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Concepts

A Critical Approach

By: Andy Blunden

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This book offers an overview of theories of the Concept, drawing on the philosopher Hegel and the Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Concepts are shown to be both units of the mind and units of a cultural formation.

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9004228470

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Hegel, Marx and Vygotsky

Essays on Social Philosophy

By: Andy Blunden

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Hegel, Marx and Vygotsky

Essays on Social Philosophy

By: Andy Blunden

Andy Blunden’s Hegel Marx & Vygotsky, Essays in Social Philosophy uses a series of essays to demonstrate how the cultural psychology of Lev Vygotsky and the Soviet Activity Theorists can be used to renew Hegelian Marxism as an interdisciplinary science.

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9004470972

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The Origins of Collective Decision Making

By: Andy Blunden

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The Origins of Collective Decision Making

By: Andy Blunden

In The Origins of Collective Decision Making, Andy Blunden identifies three paradigms of collective decision making – Counsel, Majority and Consensus, discovers their origins in traditional, medieval and modern times, and traces their evolution over centuries up to the present. The study reveals that these three paradigms have an ethical foundation, deeply rooted in historical experiences. The narrative takes the reader into the very moments when individual leaders and organisers made the crucial developments in white heat of critical moments in history, such as the English Revolution of the 1640s, the Chartist Movement of the 1840s and the early Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. This history provides a valuable resource for resolving current social movement conflict over decision making.

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9004319638

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An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity

By: Andy Blunden

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An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity

By: Andy Blunden

A critical review of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the psychology originating from Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Tracing its roots in Goethe, Hegel and Marx, the author builds a concept of activity transcending the division between individual and social domains in human sciences.

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Hegel, Marx and Vygotsky

Essays on Social Philosophy

By: Andy Blunden

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Essays on Social Philosophy

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An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity

By: Andy Blunden

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An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity

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Andy Blunden presents an immanent critique of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the current of psychology originating from Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Tracing the roots of this theory from Goethe, Hegel and Marx, the author draws out the principles with which Vygotsky developed a theory of the mind in which the individual and their social situation form a single Gestalt, transcending the problems of mind-body dualism. Blunden follows the efforts of later members of the School to resolve outstanding problems in Vygotsky’s work. This includes a critical appropriation of Leontyev’s Activity Theory and Michael Cole’s cross-cultural research on the role of context in learning. The outcome is a concept of activity which transcends the division between individual and social domains in human sciences.

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The Origins of Collective Decision Making

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Activity Theory

A critical overview

By: Andy Blunden

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Activity Theory

A critical overview

By: Andy Blunden

Andy Blunden completes his immanent critique of Activity Theory, begun in 2010 with An Interdisciplinary Theory of Activity. A summary of the ontological foundations of Activity Theory introduces a critical review of the work of activity theorists across the world with a focus of applications in medical and educational contexts, and concluded with a review of the ethics of collaboration. Blunden expands the domain of Activity Theory to address the pressing problems facing humanity today and activities lacking in clear objects, collaboration in voluntary projects and social movements, the life projects of individuals and emerging practices. Blunden brings an understanding of Marxist and Hegelian philosophy to bear on the application of Activity Theory to problems of social change.

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9004541241

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Concepts

A Critical Approach

By: Andy Blunden

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A Critical Approach

By: Andy Blunden

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Karl Marx on the Jewish Question

By: Karl Marx,Andy Blunden,Matthew Grant,Matthew Carmody

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Karl Marx on the Jewish Question

By: Karl Marx,Andy Blunden,Matthew Grant,Matthew Carmody

Reprint of the original, first published in 1844.

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3368733370

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The Great Climate Change Debate, Karoly vs Happer

By: Andy May

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The Great Climate Change Debate, Karoly vs Happer

By: Andy May

February 15, 2016 was the beginning of a debate on man-made climate change between two well-known experts in the field, Dr. William Happer and Dr. David Karoly, hosted by James Barham and his team at TheBestSchools.org. Both have been heavily involved in atmospheric research since the 1980s. Happer believes that burning fossil fuels will have a minimal effect on climate but a large benefit to plant life and humanity. Karoly believes the opposite. How certain is the conclusion by some scientists that burning fossil fuels will lead to a climate disaster? Only debates can ferret out their certainty or lack of it. Burning fossil fuels may cause some harm, but if we stop burning them, we will face certain harm. Which is worse? Debates educate the public, they are necessary. This is an in-depth look at both sides of the debate between two prominent experts.

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Andy May Petrophysicist LLC

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1639446788

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Teaching and Training in Lifelong Learning

By: Andy Armitage

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Teaching and Training in Lifelong Learning

By: Andy Armitage

This volume examines key areas in post-compulsory education through topical discussion, practical exercises, theory, reading, analysis, information, and examples of student work.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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033524629X

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9780335246298

Teaching in Post-14 Education and Training

By: Andy Armitage

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Teaching in Post-14 Education and Training

By: Andy Armitage

Teaching in Post-14 Education & Training provides a skilfully balanced mix of essential theory and practical guidance to support you if you are studying an ‘education and training’ qualification. It covers fundamental background information such as key philosophies and concepts, current policy and practice, key thinkers and ideas, and includes a useful chronology. More importantly it also provides the tools to help you approach the classroom with confidence, covering fundamental issues such as teaching and learning, assessment, resources, and course design. Through its pedagogical features the book also offers you opportunities to pause and reflect, as well as practical exercises, templates and examples of student work. Key features of this new edition include: • Links to the latest Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers • Updating of the legislative and policy context • Supporting learning with technology • Planning for equality and diversity • Embedding language and literacy This is the definitive textbook on teaching, learning and assessment for those training to work in the post-14 sector.

