John C. van Dyke's Books

On Being and Cognition

Ordinatio 1.3

By: John Duns Scotus

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In On Being and Cognition, the first complete translation into English of a pivotal text in the history of philosophy and theology, Scotus addresses fundamental issues concerning the limits of human knowledge and the nature of cognition by developing his doctrine of the univocity of being, refuting skepticism and analyzing the way the intellect and the object cooperate in generating actual knowledge in the case of abstractive cognition. Throughout the work Scotus is in discussion with important theologians of his time, such as Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent, and Godfrey of Fontaines. Anyone interested in the pertinent philosophical problems will find in this book the highly sophisticated and subtle answers of a giant in the history of thought.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823270750

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9780823270750

The Desert

Further Studies in Natural Appearances

By: John Charles Van Dyke,John C. Van Dyke

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The Desert

Further Studies in Natural Appearances

By: John Charles Van Dyke,John C. Van Dyke

Since its first appearance in 1901, John C. Van Dyke's The Desert has been considered one of the classics of American nature writing. Before its publication, Americans thought of deserts as scorpion-infested wastelands—with names like Devil's Domain and the Lands That God Forgot. All this changed as The Desert drew attention to the extraordinary beauty that existed in the American West: rolling sand dunes, golden vistas, vibrant sunsets, and remarkable plant and animal life. Van Dyke's book captured the nation's imagination at a time when attitudes about the land were changing. It provided a vocabulary that continues to be used as appreciation of deserts increases and ever greater pressures lead to new calls to protect these fragile environments. With a critical introduction by Peter Wild, this edition offers new insights—and reveals some surprising truths—about this legendary author and his best known work. Van Dyke was not, it seems, the "plaster saint of the desert." He was not entirely honest with his readers about the journeys that inspired the book, and his natural history includes serious errors. But in this more informed reading, Wild notes, Van Dyke "emerges as all the more fascinating a writer and his famous book becomes far more intriguing than most readers have imagined through the decades." As the centennial of its publication approaches and the complex story behind its long success is finally told, this new edition of The Desert reveals an equally complex and dramatic narrative: our changing relationship with the American landscape. "Van Dyke came at just the right time... No sooner had Americans conquered the wilderness, cut down the forests, and slaughtered the buffalo than the romantic nation began sentimentalizing the past, longing for what it had just destroyed."—from the Introduction

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316

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JHU Press

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0801862248

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9780801862243

William Merritt Chase

A Modern Master

By: Elsa Smithgall,Erica E. Hirshler,Katherine M. Bourguignon,Giovanna Ginex,John Davis

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William Merritt Chase

A Modern Master

By: Elsa Smithgall,Erica E. Hirshler,Katherine M. Bourguignon,Giovanna Ginex,John Davis

A landmark retrospective that examines William Merritt Chase and his lasting contribution to the history of modern art The history of modern art owes a great debt to William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), one of America's influential artists and educators. Chase was a leading member of the international artistic avant-garde and was best known for his mastery of a wide range of subjects in oil and pastel, including figures, landscapes, urban park scenes, interiors, and portraits. As a teacher and founder of the Shinnecock Summer School of Art and the New York School of Art, Chase mentored a new generation of modernists, including Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Joseph Stella. A century after his death, the breadth and richness of Chase's career are celebrated in this beautifully illustrated publication. Five essays by prominent scholars of American art offer new insights into Chase's multi-faceted artistic practice and his position in the international cultural climate at the turn of the 20th century.

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249

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Yale University Press

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0300206267

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9780300206265

What Predicts Divorce?

The Relationship Between Marital Processes and Marital Outcomes

By: John M. Gottman

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What Predicts Divorce?

The Relationship Between Marital Processes and Marital Outcomes

By: John M. Gottman

In its original volume, first published in 1993, John Gottman details years of research involving questionnaires and observations of married couples in pursuit of the determinants of both marital happiness and divorce. Grounded in science and informed by clinical practice, it offers psychological professional insight and awareness of what healthy relationships need. With a new preface by the Gottman Institute Clinical Director, Dr Don Cole, and Research Director, Dr Carrie Cole, this Classic Edition of the landmark text, What Predicts Divorce?, reveals to a new generation, the original context of Gottman’s work, how he has further developed his research and thinking, and the ongoing relevance of this volume in the context of future challenges for the field. Providing a roadmap that gives shape to the science yet to be done, this Classic Edition of What Predicts Divorce? is essential reading for all family and clinical psychologists, as well as therapists working with couples in relationship counselling.

