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Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Agency, Moral Disengagement and the Motivational Gap

By: Wouter Peeters,A. De Smet,L. Diependaele,S. Sterckx,Robert H McNeal,Andries De Smet

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Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Agency, Moral Disengagement and the Motivational Gap

By: Wouter Peeters,A. De Smet,L. Diependaele,S. Sterckx,Robert H McNeal,Andries De Smet

This book discusses the agency and responsibility of individuals in climate change, and argues that these are underemphasized, enabling individuals to maintain their consumptive lifestyles without having to accept moral responsibility for their luxury emissions.

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113746450X

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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination

Altered States of Knowledge in Late Antiquity

By: Wouter J. Hanegraaff

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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination

Altered States of Knowledge in Late Antiquity

By: Wouter J. Hanegraaff

In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetly in their homes, in temple sanctuaries, or insolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary master of ancient wisdom. While many of their writings are lost, those that survived have been interpreted primarily as philosophical treatises about theological topics. Wouter J. Hanegraaff challenges this dominant narrative by demonstrating that Hermetic literature was concerned with experiential practices intended for healing the soul from mental delusion. The Way of Hermes involved radical alterations of consciousness in which practitioners claimed to perceive the true nature of reality behind the hallucinatory veil of appearances. Hanegraaff explores how practitioners went through a training regime that involved luminous visions, exorcism, spiritual rebirth, cosmic consciousness, and union with the divine beauty of universal goodness and truth to attain the salvational knowledge known as gnôsis.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009302876

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Ultra Low-Power Biomedical Signal Processing

An Analog Wavelet Filter Approach for Pacemakers

By: Sandro Augusto Pavlik Haddad,Wouter A. Serdijn

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Ultra Low-Power Biomedical Signal Processing

An Analog Wavelet Filter Approach for Pacemakers

By: Sandro Augusto Pavlik Haddad,Wouter A. Serdijn

Often WT systems employ the discrete wavelet transform, implemented on a digital signal processor. However, in ultra low-power applications such as biomedical implantable devices, it is not suitable to implement the WT by means of digital circuitry due to the relatively high power consumption associated with the required A/D converter. Low-power analog realization of the wavelet transform enables its application in vivo, e.g. in pacemakers, where the wavelet transform provides a means to extremely reliable cardiac signal detection. In Ultra Low-Power Biomedical Signal Processing we present a novel method for implementing signal processing based on WT in an analog way. The methodology presented focuses on the development of ultra low-power analog integrated circuits that implement the required signal processing, taking into account the limitations imposed by an implantable device.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402090730

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9781402090738

Dawn of the Golden Age

Northern Netherlandish Art, 1580-1620

By: Wouter T. Kloek,Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas).,Rijksmuseum (Netherlands),J. Bruyn,Hessel Miedema,Christian Schuckman

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Dawn of the Golden Age

Northern Netherlandish Art, 1580-1620

By: Wouter T. Kloek,Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas).,Rijksmuseum (Netherlands),J. Bruyn,Hessel Miedema,Christian Schuckman

Designed as a catalogue for an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in 1994, this offers a survey of the paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and applied art produced 1580-1620. The book contains five essays followed by a catalogue which reproduces work from the era along with data on the artists.

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Yale University Press

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0300060165

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9780300060164

Esotericism and the Academy

Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture

By: Wouter J. Hanegraaff

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Esotericism and the Academy

Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture

By: Wouter J. Hanegraaff

The neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have approached ideas of the occult which challenged biblical religion.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521196213

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9780521196215

Transzendentale Einheit

By: Wouter Goris

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Transzendentale Einheit

By: Wouter Goris

Transcendental unity is a figure of thought of the Latin Middle Ages, which is indebted to Avicenna’s renewal of metaphysics and which is wrongly attributed to Aristotle. A specific interpretation of the demonstrable attribute determines the metaphysical reflection on ‘the one’ and turns it into a transcendental attribute of being. Notwithstanding the variety of epistemic constellations, however, this metaphysical relationship of being and unity always turns out to be a fundamental state of affairs. Transcendental unity identifies as a problem constellation, the principles of which are still effective in the critique of scholastic metaphysics in classical German philosophy.

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BRILL

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9004306390

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9789004306394

Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed

By: Wouter J. Hanegraaff

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Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed

By: Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Western esotericism has been a pervasive presence in Western culture from late antiquity to the present day, but until recently it was largely ignored by scholars and surrounded by misconceptions and prejudice. This accessible guide provides readers with the basic knowledge and tools that will allow them to find their way in this bewildering but fascinating field. What is it that unites phenomena as diverse as ancient gnosticism and hermetism, the "occult sciences" of astrology, alchemy, and magic, rosicrucianism, as well as Christian theosophy, occultism, spiritualism, and the contemporary New Age spiritualities? What can the study of them teach us about our common cultural and intellectual heritage, and what is it that makes them relevant to contemporary concerns? How do we distinguish reliable historical knowledge from legends and fictions about esoteric traditions? These and many other questions are answered clearly and succinctly, so that the reader can find his way into the labyrinth of Western esotericism and out of it again.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441146741

