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Flora

A Tarot Book and Deck

By: Massimo Alfaioli,Maria Eva Di Maggio

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Flora

A Tarot Book and Deck

By: Massimo Alfaioli,Maria Eva Di Maggio

Read the tarot in a lush new way—through the lens of flowers and their mythology—with this intricately illustrated deck. The world of tarot cards and that of flowers, with their thousand symbols and meanings, meet in a unique and precious deck. The archetypes of the Major Arcana take on a new life, reflecting the vast array of meanings that mythology, tradition, and literature have long ascribed to flowers. The result is Flora, a magical deck that will enchant everyone who encounters it. Giving life to these myths and symbols are the gorgeous illustrations of Massimo Alfaioli, a botanical scholar and tarot expert, Maria Eva Di Maggio. Inside, 78 original artist illustrations and book that tell the myths, traditions, and legends of yesterday and today. A unique deck, to collect and consult to learn more about yourself and your destiny.

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0760391459

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Investing in safety in the environmental hygiene sector

By: Marco Frey,Massimo Battaglia,Emilio Passetti

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Investing in safety in the environmental hygiene sector

By: Marco Frey,Massimo Battaglia,Emilio Passetti

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8891716464

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Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

In Search of a Decision Support System

By: Roberta Cocci Grifoni,Rosalba D'Onofrio,Massimo Sargolini

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Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

In Search of a Decision Support System

By: Roberta Cocci Grifoni,Rosalba D'Onofrio,Massimo Sargolini

This volume introduces an innovative tool for the development of sustainable cities and the promotion of the quality of life of city inhabitants. It presents a decision-support system to orient public administrations in identifying development scenarios for sustainable urban and territorial transformations. The authors have split the volume into five parts, which respectively describe the theoretical basis of the book, the policies in question and indicators that influence them, the decision-support system that connects indicators to policies, the case study of Ancona, Italy, and potential future directions for this work. This volume is based on transdisciplinary research completed in May 2016 that involved about 40 researchers at The University of Camerino, Italy and other European universities. With purchase of this book, readers will also have access to Electronic Supplementary Material that contains a database with groups of indicators of assessment of urban quality of life and a toolkit containing the data processing system and management information system used in the book’s case study.

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Springer

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3319655817

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History of Law and Other Humanities.Views of the legal world across the time

By: Valerio Massimo Minale,Virginia Amorosi

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History of Law and Other Humanities.Views of the legal world across the time

By: Valerio Massimo Minale,Virginia Amorosi

The collection of essays presented here examines the links forged through the ages between the realm of law and the expressions of the humanistic culture.We collected thirty-five essays by international scholars and organized them into sections of ten chapters based around ten different themes. Two main perspectives emerged: in some articles the topic relates to the conventional approach of law and/in humanities (iconography, literature, architecture, cinema, music), other articles are about more traditional connections between fields of knowledge (in particular, philosophy, political experiences, didactics).We decided not to confine authors to one particular methodological framework, preferring instead to promote historiographical openness. Our intention was to create a patchwork of different approaches, with each article drawing on a different area of culture to provide a new angle to the history being told. The variety of authorial nationalities gives the collection a multicultural character and the breadth of the chronological period it deals with from antiquity to the contemporary age adds further depth of insight.As the element that unites the collection is historiographical interpretation, we wanted to bring to the fore its historical depth. Thus for every chapter we organized the articles in chronological order according to the historical context covered.Looking at the final outcome, it was interesting to learn that more often than not the connection between law and humanities is not simply a relation between a specific branch of the law and a single field of the humanities, but rather a relation that could be developed in many directions at once, involving different fields of knowledge, and of arts and popular culture.We are grateful to Luigi Lacchè for his contribution to this collection. His essay outlines the coordinates of the law and humanities world, laying out the instruments necessary for an understanding of the origins of a complex methodology and the different approaches that exist within it.This project is the result of discussions that took place during the XXIII Forum of the Association of Young Legal Historians held in Naples in the spring of 2017. The book was made possible thanks to the advice and support of Cristina Vano.The Editors

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Dykinson S.L.

