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Determinism, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility

Essays in Ancient Philosophy

By: Susanne Bobzien

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Determinism, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility

Essays in Ancient Philosophy

By: Susanne Bobzien

Determinism, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility brings together nine essays on determinism, freedom and moral responsibility in antiquity by Susanne Bobzien. The essays present the main ancient theories of determinism, freedom, and moral responsibility ranging from Aristotle via Epicureans and Stoics to Alexander of Aphrodisias in the third century CE. The author discusses questions about rational and autonomous human agency and their compatibility with preceding causes, external or internal; with external impediments; with divine predetermination and theological questions; with physical theories like atomism and continuum theory, and with the sciences more generally; with elements that determine character development from childhood, such as nature and nurture; with epistemic features such as ignorance of circumstances; with necessity and modal theories generally; with folk theories of fatalism; and also with questions of how human autonomous agency is related to moral development, virtue and wisdom, blame and praise. Historically unified, philosophically profound, and methodologically rigorous, Bobzien's discussions show that in classical and Hellenistic philosophy these topics were all debated without reference to freedom to do otherwise or to free will, and that the latter two notions were fully developed only later.

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Oxford University Press

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0192636561

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Plant Breeding and Agrarian Research in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institutes 1933-1945

Calories, Caoutchouc, Careers

By: Susanne Heim

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Plant Breeding and Agrarian Research in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institutes 1933-1945

Calories, Caoutchouc, Careers

By: Susanne Heim

A history of the agricultural sciences in Nazi Germany is presented in this book. The book analyzes scientific practice under the Nazi regime, Nazi agricultural policy and autarkic strategies, and the expansion policy in Eastern Europe. It offers new insights into the Auschwitz concentration camp and new perspectives on the cooperation between German elite scientists and the Nazi regime. The book goes on to dismiss the assumption that "Arian physics" were typical for Nazi Germany.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402067186

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9781402067181

Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis in Food Analysis

By: Hilmer Sorensen,Susanne Sorensen,Charlotte Bjergegaard,Soren Michaelsen

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Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis in Food Analysis

By: Hilmer Sorensen,Susanne Sorensen,Charlotte Bjergegaard,Soren Michaelsen

In the rapidly developing field of analysis it is important to be aware of the newest methods within available techniques. Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis in Food Analysis describes chromatographic and electrophoretic principles and procedures for analyses of various amphiphilic and hydrophilic biomolecules, particularly for food analysis. Providing basic information, including general sample preparation, the book then goes on to describe individual analytical methods and exemplify the strategy and methodologies employed for the analyses. The theory necessary to understand the methods and interpretation of results is also included, as are numerous detailed instructions on experiments. Tables, figures and references are included to give a complete picture. Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis in Food Analysis will be especially valuable for students and more experienced researchers interested in analysis of natural products, both inside and outside the field of food chemistry.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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1847550525

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9781847550521

The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature

By: Friederike Eigler,Susanne Kord

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The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature

By: Friederike Eigler,Susanne Kord

Today, a multiplicity of feminist approaches has become an integral part of the fields of German literary and cultural studies. This comprehensive reference provides a much needed synthesis of the contribution women have made to German literature and culture. In entries for more than 500 topics, the volume surveys literary periods, epochs, and genres; critical approaches and theories; important authors and works; female stereotypes; laws and historical developments; literary concepts and themes; and organizations and archives relevant to women and women's studies. Each entry offers a concise identification of the term, a discussion of its significance, and a bibliography of works for further reading. Today, a multiplicity of feminist approaches has become an integral part of the fields of German literary and cultural studies. While biographical works on women writers exist, this is the first reference to synthesize the wealth of feminist scholarship in German studies. While existing reference works focus exclusively on women authors, this volume contains numerous topical entries and covers the role of women in German literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 500 topics. While some entries are provided for important women writers and other individuals, the bulk of the volume provides information on literary periods, epochs, and genres; critical approaches and theories; female stereotypes; laws and historical developments; literary concepts and themes; and organizations and archives relevant to women and women's studies. Each entry includes a brief identification of the subject, a discussion of feminist thought on the topic, and a brief bibliography. Entries are written by numerous contributors and reflect a range of critical/theoretical approaches.

