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Beowulf Unlocked

New Evidence from Lexomic Analysis

By: Michael D.C. Drout,Yvette Kisor,Leah Smith,Allison Dennett,Natasha Piirainen

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Beowulf Unlocked

New Evidence from Lexomic Analysis

By: Michael D.C. Drout,Yvette Kisor,Leah Smith,Allison Dennett,Natasha Piirainen

The most original and ground-breaking work on Beowulf in several decades, this book uses “lexomic” methods that blend computer-assisted statistical analysis with traditional approaches to reveal new and surprising information about the construction and sources of the greatest surviving Old English poem. Techniques of cluster analysis identify patterns of vocabulary distribution that indicate robust similarities and differences among segments of the poem. The correlation of these patterns with knowledge gained from source-study, philological analysis, and neglected previous scholarship sheds new light on the material of which Beowulf was made and the way it was composed. The implications of this investigation for the dating, structure, and cultural context of Beowulf will overturn the current scholarly consensus and significantly improve our understanding of the poem, its nature, and origins.

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Springer

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3319306286

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Kant's Conception of Freedom

A Developmental and Critical Analysis

By: Henry E. Allison

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Kant's Conception of Freedom

A Developmental and Critical Analysis

By: Henry E. Allison

Traces the development of Kant's views on free will from earlier writings through the three Critiques and beyond.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107145112

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9781107145115

Essays on Kant

By: Henry E. Allison

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Essays on Kant

By: Henry E. Allison

Essays on Kant contains a collection of seventeen essays written by Henry E. Allison, one of the world's leading scholars on Kant. Although these essays cover virtually the full spectrum of Allison's work on Kant, most of them revolve around three basic themes: the nature of transcendental idealism and its relation to other aspects of Kant's thought; freedom of the will; and the concept of the purposiveness of nature. The first two themes are intended asclarifications, elaborations, and further developments of Allison's previous work on Kant, while the essays on the third theme demonstrate the central place of Kant's 'critical' philosophy in his thought.Allison places Kant's views in their historical context and explores their contemporary relevance to present day philosophers.

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Oxford University Press (UK)

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019964702X

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9780199647026

The Enlightenment Cyborg

A History of Communications and Control in the Human Machine, 1660-1830

By: Allison Muri

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The Enlightenment Cyborg

A History of Communications and Control in the Human Machine, 1660-1830

By: Allison Muri

For many cultural theorists, the concept of the cyborg - an organism controlled by mechanic processes - is firmly rooted in the post-modern, post-industrial, post-Enlightenment, post-nature, post-gender, or post-human culture of the late twentieth century. Allison Muri argues, however, that there is a long and rich tradition of art and philosophy that explores the equivalence of human and machine, and that the cybernetic organism as both a literary figure and an anatomical model has, in fact, existed since the Enlightenment. In The Enlightenment Cyborg, Muri presents cultural evidence - in literary, philosophical, scientific, and medical texts - for the existence of mechanically steered, or 'cyber' humans in the works seventeenth- and eighteenth-century thinkers. Muri illustrates how Enlightenment exploration of the notion of the 'man-machine' was inextricably tied to ideas of reproduction, government, individual autonomy, and the soul, demonstrating an early connection between scientific theory and social and political thought. She argues that late twentieth-century social and political movements, such as socialism, feminism, and even conservatism, are thus not unique in their use of the cyborg as a politicized trope. The Enlightenment Cyborg establishes a dialogue between eighteenth-century studies and cyborg art and theory, and makes a significant and original contribution to both of these fields of inquiry.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802088503

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9780802088505

Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals

A Commentary

By: Henry E. Allison

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Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals

A Commentary

By: Henry E. Allison

Henry E. Allison presents a comprehensive commentary on Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (1785). Allison pays special attention to the structure of the work and its historical and intellectual context. He argues that, despite its relative brevity, the Groundwork is the single most important work in modern moral philosophy.

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Oxford University Press

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0199691533

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9780199691531

Kant's Transcendental Idealism

By: Henry E. Allison

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Kant's Transcendental Idealism

By: Henry E. Allison

This landmark book is now reissued in a rewritten & updated edition that takes account of recent Kantian literature. It includes a new discussion of the 'Third Analogy', an expanded discussion of Kant's 'Paralogisms' & new chapters on Kant's theory of reason, theology & the 'Appendix to the Dialectic'.

