Science fiction in Argentina :technologies of the text in a material multiverse

It has become something of a critical commonplace to claim that science fiction does not actually exist in Argentina. This book puts that claim to rest by identifying and analyzing a rich body of work that fits squarely in the genre. Joanna Page explores a range of texts stretching from 1875 to the present day and across a variety of media-literature, cinema, theatre, and comics-and studies the…

Debating humanity :towards a philosophical sociology

Debating Humanity explores sociological and philosophical efforts to delineate key features of humanity that identify us as members of the human species. After challenging the normative contradictions of contemporary posthumanism, this book goes back to the foundational debate on humanism between Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger in the 1940s and then re-assesses the implicit and explicit a…

Stand out of our light :freedom and resistance in the attention economy

Former Google advertising strategist, now Oxford-trained philosopher James Williams launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this 'attention economy', we …

Mental causation :a counterfactual theory

Our minds have physical effects. This happens, for instance, when we move our bodies when we act. How is this possible? Thomas Kroedel defends an account of mental causation in terms of difference-making: if our minds had been different, the physical world would have been different; therefore, the mind causes events in the physical world. His account not only explains how the mind has physical …

Anatomy of ethical leadership:to lead our organizations in a conscientious an…

Performance at all costs, productivity without regard to consequences, and a competitive work environment: these are the ethical factors discussed in The Anatomy of Ethical Leadership, which highlights issues in workplace culture while looking into a brighter future for labour ethics. Langlois maintains that an enhanced awareness of the process of ethical decision making in difficult situations…

Platonic occasions:dialogues on literature, art and culture

In Platonic Occasions, Richard Begam and James Soderholm reflect upon a wide range of thinkers, writers and ideas from Plato, Descartes and Nietzsche to Shakespeare, the Romantics and the Moderns—from Evil, Love and Death to Art, Memory and Mimesis. The dialogues suggest that Percy Shelley was right when he claimed “We are all Greeks,” and yet what have we learned about the initiatives of…

Issues in open research data

In 2010 the Panton Principles for Open Data in Science were published. These principles were founded upon the idea that Science is based on building on, reusing and openly criticising the published body of scientific knowledge’ (http://pantonprinciples.org) and they provide a succinct list of the fundamentals to observe when making your data open. Intended for a broad audience of academics, p…

The Psychology of Selling: Lipat Gandakan Penjualan Anda di Pasar Mana Pun

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Cet. 2

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978-623-04-0370-5

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xv, 279 hlm.: Ilus; 14x21 cm

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658.81 BRI p

Growing Under Pressure: Bagaimana Mengubah Tekanan menjadi Kekuatan

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-

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978-623-00-2961-5

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xviii, 182 hlm.; 14x21 cm

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153.8 IMA g

Menjadi Muslim Sejati: 101 Cara Progresif untuk Menjadi Seorang Muslim Madani…

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Cet. 1

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978-623-400-163-1

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x, 230 hlm.; 13,5x19,3 cm

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-

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297.5 ANN m