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Thagard examines the copernican and the darwinian revolutions and the emergence of newton's mechanics, lavoisier's oxygen theory, einstein's theory of relativity, quantum theory, and the geological theory of plate tectonicsin this path-breaking work, paul thagard draws on the history and philosophy of science, cognitive psychology, and the field of artificial intelligence to develop a theory of conceptual change capable of accounting for all major scientific revolutionshe discusses the psychological mechanisms by which new concepts and links between them are formed, and advances a computational theory of explanatory coherence to show how new theories can be judged to be superior to previous onesoxfam books & music wells a very good clean copy of this hard cover book with no internal markings or annotations and no damage to the dust jacketthe history of science contains dramatic episodes of revolutionary change in which whole systems of concepts have been replaced by new systemsthagard provides a new and comprehensive perspective on the transformation of scientific conceptual systemssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Engaging the religious as a resource for theoretical innovation, the theory advances itself as a unique form of critical theory concerned to set the religious against the normative orders of thoughtthis critical strategy not only bears upon the development of religious thought today but involves the extension of critical thought and theorycutting a novel path through the disciplines of critical theology, religious studies, and critical theory, this volume culminates with the groundbreaking essay a critical theory of religious insightoxfam shop colne road in this challenging collection of essays, marc plalonde carves out a provocative direction for contemporary religious thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Quantum theory is weirdyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itselfquantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not existtake it nice and easy and savour the experience of your mind being blown without recourse to hallucinogens' nicholas lezard, guardian for most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable sciencein this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its corein , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentswhile "quantum" sets the science in the context of the great upheavals of the modern age, kumar's centrepiece is the conflict between einstein and bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of sciencebut in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debate"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itin this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centuryoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reasonwerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strangesee oxfam website for delivery information read more'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead non-representational theory by nigel thrift this astonishing book presents a distinctive approach to the politics of everyday lifea groundbreaking and comprehensive introduction to this key topic, thrift's outstanding work brings together further writings from a body of work that has come to be known as non-representational theory it introduces the rather dispersed discussion of non-representational theory to a wider audience, provides the basis for an experimental rather than a representational approach to the social sciences and humanities, and begins the task of constructing a different kind of political genrethis noteworthy book makes a significant contribution to the literature in this area and is essential reading for researchers and postgraduates in the fields of social theory, sociology, geography, anthropology and cultural studiesin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit revolves around three key functionsranging across a variety of spaces in which politics and the political unfold, it questions what is meant by perception, representation and practice, with the aim of valuing the fugitive practices that exist on the margins of the known
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Ill's comingthe item format is a cdgrade is for cd/ booklet - case is crackedcd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
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This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory, written by distinguished theorists, describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with events and changes in other fieldsclassics of organization theory, paperback by shafritz, jay msteven; jang, yong suk, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free p&p in the uk grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field with classics of organization theory, 8e
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This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory, written by distinguished theorists, describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with events and changes in other fieldsclassics of organization theory, paperback by shafritz, jay msteven; jang, yong suk, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field with classics of organization theory, 8e
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This is an introductory undergraduate textbook in set theorysome knowledge of set theory is necessary part of the background everyone needs for further study of mathematicsit is also possible to study set theory for its own interest--it is a subject with intruiging results anout simple objectshardback panels clean and in very good conditionvery good conditiontext and pages inside clean and unblemishedslight yellowing to the pages due to agespine and binding intactin mathematics these days, essentially everything is a setsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book starts with material that nobody can do withoutoxfam bookshop leeds 279ppthere is no end to what can be learned of set theory, but here is a beginning
