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 What is Political Theory? By Stephen K White, J Donald Moon 2004 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 0761942602 | PDF | 2 MB What Is Political Theory? provides students with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the discipline. Ten substantive chapters address the most pressing topics in political theory today, including: - what resources do the classic texts still provide for political theorists?- what areas will political theorists focus on in the future?- can western political theory alone continue to provide a framework for responding to the challenges of modern political life?The authors assess the intellectual challenges to conventional political theory, such as post-structuralism and the scientific study of politics that have revitalized the field in the last 30 years. They also broaden the perspective to take in non-western ideas and to reconceptualize political theory in the light of specifically global challenges.Students and teachers of political theory and political philosophy will find this book invaluable in understanding the factors that have shaped current political theory and which will guide its future development.  Erwin Schrodinger, "What is Life? " English | ISBN: 1107604664 | 2012 | 184 pages | MOBI | 470 KB Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind and Matter, his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Brought together with these two classics are Schrödinger's autobiographical sketches, which offer a fascinating account of his life as a background to his scientific writings.  What is Design for Six Sigma By Roland R. Cavanagh, Robert P. Neuman, Peter S. Pande 2004 | 96 Pages | ISBN: 0071423893 | PDF | 3 MB What Is Design for Six Sigma? reveals how to use DFSS to design new products, services, and processes so that quality problems can be solved before they ever start. Topics include: How to design new products and processes The DMADOV implementation process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Optimize, and Verify) How to redesign existing processes and services  Hans-Johann Glock, "What is Analytic Philosophy?" English | ISBN: 0521872677 | 2008 | 306 pages | MOBI | 843 KB Analytic philosophy is roughly a hundred years old, and it is now the dominant force within Western philosophy. Interest in its historical development is increasing, but there has hitherto been no sustained attempt to elucidate what it currently amounts to, and how it differs from so-called 'continental' philosophy. In this rich and wide-ranging book, Hans Johann Glock argues that analytic philosophy is a loose movement held together both by ties of influence and by various 'family resemblances'. He considers the pros and cons of various definitions of analytic philosophy, and tackles the methodological, historiographical and philosophical issues raised by such definitions. Finally, he explores the wider intellectual and cultural implications of the notorious divide between analytic and continental philosophy. His book is an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to understand analytic philosophy and how it is practised.  What You Need to Know About AI: A Primer on Being Human in an Artificially Intelligent World by James Wang English | 2025 | ASIN: B0FP88B1YV | 293 Pages | True ePUB | 1.6 MB  Hanna Pickard, "What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine?: A Philosophy of Addiction" English | ISBN: 0691253536 | 2026 | 352 pages | PDF | 3 MB A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction  What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine?: A Philosophy of Addiction by Hanna Pickard English | January 6, 2026 | ISBN: 0691253536, 9780691253558 | True EPUB | 352 pages | 3.8 MB A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction  What Works in Foster Care?: Key Components of Success From the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study By Peter J. Pecora, Ronald C. Kessler, Jason Williams, A. Chris Downs, Diana J. English, James White, Kirk O'Brien 2009 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0195175913 | PDF | 3 MB On any given day, nearly half a million children are served by foster care services in the U.S. at an annual cost of over $25 billion. Growing demand and shrinking funds have so greatly stressed the child welfare system that calls for orphanages have re-entered the public debate for the first time in nearly half a century. New ideas are desperately needed to transform a system in crisis, guarantee better outcomes for children in foster care, and reduce the need for out-of-home care in the first place.Yet little is known about what works in foster care. Very few studies have examined how alumni have fared as adults or tracked long-term health effects, and even fewer have directly compared different foster care services. In one of the most comprehensive studies of adults formerly in foster care ever conducted, the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study found that quality foster care services for children pay big dividends when they grow into adults. Key investments in highly trained staff, low caseloads, and robust supplementary services can dramatically reduce the rates of mental disorders and substance abuse later in life and increase the likelihood of completing education beyond high school and remaining employed. The results of this unparalleled study document not only the more favorable outcomes for youth who receive better services but the overall return when an investment is made in high quality foster care: every dollar invested in a child generates $1.50 in benefits to society. These findings form the core of this book's blueprint for reform.By keeping more children with their families and investing additional funds in enhanced foster care services, child welfare agencies have the opportunity to greatly improve the health, well being, and economic prospects for foster care alumni. What Works in Foster Care? presents a model foster care program that promises to revolutionize the way policymakers, administrators, case workers, and researchers think about protecting our most vulnerable youth.  Maxine Aston, "What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know about Women, Dating and Relationships" English | ISBN: 1849052697 | 2012 | 208 pages | MOBI | 1060 KB Positive, practical and realistic, this book offers everything men with Asperger Syndrome (AS) need to know about women and relationships. Many AS men are totally confused and bewildered by women, dating and relationships and find it hard to know what to do, what to say and how to get it right. For these men, understanding the emotional side to relationships and women's needs can be a complete mystery and they often get it disastrously wrong. This practical handbook provides all the answers to Asperger men's frequently asked questions about women, dating and relationships, helping them to better understand the way relationships work and increasing their confidence and ability to have successful relationships. This comprehensive handbook is essential reading for men with Asperger Syndrome (and their partners). It will also be of considerable use to counsellors and other professionals working with such individuals.  What Is Modernity?: Writings of Takeuchi Yoshimi (Weatherhead Books on Asia) By Takeuchi Yoshimi 2005 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 023113326X | PDF | 1 MB Regarded as one of the foremost thinkers in postwar Japan, Takeuchi Yoshimi (1910-1977) questioned traditional Japanese thought and radically reconfigured an understanding of the subject's relationship to the world. His works were also central in drawing Japanese attention to the problems inherent in western colonialism and to the cultural importance of Asia, especially China. Takeuchi's writings synthesized philosophy, literature, and history, focusing not simply on Japan and the West but rather on the triangular relationship between Japan, the West, and China. This book, which represents the first appearance of Takeuchi's essays in English translation, explores Japanese modernity, literature, and nationalism as well as Chinese intellectual history.Takeuchi's research demonstrates how Asians attempted to make sense of European modernity without sacrificing their own cultural histories. An authentic method of modernity for Asia, Takeuchi concludes, needs to stress difference and plurality as opposed to the homogenizing force of westernization. (33:1 (2007)) |
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