Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415178679
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Presents a further selection of essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects.
Mortals and Others Volume II
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415178679
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Presents a further selection of essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415178679
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Presents a further selection of essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracy to Men Versus Insects.
Handbook for Mortals
Author: Joanne Lynn, MD
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199744564
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Handbook for mortals / Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University. 1999.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199744564
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Handbook for mortals / Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold, and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University. 1999.
Rationality for Mortals
Author: Gerd Gigerenzer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199890129
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Gerd Gigerenzer's influential work examines the rationality of individuals not from the perspective of logic or probability, but from the point of view of adaptation to the real world of human behavior and interaction with the environment. Seen from this perspective, human behavior is more rational than it might otherwise appear. This work is extremely influential and has spawned an entire research program. This volume (which follows on a previous collection, Adaptive Thinking, also published by OUP) collects his most recent articles, looking at how people use "fast and frugal heuristics" to calculate probability and risk and make decisions. It includes a newly writen, substantial introduction, and the articles have been revised and updated where appropriate. This volume should appeal, like the earlier volumes, to a broad mixture of cognitive psychologists, philosophers, economists, and others who study decision making.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199890129
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Gerd Gigerenzer's influential work examines the rationality of individuals not from the perspective of logic or probability, but from the point of view of adaptation to the real world of human behavior and interaction with the environment. Seen from this perspective, human behavior is more rational than it might otherwise appear. This work is extremely influential and has spawned an entire research program. This volume (which follows on a previous collection, Adaptive Thinking, also published by OUP) collects his most recent articles, looking at how people use "fast and frugal heuristics" to calculate probability and risk and make decisions. It includes a newly writen, substantial introduction, and the articles have been revised and updated where appropriate. This volume should appeal, like the earlier volumes, to a broad mixture of cognitive psychologists, philosophers, economists, and others who study decision making.
Star Trek: Destiny #2: Mere Mortals
Author: David Mack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439117926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The second novel in an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the Star Trek universe, revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the Federation's most dangerous enemy—the Borg. On Earth, Federation President Nanietta Bacco gathers allies and adversaries to form a desperate last line of defense against an impending Borg invasion. In deep space, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Ezri Dax join together to cut off the Collective’s route to the Alpha Quadrant. Half a galaxy away, Captain William Riker and the crew of the Starship Titan have made contact with the reclusive Caeliar—survivors of a stellar cataclysm that, two hundred years ago, drove fissures through the structure of space and time, creating a loop of inevitability and consigning another captain and crew to a purgatory from which they could never escape. Now the supremely advanced Caeliar will brook no further intrusion upon their isolation, or against the sanctity of their Great Work. For the small, finite lives of mere mortals carry little weight in the calculations of gods. But even gods may come to understand that they underestimate humans at their peril.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439117926
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The second novel in an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the Star Trek universe, revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the Federation's most dangerous enemy—the Borg. On Earth, Federation President Nanietta Bacco gathers allies and adversaries to form a desperate last line of defense against an impending Borg invasion. In deep space, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Ezri Dax join together to cut off the Collective’s route to the Alpha Quadrant. Half a galaxy away, Captain William Riker and the crew of the Starship Titan have made contact with the reclusive Caeliar—survivors of a stellar cataclysm that, two hundred years ago, drove fissures through the structure of space and time, creating a loop of inevitability and consigning another captain and crew to a purgatory from which they could never escape. Now the supremely advanced Caeliar will brook no further intrusion upon their isolation, or against the sanctity of their Great Work. For the small, finite lives of mere mortals carry little weight in the calculations of gods. But even gods may come to understand that they underestimate humans at their peril.
True Gospel Revealed anew by Jesus Vol II
Author: James E. Padgett
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291959726
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This is the second volume of communications from Jesus and other celestials received by James Padgett and first published in 1950. The volume continues the coverage of the concept of Divine Love, and how this effects the new birth first promised by Jesus 2000 years ago. Many other important spiritual topics are also covered. This edition has dates added, and a great many useful footnotes and cross references.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291959726
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This is the second volume of communications from Jesus and other celestials received by James Padgett and first published in 1950. The volume continues the coverage of the concept of Divine Love, and how this effects the new birth first promised by Jesus 2000 years ago. Many other important spiritual topics are also covered. This edition has dates added, and a great many useful footnotes and cross references.