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519

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Taylor & Francis

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1000931544

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9781000931549

John La Farge, a Biographical and Critical Study

By: James L. Yarnall,John La Farge

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John La Farge, a Biographical and Critical Study

By: James L. Yarnall,John La Farge

John La Farge, A Biographical and Critical Study is the first biography in a century of the American painter, illustrator, muralist, stained-glass artist, and writer. Examining La Farge's career from his youth to his late rebound as a decorative artist-from New York City and New England to Europe to Japan to the South Seas-this is also the only biography to date composed independently of the artist and his estate.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409411729

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9781409411727

Marriage Clinic

A Scientifically Based Marital Therapy

By: John M. Gottman

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Marriage Clinic

A Scientifically Based Marital Therapy

By: John M. Gottman

Gottman compares his clinic to a restaurant, where clients are offered a menu of treatment formats, from psychoeducation for specific issues to extended therapy to repair a badly damaged marital friendship. Therapists, too, can choose among the questionnaires and strategies those that fit the needs of particular couples."--BOOK JACKET.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393702820

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9780393702828

The Shaping of Text

Style, Imagery, and Structure in French Literature : Essays in Honor of John Porter Houston

By: John Porter Houston

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The Shaping of Text

Style, Imagery, and Structure in French Literature : Essays in Honor of John Porter Houston

By: John Porter Houston

The Shaping of Text pays homage to the work of the late John Porter Houston, who wrote extensively on style, rhetoric, and narrative and poetic techniques in Western European literature. It is appropriate that the essays in this volume focus on the form of the literary work and the ways in which form determines meaning." "William Calin's essay on the saint's life analyzes the use of antithesis as a poetic and structural device that illustrates the saint's fundamental understanding of the relationship between the ephemeral reality of his physical existence and the absolute, timeless reality to which he aspires. Raymond LaCharite's study of Rabelais focuses on the author's self-conscious awareness of this relationship and of Renaissance preoccupation with reading as both an act of creation and interpretation. George Joseph's study of three Renaissance poets focuses on the use of paradox as both a figure of speech and as a genre that serves both as a structure and as a basis for the interaction in the poetry. David Rubin's essay on La Fontaine emphasizes the ways in which the register of style in the Fables is used to set the tone and control the meaning of the language." "In the chapters devoted to nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature one can see the continuing closer relationship between the book as a work of art and the reality in which it interacts. Suzanne Nash analyzes the strategy Mme. de Stael uses in writing De l'Allemagne, a book written less to present an accurate portrayal of Germany than to promote her own republican ideals for France. Ross Chambers's essay probes the question of the theme of melancholy in Romantic writing and its relationship to the social and political structures of the period; Edward Kaplan shows how a growing ethical, social concern can be seen in Baudelaire's revised Les Fleurs du Mal; Rima Reck and Edward Kaplan reflect the growing use of literature as a vehicle for influencing public opinion." "Stirling Haig analyzes Flaubert's careful use of style and his awareness that reality is ultimately shaped by the beholder's perspective. Finnally, Virginia La Charite's chapter on Proust returns to the idea of a structure within a structure, in this case the architecture of the cathedral as a metaphor of synthesis, an aesthetic device that gives an intelligible structure to Proust's enormous but intricately complex, mass of details." "If John Porter Houston focused on form and style, it is because he understood the semiotic nature of all things: that a writer's style is a subtle form of refined communication or, as Houston wrote, "style is an absolute manner of seeing things for Proust, a question of vision, and so constitutes the ultimate reality of literature.""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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178

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Bucknell University Press

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0838752276

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9780838752272

Quality of Life Through Quality of Information

Proceedings of MIE2012

By: European Federation for Medical Informatics. Conference,John Mantas,European Federation for Medical Informatics

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Quality of Life Through Quality of Information

Proceedings of MIE2012

By: European Federation for Medical Informatics. Conference,John Mantas,European Federation for Medical Informatics

Role of e-health in pursuing benefits in terms of quality of life for patients, health-care personnel, citizens and society.

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IOS Press

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1614991006

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9781614991007

Book's by John C. van Dyke

On Being and Cognition

On Being and Cognition

The Desert

The Desert

William Merritt Chase

William Merritt Chase

What Predicts Divorce?

What Predicts Divorce?

John La Farge, a Biographical and Critical Study

John La Farge, a Biographical and Critical Study

Marriage Clinic

Marriage Clinic

The Shaping of Text

The Shaping of Text

Quality of Life Through Quality of Information

Quality of Life Through Quality of Information

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