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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CASE AGAINST SUGAR Conventional
weight-loss advice is failing millions of people. For years we've
heard the mantra eat less, lose more. And yet, doctors treating
diabetes and obesity are experiencing results among patients by
taking a different approach: not by counting calories, but by
eating a low-carb, high-fat diet. In this explosive, groundbreaking
book, Gary Taubes breaks down the nutritional dogma that has led us
to the current diabetes and obesity crisis and sets out the case
for this ''ketogenic'' approach to eating. Full of eureka moments
and essential practical advice, The Case for Keto establishes how
many of us can achieve and maintain a healthy weight - for life.
Ophthalmologist Nathaniel L. MacBride discusses the various
maladies of the eye - first published in 1897, this book offers
insight into the history of ophthalmology and eye medicine.
Beginning with an anatomical discussion of the cornea, iris and
conjunctiva, the author goes on to discuss the various ailments
afflicting the eye, such as glaucoma and conjunctivitis. The second
part of the book details the physics of eyesight, and how one can
discern disturbances to the eye's function, such as the appearance
of cataracts. As this book dates to the late 19th century, the
treatments described have long been obsoleted. The application of
cocaine solution upon the eye for instance has no place in modern
ophthalmology. The surgical techniques of the time were conducted
manually and with metallic instruments; such methods are outdated
in the modern day.
Leonhard Euler's Letters to a German Princess: A Milestone in the
History of Physics Textbooks and More is a milestone in the history
of physics textbooks and the instruction of women in the sciences.
It also covers views of its author on epistemology, religion, and
innovations in scientific equipment, including telescopes and
microscopes. Today, 250 years later, we study this work of Euler's
as a foundation for the history of physics teaching and analyze the
letters from an historical and pedagogical point of view.
Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to
contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the
unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting
Kant’s account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of
art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst
promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental
questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this
study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship
between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the
criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into
problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive
processing of abstract representations that have been of interest
to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism
presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement
with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to
understand what art is and why it is valuable.
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