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8413243084

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Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security

22nd International Conference, SAFECOMP 2003, Edinburgh, UK, September 23-26, 2003, Proceedings

By: Stuart Anderson,Massimo Felici,Beverley Littlewood

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Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security

22nd International Conference, SAFECOMP 2003, Edinburgh, UK, September 23-26, 2003, Proceedings

By: Stuart Anderson,Massimo Felici,Beverley Littlewood

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security, SAFECOMP 2003, held in Edinburgh, UK in September 2003. The 30 revised full papers presented together with two keynote talk abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 96 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on formal methods, design for dependability, security and formal methods, dependability and performance analysis, dependability of medical systems, fault tolerance, tools for dependable design, dependability of critical infrastructures, hazard and safety analysis, and design for dependability.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540201262

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Making Sense of Evolution

The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Biology

By: Massimo Pigliucci,Jonathan Kaplan

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Making Sense of Evolution

The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Biology

By: Massimo Pigliucci,Jonathan Kaplan

Making Sense of Evolution explores contemporary evolutionary biology, focusing on the elements of theories—selection, adaptation, and species—that are complex and open to multiple possible interpretations, many of which are incompatible with one another and with other accepted practices in the discipline. Particular experimental methods, for example, may demand one understanding of “selection,” while the application of the same concept to another area of evolutionary biology could necessitate a very different definition. Spotlighting these conceptual difficulties and presenting alternate theoretical interpretations that alleviate this incompatibility, Massimo Pigliucci and Jonathan Kaplan intertwine scientific and philosophical analysis to produce a coherent picture of evolutionary biology. Innovative and controversial, Making Sense of Evolution encourages further development of the Modern Synthesis and outlines what might be necessary for the continued refinement of this evolving field.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226668355

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Parallel Empires

The Vatican and the United States--Two Centuries of Alliance and Conflict

By: Massimo Franco

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Parallel Empires

The Vatican and the United States--Two Centuries of Alliance and Conflict

By: Massimo Franco

The fascinating and highly relevant history of the turbulent relationship between the United States and the Holy See, recounted and analyzed by Italian journalist and Vatican insider Massimo Franco Drawing on unique access to the archives of the Holy See and a range of sources both in Washington, D.C. and Rome, Parallel Empires charts the path of U.S.-Vatican relations to reveal the dramatic religious and political tensions that have shaped their dealings and our world. Starting with the Holy See’s initial diplomatic overtures to the United States in the 1780’s, Franco illuminates a two-hundred-year-old history of alliances, mutual exploitation, and misperceptions. From the nativist anti-Catholicism of the nineteenth century, through JFK’s election as America’s first Catholic president and the cold war anti-Communist partnership between the United States and the Holy See, to the establishment of full diplomatic relations in 1984, the story has never before been told quite like this. With U.S.-Vatican affairs still evolving in the present day, Parallel Empires also details the most recent developments of this ever-changing and often-tenuous relationship, including contemporary disagreements over the Iraq War and engagement with the Islamic world, and the Papacy of Benedict XVI. Parallel Empires leaves no doubt regarding the impact that the struggle between these two great powers—one of secular might and the other of moral influence—has had on both our history and on today’s world. Franco’s insights are sure to have lasting relevance as U.S.-Vatican relations continue to evolve, and with religion’s undeniable influence on everything from domestic elections to international terrorism, his work will prove invaluable in coming years.

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0385521839

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On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities, 1588

By: Giovanni Botero,Massimo Ciavolella,Luigi Ballerini

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On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities, 1588

By: Giovanni Botero,Massimo Ciavolella,Luigi Ballerini

The first treatise ever written on the sociology of cities, On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities (1588) marked a radical departure from previous literature on urban centres. It provided a revolutionary analysis of how cities function, and of the political, economic, demographic and geographic factors that cause their growth and decline. Noteworthy too is Botero's strikingly original use of sources in his analysis: moving beyond familiar classical and biblical references, he drew groundbreaking insights from reports by travelers and missionaries about cities in the non-European world, especially in China. Though seminally important to the history of urban studies, On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities has not been available in a modern translation until now. This edition of the treatise which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442645075

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Stochastic Methods in Scientific Computing

