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In 2016, a young Afghan driver and translator named Omar makes the
heart-wrenching choice to flee his war-torn country, saying goodbye
to Laila, the love of his life, without knowing when they might be
reunited again. He is one of millions of refugees who leave their
homes that year. Matthieu Aikins, a journalist living in Kabul,
decides to follow his friend. In order to do so, he must leave his
own passport and identity behind to go underground on the refugee
trail with Omar. Their odyssey across land and sea from Afghanistan
to Europe brings them face to face with the people at heart of the
migration crisis: smugglers, cops, activists, and the men, women
and children fleeing war in search of a better life. As setbacks
and dangers mount for the two friends, Matthieu is also drawn into
the escape plans of Omar's entire family, including Maryam, the
matriarch who has fought ferociously for her children's survival.
Harrowing yet hopeful, this exceptional work brings into sharp
focus one of the most contentious issues of our times. The Naked
Don't Fear the Water is a tale of love and friendship across
borders, and an inquiry into our shared journey in a divided world.
The Adult Attachment Project Picture System (AAP) has served as a
prominent assessment tool for adults and adolescents
internationally for over 20 years. This book introduces the AAP and
illustrates the powerful potential for implementing the AAP in
clinical practice for assessment, client conceptualization,
treatment planning, analysis, and as a therapeutic guide. Chapters
discuss the full scope of incomplete pathological mourning for
attachment trauma, including for the first time in the field
Failure to Mourn and Preoccupation with Personal Suffering.
Seasoned clinical researchers and psychotherapists provide a
snapshot of their clients' unique attachment characteristics and
defensive exclusion strategies as assessed by the AAP, and discuss
how to use this information in treatment, as well as how to present
the AAP results to their clients. This book introduces readers to
how the AAP can be used with adolescents, adults, and couples, and
in custody evaluation and foster care.
Learn numbers and counting with the characters from Nickelodeon's
Blue's Clues & You! With this full-color board book, boys and
girls ages 0 to 3 will love learning to count with Blue, Josh, and
the whole gang from the new Nickelodeon show Blue's Clues &
You!
The Adult Attachment Project Picture System (AAP) has served as a
prominent assessment tool for adults and adolescents
internationally for over 20 years. This book introduces the AAP and
illustrates the powerful potential for implementing the AAP in
clinical practice for assessment, client conceptualization,
treatment planning, analysis, and as a therapeutic guide. Chapters
discuss the full scope of incomplete pathological mourning for
attachment trauma, including for the first time in the field
Failure to Mourn and Preoccupation with Personal Suffering.
Seasoned clinical researchers and psychotherapists provide a
snapshot of their clients' unique attachment characteristics and
defensive exclusion strategies as assessed by the AAP, and discuss
how to use this information in treatment, as well as how to present
the AAP results to their clients. This book introduces readers to
how the AAP can be used with adolescents, adults, and couples, and
in custody evaluation and foster care.
The Routledge Companion to Pragmatism offers 44 cutting-edge
chapters-written specifically for this volume by an international
team of distinguished researchers-that assess the past, present,
and future of pragmatism. Going beyond the exposition of canonical
texts and figures, the collection presents pragmatism as a living
philosophical idiom that continues to devise promising theses in
contemporary debates. The chapters are organized into four major
parts: Pragmatism's history and figures Pragmatism and plural
traditions Pragmatism's reach Pragmatism's relevance Each chapter
provides up-to-date research tools for philosophers, students, and
others who wish to locate pragmatist options in their contemporary
research fields. As a whole, the volume demonstrates that the
vitality of pragmatism lies in its ability to build upon, and
transcend, the ideas and arguments of its founders. When seen in
its full diversity, pragmatism emerges as one of the most
successful and influential philosophical movements in Western
philosophy.
