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Learning from Our Mistakes

Epistemology for the Real World

By: William J. Talbott

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Learning from Our Mistakes

Epistemology for the Real World

By: William J. Talbott

In Learning from Our Mistakes: Epistemology for the Real World, William J. Talbott provides a new framework for understanding the history of Western epistemology and uses it to propose a new way of understanding rational belief that can be applied to pressing social and political issues. Thisframework is used to articulate a new theory of prejudice and a new diagnosis of the sources of inequity in the U.S. criminal justice system, as well as insight into the proliferation of tribal and fascist epistemologies based on alt-facts and alt-truth.Talbott's new model of rational belief is not a model of a theorem prover in mathematics - It is a model of a good learner. Being a good learner requires sensitivity to clues, the imaginative ability to generate alternative explanatory narratives that fit the clues, and the ability to select themost coherent explanatory narrative. Sensitivity to clues requires sensitivity not only to evidence that supports one's own beliefs, but also to evidence that casts doubt on them. One of the most important characteristics of a good learner is the ability to correct mistakes.From this model, Talbott articulates nine principles that help to explain the difference between rational and irrational belief. Talbott contrasts his approach with the approach of historically important philosophers, including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Wittgenstein, and Kuhn, as wellas with a range of contemporary approaches, including pragmatism, Bayesianism, and naturalism. Learning from Our Mistakes offers a new lens through which to interpret the history of Western epistemology and analyze the complicated social and political phenomena facing us today.

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Oxford University Press

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0197567657

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Clinical Psychology and the Philosophy of Science

By: William O'Donohue

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Clinical Psychology and the Philosophy of Science

By: William O'Donohue

The motivation for this volume is simple. For a variety of reasons, clinical psychologists have long shown considerable interest in the philosophy of science. When logical positivism gained currency in the 1930s, psychologists were among the most avid readers of what these philosophers had to say about science. Part of the critique of Skinner’s radical behaviorism and thus behavior therapy was that it relied on, and thus was logically dependent on, the truth of logical positivism—a claim decisively refuted both historically and logically by L.D. Smith (1986) in his important Behaviorism and Logical Positivism: A Reassessment of the Alliance.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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331900185X

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From Darwin to Eden

A Tour of Science and Religion based on the Philosophy of Michael Polanyi and the Intelligent Design Movement

By: William B. Collier

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From Darwin to Eden

A Tour of Science and Religion based on the Philosophy of Michael Polanyi and the Intelligent Design Movement

By: William B. Collier

Who am I? Where did I come from? Where did life come from? How you answer these questions will profoundly impact how you live your life. Professor Collier has compiled into one engaging volume the scientific case for God and theism encased in the philosophy of one of the most brilliant and unusual scientist/philosophers of our age: Michael Polanyi. Few people have the time to survey the full spectrum of the modern intelligent design movement and how it grew out of and interacts with the writings of Michael Polanyi. With this book you can step back and survey the whole scene, and know exactly who you need to read next if necessary. Collier has condensed the critical details of Polanyi and the Intelligent Design movement into a single volume that informs without being overly simplistic, but is also engaging and fun.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532692714

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Multimedia Cartography

By: William Cartwright,Michael P. Peterson

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Multimedia Cartography

By: William Cartwright,Michael P. Peterson

The explosive development of interactive multimedia products on CD-ROM and the Internet, via the WWW, has generated immense interest in this field. The approach to producing interactive multimedia mapping products is quite unique and there has been an upsurge of interest in developing methodologies that best exploit both the technology and communication effectiveness of multimedia mapping. This book is addressed to professional cartographers interested in moving into multimedia mapping, for cartographers already involved in this field who wish to discover the approaches that other practioners in multimedia cartography have already taken and for students and academics in the mapping sciences and related geographic fields wishing to update their knowledge of cartographic design and production.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540658181

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Taking the Naturalistic Turn, Or How Real Philosophy of Science Is Done

By: William Bechtel

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Taking the Naturalistic Turn, Or How Real Philosophy of Science Is Done

By: William Bechtel

This innovative book presents candid, informal debates among scholars who examine the benefits and problems of studying science in the same way that scientists study the natural world.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226091864

