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 Bertrand Russell, "The Scientific Outlook" English | 2009 | pages: 238 | ISBN: 0415474620 | PDF | 1,3 mb According to Bertrand Russell, science is knowledge; that which seeks general laws connecting a number of particular facts. It is, he argues, far superior to art, where much of the knowledge is intangible and assumed. In The Scientific Outlook, Russell delivers one of his most important works, exploring the nature and scope of scientific knowledge, the increased powerover nature that science affords and the changes in the lives of human beings that result from new forms of science. Insightful and accessible, this impressive work sees Russell at his very best.  Xiaorong Li, "The Poetics and Politics of Sensuality in China: The "Fragrant and Bedazzling" Movement (1600-1930)" English | 2019 | ISBN: 1604979526 | PDF | pages: 346 | 18.1 mb In Chinese literary history, the construction of images of beautiful women by literati tended to reach a high tide during periods of political crisis. This book charts a history in which sensualist poetry reached an unprecedented and unsurpassed height in the hands of the late Ming poets, experienced a period of hibernation during most of the Qing, and then reemerged to awaken the senses of late-Qing and early-Republican readers.  The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Roman Germany (Oxford Handbooks) by Stefan Krmnicek English | May 24, 2020 | ISBN: 0199665737 | 656 pages | EPUB | 12 Mb Germania was one of the most important and complex zones of cultural interaction and conflict between Rome and neighbouring societies. A vast region, it became divided into urbanised provinces with elaborate military frontiers and the northern part of the continental 'Barbaricum'. Recent decades have seen a major effort by German archaeologists, ancient historians, epigraphers, numismatists, and other specialists to explore the Roman era in their own territory, with rich and often surprising new knowledge. This Handbook aims to make the results of this great effort of modern German and overwhelmingly German-language scholarship more widely available to Anglophone scholarship on the empire.  Dean Moyar, "The Oxford Handbook of Hegel" English | 2017 | ISBN: 0199355223 | PDF | pages: 959 | 3.9 mb The Oxford Handbook of Hegel is a comprehensive guide to Hegel's philosophy, from his first published writings to his final lectures. There are six chapters each on the Phenomenology of Spirit and The Science of Logic, in depth analyses of the Encyclopedia and essays on the major parts of the Philosophy of Right. Several chapters cover the many newly edited lecture series from the 1820s, bringing new clarity to Hegel's conception of aesthetics, the philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy. The concluding part focuses on Hegel's legacy, from his role in the formation of Marx's philosophy to his importance for contemporary liberal political philosophy. The Handbook includes many essays from younger scholars who have brought new perspectives and rigor to the study of Hegel's thought. The essays are marked by close engagement with Hegel's difficult texts and by a concern to highlight the ongoing systematic importance of Hegel's philosophy.  Rodrigo Nunes, Josephine Berry Slater, Anthony Isles, "The Organisation of the Organisationless: Collective Action After Networks" English | 2014 | ISBN: 1906496757 | PDF | pages: 56 | 1.5 mb Rejecting the dichotomy of centralism and horizontalism that has deeply marked millennial politics, Rodrigo Nunes' close analysis of network systems demonstrates how organising within contemporary social and political movements exists somewhere between - or beyond - the two. Rather than the party or chaos, the one or the multitude, he discovers a 'bestiary' of hybrid organisational forms and practices that render such disjunctives false. The resulting picture shows how social and technical networks can and do facilitate strategic action and fluid distributions of power at the same time. It is by developing the strategic potentials that are already immanent to networks, he argues, that contemporary solutions to the question of organisation can be developed. Part of the PML Books series. A collaboration between Mute and the Post-Media Lab.  The New Small House by Katie Hutchison English | October 20, 2015 | ISBN: 1631864408 | 224 pages | EPUB | 25 Mb Smaller is big, says architect and author Katie Hutchison, whose book The New Small House shows those looking to downsize how they can live smartly, economically and environmentally friendly in elegantly designed homes.  The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 7 : Developmental Biology and Larval Ecology by Klaus Anger, Steffen Harzsch  The Myth of Economic Development (Critical South) by Celso Furtado, Mario Tosi Furtado 2020 | ISBN: 1509540148, 150954013X | English | 90 pages | PDF | 1 MB This classic work remains one of the most incisive contributions to dependency theory in the Latin American context. While agreeing with other dependency theorists that underdevelopment on the Latin America periphery was structurally connected to the accumulation of capital in the advanced economies at the core of the global capitalist system, Furtado went further and argued that the very idea of development in the periphery is a myth, deceiving countries into focusing on narrow economic factors such as the rate of investment and the volume of exports to the detriment of their human well-being. Moreover, the costs of development in terms of environmental destruction would be catastrophic for the planet: the idea that the poor in Latin America and elsewhere might someday enjoy the livelihoods of today's rich people is unrealizable in practice, and any attempt to generalize the lifestyles of the world's well-off would lead to the collapse of civilization. Adhering to the ideas of development and progress is not only misleading: it is also a form of cultural domination that stifles creativity and blocks the imagination of alternative life forms that would be better aligned to the conditions of life in Latin America and elsewhere.  The Leadership Skills Handbook: 100 Essential Skills You Need to be a Leader 5th Edition by Jo Owen English | 2020 | ISBN: 1789666694 | 328 Pages | EPUB | 2 MB  The Joy of Dog Training: 30 Fun, No-Fail Lessons to Raise and Train a Happy, Well-Behaved Dog (Dog Tricks and Training) by Kyra Sundance English | October 6th, 2020 | ISBN: 1631599704 | 144 pages | EPUB | 15.81 MB The Joy of Dog Training is a fun and inspirational guide toteaching your dog the 30 tricks most fundamental to their training. The interactive program will enhance not only your dog's performance, but also your overall relationship with your dog. |
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