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The Corporate Paradox

Economic Realities of the Corporate Form of Organization

By: Wouter H.F.M. Cortenraad

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The Corporate Paradox

Economic Realities of the Corporate Form of Organization

By: Wouter H.F.M. Cortenraad

The `corporation' is by far the most successful legal concept of organization among large business firms. Yet there are numerous examples of firms operated in corporate form that were troubled either by internal problems arising from divergences of interests between the firm's various constituents (notably, managers and investors), or by conflicts with other members of society (including both victims of accidents or environmental pollution caused by the firm and unpaid creditors in the event of business failure). It is this paradox between the corporation's prima facie success and its apparent ambiguity in other respects that is examined in this book. Using modern economic theory concerning the functioning of markets and organizations, The Corporate Paradox examines how the concept of the corporation relates to the economic entity it organizes and in effect, how it may affect the use that firms make of society's valuable but scarce resources. To this end, both the economic rationales underlying the corporate form of organization and its effects on organizational and individual behavior are reviewed, with special emphasis on the separation between `ownership' and `control' and the principle of limited liability of shareholders, two features which are typical of the corporate concept. Finally, this book surveys, from a predominantly economic perspective, legal remedies that United States and Dutch law have developed in response to certain inefficiencies to which these features may give rise.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461546192

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9781461546191

Ultra Low Power Capacitive Sensor Interfaces

By: Wouter Bracke,Robert Puers,Chris Van Hoof

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Ultra Low Power Capacitive Sensor Interfaces

By: Wouter Bracke,Robert Puers,Chris Van Hoof

This book describes ultra low power capacitive sensor interfaces, and presents the realization of a very low power generic sensor interface chip that is adaptable to a broad range of capacitive sensors. The book opens by reviewing important design aspects for autonomous sensor systems, discusses different building blocks, and presents the modular architecture for the generic sensor interface chip. Finally, the generic sensor interface chip is shown in state-of-the-art applications.

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140206232X

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The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology

Equations and Applications in Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow

By: Wouter Zijl,Florimond De Smedt,Mustafa El-Rawy,Okke Batelaan

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The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology

Equations and Applications in Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow

By: Wouter Zijl,Florimond De Smedt,Mustafa El-Rawy,Okke Batelaan

This book describes a novel physics-based approach to inverse modeling that makes use of the properties of the equations governing the physics of the processes under consideration. It focuses on the inverse problems occurring in hydrogeology, but the approach is also applicable to similar inverse problems in various other fields, such as petroleum-reservoir engineering, geophysical and medical imaging, weather forecasting, and flood prediction. This approach takes into consideration the physics – for instance, the boundary conditions required to obtain a well-posed mathematical problem – to help avoid errors in model building and therefore enhance the reliability of the results. In addition, this method requires less computation time and less computer memory. The theory is presented in a comprehensive, not overly mathematical, way, with three practice-oriented hydrogeological case studies and a comparison with the conventional approach illustrating the power of the method. Forward and Inverse Modeling of Groundwater Flow is of use to researchers and graduate students in the fields of hydrology, as well as to professional hydrologists within industry. It also appeals to geophysicists and those working in or studying petroleum reservoir modeling and basin modeling.

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3319713426

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Loans and Credit in Consilia and Decisiones in the Low Countries (c. 1500-1680)

By: Wouter Druwé

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Loans and Credit in Consilia and Decisiones in the Low Countries (c. 1500-1680)

By: Wouter Druwé

Based on consilia and decisiones, Wouter Druwé studies the multinormative framework on loans and credit in the Golden Ages of Antwerp and Amsterdam (c. 1500-1680). He analyzes the use of a wide variety of legal financial techniques in the Low Countries, such as money lending and the taking of interest, the constitution of annuities, cession and delegation, bearer bonds, bills of exchange, partnerships, and representation in financial affairs, as well as the consequences of monetary fluctuations. Special attention is paid to how the transregional European system of learned Roman and canon law (ius commune) was applied in daily ‘learned legal practice’. The study also deals with the prohibition against usury and with the impact of moral theology on legal debates.

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9004416528

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9789004416529

Character Education

A Neo-Aristotelian Approach to the Philosophy, Psychology and Education of Virtue

By: Wouter Sanderse

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Character Education

A Neo-Aristotelian Approach to the Philosophy, Psychology and Education of Virtue

By: Wouter Sanderse

Many teachers want to contribute to children's moral development, but this desire has not always resulted in a profound grasp of what 'moral education' really means, why it would be desirable and how it can best be achieved. This book confronts these questions by examining what Aristotelian virtue ethics can illuminate about moral education. At the same time, it evaluates whether Aristotelian theory can still be useful for contemporary educational practice. The argument culminates in a morally justified and psychologically realistic account of how virtue can best be taught in schools. The approach, called 'character education', sees moral education not as enforcing rules or transferring values in separate subjects. Instead, it encourages teachers to be a 'morally exemplary teacher', which is revealed through all kinds of small decisions and emotional reactions. This philosophical essay takes a constructive but critical stance towards empirical research about the effectiveness of teaching methods and the realism of character traits.

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Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.

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9059727029

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9789059727021

Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Agency, Moral Disengagement and the Motivational Gap

By: Wouter Peeters,A. De Smet,L. Diependaele,S. Sterckx,Robert H McNeal,Andries De Smet

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Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Agency, Moral Disengagement and the Motivational Gap

By: Wouter Peeters,A. De Smet,L. Diependaele,S. Sterckx,Robert H McNeal,Andries De Smet

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Book's by Wouter Peeters

Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination

Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination

Ultra Low-Power Biomedical Signal Processing

Ultra Low-Power Biomedical Signal Processing

Dawn of the Golden Age

Dawn of the Golden Age

Esotericism and the Academy

Esotericism and the Academy

Transzendentale Einheit

Transzendentale Einheit

Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed

The Corporate Paradox

The Corporate Paradox

Ultra Low Power Capacitive Sensor Interfaces

Ultra Low Power Capacitive Sensor Interfaces

The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology

The Double Constraint Inversion Methodology

Loans and Credit in Consilia and Decisiones in the Low Countries (c. 1500-1680)

Loans and Credit in Consilia and Decisiones in the Low Countries (c. 1500-1680)

Character Education

Character Education

Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

Climate Change and Individual Responsibility

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