The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 2
Author: Nicholas Griffin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040231632
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
The 1896-1899 papers, few of which were published in Russell's lifetime, concentrate primarily on physics, arithmetic and the concept of quantity. Several views that later became well-known in his The Principles of Mathematics actually originate in his earlier work, and though incomplete,An Analysis of Mathematical Reasoning, forms a centrepiece of the volume.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040231632
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
The 1896-1899 papers, few of which were published in Russell's lifetime, concentrate primarily on physics, arithmetic and the concept of quantity. Several views that later became well-known in his The Principles of Mathematics actually originate in his earlier work, and though incomplete,An Analysis of Mathematical Reasoning, forms a centrepiece of the volume.
The New Economy of Nature
Author: Gretchen Cara Daily
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9781559631549
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Earth's ecosystems - forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and the like - are among humanity's most precious assets, offering such vital services as climate control and water purification. So why are they being rapidly destroyed? A major reason is that protecting them has been seen as largely a charitable venture, and philanthropy isn't up to the job. Increasing numbers of environmentally minded people are therefore trying to harness a more potent force - self-interest - to preserve our environmental endowment. Theirs is the quest portrayed in The New Economy of Nature. In this timely and provocative book, Gretchen Daily, one of the world's leading ecologists, and Katherine Ellison, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, give us an informative look at a new "new economy" that recognizes the full value of natural systems and the potential profits in protecting them."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9781559631549
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Earth's ecosystems - forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and the like - are among humanity's most precious assets, offering such vital services as climate control and water purification. So why are they being rapidly destroyed? A major reason is that protecting them has been seen as largely a charitable venture, and philanthropy isn't up to the job. Increasing numbers of environmentally minded people are therefore trying to harness a more potent force - self-interest - to preserve our environmental endowment. Theirs is the quest portrayed in The New Economy of Nature. In this timely and provocative book, Gretchen Daily, one of the world's leading ecologists, and Katherine Ellison, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, give us an informative look at a new "new economy" that recognizes the full value of natural systems and the potential profits in protecting them."--BOOK JACKET.
The Problems of Philosophy
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192854232
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, truth and falsehood, the distinction between knowledge, error and probable opinion, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192854232
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, truth and falsehood, the distinction between knowledge, error and probable opinion, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge.
The Works of Philo Judaeus: Volume II
Author: Philo Judaeus
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1773561243
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A powerful collection of writings in which Philo attempts to consolidate Jewish beliefs with Greek philosophy in the end Hellenising the Hebrew Bible. Many early church fathers actually owe their thinking and interpretation ways to Philo since he paved the way for philosophical thinking and the teachings of the Hebrew Bible. Although it is unclear as to how much he influence someone like the apostle Paul, some consider it likely since they both lived and taught during the same early forming of the first church. This book includes: On Mating with the Preliminary Studies, On Flight and Finding, On the Change of Names, On Dreams, That They Are God Sent, On Abraham, On Joseph, On the Life of Moses I & II, The Decalogue, The Special Laws I & II
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1773561243
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A powerful collection of writings in which Philo attempts to consolidate Jewish beliefs with Greek philosophy in the end Hellenising the Hebrew Bible. Many early church fathers actually owe their thinking and interpretation ways to Philo since he paved the way for philosophical thinking and the teachings of the Hebrew Bible. Although it is unclear as to how much he influence someone like the apostle Paul, some consider it likely since they both lived and taught during the same early forming of the first church. This book includes: On Mating with the Preliminary Studies, On Flight and Finding, On the Change of Names, On Dreams, That They Are God Sent, On Abraham, On Joseph, On the Life of Moses I & II, The Decalogue, The Special Laws I & II
Studies in Presocratic Philosophy Volume 2
Author: David Furley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315511444
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The articles in this volume deal with the four major philosophical positions of the presocratic period: The arguments of Parmenides and Zeno against earlier or contemporary pluralist theories The three pluralist responses of Empedocles, Anaxagoras and the early Atomists.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315511444
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The articles in this volume deal with the four major philosophical positions of the presocratic period: The arguments of Parmenides and Zeno against earlier or contemporary pluralist theories The three pluralist responses of Empedocles, Anaxagoras and the early Atomists.