From Foundations to Advanced Techniques

By: Massimo D'Elia,Kurt Langfeld,Biagio Lucini

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Stochastic Methods in Scientific Computing

From Foundations to Advanced Techniques

By: Massimo D'Elia,Kurt Langfeld,Biagio Lucini

Stochastic Methods in Scientific Computing: From Foundations to Advanced Techniques introduces the reader to advanced concepts in stochastic modelling, rooted in an intuitive yet rigorous presentation of the underlying mathematical concepts. A particular emphasis is placed on illuminating the underpinning Mathematics, and yet have the practical applications in mind. The reader will find valuable insights into topics ranging from Social Sciences and Particle Physics to modern-day Computer Science with Machine Learning and AI in focus. The book also covers recent specialised techniques for notorious issues in the field of stochastic simulations, providing a valuable reference for advanced readers with an active interest in the field. Features Self-contained, starting from the theoretical foundations and advancing to the most recent developments in the field Suitable as a reference for post-graduates and researchers or as supplementary reading for courses in numerical methods, scientific computing, and beyond Interdisciplinary, laying a solid ground for field-specific applications in finance, physics and biosciences on common theoretical foundations Replete with practical examples of applications to classic and current research problems in various fields.

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1498796346

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Nonsense on Stilts

By: Massimo Pigliucci

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Nonsense on Stilts

By: Massimo Pigliucci

Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution, despite it being one of science’s best-established findings. Parents still refuse to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link has been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, including many political leaders. In this era of fake news and alternative facts, there is more bunk than ever. But why do people believe in it? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? In this fully revised second edition, noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in an entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and—borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham—the nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a “taxonomy of bunk” that explores the intersection of science and culture at large. No one—neither the public intellectuals in the culture wars between defenders and detractors of science nor the believers of pseudoscience themselves—is spared Pigliucci’s incisive analysis in this timely reminder of the need to maintain a line between expertise and assumption. Broad in scope and implication, Nonsense on Stilts is a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous debates that will shape the future of our planet.

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University of Chicago Press

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022649599X

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Naturoids: On The Nature Of The Artificial

By: Massimo Negrotti

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Naturoids: On The Nature Of The Artificial

By: Massimo Negrotti

Since antiquity, technology has tried to either control or imitate nature. Both these traditions take advantage of the progress of science, but their teleology and their typical design problems remain basically different.The technology of the artificial may be defined as the effort to reproduce natural objects or processes by means of current conventional technology and materials. This book reports on the results of a theoretical study of the logic characterizing any attempt to design something artificial.While designers of artificial devices work in their own area facing field-specific problems (e.g. bioengineering, artificial organs, robotics, AI, ALife, remakings, etc.), the present study refers to the artificial in itself, trying to find out what is common to instances very far from each other, in an intrinsically interdisciplinary way. The result may be defined as a proposal of a general theory of the artificial.

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World Scientific

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9814488712

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Merchant Writers

Florentine Memoirs from the Middle Ages and Renaissance

By: Vittore Branca,Massimo Ciavolella/Luigi Ballerini

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Merchant Writers

Florentine Memoirs from the Middle Ages and Renaissance

By: Vittore Branca,Massimo Ciavolella/Luigi Ballerini

The birthplace of Boccaccio, Machiavelli, and the powerful Medici family, Florence was also the first great banking and commercial centre of continental Europe. The city’s middle-class merchants, though lacking the literary virtuosity of its most famous sons, were no less prolific as writers of account books, memoirs, and diaries. Written by ordinary men, these first-hand accounts of commercial life recorded the everyday realities of their businesses, families, and personal lives alongside the high drama of shipwrecks, plagues, and political conspiracies. Published in Italian in 1986, Vittore Branca’s collection of these accounts established the importance of the genre to the study of Italian society and culture. This new English translation of Merchant Writers includes all the texts from the original Italian edition in their entirety. Moreover, it offers a gripping personal introduction to the mercantile world of medieval and Renaissance Florence.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442624841

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A Centaur in Auschwitz

Reflections on Primo Levi's Thinking

By: Massimo Giuliani

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A Centaur in Auschwitz

Reflections on Primo Levi's Thinking

By: Massimo Giuliani

In A Centaur in Auschwitz, Massimo Giuliani sheds new light on Primo Levi's rational, demythologizing approach to suffering and survival. Whether working in narrative or poetic form, Levi grappled with the ambiguities and complexities of innocence and guilt, triumph and loss. This unique book, with its concise overview of Levi's expression and development as a writer, reveals Primo Levi for what he was: scientist, intellectual, Jew, and dedicated seeker of the roots of human dignity.