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A History of Psychology

The Emergence of Science and Applications

By: William Douglas Woody,Wayne Viney

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A History of Psychology

The Emergence of Science and Applications

By: William Douglas Woody,Wayne Viney

This seventh edition of A History of Psychology: The Emergence of Science and Applications traces the history of psychology from antiquity through the early twenty-first century, giving students a thorough look into psychology’s origins and key developments in basic and applied psychology. It presents internal, disciplinary history as well as external contextual history, emphasizing the interactions between psychological ideas and the larger cultural and historical contexts in which psychologists and other thinkers conduct research, teach, and live. It also has a strong scholarly foundation and more than 400 new references. This new edition retains and expands the strengths of previous editions and introduces several important changes. The text features more women, people of color, and others who are historically marginalized as well as new sections about early Black psychology and barriers faced by people who are diverse. It also includes expanded discussions of eugenics and racism in early psychology. There is new content on the history of the biological basis of psychology; the emergence of qualitative methods; and ecopsychology, ecotherapy, and environmental psychology. Recent historical findings about social psychology, including new historical findings about the Stanford Prison Experiment, Milgram’s obedience research, and Sherif’s conformity studies, have also been incorporated. Continuing the tradition of past editions, the text focuses on engaging students and inspiring them to recognize the power of history in their own lives, to connect history to the present and the future, and to think critically and historically.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000906582

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A History of Earth's Biota

The Blooming of Life

By: J. William Schopf

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A History of Earth's Biota

The Blooming of Life

By: J. William Schopf

Over the past half-century, studies of the evolution of life have themselves evolved, markedly. Life’s earliest history, unknown and thought unknowable for the 100 years following publication of Darwin’s great opus in 1859 has finally come to light as the documented fossil record has been extended an astonishing sevenfold, from 500 million to now 3,500 million years. No longer are studies of evolution based solely on ancient fossils, now augmented by the evidence of life’s long development encoded in its genetic and biochemical make-up. Indeed, as new knowledge of the history of plants and animals and of their ever-changing environment has been unearthed, understanding of the overriding impact of the sequential co-evolution of the two groups, plants leading the charge with animals following their fodder, has become increasingly acknowledged. Intended for a non-specialist audience, students and laypersons alike, this book presents an up-to-date, well-illustrated encapsulation of the Phanerozoic history of life, the 550-million-year-long advance of plants and animals that set the stage for the rise of humans. The presentation deals with the human side of science, not just the science itself, as it illuminates how scientific discoveries are actually made. It is a wondrous read as it wends its way through a terrifically interesting, remarkable tale, showing that, surprisingly and stunningly, it is true beyond all doubt that from plants to people, bacteria to bats, microbes to man, all life is linked!

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527587258

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Strategic Intuition

The Creative Spark in Human Achievement

By: William Duggan

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Strategic Intuition

The Creative Spark in Human Achievement

By: William Duggan

This book will be the first to introduce formally, authoritatively, and convincingly the notion of strategic intuition to the business and finance communities. All strategic leaders can benefit immensely from it.--Douglas C. Lovelace, Senior National Security Strategist.

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Columbia University Press

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0231142684

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Baseball on the Brink

The Crisis of 1968

By: William J. Ryczek

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Baseball on the Brink

The Crisis of 1968

By: William J. Ryczek

Major League Baseball was in crisis in 1968. The commissioner was inept, professional football was challenging the sport's popularity and the game on the field was boring, with pitchers dominating hitters in a succession of dull, low-scoring games. The major league expanded for the 1969 season but the muddled process by which new franchises were selected highlighted the ineffective management of the sport. This book describes how baseball reached its nadir in the late 1960s and how it survived and began its slow comeback. The lack of offense in the game is examined, taking in the great pitching performances of Denny McLain, Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale and others. Colorful characters like Charley Finley and Ken Harrelson are covered, along with the effects that dramatic changes in American society and the war in Vietnam had on the game.

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McFarland

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1476668485

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Fishers Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation First International Edition

By: William J. Tilstone,Michael L. Hastrup,Camilla Hald

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Fishers Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation First International Edition

By: William J. Tilstone,Michael L. Hastrup,Camilla Hald

Barry Fisher‘s Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation has long been considered the "bible" of the crime-solving profession, drawing from the author‘s 40-year career in forensic science, including his time spent as the crime laboratory director for the Los Angeles County Sheriff‘s Department. Now for the first time, com

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CRC Press

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1439817057

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New York Modern

The Arts and the City

By: William B. Scott,Peter M. Rutkoff

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New York Modern

The Arts and the City

By: William B. Scott,Peter M. Rutkoff

Handsomely illustrated and engagingly written, New York Modern documents the impressive collective legacy of New York's artists in capturing the energy and emotions of the urban experience.

