University: 748 books
by John U. Nef, University of Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2013
Passion in Philosophy
Essays in Honor of Alphonso Lingis
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Among the first and foremost of American continental philosophers, Alphonso Lingis refines his own thought through a topic usually deemed unworthy of philosophical examination—passion. Lingis criticizes traditional scientific accounts of the emotions as dividing or disrupting our lives and argues...
Sustainability in the Anthropocene
Philosophical Essays on Renewable Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
We are facing an environmental crisis that some say is ushering a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, one that threatens not only a great deal of life on the planet but also our understanding of who we are and our relation to the natural world. In the face of this crisis it has become clear that...
Representing Reason
Feminist Theory and Formal Logic
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2002
Philosophy's traditional 'man of reason'—independent, neutral, unemotional—is an illusion. That's because the 'man of reason' ignores one very important thing—the woman. As feminist philosophy grew in the 1980s and '90s, it became clear that the attributes philosophical tradition wrote off as...
by Myles Burnyeat, Kim Paffenroth, Brian R. Clack
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
This collection examines the relationship between Augustine and Wittgenstein and demonstrates the deep affinity they share, not only for the substantive issues they treat but also for the style of philosophizing they employ. Wittgenstein saw certain salient Augustinian approaches to concepts like...
by Marie T. Friedmann Marquardt, Gemma Tulud Cruz, Ogenga Otunnu
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Global Migration examines the complicated social ethics of migration in today’s world. Editors Elizabeth W. Collier and Charles R. Strain bring the perspectives of an international group of scholars toward a theory of justice and ethical understanding for the...
The Pursuit of Justice
A Personal Philosophical History
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
The Pursuit of Justice: A Personal Philosophical History is a collection of renowned scholar and philosopher James P. Sterba’s finest works - essays spanning the full spectrum of his illustrious career along with new scholarship on the enduring struggle for justice we face as a society, and as individuals...
Liberation And Purity
Race, Religious Movements And The Ethics Of Postmodernity
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
International Perspectives on Student Behavior
What We Can Learn
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
The second volume of companion books on comparative student discipline identifies the best practices in dealing with student misconduct, on six continents, in a legally sound manner. It is essential for educators to examine national as well as international practices addressing student misconduct...
Principals as Maverick Leaders
Rethinking Democratic Schools
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
After her school wins the coveted United States National Secondary Education Award, a school principal embarks upon an educational odyssey. The principal discovers that the reasons for winning the award are a sham! As her school falls apart, she begins to reflect on the stagnant school organization...
Durkheim is Dead!
Sherlock Holmes is Introduced to Social Theory
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2003
In this sociology textbook/mystery novel, students can join Sherlock Holmes and Watson as they discover a new area ripe for acrimony and intrigue: social theory. In 1910, the most prominent social theorists in the world gather in London for a conference on the new science of sociology. Things rapidly...
Sociology of Religion
Contemporary Developments
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
This third edition of Sociology of Religion introduces students to key principles in the sociological understanding of religion, with revisions and updates throughout. The book offers an overview of the nature and function of religious institutions and practices, asking sociological questions about...
by Nanette J. Pazdernik, David P. Clark, BA (honors)Christ's College Cambridge
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2015
Biotechnology, Second Edition approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, which has grown out of increasing biochemical understanding of genetics and physiology. Using straightforward, less-technical jargon, Clark and Pazdernik introduce each chapter with basic concepts that develop into...
by John M. Butler, Ph.D. (Analytical Chemistry), University of Virginia
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing: Interpretation builds upon the previous two editions of John Butler’s internationally acclaimed Forensic DNA Typing textbook with forensic DNA analysts as its primary audience. Intended as a third-edition companion to the Fundamentals of Forensic DNA Typing...