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0739106635

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Exclusionary Practices

The Economics of Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance

By: Chiara Fumagalli,Massimo Motta,Claudio Calcagno

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Exclusionary Practices

The Economics of Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance

By: Chiara Fumagalli,Massimo Motta,Claudio Calcagno

With discussions on economic theory, cases, law, and policy, this book gives a well-rounded view of exclusionary practices and monopolization.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107017386

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Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation

By: Massimo Montanari

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Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation

By: Massimo Montanari

Massimo Montanari draws readers into the far-flung story of how local and global influences came to flavor Italian identity. The fusion of ancient Roman cuisine—which consisted of bread, wine, and olives—with the barbarian diet—rooted in bread, milk, and meat—first formed the basics of modern eating across Europe. From there, Montanari highlights the importance of the Italian city in the development of gastronomic taste in the Middle Ages, the role of Arab traders in positioning the country as the supreme producers of pasta, and the nation's healthful contribution of vegetables to the fifteenth-century European diet. Italy became a receiving country with the discovery of the New World, absorbing corn, potatoes, and tomatoes into its national cuisine. As disaster dispersed Italians in the nineteenth century, new immigrant stereotypes portraying Italians as "macaroni eaters" spread. However, two world wars and globalization renewed the perception of Italy and its culture as unique in the world, and the production of food constitutes an important part of that uniqueness.

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Columbia University Press

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0231535082

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9780231535083

ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

By: Peter de Haan,Curtis Hermann,Simon Horwith,Edoardo Zubler,Massimo Foti

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ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

By: Peter de Haan,Curtis Hermann,Simon Horwith,Edoardo Zubler,Massimo Foti

* Competitively priced, comprehensively illustrated, with in-depth "real world" applied content. There are only 2 other books that approach this subject matter, and our book is more concise, practical, and reaches a more advanced level that than the others. All source code for examples and case study will be openly available for download from www.apress.com. * In-depth final case study – in the final chapter we explore the planning, design, and implementation of an entire fully working website, using all of the code, concepts, and techniques learnt in earlier chapters. This highly applied look at integrating ColdFusion and Dreamweaver in a complete project unifies all of the concepts learnt and takes our book above and beyond the competitors, which rely heavily on theory and small isolated examples. * The authors (in Particular Jen deHaan, Massimo Foti and Simon Horwith) are highly experienced and renowned members of the Dreamweaver and ColdFusion web communities.

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Apress

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1430206853

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The Privatisation of Knowledge

A New Policy Agenda for Health, Energy, and Data Governance

By: Massimo Florio

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The Privatisation of Knowledge

A New Policy Agenda for Health, Energy, and Data Governance

By: Massimo Florio

This book deals with the emergence of intellectual monopolies. It explores different ways of producing knowledge, thus showing alternatives to the current dominant paradigm which is based on turning knowledge produced collectively into intangible assets, owned by a few leading corporations. It discusses a paradox: knowledge creation by government-sponsored research infrastructures (RI) or by non-profit institutions, including universities, is increasingly appearing in the form of "open science" - ideas and data are widely available in the public domain. However, such knowledge is privatised downstream by new oligopolies. These oligopolies, such as the Tech Giants, are protected by legislation on intellectual property rights that restricts further access to knowledge. This process contributes to increasing social inequality. The book suggests alternative policy options to counteract this process: the design of new players with a public mission and a coalition of governments as patient investors for the long-term benefit not just of the citizens of one jurisdiction but for creating global public goods. Proposals are presented for launching European R&D infrastructures related to three major long-term challenges: health risks, climate change and Big Data governance. These knowledge-intensive enterprises should offer innovation as a public good, for example in new biomedical fields underinvested by private firms, disruptive ‘green’ technologies, digital platforms based on transparent users’ ownership of data. Offering a balanced combination of theories and practical applications including interesting case studies, the book will appeal to students, scholars and researchers of public economics and governance. It will also find an audience among policymakers, practitioners and government officials.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000966895

