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Marxism and Alternatives

Towards the Conceptual Interaction Among Soviet Philosophy, Neo-Thomism, Pragmatism, and Phenomenology

By: I Rockmore,W.J. Gavin,J.G. Colbert Jr.,J.E. Blakeley

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Marxism and Alternatives

Towards the Conceptual Interaction Among Soviet Philosophy, Neo-Thomism, Pragmatism, and Phenomenology

By: I Rockmore,W.J. Gavin,J.G. Colbert Jr.,J.E. Blakeley

Contemporary philosophy is by its nature pluralistic, to a perhaps greater extent than at any moment of the preceding tradition, in that there are multiple forms of thought competing for a position on the center of the philosophic stage. The reasons for this conceptual proliferation are numerous. But certainly one factor is the increasing development of contemporary means of publication and communication, which in turn make possible the rapid dissemination of ideas as well as an informed reaction to them. And this in turn has increased the possibility for serious philosophic exchange by enhancing the available opportunities for the interaction of competing forms of thought. But, although informed philosophic interaction has in principle become increasingly possible in recent years, the frequency, scope and quality of such discussion has often been less than satisfactory. Contemporary philosophic viewpoints tend not to interact in a Hegelian manner, as complementary aspects of a totally satisfactory and a-perspectival view, facets of a singly and all-embracing true position. Rather, contemporary philosophic viewpoints tend to portray themselves as mutually exclusive alternatives only occasionally willing to acknowledge the possible validity or even the intrinsic interest of other perspectives. Thus, although the multiplication of different forms of philosophy in principle means that there are greater possibilities for meaning ful exchange between them, in practice the tendency of each of the various philosophic positions to raise claims to philosophic truth from its point of view alone has had the effect of impeding such interaction.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400984952

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9789400984950

Russia and America: A Philosophical Comparison

Development and Change of Outlook from the 19th to the 20th Century

By: W.J. Gavin,J.E. Blakeley

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Russia and America: A Philosophical Comparison

Development and Change of Outlook from the 19th to the 20th Century

By: W.J. Gavin,J.E. Blakeley

In this year of bicentennial celebration, there will no doubt take place several cultural analyses of the American tradition. This is only as it should be, for without an extensive, broad-based inquiry into where we have come from, we shall surely not foresee where we might go. Nonetheless, most cultural analyses of the American context suffer from a common fault - the lack of a different context to use for purposes of comparison. True, American values and ideals were partly inherited from the European tradition. But that tradition is in many ways an inadequate mode of comparison. Without going too far afield, let us note two points: first, European culture was the proud inheritor of the Renaissance tradition, and, going back still further, of classical culture; second, the European countries are compact. Their land masses are such that the notion of "frontier" simply would not have arisen in the same way as it did in America. On the other side of the globe, however, there does exist a country capable of serving as a suitable mirror. We speak, of course, of Russia. That country also came relatively late onto the cultural horizon, and was not privy to the Renaissance tradition. Furthermore, her land mass is such as to be "experi mentally infmite" in character - not unlike the American frontier. It is hoped that much can be leamed about the present cultural context by com paring the two countries in their youthful stages.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401015147

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9789401015141

Wycliffe's Wild-Goose Chase

By: W.J. Burley

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Wycliffe's Wild-Goose Chase

By: W.J. Burley

Chief Superintendent Wycliffe comes across evidence on his own doorstep - and it leads him into very deep water . . . Wycliffe's home overlooks a peaceful, West Country estuary - but even here he can't get away from crime. When he is taking a Sunday morning walk along the shore, he comes across a service revolver with one chamber recently fired. In recent years Wycliffe has often regretted the fact that his rank cuts him off from the early stages of an investigation, but here he is, in at the very start. The case takes Wycliffe into the world of art robberies and crooked dealers, to a suicide which may be a murder, and a hunt for a missing yacht. As the investigation escalates, Wycliffe begins to wonder exactly where the clues are leading . . .

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Orion

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1409134725

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In Search of a Political Philosophy

Ideologies at the Close of the Twentieth Century

By: W. J. Stankiewicz

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In Search of a Political Philosophy

Ideologies at the Close of the Twentieth Century

By: W. J. Stankiewicz

In Search of a Political Philosophy is an analysis of the three democratic `isms' - conservatism, liberalism and socialism - and of the distinct nature of the all-devouring ideology - Marxist communism. The author is concerned with the conscious and unconscious assumptions of the proponents and followers of each ideology, and those of their theoreticians and critics.