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JHU Press

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0801867932

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Unapologetic Theology

A Christian Voice in a Pluralistic Conversation

By: William Carl Placher

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Unapologetic Theology

A Christian Voice in a Pluralistic Conversation

By: William Carl Placher

In Unapologetic Theology, William Placher examines religion and the search for truth in a pluralistic society. Among the issues he considers are science and its relation to belief, dialogue among various religions, and the theological method.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664250645

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Cogent Science in Context

The Science Wars, Argumentation Theory, and Habermas

By: William Rehg

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Cogent Science in Context

The Science Wars, Argumentation Theory, and Habermas

By: William Rehg

A proposal for an interdisciplinary, context-sensitive framework for assessing the strength of scientific arguments that melds Jürgen Habermas's discourse theory and sociological contextualism. Recent years have seen a series of intense, increasingly acrimonious debates over the status and legitimacy of the natural sciences. These “science wars” take place in the public arena—with current battles over evolution and global warming—and in academia, where assumptions about scientific objectivity have been called into question. Given these hostilities, what makes a scientific claim merit our consideration? In Cogent Science in Context, William Rehg examines what makes scientific arguments cogent—that is, strong and convincing—and how we should assess that cogency. Drawing on the tools of argumentation theory, Rehg proposes a multidimensional, context-sensitive framework both for understanding the cogency of scientific arguments and for conducting cooperative interdisciplinary assessments of the cogency of actual scientific arguments. Rehg closely examines Jürgen Habermas's argumentation theory and its implications for understanding cogency, applying it to a case from high-energy physics. A series of problems, however, beset Habermas's approach. In response, Rehg outlines his own “critical contextualist” approach, which uses argumentation-theory categories in a new and more context-sensitive way inspired by ethnography of science.

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MIT Press

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0262264463

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9780262264464

The Core Concepts of Physiology

A New Paradigm for Teaching Physiology

By: Joel Michael,William Cliff,Jenny McFarland,Harold Modell,Ann Wright

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The Core Concepts of Physiology

A New Paradigm for Teaching Physiology

By: Joel Michael,William Cliff,Jenny McFarland,Harold Modell,Ann Wright

This book offers physiology teachers a new approach to teaching their subject that will lead to increased student understanding and retention of the most important ideas. By integrating the core concepts of physiology into individual courses and across the entire curriculum, it provides students with tools that will help them learn more easily and fully understand the physiology content they are asked to learn. The authors present examples of how the core concepts can be used to teach individual topics, design learning resources, assess student understanding, and structure a physiology curriculum.

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1493969099

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Philosophy of Science

An Overview for Cognitive Science

By: William Bechtel

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Philosophy of Science

An Overview for Cognitive Science

By: William Bechtel

This text focuses on two major issues: the nature of scientific inquiry and the relations between scientific disciplines. Designed to introduce the basic issues and concepts in the philosophy of science, Bechtel writes for an audience with little or no philosophical background. The first part of the book explores the legacy of Logical Positivism and the subsequent post-Positivistic developments in the philosophy of science. The second section examines arguments for and against using a model of theory reduction to integrate scientific disciplines. The book concludes with a chapter describing non-reductionist approaches for relating scientific disciplines using psycholinguistic and cognitive neuroscience models.

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Psychology Press

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1317767470

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Disease and Diagnosis

Value-Dependent Realism

By: William E. Stempsey

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Disease and Diagnosis

Value-Dependent Realism

By: William E. Stempsey

The germs of the ideas in this book became implanted in me during my experience as a resident in clinical pathology at Boston University Medical Center. At the time, I had inklings that the test results churned out by our laboratories were more than scientific facts. As a philosophically unsophisticated young physician, however, I had no language or framework to analyze what I saw as a deep philosophical problem, a problem largely unrecognized by most physicians. The test results provided by our laboratories were accurate and of great practical importance for patient care. However, most of the physicians who relied on our test results to diagnose and treat their patients either did not have the time or interest to consider the philosophical issues inherent in diagnosis, or, like me, had inadequate means to further analyze them. It was more than ten years later that I began doctoral studies in philosophy, and I was fortunate to find a faculty that was supportive of my efforts to address the problem. This book began as my doctoral dissertation in the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University. I would like to acknowledge the assistance of my mentor, Robert Veatch, Ph. D. Our conversations during my Georgetown years led me in new and often fascinating directions. I would also like to acknowledge the help of Kenneth Schaffner, M. D. , Ph. D.

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9401141606

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9789401141604

History of Psychology

Ideas and Context

By: D. Brett King,William Douglas Woody,Wayne Viney

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History of Psychology

Ideas and Context

By: D. Brett King,William Douglas Woody,Wayne Viney

A History of Psychology: Ideas & Context, 5/e, traces psychological thought from antiquity through early 21st century advances, giving students a thorough look into psychology’s origins and development. This title provides in-depth coverage of intellectual trends, major systems of thought, and key developments in basic and applied psychology.