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Medieval Public Justice

By: Massimo Vallerani

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Medieval Public Justice

By: Massimo Vallerani

In a series of essays based on surviving documents of actual court practices from Perugia and Bologna, as well as laws, statutes, and theoretical works from the 12th and 13th centuries, Massimo Vallerani offers important historical insights into the establishment of a trial-based public justice system.

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CUA Press

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081321971X

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Answers for Aristotle

How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to A More Meaningful Life

By: Massimo Pigliucci

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Answers for Aristotle

How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to A More Meaningful Life

By: Massimo Pigliucci

Philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci uses the combination of science and philosophy to answer questions about morality, love, friendship, justice, and politics.

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0465021387

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9780465021383

Constitutionalism and Legal Reasoning

By: Massimo La Torre

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Constitutionalism and Legal Reasoning

By: Massimo La Torre

This book of legal philosophy contends that positive law is better understood if it is not too easily equated with power, force, or command. Law is more a matter of discourse and deliberation than of sheer decision or of power relations. Here is thought-provoking reading for lawyers, advocates, scholars of jurisprudence, students of law, philosophy and political science, and general readers concerned with the future of the constitutional state.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402055951

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Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems

By: Nicola Femia,Giovanni Petrone,Giovanni Spagnuolo,Massimo Vitelli

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Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems

By: Nicola Femia,Giovanni Petrone,Giovanni Spagnuolo,Massimo Vitelli

Incentives provided by European governments have resulted in the rapid growth of the photovoltaic (PV) market. Many PV modules are now commercially available, and there are a number of power electronic systems for processing the electrical power produced by PV systems, especially for grid-connected applications. Filling a gap in the literature, Power Electronics and Control Techniques for Maximum Energy Harvesting in Photovoltaic Systems brings together research on control circuits, systems, and techniques dedicated to the maximization of the electrical power produced by a photovoltaic (PV) source. Tools to Help You Improve the Efficiency of Photovoltaic Systems The book supplies an overview of recent improvements in connecting PV systems to the grid and highlights various solutions that can be used as a starting point for further research and development. It begins with a review of methods for modeling a PV array working in uniform and mismatched conditions. The book then discusses several ways to achieve the best maximum power point tracking (MPPT) performance. A chapter focuses on MPPT efficiency, examining the design of the parameters that affect algorithm performance. The authors also address the maximization of the energy harvested in mismatched conditions, in terms of both power architecture and control algorithms, and discuss the distributed MPPT approach. The final chapter details the design of DC/DC converters, which usually perform the MPPT function, with special emphasis on their energy efficiency. Get Insights from the Experts on How to Effectively Implement MPPT Written by well-known researchers in the field of photovoltaic systems, this book tackles state-of-the-art issues related to how to extract the maximum electrical power from photovoltaic arrays under any weather condition. Featuring a wealth of examples and illustrations, it offers practical guidance for researchers and industry professionals who want to implement MPPT in photovoltaic systems.

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CRC Press

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1466506903

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The Reality of the Artificial

Nature, Technology and Naturoids

By: Massimo Negrotti

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The Reality of the Artificial