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Yale University Press

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0300102666

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9780300102666

Kant's Theory of Freedom

By: Henry E. Allison

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Kant's Theory of Freedom

By: Henry E. Allison

An innovative and comprehensive interpretation of Kant's concept of freedom analyzes the role it plays in his moral philosophy and psychology and considers critical literature on the subject.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521387086

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9780521387088

The Social Construction of Trust

By: Linda R. Weber,Allison I. Carter

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The Social Construction of Trust

By: Linda R. Weber,Allison I. Carter

Based on in-depth interviews designed to determine what trust is, how it is built, and how it is destroyed, this important new resource provides extensive insight into the fundamental process of interpersonal trust in the day-to-day lives of average people. It furnishes qualitative data analysis and offers a detailed definition of trust in a sociological context. This unique text is a valuable reference for sociologists, social and clinical psychologists, and students in these disciplines.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461507790

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9781461507796

Russell Hoban/Forty Years

Essays on His Writings for Children

By: Alida Allison

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Russell Hoban/Forty Years

Essays on His Writings for Children

By: Alida Allison

This edited volume reviews the long career of Russell Hoban, an American writer residing in England who writes for children and adults. The Forty Years in the title refers to the length of Hoban's career to date. Hoban's contribution specifically to children's literature is commemorated in this volume of essays by international scholars,

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Routledge

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1135674388

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9781135674380

City at the Cusp

By: J. Allison Brown

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City at the Cusp

By: J. Allison Brown

To arrive at the pinnacle is a mark of progress. But where do we go from here? At this point, because we can only improve modestly due to diminishing marginal returns, things change. Mentalities change, philosophies change, priorities change, people change--and at the root of these changes, we find cultural evidence for the demise of the American economy.City at the Cusp looks thoroughly at this sociological issue, providing a unique glance at, and possible remedies for, overcoming this incredibly timely and urgent matter.

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Lulu.com

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055708279X

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9780557082797

Encountering Mystery

Religious Experience in a Secular Age

By: Dale C. Allison

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Encountering Mystery

Religious Experience in a Secular Age

By: Dale C. Allison

Despite widespread skepticism on the matter, a significant number of people today have stories of religious experience—moments of inexplicable terror or rapturous joy, visions, near-death experiences of the afterlife, encounters with angels, heavenly voices, and premonitions. How should rationally minded people respond? What would your reaction be if someone told you that, one night while sitting alone, she saw through the window a brilliant light descend from the sky until it was so large that it filled the room—and that it radiated a feeling of “pure love”? And what would you say if a friend confided that one night he woke up and could not move, felt he was being suffocated, and sensed an evil spirit in the room? By default in the secular age we are skeptical about anything mysterious or supernatural. More likely than not, most people would respond to the stories above with embarrassment and concern about the person’s grasp of reality, or they would attempt to explain them away through rational or scientific means. But the truth is that religious experiences like these are not as uncommon as they seem—although talking about such experiences often is. This is the case even in a faith tradition such as Christianity, despite the Bible’s numerous accounts of miraculous and mysterious happenings. In Encountering Mystery, noted biblical scholar Dale Allison makes the argument that stories of religious experience are meaningful and not to be marginalized—and that we have a moral prerogative to lovingly engage with such stories regardless of whether we have had similar experiences. Through a close look at phenomena such as moments of inexplicable terror or rapturous joy, visions, near-death experiences of the afterlife, encounters with angels, heavenly voices, and premonitions, Allison shows how ordinary practices of faith need not be at odds with individual religious experiences. Above all, he enjoins us to be honest about the persistence of religious experience in a secular age and to make space for those who encounter mystery in their lives.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467464341

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9781467464345

Idealism and Freedom

Essays on Kant's Theoretical and Practical Philosophy

By: Henry E. Allison

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Idealism and Freedom

Essays on Kant's Theoretical and Practical Philosophy

By: Henry E. Allison

Henry Allison is one of the foremost interpreters of the philosophy of Kant. This new volume collects all his recent essays on Kant's theoretical and practical philosophy. Special features of the collection are: a detailed defense of the author's interpretation of transcendental idealism; a consideration of the Transcendental Deduction and some other recent interpretations thereof; further elaborations of the tensions between various aspects of Kant's conception of freedom and of the complex role of this conception within Kant's moral philosophy.

