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Works of John Locke. Two Treatises of Government, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding & more (Mobi Collected Works)
Works of John Locke. Two Treatises of Government, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding & more (Mobi Collected Works)
This is an electronic edition of the complete essays complemented by author biography. This book features the table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on al
Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains
Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains
The prevalence of science fiction readership among those who create and program computers is so well-known that it has become a cliche, but the phenomenon has remained largely unexplored by scholars. What role has science fiction played in the actual development of computers and computing? Given the decline in students entering scientific, engineering an
Politics, Language, and Time: Essays on Political Thought and History
Politics, Language, and Time: Essays on Political Thought and History
In his first essay, “Languages and Their Implications,” J. G. A. Pocock announces the emergence of the history of political thought as a discipline apart from political philosophy. Traditionally, “history” of political thought has meant a chronological ordering of intellectual systems without attention to political langua
The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings
The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings
The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings provides an integrative approach to understanding health psychology using social psychological principles. It contains 26 readings grouped into five sections. The first section includes an overview of the multiple disciplines and perspectives that contribute to theory and research in health psychology and beha
An essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit
An essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit
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Comparative Political Theory and Cross-Cultural Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Hwa Yol Jung
Comparative Political Theory and Cross-Cultural Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Hwa Yol Jung
Comparative Political Theory and Cross-Cultural Philosophy explores new forms of philosophizing in the age of globalization by challenging the conventional border between the East and the West, as well as the traditional boundaries among different academic disciplines. This rich investigation demonstrates the importance of
Essays in the theory of numbers, 1. Continuity of irrational numbers, 2. The nature and meaning of numbers. Authorized translation by Wooster Woodruff Beman
Essays in the theory of numbers, 1. Continuity of irrational numbers, 2. The nature and meaning of numbers. Authorized translation by Wooster Woodruff Beman
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