Nature, Technology and Naturoids

By: Massimo Negrotti

The human ambition to reproduce and improve natural objects and processes has a long history, and ranges from dreams to actual design, from Icarus’s wings to modern robotics and bioengineering. This imperative seems to be linked not only to practical utility but also to our deepest psychology. Nevertheless, reproducing something natural is not an easy enterprise, and the actual replication of a natural object or process by means of some technology is impossible. In this book the author uses the term naturoid to designate any real artifact arising from our attempts to reproduce natural instances. He concentrates on activities that involve the reproduction of something existing in nature, and whose reproduction, through construction strategies which differ from natural ones, we consider to be useful, appealing or interesting. The development of naturoids may be viewed as a distinct class of technological activity, and the concept should be useful for methodological research into establishing the common rules, potentialities and constraints that characterize the human effort to reproduce natural objects. The author shows that a naturoid is always the result of a reduction of the complexity of natural objects, due to an unavoidable multiple selection strategy. Nevertheless, the reproduction process implies that naturoids take on their own new complexity, resulting in a transfiguration of the natural exemplars and their performances, and leading to a true innovation explosion. While the core performances of contemporary naturoids improve, paradoxically the more a naturoid develops the further it moves away from its natural counterpart. Therefore, naturoids will more and more affect our relationships with advanced technologies and with nature, but in ways quite beyond our predictive capabilities. The book will be of interest to design scholars and researchers of technology, cultural studies, anthropology and the sociology of science and technology.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642296793

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Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb

By: Massimo Montanari

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Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb

By: Massimo Montanari

Do not let the peasant know how good cheese is with pears" goes the old saying. Intrigued by these words and their portent, Massimo Montanari unravels their origin and utility. Perusing archival cookbooks, agricultural and dietary treatises, literary works, and anthologies of beloved sayings, he finds in the nobility's demanding palates and delicate stomachs a compelling recipe for social conduct. At first, cheese and its visceral, earthy pleasures were treated as the food of Polyphemus, the uncivilized man-beast. The pear, on the other hand, became the symbol of ephemeral, luxuriant pleasure-an indulgence of the social elite. Joined together, cheese and pears adopted an exclusive savoir faire, especially as the "natural phenomenon" of taste evolved into a cultural attitude. Montanari's delectable history straddles written and oral traditions, economic and social relations, and thrills in the power of mental representation. His ultimate discovery shows that the enduring proverb, so wrapped up in history, operates not only as a repository of shared wisdom but also as a rich locus of social conflict.

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0231526938

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Medieval Tastes

Food, Cooking, and the Table

By: Massimo Montanari

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Medieval Tastes

Food, Cooking, and the Table

By: Massimo Montanari

In his new history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastes—both culinary and cultural—from raw materials to market and captures their reflections in today's food trends. Tying the ingredients of our diet evolution to the growth of human civilization, he immerses readers in the passionate debates and bold inventions that transformed food from a simple staple to a potent factor in health and a symbol of social and ideological standing. Montanari returns to the prestigious Salerno school of medicine, the "mother of all medical schools," to plot the theory of food that took shape in the twelfth century. He reviews the influence of the Near Eastern spice routes, which introduced new flavors and cooking techniques to European kitchens, and reads Europe's earliest cookbooks, which took cues from old Roman practices that valued artifice and mixed flavors. Dishes were largely low-fat, and meats and fish were seasoned with vinegar, citrus juices, and wine. He highlights other dishes, habits, and battles that mirror contemporary culinary identity, including the refinement of pasta, polenta, bread, and other flour-based foods; the transition to more advanced cooking tools and formal dining implements; the controversy over cooking with oil, lard, or butter; dietary regimens; and the consumption and cultural meaning of water and wine. As people became more cognizant of their physicality, individuality, and place in the cosmos, Montanari shows, they adopted a new attitude toward food, investing as much in its pleasure and possibilities as in its acquisition.

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A History of Italian Fertility During the Last Two Centuries

By: Massimo Livi Bacci

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A History of Italian Fertility During the Last Two Centuries

By: Massimo Livi Bacci

Profound changes have occurred in the demography and sociology of Italian fertility since Napoleonic times. Using the statistical system instituted in 1861 with national unification, Massimo Livi-Bacci provides a systematic and detailed analysis of fertility trends in Italy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He brings to light the main features of the secular decline: its rapid occurrence in the northern and central areas; the widening urban-rural gap; the shaping of social and economic differences; and the late, slow downward trend in the South. Multivariate statistical analysis enables the author to measure the changing relationship between fertility and social or economic phenomena. Historical evidence illustrates the effect on fertility of mass emigration and Fascist policy as well as of social changes such as those in agrarian structure, mobility, and communications. An altered attitude toward procreation is evident in some parts of Italy in the early nineteenth century. The decline becomes apparent in certain northern and central regions in the 1870s and 1880s and it appears at the aggregate national level in the 1890s. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400870127