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Advanced Problem Solving Using Maple

Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Decision Analysis

By: William P Fox,William Bauldry

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Advanced Problem Solving Using Maple

Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Decision Analysis

By: William P Fox,William Bauldry

Advanced Problem Solving Using MapleTM: Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Decision Analysis applies the mathematical modeling process by formulating, building, solving, analyzing, and criticizing mathematical models. Scenarios are developed within the scope of the problem-solving process. The text focuses on discrete dynamical systems, optimization techniques, single-variable unconstrained optimization and applied problems, and numerical search methods. Additional coverage includes multivariable unconstrained and constrained techniques. Linear algebra techniques to model and solve problems such as the Leontief model, and advanced regression techniques including nonlinear, logistics, and Poisson are covered. Game theory, the Nash equilibrium, and Nash arbitration are also included. Features: The text’s case studies and student projects involve students with real-world problem solving Focuses on numerical solution techniques in dynamical systems, optimization, and numerical analysis The numerical procedures discussed in the text are algorithmic and iterative Maple is utilized throughout the text as a tool for computation and analysis All algorithms are provided with step-by-step formats About the Authors: William P. Fox is an emeritus professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. Currently, he is an adjunct professor, Department of Mathematics, the College of William and Mary. He received his PhD at Clemson University and has many publications and scholarly activities including twenty books and over one hundred and fifty journal articles. William C. Bauldry, Prof. Emeritus and Adjunct Research Prof. of Mathematics at Appalachian State University, received his PhD in Approximation Theory from Ohio State. He has published many papers on pedagogy and technology, often using Maple, and has been the PI of several NSF-funded projects incorporating technology and modeling into math courses. He currently serves as Associate Director of COMAP’s Math Contest in Modeling (MCM).

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CRC Press

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0429891326

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9780429891328

Biology of Amphibians

By: William E. Duellman,Linda Trueb

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Biology of Amphibians

By: William E. Duellman,Linda Trueb

Now reissued in paperback with an updated preface by the authors, Biology of Amphibians remains the standard work in its field.

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JHU Press

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080184780X

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9780801847806

Minority Report

Dissent and Diversity in Science

By: William T. Lynch

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Minority Report

Dissent and Diversity in Science

By: William T. Lynch

In Philip K. Dick’s The Minority Report, ‘precogs’, who are imaginary individuals capable of seeing the future are relied upon to stop crime, with a consensus report synthesized from two of three precogs. When the protaganist is indicted for a future murder, he suspects a conspiracy and seeks out the “minority report,” detailing the suppressed testimony of the third precog. Science works a lot like this science fiction story. Contrary to the view that scientists in a field all share the same “paradigm,” as Thomas Kuhn famously argued, scientists support different, and competing, research programs. Statements of scientific consensus need to be actively synthesized from the work of different scientists. Not all scientific work will be equally credited by science as a whole. While this system works well enough for most purposes, it is possible for minority views to fail to get the hearing that they deserve. This book analyzes the support that should be given to minority views, reconsidering classic debates in science and technology studies and examining numerous case studies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1786612380

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9781786612380

The Reliability of the Cognitive Mechanism

A Mechanist Account of Empirical Justification

By: William J. Talbott

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The Reliability of the Cognitive Mechanism

A Mechanist Account of Empirical Justification

By: William J. Talbott

Originally published in 1990. Examining epistemic justification, truth and logic, this book works towards a holistic theory of knowledge. It discusses evidence, belief, reliability and many philosophical theories surrounding the nature of true knowledge. A thorough Preface updates the main work from when it was written in 1976 to include theories ascendant in the ‘80s.

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1317440137

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Pentecostal Hermeneutics in the Late Modern World

Essays on the Condition of Our Interpretation

By: L. William Oliverio Jr.

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Pentecostal Hermeneutics in the Late Modern World

Essays on the Condition of Our Interpretation

By: L. William Oliverio Jr.

In Pentecostal Hermeneutics in the Late Modern World, L. William Oliverio, Jr. offers a series of forays into the places where late modernity and Pentecostalism have met in interpreting God, the world, and human selves and communities. Oliverio provides a historical, constructive, and ecumenical approach to understanding current trajectories in Pentecostal interpretation as he engages a variety of philosophers and theologians. Together, these essays point to a way forward for Pentecostal hermeneutics in the context of the late modern world.

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1666718246

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The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

Exploring the Ultimate Questions About Life and the Cosmos

By: William A. Dembski,Casey Luskin,Joseph M. Holden

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The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

Exploring the Ultimate Questions About Life and the Cosmos

By: William A. Dembski,Casey Luskin,Joseph M. Holden

Science and Faith Can—and Do—Support Each Other Science and Christianity are often presented as opposites, when in fact the order of the universe and the complexity of life powerfully testify to intelligent design. With this comprehensive resource that includes the latest research, you’ll witness how the findings of scientists provide compelling reasons to acknowledge the mind and presence of a creator. Featuring more than 45 entries by top-caliber experts, you’ll better understand… how scientific concepts like intelligent design are supported by evidence the scientific findings that support the history and accounts found in the Bible the biases that lead to scientific information being presented as a challenge—rather than a complement—to Christianity Whether you’re looking for answers to your own questions or seeking to explain the case for intelligent design to others, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith is an invaluable apologetic tool that will help you explore and analyze the relevant facts, research, and theories in light of biblical truth.

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