explanations of rapid global change do not work. Religious as well as economic dynamics, cultural as well as political forces, environmental as well …
Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action
Perspectives and Lessons from Ghana
Av Joe Amoako-Tuffour, Bartholomew Armah
Häftad, 2008
738 kr
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Since the inception of the HIPC Initiative, the story of the design and implementation of poverty alleviation strategies has largely been told through the filters of development partners and the Bretton Woods Institutions. Poverty Reduction Strategies in Action examines the efforts in Ghana to …
Prying Open Fortress Europe
The Turn to Sectoral Labor Migration
Inbunden, 2009
1569 kr
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Prying Open Fortress: The Turn to Sectoral Labor Migration is unique in the field of migration studies since it traces the microeconomic motivations of the relevant economic actors who influence labor migration policy. The book updates the study of the political economy of immigration through a …
Professional Lives, Personal Struggles
Ethics and Advocacy in Research on Homelessness
Av Randall Amster, Martha Trenna Valado
Inbunden, 2012
1427 kr
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This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within …
Free Market and the Human Condition
Essays on Economics and Culture
Inbunden, 2014
1356 kr
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Since the Financial Crisis of 2008, there has been and continues to be a debate about the proper role of the free market in the United States and beyond. On one side there are those who defend the free market as a method to provide both wealth and democratic legitimacy; while on the other side are …
E-Government 2003
Av Mark A. Abramson, Therese L. Morin
Häftad, 2002
603 kr
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Provides in-depth case studies of the 'state' of e-government today. The book chronicles the 'early days' of e-government and presents a collective snapshot in time as to where governments - at the federal, state, and local levels - are today as they continue their march toward e-government. …
Free Will
Inbunden, 2011
640 kr
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What is free will? Why is it important? Can the same act be both free and determined? Is free will necessary for moral responsibility? Does anyone have free will, and if not, how is creativity possible and how can anyone be praised or blamed for anything?These are just some of the questions …
Free Will
Häftad, 2011
217 kr
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What is free will? Why is it important? Can the same act be both free and determined? Is free will necessary for moral responsibility? Does anyone have free will, and if not, how is creativity possible and how can anyone be praised or blamed for anything?These are just some of the questions …
Irrationality
Inbunden, 2014
694 kr
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We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies explanation or prediction, when decisions are driven by emotions or instinct rather than by reflection, when reasoning fails to conform to basic principles of logic and probability, and when beliefs lack coherence or empirical support. Depending on …
Irrationality
Häftad, 2014
245 kr
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We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies explanation or prediction, when decisions are driven by emotions or instinct rather than by reflection, when reasoning fails to conform to basic principles of logic and probability, and when beliefs lack coherence or empirical support. Depending on …
Paradoxes
Av Roy T. Cook
Inbunden, 2013
694 kr
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Paradoxes are arguments that lead from apparently true premises, via apparently uncontroversial reasoning, to a false or even contradictory conclusion. Paradoxes threaten our basic understanding of central concepts such as space, time, motion, infinity, truth, knowledge, and belief.In this volume …
Paradoxes
Av Roy T. Cook
Häftad, 2013
231 kr
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Paradoxes are arguments that lead from apparently true premises, via apparently uncontroversial reasoning, to a false or even contradictory conclusion. Paradoxes threaten our basic understanding of central concepts such as space, time, motion, infinity, truth, knowledge, and belief.In this volume …
Virtue
Inbunden, 2014
640 kr
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What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of …
Virtue
Häftad, 2014
245 kr
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What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Do people with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do they know more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic, Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of …
Probability
Inbunden, 2015
694 kr
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When a doctor tells you there�s a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices.In …
Probability
Häftad, 2015
231 kr
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When a doctor tells you there�s a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices.In …
Consciousness
Inbunden, 2014
694 kr
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Each of us, right now, is having a unique conscious experience. Nothing is more basic to our lives as thinking beings and nothing, it seems, is better known to us. But the ever-expanding reach of natural science suggests that everything in our world is ultimately physical. The challenge of fitting …
Consciousness
Häftad, 2014
231 kr
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Each of us, right now, is having a unique conscious experience. Nothing is more basic to our lives as thinking beings and nothing, it seems, is better known to us. But the ever-expanding reach of natural science suggests that everything in our world is ultimately physical. The challenge of fitting …
Persons and Personal Identity
Av Amy Kind
Inbunden, 2015
694 kr
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As persons, we are importantly different from all other creatures in the universe. But in what, exactly, does this difference consist? What kinds of entities are we, and what makes each of us the same person today that we were yesterday? Could we survive having all of our memories erased and …
Persons and Personal Identity
Av Amy Kind
Häftad, 2015
231 kr
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As persons, we are importantly different from all other creatures in the universe. But in what, exactly, does this difference consist? What kinds of entities are we, and what makes each of us the same person today that we were yesterday? Could we survive having all of our memories erased and …
Emotion
Inbunden, 2015
694 kr
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Emotion is at the centre of our personal and social lives. To love or to hate, to be frightened or grateful is not just a matter of how we feel on the inside: our emotional responses direct our thoughts and actions, unleash our imaginations, and structure our relationships with others. Yet the role …
Emotion
Häftad, 2015
292 kr
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Emotion is at the centre of our personal and social lives. To love or to hate, to be frightened or grateful is not just a matter of how we feel on the inside: our emotional responses direct our thoughts and actions, unleash our imaginations, and structure our relationships with others. Yet the role …
Causation
Inbunden, 2014
694 kr
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In most academic and non-academic circles throughout history, the world and its operation have been viewed in terms of cause and effect. The principles of causation have been applied, fruitfully, across the sciences, law, medicine, and in everyday life, despite the lack of any agreed-upon framework …
Causation
Häftad, 2014
231 kr
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In most academic and non-academic circles throughout history, the world and its operation have been viewed in terms of cause and effect. The principles of causation have been applied, fruitfully, across the sciences, law, medicine, and in everyday life, despite the lack of any agreed-upon framework …