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Reactionary Mathematics

A Genealogy of Purity

By: Massimo Mazzotti

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Reactionary Mathematics

A Genealogy of Purity

By: Massimo Mazzotti

A forgotten episode of mathematical resistance reveals the rise of modern mathematics and its cornerstone, mathematical purity, as political phenomena. The nineteenth century opened with a major shift in European mathematics, and in the Kingdom of Naples, this occurred earlier than elsewhere. Between 1790 and 1830 its leading scientific institutions rejected as untrustworthy the “very modern mathematics” of French analysis and in its place consolidated, legitimated, and put to work a different mathematical culture. The Neapolitan mathematical resistance was a complete reorientation of mathematical practice. Over the unrestricted manipulation and application of algebraic algorithms, Neapolitan mathematicians called for a return to Greek-style geometry and the preeminence of pure mathematics. For all their apparent backwardness, Massimo Mazzotti explains, they were arguing for what would become crucial features of modern mathematics: its voluntary restriction through a new kind of rigor and discipline, and the complete disconnection of mathematical truth from the empirical world—in other words, its purity. The Neapolitans, Mazzotti argues, were reacting to the widespread use of mathematical analysis in social and political arguments: theirs was a reactionary mathematics that aimed to technically refute the revolutionary mathematics of the Jacobins. During the Restoration, the expert groups in the service of the modern administrative state reaffirmed the role of pure mathematics as the foundation of a newly rigorous mathematics, which was now conceived as a neutral tool for modernization. What Mazzotti’s penetrating history shows us in vivid detail is that producing mathematical knowledge was equally about producing certain forms of social, political, and economic order.

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0226826732

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"My Muse Will Have a Story to Paint"

Selected Prose of Ludovico Ariosto

By: Lodovico Ariosto,Massimo Ciavolella

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"My Muse Will Have a Story to Paint"

Selected Prose of Ludovico Ariosto

By: Lodovico Ariosto,Massimo Ciavolella

Ariosto's correspondence paints a detailed portrait of the world he lived and wrote in. While some letters illuminate his day-to-day life, including his work as a provincial commissioner for the ruling Este family of Ferrara, others shed light on the composition and production of his poems and plays, allowing a glimpse of the man in his creative workshop. Herbal Doctor, a parody of humanism in general and neoplatonic philosophy in particular, may mark a defense of Ariosto's decision to turn away from the philological world of his contemporaries in order to pursue a different kind of learning.

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1442640871

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Italian Cuisine

A Cultural History

By: Alberto Capatti,Massimo Montanari

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Italian Cuisine

A Cultural History

By: Alberto Capatti,Massimo Montanari

This magnificent new book demonstrates the development of a distinctive, unified culinary tradition throughout the Italian peninsula. Thematically organized and beautifully illustrated, Italian Cuisine is a rich history of the ingredients, dishes, techniques, and social customs behind the Italian food we know and love today.

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0231122322

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Human First, Leader Second

How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism

By: Massimo Backus

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Human First, Leader Second

How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism

By: Massimo Backus

A self-compassion blueprint for leaders who are closed-off, constantly on the verge of burnout, and/or trapped in the myth of perfectionism. Through this 6-step framework, leaders will learn that self-compassion is for the strong, to separate their title from their person, and how to care for themselves in order to care for others. So many leadership and compassion books seek to remind leaders to behave human and treat those around them with care. But the truth is that leaders are human. They're not playing at being human or calling forth their humanity on demand. Their struggle in marrying leadership and compassion stems from leaders ignoring self-care-the lack of compassion toward their subordinates is just a symptom. Human First, Leader Second introduces leaders to the practice of self-compassion through a 6-step framework designed to ease even the most hard-headed and hard-assed leaders into thoughtful, and productive, introspection. Backward: Biography, Biology, Backstory Forward: Purpose, Values, Priorities Inward: Intentions, Feelings, Thoughts Outward: Intent, Actions, Behaviors Leeward: Self-care and Personal Accountability Wayward: Regret and Self-forgiveness Offering strategies for a personalized exploration of self-compassion-and what works best for the individual-this book will help leaders grow awareness to the importance of self-care while debunking the myth that compassion equals weakness. Regardless of our title or influence, we are all humans first, who need compassion.

