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 Terror, Religion, and Liberal Thought By Richard B. Miller 2010 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 0231150989 | PDF | 2 MB Religious violence may trigger feelings of repulsion and indignation, especially in a society that encourages toleration and respect, but rejection contradicts the principles of inclusion that define a democracy and its core moral values. How can we think ethically about religious violence and terrorism, especially in the wake of such atrocities as 9/11?Known for his skillful interrogation of ethical issues as they pertain to religion, politics, and culture, Richard B. Miller returns to the basic tenets of liberalism to divine an ethical response to religious extremism. He questions how we should think about the claims and aspirations of political religions, especially when they conflict so deeply with liberal norms and practices, and he suggests how liberal critics can speak confidently in ways that respect cultural and religious difference.Miller explores other concerns within these investigations as well, such as the protection of human rights and a liberal democratic commitment to multicultural politics. In relating religion and ethics, he develops a new lens for viewing political religions and their moral responsibilities. This probing inquiry also forces us to rethink our response to 9/11.  Jolisa Gracewood, "Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2015" English | ISBN: 1869408241 | 2015 | 240 pages | EPUB | 3 MB A fantastic collection of recent nonfiction essays, Tell You What contains live, wild, true stories from contemporary New Zealand. On the web and the wireless, in magazines and journals, at prizegivings and powhiri, New Zealanders are writing about the world. Essays and articles, speeches and submissions, tweets and travelogues-this book collects some of New Zealand's best nonfiction from the past year into one anthology. Featuring New Zealand writers such as Steve Braunias, Lara Strongman, Eleanor Catton, and Tina Makereti, it explores a range of subjects, from mountain climbing and family secrets to cannibal snails and dangerous swims.  Telegraph Processes and Option Pricing, Second Edition by Nikita Ratanov , Alexander D. Kolesnik English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 451 Pages | ISBN : 3662658267 | 37.3 MB This book provides an extensive, systematic overview of the modern theory of telegraph processes and their multidimensional counterparts, together with numerous fruitful applications in financial modelling. Focusing on stochastic processes of bounded variation instead of classical diffusion, or more generally, Lévy processes, has two obvious benefits. First, the mathematical technique is much simpler, which helps to concentrate on the key problems of stochastic analysis and applications, including financial market modelling. Second, this approach overcomes some shortcomings of the (parabolic) nature of classical diffusions that contradict physical intuition, such as infinite propagation velocity and infinite total variation of paths. In this second edition, some sections of the previous text are included without any changes, while most others have been expanded and significantly revised.  Tales From a Robotic World by Dario Floreano;Nicola Nosengo; English | 2022 | ISBN: 0262047446 | 281 pages | True PDF | 11.57 MB  Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond: Rethinking Cities for the Future By Tigran Haas (editor) 2012 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0847838366 | PDF | 7 MB The city in the twenty-first century faces major challenges, including social and economic stratification, wasteful consumption of resources, transportation congestion, and environmental degradation. More than half of the world's population lives in cities and major metropolitan areas, and in the next two decades the number of city dwellers is estimated to reach five billion. This puts enormous pressures on transportation systems, housing stock, and infrastructure such as energy, waste, and water, which directly influences the emissions of greenhouse gases. As the long emergency awaits us, urgent questions remain: How will our cities survive? How can we combat and reconcile urban growth with sustainable use of resources for future generations to thrive? Where and how urbanism comes into the picture and what "sustainable" urban forms can do in light of these events are some of the issues Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond explores. With more than sixty essays, including contributions by Andrés Duany, Saskia Sassen, Peter Newman, Douglas Farr, Henry Cisneros, Peter Hall, Sharon Zukin, Peter Eisenman, and others, this book is a unique perspective on architecture, urban planning, environmental and urban design, exploring ways for raising quality of life and the standard of living in a new modern era by creating better and more viable places to live.  Sustainable Computing: Transforming Industry 4.0 to Society 5.0 English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031135768 | 571 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 55 MB This book presents recent advancements in Industry 4.0 and addresses how these can be useful in achieving sustainable solutions in Society 5.0. The book also serves as a reference for developing sustainable engineering solutions to various socio-economic and techno-commercial issues. The book is meticulously structured into two sections: Section I sheds light on fundamentals, nitty-gritties, and principles of technological innovations and advancement in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), and Society 5.0, whereas Section II covers viable engineering solutions developments for revamping Industry 4.0 to Society 5.0. Overall, the authors aim to show how technological advancements can be used to address social issues and improve society.  Sustainability Analytics Toolkit for Practitioners: Creating Value in the 21st Century English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811982368 | 250 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 9 MB The book covers current analytical tools (eg: frameworks, standards, ESG indexes) to measure sustainability, and how these tools embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to that, a part of the book is also dedicated to the application of sustainability analytics, highlighting key challenges as well as the importance of engagement and communication in shaping the future direction of sustainability assessments.  Sufis and Saints' Bodies: Mysticism, Corporeality, and Sacred Power in Islam By Scott A. Kugle 2007 | 368 Pages | ISBN: 080783081X | PDF | 21 MB Islam is often described as abstract, ascetic, and uniquely disengaged from the human body. Scott Kugle refutes this assertion in the first full study of Islamic mysticism as it relates to the human body. Examining Sufi conceptions of the body in religious writings from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century, Kugle demonstrates that literature from this era often treated saints' physical bodies as sites of sacred power.Sufis and Saints' Bodies focuses on six important saints from Sufi communities in North Africa and South Asia. Kugle singles out a specific part of the body to which each saint is frequently associated in religious literature. The saints' bodies, Kugle argues, are treated as symbolic resources for generating religious meaning, communal solidarity, and the experience of sacred power. In each chapter, Kugle also features a particular theoretical problem, drawing methodologically from religious studies, anthropology, studies of gender and sexuality, theology, feminism, and philosophy. Bringing a new perspective to Islamic studies, Kugle shows how an important Islamic tradition integrated myriad understandings of the body in its nurturing role in the material, social, and spiritual realms.  "StreetScapes" Black and Whites Book 2: A Colorful Journey of Black+White Photo Ideas by E.J. Kelly English | December 21, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BQW53JDW | 135 pages | EPUB | 3.60 Mb Are you beginning your photography journey?  "StreetScapes" Black and Whites: A Colorful Journey of Black+White Photo Ideas by E.J. Kelly English | November 28, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BNLN15HJ | 95 pages | EPUB | 3.68 Mb Hello, and thank you for visiting. |
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