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9780335261857

The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC: An Analysis of AR6

By: Marcel Crok,Andy May

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The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC: An Analysis of AR6

By: Marcel Crok,Andy May

The IPCC has completed its sixth climate change assessment cycle consisting of seven reports in total, collectively known as “AR6.” A team of eight scientists, in addition to several anonymous expert reviewers, from the Clintel network, have analyzed several claims from the Working Group 1 (The Physical Science Basis) and Working Group 2 (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability) reports. The team and reviewers are from Spain, Canada, Italy, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, the U.K., and the U.S. In every chapter, this book documents biases and errors in the IPCC assessment. The errors are worse in the WG2 report but are also present in the WG1 report. For example, the IPCC ignored 52 highly relevant peer-review articles showing that “normalised disaster losses” saw no increase attributable to climate change yet highlighted one, out of 53 papers, that claimed there is an increase in losses. That one paper is – not surprisingly – flawed, but apparently its conclusions were so appealing to the IPCC that they fell for it. The strategy of the IPCC seems to be to hide any good news about climate change. “We are on a highway to climate hell”, said UN-boss Guterres recently. But an in-depth look at mortality data shows that climate-related deaths are at an all-time low. Well-known economist Bjorn Lomborg published this excellent news in a 2020 peer-reviewed paper, but the IPCC chose to ignore it. Back in 2010, errors in the fourth WG2 report led to the investigation of the IPCC by the InterAcademy Council. This IAC Review recommended, among other recommendations, that “[h]aving author teams with diverse viewpoints is the first step toward ensuring that a full range of thoughtful views are considered.” This important recommendation is still ignored by the IPCC. The AR6 Working Group 1 report is not free from bias and misleading conclusions either. The IPCC tries to rewrite climate history by erasing the existence of the Holocene Thermal Maximum, a warm period between 10,000 and 6000 years ago, by embracing a new hockey stick graph, that is the result of cherry-picked temperature proxies. They ignore temperature reconstructions that show significantly more variability in the past. The IPCC claims there is an acceleration in the rate of sea level rise in recent decades. We show this claim is flawed because the IPCC ignores decadal natural variability in the sea level rate. We also show that the IPCC sea level tool – made available for the first time – shows a mysterious and unlikely jump upward in 2020. Canadian economist Ross McKitrick, pointed out that all models used by the IPCC, show too much warming in the troposphere, both globally and in the tropics (where models predict a ‘hot spot’). Observed warming indicates a moderate climate sensitivity between 1 and 2.5 degrees Celsius, while the IPCC claims a climate sensitivity of 3 degrees. On top of that, the IPCC is ‘addicted’ to its highest greenhouse gas emission scenario, the so-called RCP8.5 or now SSP5-8.5 scenario. In recent years, several papers have demonstrated that this scenario is simply not plausible and should not be used for policy purposes. Deep inside the WG1 report the IPCC acknowledges that this scenario has a ‘low likelihood’, but this very important remark was not highlighted in the Summary for Policy Makers, so the media and policy makers are unaware of this. This implausible scenario is commonly used in the report.

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Andy May Petrophysicist LLC

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Sincerely, Andy Rooney

By: Andy Rooney

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Sincerely, Andy Rooney

By: Andy Rooney

This is an assemblage of Rooney's innumerable and thoughtfully (mostly) sassy (always) letters responding to government and business folk, viewers of 60 Minutes, organizations asking him for a speaking engagement, lawyers, friends, those interested in religious matters, and others. And the letters are arranged into sections according to the type of recipient. Letters that prompted Mr. Rooney's replies are not listed (though Rooney's style allows one to easily understand the original letter's gist). No notes or index, but there seems little need for either. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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PublicAffairs

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1891620347

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9781891620348

The Andy Milonakis Quote Book

By: Andy Milonakis

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The Andy Milonakis Quote Book

By: Andy Milonakis

Quotes and full-color stills from the MTV program are featured in this must have book for the devoted fans of The Andy Milonakis Show.

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101

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Simon and Schuster

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1416532854

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9781416532859

The Andy Cohen Diaries

A Deep Look at a Shallow Year

By: Andy Cohen

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The Andy Cohen Diaries

A Deep Look at a Shallow Year

By: Andy Cohen

The New York Times bestselling look at the whirlwind life of the beloved pop icon Andy Cohen, in his own cheeky, candid, and irreverent words

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Macmillan

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1627792287

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Superficial

More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries

By: Andy Cohen

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Superficial

More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries

By: Andy Cohen

A follow-up to "The Andy Cohen Diaries" recounts his personal and professional escapades during such events as his country tour with sidekick Anderson Cooper, the launch of Sirius station "Radio Andy," and his hosting of NBC's Primetime New Year's Eve special.

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Henry Holt

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1250116481

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