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1523007060

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Divining the Oracle

Monteverdi's Seconda Prattica

By: Massimo Ossi

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Divining the Oracle

Monteverdi's Seconda Prattica

By: Massimo Ossi

Claudio Monteverdi's historical position in music has been compared to that of Shakespeare in literature: almost exact contemporaries, each worked from traditional beginnings to transform nearly every genre he attempted. In this book, Massimo Ossi delves into the most significant aspect of Monteverdi's career: the development, during the first years of the seventeenth century, of a new compositional style he called the seconda prattica or "second manner." Challenged in print for the unconventional aspects of his music, Monteverdi found himself at the center of a debate between defenders of Renaissance principles and the newest musical currents of the time. The principles of the seconda prattica, Ossi argues in this sophisticated analysis of Monteverdi's writings, music, and approaches to text-setting, were in fact much more significant to the course of Monteverdi's career than previously thought by modern scholars-not only did Monteverdi continue to pursue their aesthetic and theoretical implications for the rest of his life, but they also affected his dramatic compositions as well as his chamber vocal music and sacred works. Ossi "divines the oracle" of Monteverdi's ambiguous theoretical concepts in a clear way and in terms of pure music; his book will enhance our understanding of Monteverdi as one of the most significant figures in western music history.

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0226638839

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The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God

By: Massimo Mazzotti

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The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God

By: Massimo Mazzotti

She is best known for her curve, the witch of Agnesi, which appears in almost all high school and undergraduate math books. She was a child prodigy who frequented the salon circuit, discussing mathematics, philosophy, history, and music in multiple languages. She wrote one of the first vernacular textbooks on calculus and was appointed chair of mathematics at the university in Bologna. In later years, however, she became a prominent figure within the Catholic Enlightenment, gave up the academic world, and devoted herself to the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the homeless. Indeed, the life of Maria Agnesi reveals a complex and enigmatic figure—one of the most fascinating characters in the history of mathematics. Using newly discovered archival documents, Massimo Mazzotti reconstructs the wide spectrum of Agnesi's social experience and examines her relationships to various traditions—religious, political, social, and mathematical. This meticulous study shows how she and her fellow Enlightenment Catholics modified tradition in an effort to reconcile aspects of modern philosophy and science with traditional morality and theology. Mazzotti's original and provocative investigation is also the first targeted study of the Catholic Enlightenment and its influence on modern science. He argues that Agnesi's life is the perfect lens through which we can gain a greater understanding of mid-eighteenth-century cultural trends in continental Europe. -- Paula Findlen

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0801887097

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9780801887093

The Prison and the Factory (40th Anniversary Edition)

Origins of the Penitentiary System

By: Dario Melossi,Massimo Pavarini

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The Prison and the Factory (40th Anniversary Edition)

Origins of the Penitentiary System

By: Dario Melossi,Massimo Pavarini

This new edition of The Prison and the Factory, a classic work on radical criminology, includes two new, long essays from the authors and a foreword from Professor Jonathan Simon (UC Berkeley). In the two essays, Melossi and Pavarini reflect on the origins, development and fortune of The Prison and the Factory in relation to the debates surrounding mass incarceration that have taken place since this book was first published 40 years ago. The reputation of the original work has long been established worldwide, and this updated version will be of very special interest to scholars of the criminal justice system, penology, and Marxist theory. This seminal book examines the links between the development of capitalist political economy and changing forms of social control. Melossi and Pavarini analyse the connection between the creation of penal institutions and regimes in Europe and the USA, and the problems generated by the emergence of capitalist social relations. They provide a thorough neo-Marxist view of emergent capitalism and the penal mechanisms which are constructed to deal with the problem of labour. Contemporary to but independent from the work of Michel Foucault, Melossi and Pavarini combine research on the development of penal philosophies and institutions with a rigorous account of changing forms of capital accumulation, focusing on the use, and the problem, of labour under capitalist relations.

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113756590X

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