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The New Theory of Time

By: Professor L Nathan Oaklander,University Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Philosophy Quentin Smith

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The New Theory of Time

By: Professor L Nathan Oaklander,University Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Philosophy Quentin Smith

The most important debate among twentieth-century philosophers of time has been whether events that have happened, are happening, or will happen are equally real (the tenseless theory of time) or whether there is a fundamental distinction between past, present, and future, with only present events possessing full existence (the tensed theory). In the 1980s a new version of the tenseless theory of time emerged. While advocates still posit that all events are equally real, they depart from the old tenseless theory by conceding that tensed expressions cannot be translated into tenseless ones, and support their view of time using other arguments." "This anthology offers the latest turns in the debate over the new theory of time, with essays written by many of the most prominent contemporary thinkers in the philosophy of time. There are discussions on the role - or nonrole - of language in determining which theory is true; McTaggart's paradox and the logical difficulties that defenders of the tenseless theory say are inherent in tensed theory; and the nature of our experience of time, which proponents of both theories claim can now be explained. The Preface and the General Introduction to the book set the debate within the wider philosophical context and show why the subject of temporal becoming is a perennial concern of science, religion, language, logic, and the philosophy of mind."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Yale University Press

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0300057962

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They Never Said It : A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions

A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions

By: Paul F. Boller Jr. Emeritus Professor of History Texas Christian University,Oklahoma John George Jr. Professor of Political Science and Sociology Central State University

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They Never Said It : A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions

A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions

By: Paul F. Boller Jr. Emeritus Professor of History Texas Christian University,Oklahoma John George Jr. Professor of Political Science and Sociology Central State University

Abraham Lincoln never said, "You cannot fool all the people all the time." Thomas Jefferson never said, "That government is best which governs least." And Horace Greeley never said, "Go west, young man." In They Never Said It, Paul Boller, Jr., and John George examine hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications, outlining the origins of the quotes and revealing why they should be consigned to the historical trashcan. Many of the misquotes are quite harmless. Some are inadvertent misquotes that have become popular (Shakespeare actually said, "The best part of valor is discretion"), others, the inventions of reporters embellishing a story (Franklin Roosevelt never opened a speech to a DAR group with the salutation, "My fellow immigrants"). But some of the quotes, such as Charles Darwin's supposed deathbed recantation of evolution, are blatantly dishonest and falsify the historical record. And others are chillingly vicious, filled with virulent racial and religious prejudices that completely distort the views of the person supposedly quoted and spread distrust and hatred among the gullible. These include the forged remarks attributed to Benjamin Franklin that Jews should be excluded from America, and the fabricated condemnation of Catholics attributed to Lincoln. An entertaining and yet thought-provoking book, They Never Said It sorts out a great deal of history and sets it right, going beyond a mere catalog of popular misconceptions to reveal how conservatives and liberals, atheists and evangelists, all have at times twisted and even invented the words of eminent figures to promote their own ends. It is the ultimate debunking reference, a perfect complement to handbooks of quotations.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198022220

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Universities for Sale

Resisting Corporate Control Over Canadian Higher Education

By: Neil Tudiver,Canadian Association of University Teachers

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Resisting Corporate Control Over Canadian Higher Education

By: Neil Tudiver,Canadian Association of University Teachers

In the 1990s Canadian universities experienced an aggressive campaign of corporatization. Universities for Sale offers suggestions on how to resist corporatization. Neil Tudiver shows how scholarly independence has, in recent years, been eroded to a point of crisis. Left unchecked, corporations play a larger and larger role in deciding which fields of study survive and which will disappear. He looks at how professors defend free inquiry against the pressures of economic expediency. Universities for Sale is a penetrating analysis of the ongoing issue of corporate influence on Canada's universities.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1550286900

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9781550286908

Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design

July 12-14, 2001, London, Ontario, Canada

By: Shen Weiming,Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Canadian Region,National Research Council Canada,University of Waterloo,University of Western Ontario

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Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design

July 12-14, 2001, London, Ontario, Canada

By: Shen Weiming,Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Canadian Region,National Research Council Canada,University of Waterloo,University of Western Ontario

Computer-supported co-operative work (CSCW) is a research area that aims at integrating the works of several people involved in a common goal, inside a co-operative universe, through the sharing of resources in an efficient way. This report contains the papers presented at a conference on CSCW in design. Topics covered include: techniques, methods, and tools for CSCW in design; social organization of the CSCW process; integration of methods & tools within the work organization; co-operation in virtual enterprises and electronic businesses; CSCW in design & manufacturing; interaction between the CSCW approach and knowledge reuse as found in knowledge management; intelligent agent & multi-agent systems; Internet/World Wide Web and CSCW in design; and applications & test beds.

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NRC Research Press

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0660184931

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9780660184937

Innovation, Science, Environment 07/08

Canadian Policies and Performance, 2007-2008

By: Carleton University. School of Public Policy and Administration

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Innovation, Science, Environment 07/08

Canadian Policies and Performance, 2007-2008

By: Carleton University. School of Public Policy and Administration

The impact of climate change is becoming increasingly obvious around the world but different levels of the Canadian government are failing to respond cohesively. For example, the Harper government immediately cut several liberal-era environmental research programs and admitted that Canada has been moving away from Kyoto Protocol targets and that the Kyoto Protocol is not central to its idea of either good environmental or good energy policy. Meanwhile, a Quebec liberal government announced that it would introduce a carbon tax to reduce CO2 emissions by 10 million tons by 2012 while Canada's mayors introduced their own climate change initiatives, linking them to local infrastructure development. This second volume in the ISE series examines the reshaping of ISE policy in the context of multi-level governance and policy. Contributors examine climate change policy, innovation in the natural resources sector, the internet pharmacy trade, biotechnology policy and governance, provincial government renewable energy policies, the psychological and human nature connection with sustainable development policies, procurement policy and innovation, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the commercialization of Canada's universities.

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320

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773532285

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9780773532281

Cyberidentities

Canadian & European Presence in Cyberspace

By: Alan L. Cobb,International Council for Canadian Studies,University of Ottawa. Institute of Canadian Studies

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Cyberidentities

Canadian & European Presence in Cyberspace

By: Alan L. Cobb,International Council for Canadian Studies,University of Ottawa. Institute of Canadian Studies

This innovative study explores diverse aspects of Canadian and European identity on the information highway and reaches beyond technical issues to confront and explore communication, culture and the culture of communication. Published in English.

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University of Ottawa Press

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0776604937

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Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada

By: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies

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Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada

By: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations,Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies

In Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada the authors provide comprehensive assessments of the current state of governance within the areas of income support for the unemployed, active labour market measures, and youth policy. The analysis focuses on how the current state of governance reflects a combined commitment to specific social policy goals, principles of federalism, and democratic oversight of the policy making process.;This volume sheds new light on the complex nature of the intergovernmental regimes governing labour market policy. It makes recommendations concerning how different governance structures might better serve both Canadians and the federation.

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IIGR, Queen's University

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0889118493

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