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Free Download Animal Suffering, Human Rights, and the Virtue of Justice - Per Bauhn
English | 2023 | 121 Pages | ISBN: 3031270479 | True PDF , EPUB | 2 MB
In this book, Per Bauhn does three things. First, he outlines some aspects of contemporary philosophical views on animals and morality, including the criticism of speciesism and the animal rights argument. Second, he criticizes these views, arguing that we cannot escape a speciesist perspective on morality, and that there are no good reasons why we should believe that non-human animals have moral rights. Third, he argues that cruelty against non-human animals is morally wrong, but not because animal rights are being violated but because human agents who inflict cruelty on non-human animals are failing their duty to develop in themselves the virtue of justice. This latter argument is reminiscent of Immanuel Kant's idea that we have only indirect duties towards animals, but unlike that idea, Bauhn's argument does not depend on any causal hypothesis that humans who are cruel to animals are likely to be cruel also to their fellow humans. Instead, Bauhn's argument relies on the fact that being cruel to non-human animals and other innocent beings is conceptually and logically inconsistent with the virtue of justice - a virtue which agents are rationally required to develop in themselves.

Free Download Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther: Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
English | April 6th, 2023 | ISBN: 1788317378, 0755603028 | 280 pages | True EPUB | 41.31 MB
Esther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an unusual melange of information which can enlighten scholars of Ancient Iranian Studies whilst offering Biblical scholars access into the Persian world from which the text emerged.

Free Download An Introduction to Secret Sharing: A Systematic Overview and Guide for Protocol Selection
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031281608 | 81 Pages | PDF (True) | 1 MB
This survey analyzes existing work, and systematically presents secret sharing protocols for various adversary models. It provides intuitive as well as formal descriptions of the different types of adversaries, including their computational powers and capabilities. In addition, it then offers guidance and support in selecting the appropriate type of protocol for a given application domain, present representative protocols, and provide useful references for further reading and research.

Free Download An Introduction to Regression Graphics by R. Dennis Cook, Sanford Weisberg
English | PDF | 1994 | 264 Pages | ISBN : 0471008397 | 23.7 MB
Covers the use of dynamic and interactive computer graphics in linear regression analysis, focusing on analytical graphics. Features new techniques like Description rotation. The authors have composed their own regression code, using Xlisp-Stat language called R-code, which is a nearly complete system for linear regression analysis and can be utilized as the main computer program in a linear regression course. The accompanying disks, for both Macintosh and Windows computers, contain the R-code and Xlisp-Stat.

Free Download An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey by Shankar Acharya
English | September 30, 2021 | ISBN: 9354227392 | 253 pages | PDF (Converted) | 1.29 Mb
"A refreshingly candid look at a remarkable career that emphasizes the personal as much as the professional Economist, author, government adviser, banker and columnist, Dr Shankar Acharya has led a richly varied professional and personal life spanning continents. An alumnus of Highgate School (London), Oxford and Harvard, Dr Acharya worked at the World Bank for a decade before joining the Ministry of Finance as economic adviser where he crafted finance minister V.P. Singh's path-breaking long-term fiscal policy, which ushered in the MODVAT. After a brief deputation overseas in 1991-92 he returned as the country's longest-serving chief economic adviser to ministers Manmohan Singh, P. Chidambaram and Yashwant Sinha. Since 2001, he has undertaken a variety of assignments, which include his twelve-year-long chairmanship of Kotak Mahindra Bank, stints as a member of the Twelfth Finance Commission and the National Security Advisory Board and columnist for a leading economic daily. In May 2020, he was one of the first people to predict the deep economic recession in India following the onset of COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdown. Written with warmth and a rare honesty, An Economist at Home and Abroad presents the engaging journey of one of the most erudite and accomplished policy economists of our times whose views on contentious issues are often the definitive opinion."

Free Download An Age of Tyrants: Britain and the Britons, A.D. 400-600 By Christopher A. Snyder
1998 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0271017805 | PDF | 9 MB
An Age of Tyrants explores an obscure period in the history of the British Isles often referred to as Sub-Roman Britain. Such a label implies that social and cultural decline followed the end of Roman imperial control. But Christopher Snyder shows that Britain developed unique social, political, and religious institutions during this time.Snyder's innovative approach involves analysis of both the written and archaeological record. Looking at contemporary writers such as Patrick and Gildas, he shows how the cultural and political landscape was changing during this period. By the waning years of the Roman Empire, Britain was earning a special reputation as a province fertile with tyrants. These tyrants dominate the historical accounts of the fifth and sixth centuries and tell us much about the transition from magisterial to monarchical power in Britain.Combining this with what we know from archaeology, Snyder reveals a society that was a hybrid of indigenous (Celtic), Mediterranean (Roman), and Christian elements that preceded the coming of the Anglo-Saxons. An appendix explores how Arthur and Merlin fit into this picture. Snyder's other important findings include:- The military arrangements of the Britons owed much to both Roman and Celtic inspiration.- The spread of Christianity (and especially monasticism) after 400 was swift and unhindered by paganism.- The economy of Britain was not completely coinless and, indeed, was seemingly vigorous with the revival of trade with Gaul and the Mediterranean.- The growing cultural antagonism between the Britons and the Saxons would have far-reaching consequences.

Free Download American Cold War Culture By Douglas Field
2005 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0748619232 | PDF | 8 MB
Although it is fifty years since the height of the Cold War, recent events have seen a resurgence of surveillance, paranoia and nuclear threats. Cultural critics and politicians are drawing parallels between the threat of Communism in the 1950s and 1960s and the present 'axis of evil'. This book taps into this interest, drawing on work from prominent academics as well as new theorists working in the field of Cold War Studies.American Cold War Culture guides the reader through recent and established theories as well as introducing a number of previously neglected themes, films and texts. Divided into two parts (Cultural Themes and Cultural Forms) it features chapters on the themes of Gender and Sexuality; Race; Politics; the Family; Mobility; and the cultural forms of Film; Literature; Poetry; Television. The authors take a case study approach, and each chapter is prefaced by a contextualising introduction to the general theme or form being covered, ensuring accessibility to the broadest possible

Free Download Amazing Asparagus: Learn to Cook Asparagus in a Variety of Ways! by Nancy Silverman
English | March 4, 2019 | ISBN: 1798710226 | 85 pages | EPUB | 2.61 Mb
Asparagus can be delicious when cooked correctly, but many people struggle to cook it to perfection. It tends to get overcooked, which can really change the flavor when serving it in your meal. You have to pay attention and use the right flavors to successfully cook this unique vegetable! This cookbook teaches you how perfectly cook asparagus and create delicious meals with it.

Free Download All you need to know about Jupiter: The secrets of Jupiter and Jupiter coming it's closest to earth in decades by Paul M. Royster
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BGJSSD5X | 51 pages | EPUB | 0.12 Mb
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system, though it still has secrets untapped!

Free Download All The Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings By George H.W. Bush
1999 | 640 Pages | ISBN: 068483958X | PDF | 37 MB
George Bush has openly shared his private thoughts in his correspondence throughout his life. Fortunately, since the former president does not plan to write his autobiography, this collection of letters, diary entries, and memos, with his accompanying commentary, will fill that void.Organized chronologically, the volume begins with eighteen-year-old George's letters to his parents during World War II, when, at the time he was commissioned, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy. Readers will gain insights into Bush's career highlights - the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the U.N., his service as an envoy in China, his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency, and of course, the vice presidency, the presidency, and the postpresidency.