Martin Peterson: 14 books
The Ethics of Technology
A Geometric Analysis of Five Moral Principles
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Autonomous cars, drones, and electronic surveillance systems are examples of technologies that raise serious ethical issues. In this analytic investigation, Martin Peterson articulates and defends five moral principles for addressing ethical issues related to new and existing technologies: the cost-benefit...
The Dimensions of Consequentialism
Ethics, Equality and Risk
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Consequentialism, one of the major theories of normative ethics, maintains that the moral rightness of an act is determined solely by the act's consequences. The traditional form of consequentialism is one-dimensional, in that the rightness of an act is a function of a single moral aspect, such as...
by Martin Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Now revised and updated, this introduction to decision theory is both accessible and comprehensive, covering topics including decision making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility theory, the debate over subjective and objective probability, Bayesianism, causal decision theory, game...
by Martin Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2009
This introduction to decision theory offers comprehensive and accessible discussions of decision-making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility theory, the debate over subjective and objective probability, Bayesianism, causal decision theory, game theory, and social choice theory. No mathematical...
by Martin Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017
Enhanced Humans are running around the earth being criminals and the government of Canada will not stand for it. The Canadian government has gathered together some Enhanced humans of their own to combat the criminals. Avalanche, their leader must bring his team of rookies together to bring these criminals to justice before they find themselves as fodder for the government.
Teachers versus the Public
What Americans Think about Schools and How to Fix Them
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
A comprehensive exploration of 21st Century school politics, Teachers versus the Public offers the first comparison of the education policy views of both teachers and the public as a whole, and reveals a deep, broad divide between the opinions held by citizens and those who teach in the public schools....
Of Moose and Men
Lost and Found in Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Torry Martin—a comedian, actor, and hippie—fled from California to the wilderness of Alaska, searching for answers to life's big questions. He found what he was looking for...and a lot more!
A moose got its head stuck in Torry's window. A reindeer was trapped in his kitchen. A bear almost...
The Call of the Mild
Misadventures in Africa, Hollywood, and Other Wild Places
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Responding to the Lion's Roar
Join comedian, actor, and writer Torry Martin as he shares his latest outlandish misadventures!
Whether he's dealing with pythons in South Africa, pickpockets in Ireland, or grizzlies in Alaska, Torry shares his blunders and the life lessons they've taught...
The Ridiculously Divine Comedy
A Sample of True Tall Tales
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Laugh-Out-Loud Faith!
Looking for tall tales to tickle your funny bone and encourage you in God's purpose and calling? Then you will love this ebook-only sample of true stories from actor and comedian Torry Martin!
Whether dealing with pythons in South Africa, Toto the puppet in Seattle,...
Character Strengths and Virtues : A Handbook and Classification
A Handbook and Classification
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2004
Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do but a more active and thorough definition is necessary one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular...
Civic Media
Technology, Design, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life.
Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...
Misfit Children
An Inquiry into Childhood Belongings
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Misfits are often confused with outcasts. Yet misfits rather find themselves in-between that which fits and that which does not. This volume is interested in this slipperiness of misfits and explores the blockages and the promises of such movements, as well as the processes and conditions that produce...
The Unresolved National Question in South Africa
Left thought under apartheid and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The re-emergence of debates on the decolonisation of knowledge has revived interest in the National Question, which began over a century ago and remains unresolved. Tensions that were suppressed and hidden in the past are now being openly debated. Despite this, the goal of one united nation living...
Hommage à Noam Chomsky
Penseur aux empreintes multiples
Language: French
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Noam Chomsky célèbre cette année ses 90 ans ; depuis plus de 60 ans, il contribue au domaine des idées. L’auteur Normand Baillargeon, lui-même un penseur s’intéressant à mille et un aspects de l’humain et de la vie en société, a rassemblé dans ce collectif des chercheur(e)s et des...