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Cambridge University Press

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052148295X

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9780521482950

Historical Theology

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine

By: Gregg Allison

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Historical Theology

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine

By: Gregg Allison

Historical Theology presents the key pillars of the contemporary church and the development of those doctrines as they evolved from the history of Christian thought. Most historical theology texts follow Christian beliefs in a strict chronological manner with the classic theological loci scattered throughout various time periods, movements, and controversies—making for good history but confusing theology. This companion to the classic bestseller Systematic Theology is unique among historical theologies. Gregg Allison sets out the history of Christian doctrine according to a topical-chronological arrangement—one theological element at a time instead of committing to a discussion of theological thought according to its historical appearance alone. This method allows you to: Contemplate one tenet of Christianity at a time, along with its formulation in the early church—through the Middle Ages, Reformation, and post-Reformation era, and into the modern period. Become familiar with the primary source material of Christian history's most important contributors, such as Cyprian, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, and others. Understand the development of evangelical doctrine with a focus on the centrality of the gospel. Discern a sense of urgent need for greater doctrinal understanding in the whole church. Historical Theology is an easy-to-read textbook for any Christian who wants to know how the church has come to believe what it believes today. Gregg Allison's clear and concise structure make this resource an ideal introduction to Christian doctrine.

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898

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Zondervan Academic

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031041041X

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9780310410416

Mining Language

Racial Thinking, Indigenous Knowledge, and Colonial Metallurgy in the Early Modern Iberian World

By: Allison Margaret Bigelow

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Mining Language

Racial Thinking, Indigenous Knowledge, and Colonial Metallurgy in the Early Modern Iberian World

By: Allison Margaret Bigelow

Mineral wealth from the Americas underwrote and undergirded European colonization of the New World; American gold and silver enriched Spain, funded the slave trade, and spurred Spain's northern European competitors to become Atlantic powers. Building upon works that have narrated this global history of American mining in economic and labor terms, Mining Language is the first book-length study of the technical and scientific vocabularies that miners developed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as they engaged with metallic materials. This language-centric focus enables Allison Bigelow to document the crucial intellectual contributions Indigenous and African miners made to the very engine of European colonialism. By carefully parsing the writings of well-known figures such as Cristobal Colon and Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes and lesser-known writers such Alvaro Alonso Barba, a Spanish priest who spent most of his life in the Andes, Bigelow uncovers the ways in which Indigenous and African metallurgists aided or resisted imperial mining endeavors, shaped critical scientific practices, and offered imaginative visions of metalwork. Her creative linguistic and visual analyses of archival fragments, images, and texts in languages as diverse as Spanish and Quechua also allow her to reconstruct the processes that led to the silencing of these voices in European print culture.

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377

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UNC Press Books

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1469654393

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9781469654393

The Media and Me

A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People

By: Ben Boyington,Allison T. Butler,Nolan Higdon,Mickey Huff,Andy Lee Roth

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The Media and Me

A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People

By: Ben Boyington,Allison T. Butler,Nolan Higdon,Mickey Huff,Andy Lee Roth

From foundations in critical thinking skills to practical tools and real-life perspectives, this book empowers young adult readers to be independent media users. The Media and Me is a joint production of The Censored Press and Triangle Square Books for Young Readers. During the recent presidential election, “media literacy” became a buzzword that signified the threat media manipulation posed to democratic processes. Meanwhile, statistical research has shown that 8 to 18 year-olds pack more than eleven hours with some form of media into each day by “media multitasking.” Young people are not only eager and interested to learn about and discuss the realities of media ownership, production, and distribution, they also deserve to understand differential power structures in how media influences our culture. The Media and Me provides readers with the tools and perspectives to be empowered and autonomous media users. The book explores critical inquiry skills to help young people form a multidimensional comprehension of what they read and watch, opportunities to see others like them making change, and insight into their own identity projects. By covering topics like storytelling, building arguments and recognizing fallacies, surveillance and digital gatekeeping, advertising and consumerism, and global social problems through a critical media literacy lens, this book will help students evolve from passive consumers of media to engaged critics and creators.

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227

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Seven Stories Press

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1644211955

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9781644211953

Systematic Theology/Historical Theology Bundle

By: Wayne A. Grudem,Gregg Allison

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Systematic Theology/Historical Theology Bundle

By: Wayne A. Grudem,Gregg Allison

A collection that includes two of our most exemplary textbooks, Systematic Theology and Historical Theology. The ebook will provide an introduction to Biblical and Christian doctrine.

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Zondervan Academic

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0310530008

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9780310530008

Beowulf Unlocked

New Evidence from Lexomic Analysis

By: Michael D.C. Drout,Yvette Kisor,Leah Smith,Allison Dennett,Natasha Piirainen

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Beowulf Unlocked

New Evidence from Lexomic Analysis

By: Michael D.C. Drout,Yvette Kisor,Leah Smith,Allison Dennett,Natasha Piirainen

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