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691

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1567507522

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River. Space. Design

Planning Strategies, Methods and Projects for Urban Rivers Third and Enlarged Edition

By: Martin Prominski,Antje Stokman,Daniel Stimberg,Hinnerk Voermanek,Susanne Zeller,Katarina Bajc,Nengshi Zheng

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River. Space. Design

Planning Strategies, Methods and Projects for Urban Rivers Third and Enlarged Edition

By: Martin Prominski,Antje Stokman,Daniel Stimberg,Hinnerk Voermanek,Susanne Zeller,Katarina Bajc,Nengshi Zheng

Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space design and ecology at the same time, often a challenging task for the designer. This book is the product of extensive research that identified some 60 best-practice examples and subjected them to a comparative analysis. The result is a systematic catalog of effective strategies and innovative design tools that provides readers with an inspiring overview of the broad spectrum of design possibilities for river spaces. Each project is illustrated with photographs taken especially for the book and each design strategy and tool is explained by diagrams. This revised edition introduces ten new case studies chiefly from North America.

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356

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Birkhäuser

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3035625271

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9783035625271

Colonial Fantasies

Conquest, Family, and Nation in Precolonial Germany, 1770-1870

By: Susanne Zantop

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Colonial Fantasies

Conquest, Family, and Nation in Precolonial Germany, 1770-1870

By: Susanne Zantop

Since Germany became a colonial power relatively late, postcolonial theorists and histories of colonialism have thus far paid little attention to it. Uncovering Germany’s colonial legacy and imagination, Susanne Zantop reveals the significance of colonial fantasies—a kind of colonialism without colonies—in the formation of German national identity. Through readings of historical, anthropological, literary, and popular texts, Zantop explores imaginary colonial encounters of "Germans" with "natives" in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century literature, and shows how these colonial fantasies acted as a rehearsal for actual colonial ventures in Africa, South America, and the Pacific. From as early as the sixteenth century, Germans preoccupied themselves with an imaginary drive for colonial conquest and possession that eventually grew into a collective obsession. Zantop illustrates the gendered character of Germany’s colonial imagination through critical readings of popular novels, plays, and travel literature that imagine sexual conquest and surrender in colonial territory—or love and blissful domestic relations between colonizer and colonized. She looks at scientific articles, philosophical essays, and political pamphlets that helped create a racist colonial discourse and demonstrates that from its earliest manifestations, the German colonial imagination contained ideas about a specifically German national identity, different from, if not superior to, most others.

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Duke University Press

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0822382113

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9780822382119

Architects of Annihilation

Auschwitz and the Logic of Destruction

By: Gotz Aly,Susanne Heim

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Architects of Annihilation

Auschwitz and the Logic of Destruction

By: Gotz Aly,Susanne Heim

Architects of Annihilation follows the activities of the demographers, economists, geographers and planners in the period between the disorderly excesses of the November 1938 pogrom and the fully-effective operation of the gas chambers at Auschwitz in summer 1942. The authors, both journalists and historians, argue that this group of intellectuals, often combining academic, civil service and Party functions, made an indispensable contribution to the planning and execution of the Final Solution. More than that, in the economic and demographic rationale of these experts, the Final Solution was only one element in a far-reaching programme of self-sufficiency which privileged the German Aryan population.

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340

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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1474602746

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Models of Modals

From Pragmatics and Corpus Linguistics to Machine Learning

By: Ilse Depraetere,Bert Cappelle,Martin Hilpert,Ludovic De Cuypere,Mathieu Dehouck,Pascal Denis,Susanne Flach,Natalia Grabar,Cyril Grandin,Thierry Hamon,Clemens Hufeld,Benoît Leclercq,Hans-Jörg Schmid

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Models of Modals

From Pragmatics and Corpus Linguistics to Machine Learning

Modal verbs in English communicate delicate shades of meaning, there being a large range of verbs both on the necessity side (must, have to, should, ought to, need, need to) and the possibility side (can, may, could, might, be able to). They therefore constitute excellent test ground to apply and compare different methodologies that can lay bare the factors that drive the speaker’s choice of modal verb. This book is not merely concerned with a purely grammatical description of the use of modal verbs, but aims at advancing our understanding of lexical and grammatical units in general and of linguistic methodologies to explore these. It thus involves a genuine effort to compare, assess and combine a variety of approaches. It complements the leading descriptive qualitative work on modal verbs by testing a diverse range of quantitative methods, while not ignoring qualitative issues pertaining to the semantics-pragmatics interface. Starting from a critical assessment of what constitutes the meaning of modal verbs, different types of empirical studies (usage-based, data-driven and experimental), drawing considerably on the same data sets, shows how method triangulation can contribute to an enhanced understanding. Due attention is also given to individual variation as well as the degree to which modals can predict L2 proficiency level.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110734257

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9783110734256

Little Detours

The Letters and Plays of Luise Gottsched (1713-1762)

By: Susanne Kord

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Little Detours

The Letters and Plays of Luise Gottsched (1713-1762)

By: Susanne Kord

Both the letters, edited and censored by Runckel, and the plays, commissioned and edited by her husband, reveal a number of intriguing "detours" from the path of conventionality: biographical aberrations in her letters (her chagrined loyalty to her husband, her passionate "friendship" with Runckel) and poetological deviations from her husband's poetics expressed in her dramas."--BOOK JACKET.