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Chapter five addresses anticipated philosophical objections to the theory"naturalizing the mind" skilfully a representational theory of the qualitative, the phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalismdretske's theory of naturalistic representationalism is an approach to the study of consciousness that can pin down the slippery first-person aspect of our sensory and affective lifethe theory establishes a framework within which subjectivity can be studied objectively, explains the peculiar authority we enjoy about our own mental states, and provides a biologically plausible answer to questions about the function or purpose of consciousnessin the first four chapters (the original jean nicod lectures), dretske focuses on what naturalistic representationalism reveals about introspective knowledge, intentionality, qualia, inverted spectra, the biological function of conscious experience, and the possibility of knowing what alien experiences are likecentral to dretske's approach is the claim that the phenomenal aspects of perceptual experiences are one and the same as external, real world properties that experience represents objects as havingoxfam bookshop preston how can the baffling problems of phenomenal experience be accounted for? in this discourse fred dretske argues that to achieve an understanding of the mind it is not enough to understand the biological machinery by means of which the mind does its jobit distinguishes, in wholly naturalistic terms, between what we experience (reality) and how we experience it (appearance)one must understand what the mind's job is and how this task can be performed by a physical system - the nervous systemsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecombined with an evolutionary account of sensory representation, the result is a completely naturalistic account of phenomenal consciousness
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Music theory for computer musicians explains these music theory fundamentals in the most simple and accessible way possiblemany djs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers understand how to play their instruments or make music on the computer, but they lack the basic knowledge of music theory needed to take their music-making to the next level and compose truly professional tracksit is very important to acquire an understanding of these fundamentals if you are to develop as a musician and music producerby reading this book and following the exercises contained within it, you, the aspiring music producer/computer musician, will find yourself making great progress toward understanding and using these fundamentals of the music languageconcepts are taught using the midi keyboard environment and today's computer composing and recording softwarebeneath all the enormously different styles of modern electronic music lie certain fundamentals of the musical language that are exactly the same no matter what kind of music you writethe result will be a great improvement in your ability to write and produce your own original music! book + cd see oxfam website for delivery information read moreput simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music that you are writing
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For the first time, the reader also includes extracts from seminal texts by authors such as marx, freud, and de beauvoir - texts which do not necessarily focus on literature but which have had a fundamental influence on the development of literary theorythe original structure of the book has been improved and new material has been addedfocusing not on authors or approaches but rather on leading questions in critical debate, the extracts in this section present opposing points of view on the same issue: is literary criticism an ethical act? martha nussbaum vs emmanuel levinas: is the canon a timeless assembly of great works? terry eagleton vs harold bloom: is literature what the academy says it is? edward said vs stanley fish: literature and the philosophy of science: richard rorty vs donna harraway see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hebden bridge the new edition of this core text has been thoroughly revised and updated in light of the latest developments in the fieldin addition, the text now includes a section on issues and debatescovering the key theoretical approaches in modern literary theory, the text includes those essays and documents that are essential reading for students of critical theory, with sections on: formalism and structuralism; marxism; feminism; gender and subjectivity; histories and textuality; postmodernism; postcolonialism
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He describes how kepler's work on planetary orbits led newton to formulate his theory of gravity, and how two centuries later irregularities in the motion of mars inspired einstein's theory of general relativityeighty years ago the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the big bang theory of its originshe describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it will endoxfam shop macclesfield as new copy of ian stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos which moves from the formation of the earth and its moon to the planets and asteroids of the solar system and from there out into the galaxy and the universebut does dark matter exist? could another scientific revolution be on the way to challenge current scientific orthodoxy? these are among the questions ian stewart raises in his quest through the realms of astronomy and cosmologyhe considers parallel universes, what forms extra-terrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of earth being hit by an asteroidthis in turn led cosmologists to posit features such as dark matter and dark energysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein crystal-clear terms he explains the fundamentals of gravity, spacetime, relativity and quantum theory, and shows how they all relate to each othermathematics, professor stewart shows, has been the driving force in astronomy and cosmology since the ancient babylonians
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Oxfam bookshop preston rudiments and theory of music: based on the syllabus of the theory examinations of the royal schools of music paperback – 1 jana pocket-sized book covering the theory elements of all eight musical grades, and glossaries of general terms and musical formsthis book is in very good condition although the spine is fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop thame since its first publication in liliane haegeman's introduction to government and binding theory has become established as the most authoritative introduction to the principles and parameters approach to syntactic theorydiscussions of a number of topics missing from or not paid due attention in the first edition have been integrated or expanded, for example: the structure of small clauses (in chapter 2), chain formation (in chapter 6), and reconstruction, multiple movement, wh-absorption, full interpretation, and expletive replacement (in chapter 9)Â new exercises highlight further controversial issuesin short, this book offers a complete, updated introduction to the current state of government and binding theory, suitable for readers with some basic knowledge of generative linguisticsmajor structural changes include new chapters on functional heads and head movement and on relativized minimalitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis new edition has been extensively updated throughout