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Routledge

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1134962819

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9781134962815

Canadian Criminal Cases Annotated

By: W.J. Tremeear

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Canadian Criminal Cases Annotated

By: W.J. Tremeear

A Series of Reports of Important Decisions in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases in Canada Under the Laws of the Dominion and of the Provinces thereof, with Special Reference to Decisions Under the Criminal Code of Canada, 1892, in All the Provinces; with Annotations, a Table of Cases Cited and a Digest of the Principal Matters.

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Рипол Классик

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5878320037

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9785878320030

Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland

By: E. R. Seary,W. J. Kirwin,Sheila M. P. Lynch

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Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland

By: E. R. Seary,W. J. Kirwin,Sheila M. P. Lynch

Traces the origins of nearly 3,000 surnames found on the eastern Canadian island, along with sometimes extensive information on etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. Introduces the alphabetical catalogue with a survey of the history and linguistic origins, which include English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Micmac. Appends lists of names by frequency and frequency by origin, and surnames recorded before 1700. First published in 1977, reprinted four times, and here revised with additions and corrections and reset in a more convenient format. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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646

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773517820

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9780773517820

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum

By: W.H. Rylands,W.J. Songhurst

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Ars Quatuor Coronatorum

By: W.H. Rylands,W.J. Songhurst

Ars Quatuor Coronatorum Volume 29

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421

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Рипол Классик

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5873022569

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9785873022564

Return to the Last Chance Zoo

By: W. J. Corbett

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Return to the Last Chance Zoo

By: W. J. Corbett

Head keeper Ken is world-famous for never turning a difficult animal away. Ken's zoo gives a 'last chance', offering a home to all those animals whose misbehaviour or strange habits have led to their exclusion from other zoos. But Ken and his wife adore animals, and have collected a team of keepers who share their passion and their unusual approach to animal care. However naughty or difficult an animal, Ken's zoo will always give them plenty of care and understanding. Remaining forever calm, Ken is infinitely resourceful with his network of world-wide contacts - and always thrives on a crisis. This time, he's got beavers who won't stop building dams, unruly ostriches, a baby crocodile with teething problems, and a baby giraffe afraid of heights ... And, when the Council decide to close the zoo, there's a dragon at the gates ...

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Hachette Children's

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1444907867

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The Home Office and the Dangerous Trades

Regulating Occupational Disease in Victorian and Edwardian Britain

By: Peter W. J. Bartrip

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The Home Office and the Dangerous Trades

Regulating Occupational Disease in Victorian and Edwardian Britain

By: Peter W. J. Bartrip

This book is the first in-depth study of occupational health in nineteenth and early-twentieth century Britain. As such it is an important contribution to the burgeoning literature on the history of health in the workplace. It focuses on the first four diseases to receive bureaucratic and legislative recognition: lead, arsenic and phosphorus poisoning and anthrax. As such it traces the emergence of medical knowledge and growth in public concern about the impact of these diseases in several major industries including pottery manufacture, matchmaking, wool-sorting and the multifarious trades in which arsenic was used as a raw material. It considers the process of state intervention taking due account of the influence of government inspectors, 'moral entrepreneurs' and various interest groups.

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Rodopi

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9042012285

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9789042012288

Purpose Beyond 2012

The Wisconsin Idea, Occupy Wall Street and Democracy's Future

By: Wj Reichertz

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Purpose Beyond 2012

The Wisconsin Idea, Occupy Wall Street and Democracy's Future

By: Wj Reichertz

Like many Americans, Ricky Vogt was searching for a career and purpose during the fallout from America's 2008 economic implosion. At the same time the nation was searching to resolve energy, environmental, and economic problems within a dysfunctional political system. This story explains how Vogt joined his fellow Americans as they fought amongst themselves in search of a better vision. He questions how community resolves the tension between intolerance and personal liberty; between the selfishness of trickle-down economics and the ideals of spirituality and our founding documents promoting the common good. The book depicts Vogt's evolving search for better solutions and a new way forward.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1469198754

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9781469198750

Geography, Science and National Identity

Scotland Since 1520

By: Charles W. J. Withers

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Geography, Science and National Identity

Scotland Since 1520

By: Charles W. J. Withers

Charles Withers' book brings together work on the history of geography and the history of science with extensive archival analysis to explore how geographical knowledge has been used to shape an understanding of the nation. Using Scotland as an exemplar, the author places geographical knowledge in its wider intellectual context to afford insights into perspectives of empire, national identity and the geographies of science. In so doing, he advances a new area of geographical enquiry, the historical geography of geographical knowledge, and demonstrates how and why different forms of geographical knowledge have been used in the past to constitute national identity, and where those forms were constructed and received. The book will make an important contribution to the study of nationhood and empire and will therefore interest historians, as well as students of historical geography and historians of science. It is theoretically engaging, empirically rich and beautifully illustrated.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521642027