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Camden House

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1571131485

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Word of Mouth

Food and Fiction After Freud

By: Susanne M. Skubal

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Word of Mouth

Food and Fiction After Freud

By: Susanne M. Skubal

An examination of the importance of oral experience as reflected in literature, Word of Mouth extends psychoanalytic theory as forwarded by Freud, Karl Abraham, Melanie Klein, and Julia Kristeva. The meaning of oral experience is explored with reference to several texts, looking at the oral bond between mother and child in Proust and questions of disordered eating, raised by aggressive orality, found in Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Throughout, the author draws forth the myriad expressions relating the desires and dramas of the mouth, its pervasive pleasures and its dreads.

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Routledge

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1136713298

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9781136713293

From Schmelt Camp to “Little Auschwitz”

Blechhammer’s Role in the Holocaust

By: Susanne Barth

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From Schmelt Camp to “Little Auschwitz”

Blechhammer’s Role in the Holocaust

By: Susanne Barth

From Schmelt Camp to “Little Auschwitz”: Blechhammer’s Role in the Holocaust is the first in-depth study of the second largest Auschwitz subcamp, Blechhammer (Blachownia Śląska), and its lesser known yet significant prehistory as a so-called Schmelt camp, a forced labor camp for Jews operating outside the concentration camp system. Drawing on previously untapped archival documents and a wide array of survivor testimonies, the book provides novel findings on Blechhammer’s role in the Holocaust in Eastern Upper Silesia, a formerly Polish territory annexed to Nazi Germany in the fall of 1939, where 120,000 Jews lived. Established in the spring of 1942 to construct a synthetic fuel plant, the camp’s abhorrent living conditions led to the death of thousands of young Jews conscripted from the ghettos or taken off deportation convoys from Western Europe. Blechhammer was not only used for selecting parts of the Jewish ghetto population for Auschwitz, but also for killing pregnant women and babies. As an Auschwitz satellite, Blechhammer became the scene of brutal executions and massacres of prisoners refusing to go on the Death March. This microhistory unearths the far-reaching complicity of often overlooked perpetrators, such as the industrialists, factory guards, policemen, and “ordinary” civilians in these atrocities, but more importantly, it focuses on the victims, reconstructing the prisoners’ daily life and suffering, as well as their survival strategies.

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268

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Purdue University Press

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1612499562

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9781612499567

The Kaiser Wilhelm Society Under National Socialism

By: Susanne Heim,Carola Sachse,Mark Walker

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The Kaiser Wilhelm Society Under National Socialism

By: Susanne Heim,Carola Sachse,Mark Walker

This book examines the Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes under Hitler, illustrating the cooperation between scientists and National Socialists in service of autarky, racial hygiene, war, and genocide.

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503

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Cambridge University Press

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052187906X

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9780521879064

Aunt Edith

The Jewish Heritage of a Catholic Saint

By: Susanne M. Batzdorff

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Aunt Edith

The Jewish Heritage of a Catholic Saint

By: Susanne M. Batzdorff

The story of Jewish Edith Stein who graduated summa cum laude in a doctoral program; became the principal associate of Edmund Husserl, the father of phenomenology; converted to Roman Catholicism; became a cloistered Carmelite nun; and was deported to Auschwitz where she and her sister Rosa perished in the gas chambers.

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0872432408

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Determinism, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility

Determinism, Freedom, and Moral Responsibility

Plant Breeding and Agrarian Research in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institutes 1933-1945

Plant Breeding and Agrarian Research in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institutes 1933-1945

Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis in Food Analysis

Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis in Food Analysis

The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature

The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature

River. Space. Design

River. Space. Design

Colonial Fantasies

Colonial Fantasies

Architects of Annihilation

Architects of Annihilation

Models of Modals

Models of Modals

Little Detours

Little Detours

Word of Mouth

Word of Mouth

From Schmelt Camp to “Little Auschwitz”

From Schmelt Camp to “Little Auschwitz”

The Kaiser Wilhelm Society Under National Socialism

The Kaiser Wilhelm Society Under National Socialism

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