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As a student and disciple of Karl Popper and longtime managing editor of Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Ian C. Jarvie extended the notion of Critical Rationalism to be useful in anthropology, aesthetics, film studies, and various social sciences. In this Festschrift, contributors from a range...

傑出神經科學家達馬吉歐融合理性與感性思路的頂峰！ 國際期刊譽為被引用最多的神經科學家安東尼歐．達馬吉歐在這部最新作品中，反思生命起源、感覺、思想和文化，跨越化學、生物學、心理學、人類學和社會學，提綱挈領地說明了一則關於我們是誰，以及我們的行為的新理論。 達馬吉歐長久以來關注人類的情緒與感覺問題，本書以其研究團隊的「恆定狀態」研究成果，為生物學與社會科學建立起連結。研究結論是：感覺是恆定狀態的動力，是生命調節背後的強大原則。嚴格來說，人類的傳奇在很大程度上要歸功於高度發展的大腦皮質，但這個傳奇的本質在許久之前早已萌芽。 本書的重要觀點如下： 人為何與如何表達情緒、感覺，以及運用感覺建構自我； 感覺如何成為人類最佳意圖的助力或阻力；以及， 腦部與身體之間為何與如何互動，才能支撐前述功能。 這部著作提出令人耳目一新的觀點，將震撼讀者對生命、心智與文化背後機制的概念。 【各界好評】 安東尼歐．達馬吉歐的新書《事物的奇怪順序》不只想講那些好聽又合理的故事，而是想要在人類飽受人工智慧威脅的此時，帶我們重新思考生命、人類的本質。……作者在書中或許沒有排除了人為萬物之靈的觀點，卻提供了其他的思考點…… ——輔仁大學心理學系副教授　黃揚名 書中內容讀起來真是引人入勝……對於任何心理分析學家來說，這都是不容錯過的一本書——當然也不僅只是對心理分析學家而已。達馬吉歐是我們在後真相時代中一位最稱得上是偉大公共知識分子的人士。 ——馬克．索姆斯（Mark...

Since the original publication of this book in 1992, the bleaching process has continued to attract the attention of researchers and the edible-oil industry. In this 2nd edition, the reader is directed to more modern techniques of analysis such as flame-atomic adsorption, graphite furnace atomic adsorption,...

Rainwater as a resource has been underrated due to scientific misunderstandings about its quality, the lack of hydrologic design tools for small catchments, such as roofs, the preference for large infrastructures, and the small number of successful cases reported. This book summarizes 17 years of...

The concept of terroir is one of the most celebrated and controversial subjects in wine today. Most will agree that well-made wine has the capacity to express “somewhereness,” a set of consistent aromatics, flavors, or textures that amount to a signature expression of place. But for every advocate...

The book provides a scientific approach into appraising Intermittent Water Supply (IWS) on a global scale through the analysis of available information and data based on a structured methodology for estimating the population affected by IWS worldwide both by country and by geographical regions. The...

Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging membrane technology with a range of possible water treatment applications (desalination and wastewater treatment and recovery). Recent Developments in Forward Osmosis Processes provides an overview of applications, advantages, challenges, costs and current knowledge...

Classical decision theory evaluates entire worlds, specified so as to include everything a decision-maker cares about. Thus applying decision theory requires performing computations far beyond an ordinary decision-maker's ability. In this book Paul Weirich explains how individuals can simplify and...

This book explores Dental Stem Cell (DSC) biology, from a review of basic concepts for cell culture, to isolation, self-renewal, multipotency and differentiation, regulation by molecular medicine, and prospective research areas for regenerative medicine. The first seven chapters delve into basic DSC...

AUTHOR’S FOREWORD:This Generation of 21st Century is Boon for Human Life. In Each and Every Steps of Life, their needs are fulfilled by Science and Technology. In our Daily Life, Science has played Every Role. Every Second of Life Science is with us.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:NAME: MOHAMMAD KHAJA SHAREEFEDUCATIONAL...

Thus far an ‘agent’ in the social sciences has always meant someone whose actions bring about change. In this volume, the editors challenge this position and examine the possibility that agency is not a solely human property. Instead, this collection of archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists...

This book is intended as an introduction to radioactivity and aerosols for the scientifically literate reader who has had no previous exposure to either of these subjects. Although its main focus is radioactive aerosols, on the road to this subject I provide short, somewhat independent introductions...

Advanced wastewater treatment processes and novel technologies are adopted to improve nutrient removal from wastewater so as to meet stringent discharge standards. Municipal wastewater treatment plants are one of the major contributors to the increase in the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...

Francis BACON, in his Novum Organum, Robert BOYLE, in his Skeptical Chemist and René DESCARTES, in his Discourse on Method; all of these men were witnesses to the th scientific revolution, which, in the 17 century, began to awaken the western world from a long sleep. In each of these works, the author...