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9780521642026

Annals of Natural History

Vol. 4

By: W. Jardine,P. J. Selby,W. J. Hooker,Dr. Johnston,Richard Taylor

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Annals of Natural History

Vol. 4

By: W. Jardine,P. J. Selby,W. J. Hooker,Dr. Johnston,Richard Taylor

Reprint of the original, first published in 1840.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368741470

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9783368741471

Managing Emotions in the Workplace

By: Neal M. Ashkanasy,W. J. Zerbe,Charmine E. J. Härtel

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Managing Emotions in the Workplace

By: Neal M. Ashkanasy,W. J. Zerbe,Charmine E. J. Härtel

This study is designed to advance the understanding of the causes and effects of emotions at work and extend existing theories to consider implications for the management of emotions.

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M.E. Sharpe

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0765609371

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9780765609373

Majestic River

Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger

By: Charles W. J. Withers

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Majestic River

Mungo Park and the Exploration of the Niger

By: Charles W. J. Withers

One of the greatest stories of world exploration ever told. By the late eighteenth century, the river Niger was a 2,000-year-old two-part geographical problem. Solving it would advance European knowledge of Africa, provide a route to commercial opportunity and help eradicate the evil of slavery. Mungo Park achieved lasting fame in 1796 by solving the first part of the Niger problem – which way did the river run? Park died in 1806, in circumstances which are still uncertain, in failing to solve the second – where did the Niger end? Numerous expeditions explored the river in the decades following Park's death, but not until 1830 was its final course revealed following in-the-field exploration. By then, however, the Niger problem had been solved by 'armchair geographers' who had never even visited Africa. Majestic River celebrates Mungo Park's achievements and illuminates his rich afterlife – how and why he was commemorated long after his death. It is also the thrilling story of the many expeditions that sought to determine the Niger's course and the facts of Park's disappearance, as well as a biography of the Niger itself as the river slowly took shape in the European imagination.

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491

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Birlinn Ltd

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1788855663

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9781788855662

American Hippies

By: W. J. Rorabaugh

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American Hippies

By: W. J. Rorabaugh

This short overview of the United States hippie social movement examines hippie beliefs and practices.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107049237

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9781107049239

Forensic Archaeology

A Global Perspective

By: W. J. Mike Groen,Nicholas Márquez-Grant,Rob Janaway

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Forensic Archaeology

A Global Perspective

By: W. J. Mike Groen,Nicholas Márquez-Grant,Rob Janaway

Forensic archaeology is mostly defined as the use ofarchaeological methods and principles within a legal context.However, such a definition only covers one aspect of forensicarchaeology and misses the full potential this discipline has tooffer. This volume is unique in that it contains 57 chapters fromexperienced forensic archaeological practitioners working indifferent countries, intergovernmental organisations orNGO’s. It shows that the practice of forensic archaeologyvaries worldwide as a result of diverse historical, educational,legal and judicial backgrounds. The chapters in this volume will bean invaluable reference to (forensic) archaeologists, forensicanthropologists, humanitarian and human rights workers, forensicscientists, police officers, professionals working in criminaljustice systems and all other individuals who are interested in thepotential forensic archaeology has to offer at scenes of crime orplaces of incident. This volume promotes the development offorensic archaeology worldwide. In addition, it proposes aninterpretative framework that is grounded in archaeological theoryand methodology, integrating affiliated behavioural and forensicsciences.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118745965

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9781118745960

The Craft Apprentice

From Franklin to the Machine Age in America

By: W.J. Rorabaugh

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The Craft Apprentice

From Franklin to the Machine Age in America

By: W.J. Rorabaugh

The apprentice system in colonial America began as a way for young men to learn valuable trade skills from experienced artisans and mechanics and soon flourished into a fascinating and essential social institution. Benjamin Franklin got his start in life as an apprentice, as did Mark Twain, Horace Greeley, William Dean Howells, William Lloyd Garrison, and many other famous Americans. But the Industrial Revolution brought with it radical changes in the lives of craft apprentices. In this book, W. J. Rorabaugh has woven an intriguing collection of case histories, gleaned from numerous letters, diaries, and memoirs, into a narrative that examines the varied experiences of individual apprentices and documents the massive changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.

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Oxford University Press

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0195363981

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9780195363982

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