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Each of gerould's introductory essays shows fascinating insight into both the life and the theory of the authorfrom horace to soyinka corneille to brecht this is an indispensable compendium of the greatest dramatic theory ever writtenoxfam bookshop hove minor cover wear, appears unreadavailable for the first time in paperback!þfrom aristotle's êpoeticsê to vaclav havel the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredaniel gerould's landmark work êtheatre/theory/theatreê collects history's most influential eastern and western dramatic theorists ä poets playwrights directors and philosophers ä whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its futurein complete texts and choice excerpts spanning centuries we see an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between actors and directors like craig and meyerhold and writers such as nietzsche and yeats
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In the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onefinally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologythe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionalthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'
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In the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophy"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new right "a forceful, encyclopedic studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefine unclipped dust-wrapperoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits
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Castigliano covers the basic theory of elastic stresses, introducing useful approximationsequally important was his popularisation of the theory in his ‘theorie de l'equilibre des systemes elastiques et ses applications’ (), in which he applied his theory to a wide range of important real world casesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithéorie de l'équilibre des systèmes élastiques et ses applicationsother than that, considering its age, still in good conditionbuilding on the work of luigi menabrea, the mathematician carlo alberto castigliano () provided the first full proof of these methods in his dissertation while based in turinhe then moves on to the analysis of real structures, including roof trusses, arches and bridges in both iron and masonrycover shows minor signs of wear, ex-libris stamp on the inside cover and on the first empty flyleaf, some pages on the bottom are incorrectly cut, a single page has a foldpremier partie: theorie – second partie: applicationsa single brown age-related stain on a single pagehardcover, black leather spine with gold print, first edition, french, with fifteen illustrationsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemany of the modern methods of structural analysis based on concepts of virtual work and energy were developed and popularised in italy in the latter half of the nineteenth centuryelastic stresses in structuresoriginal and rarecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam books & music durham this stimulating text presents a concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory todaycovering all the major variants of feminist political thought, it offers a unique examination of the archive of modern feminist theory from the publication of the feminine mystique in to current postmodernist and legal feminist textsit provides both an intellectual history and a political critique of contemporary feminism in the united states and in the united kingdomsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop preston in this groundbreaking book, michael tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisitionbut these extra processes, tomasello argues, are completely unnecessary-important to save a theory but not to explain the phenomenontheir linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilitiesconstructing a language offers a compellingly argued, psychologically sound new vision for the study of language acquisitiontomasello argues that the essence of language is its symbolic dimension, which rests on the uniquely human ability to comprehend intentiongrammar emerges as the speakers of a language create linguistic constructions out of recurring sequences of symbols; children pick up these patterns in the buzz of words they hear around themfor all its empirical weaknesses, chomskian generative grammar has ruled the linguistic world for forty yearssome formal linguistic theories posit a second set of acquisition processes to connect somehow with an innate universal grammarsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, tomasello demonstrates that we don't need a self-contained "language instinct" to explain how children learn languageall theories of language acquisition assume these fundamental skills of intention-reading and pattern-finding
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Condition: gooddust jacket: falseauthors: paul harris, julia wintersonproduct category: bookstitle: rock and pop theory: the essential guide
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(algorithmic learning theory ii also available, , hardback) please email for further informationfirst international workshop on algorithmic learning theory (alt'90) published , by japanese society for artificial intelligencepublisher: springer-verlagreasonable condition - unmarked and clean copythis volume contains the 31 papers including 3 invited papers which were presented at the workshopedited by arikawa, goto, ohsuga, yokomori paperback, 441 pages
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Specialist vehicle drivers - theory test contains all official lgv & pcv theory test revision questions and answers from the dsa new / unopened and sealed read more
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Old abrsm practice theory papers and the guide to music theory book (sells at £5 new) practice papers have a few pen markings from tutor but majority is pencil marks that can be erased so you can re-use read more
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Official theory books for bus driversdriving buses and coaches, driver theory test, driver cpc, know your road signs and the highway codeall excellent condition
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Car theory test for year hazard perception test for year i have also got theory test for which anyone can have free with the set of above cd,s
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Great motorcycle theory cd for computer practiceloads of mock tests for the theory questions and loads of clips for hazard perception elementsallowed me to sail through mine yesterday
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The official dsva complete theory test kittwo disks, theory test and hazard perception test
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Joel cooper has been at the very forefront of research on dissonance theory for decades nowcognitive dissonance has been an important and influential theory since leon festinger published his classic work inwhat drives people to committing adultery even though they inherently believe this is wrong?
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