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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
This is a collection of some works of Polish philosophers and physicists on philosophical problems of time and spacetime. Without restricting the thematic scope of the papers, the issue conceming objectivity of time flow runs as a uniting thread through most of them. Partly it is discussed directIy,...
Swarm Planning
The Development of a Planning Methodology to Deal with Climate Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This book shows that the problem of climate adaptation, which is described in social planning terms as ‘wicked,’ is at odds with the contemporary practice of spatial planning. The author proposes a new adjusted framework which is more adaptable to unpredictable, wicked, dynamic and non-linear...
by J. F. Lancaster
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book is intended, like its predecessor (The metallurgy of welding, brazing and soldering), to provide a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students concerned with welding, and for candidates taking the Welding Institute examinations. At the same time, it may prove useful to practising...
by Denis Diderot
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010
Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with a project that forced him to acquire "thoughtful notions concerning painting and sculpture"...
Facing Public Interest
The Ethical Challenge to Business Policy and Corporate Communications
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as private business since business activities have widespread and sometimes far-reaching impacts on the community. The side-effects of entrepreneurial decision making - increasing unemployment, for instance, or pollution - increasingly expose corporations...
by Giancarlo Genta
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Based on lecture notes on a space robotics course, this book offers a pedagogical introduction to the mechanics of space robots. After presenting an overview of the environments and conditions space robots have to work in, the author discusses a variety of manipulatory devices robots may use to perform...
Gravity, a Geometrical Course
Volume 1: Development of the Theory and Basic Physical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
‘Gravity, a Geometrical Course’ presents general relativity (GR) in a systematic and exhaustive way, covering three aspects that are homogenized into a single texture: i) the mathematical, geometrical foundations, exposed in a self consistent contemporary formalism, ii) the main physical, astrophysical...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
This anthology of the very latest research on truth features the work of recognized luminaries in the field, put together following a rigorous refereeing process. Along with an introduction outlining the central issues in the field, it provides a unique and unrivaled view of contemporary work on the...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Merleau-Ponty in contemporary perspective: this was the theme of the conference at the Institute of Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K. U. L. ) from 29 November to 1 December 1991. Thirty years after Merleau Ponty's untimely death, it seemed appropriate to bring together scholars from...
Knowing from Words
Western and Indian Philosophical Analysis of Understanding and Testimony
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Never before, in any anthology, have contemporary epistemologists and philosophers of language come together to address the single most neglected important issue at the confluence of these two branches of philosophy, namely: Can we know facts from reliable reports? Besides Hume's subversive discussion...
Interpretations and Causes
New Perspectives on Donald Davidson’s Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Many articles and books dealing with Donald Davidson's philosophy are dedicated to the papers and ideas Davidson put forward in the `sixties and `seventies. In the last two decades, however, Davidson has continued to work in many areas of philosophy, offering new contributions, many of which are highly...
Gerrit Van Honthorst
A Discussion of his Position in Dutch Art
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
From Understanding to Action
Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Hans van Ginkel Rector, United Nations University The challenges of the world's future are linked to the growing share of the global population that will reside in urban areas. UN projections indicate that by 2030 the world's urban population share will rise to 60 percent. Of the two billion added...
by Charles I. Glicksberg
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012