For the past fifteen years, Aikin and Talisse have been working
collaboratively on a new vision of American pragmatism, one which
sees pragmatism as a living and developing philosophical idiom that
originates in the work of the "classical" pragmatisms of Charles
Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, uninterruptedly develops
through the later 20th Century pragmatists (C. I. Lewis, Wilfrid
Sellars, Nelson Goodman, W. V. O. Quine), and continues through the
present day. According to Aikin and Talisse, pragmatism is
fundamentally a metaphilosophical proposal - a methodological
suggestion for carrying inquiry forward amidst ongoing deep
disagreement over the aims, limitations, and possibilities of
philosophy. This conception of pragmatism not only runs contrary to
the dominant self-understanding among cotemporary philosophers who
identify with the classical pragmatists, it also holds important
implications for pragmatist philosophy. In particular, Aikin and
Talisse show that their version of pragmatism involves distinctive
claims about epistemic justification, moral disagreement,
democratic citizenship, and the conduct of inquiry. The chapters
combine detailed engagements with the history and development of
pragmatism with original argumentation aimed at a philosophical
audience beyond pragmatism.
Why We Argue (And How We Should): A Guide to Political Disagreement
in an Age of Unreason presents an accessible and engaging
introduction to the theory of argument, with special emphasis on
the way argument works in public political debate. The authors
develop a view according to which proper argument is necessary for
one's individual cognitive health; this insight is then expanded to
the collective health of one's society. Proper argumentation, then,
is seen to play a central role in a well-functioning democracy.
Written in a lively style and filled with examples drawn from the
real world of contemporary politics, and questions following each
chapter to encourage discussion, Why We Argue (And How We Should)
reads like a guide for the participation in, and maintenance of,
modern democracy. An excellent student resource for courses in
critical thinking, political philosophy, and related fields, Why We
Argue (And How We Should) is an important contribution to reasoned
debate. What's New in the Second Edition: Updated examples
throughout the book, including examples from the 2016 U.S. election
and first years of the Trump presidency; Expanded coverage of
dialectical fallacies, including coverage of new types of fallacies
and of sites where such fallacies thrive (e.g., cable news, social
media); Revised For Further Thought questions and definitions of
Key Terms, included at the end of each chapter; The addition of
five new chapters: Deep Disagreement Argument by Analogy Argument
between the Ads The Owl of Minerva (or weaponizing metalanguage)
Argumentative Responsibility and Repair.
The wives of rulers in early modern Europe did far more than
provide heirs for their principalities and adornment for their
courts. In this study, Judith Aikin examines the exceptionally
well-documented actions of one such woman, Aemilia Juliana of
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1637-1706), in order to expand our
understanding of the role of ruler's consort in the small
principalities characteristic of Germany during this period. Aikin
explores a wide range of writings by her subject, including
informal letters to another woman, hundreds of devotional song
texts, manuscript books both devotional and practical, and
published pamphlets and books. Also important for this study are
the plays, paintings, and musical works that adorned the court
under Aemilia Juliana's patronage; the books, poems, and sermons
published in her honor; and the massive memorial volume printed and
distributed soon after her death. This material, when coupled with
the more scanty record in official documents, reveals the nature
and scope of Aemilia Juliana's role as full partner in the ruling
couple. Among the most important findings based on this evidence
are those related to Aemilia Juliana's advocacy for women of all
social classes through her authorship and publications, her support
for the education of girls, her efforts to ameliorate the fear and
suffering of pregnant and birthing women, and her contributions to
female support networks. In examining the career of a consort whose
various activities are so well documented, this study helps to fill
in the blanks in the documentary record of numerous consorts across
early modern Europe, and serves as a model for future research on
other consorts at other courts.
Leah’s day at the petting zoo becomes a magical adventure when Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine lend a hand. Children ages 4 to 6 will love this deluxe Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader, which features more than 30 shiny stickers! Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.
This birthday-themed Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader
features the characters from Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine!
Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine are frosting the cake and lighting
the candles to help you celebrate your very special birthday! Boys
and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 1 Step into Reading
leveled reader. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words.
Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children
decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager
to begin reading.
From obnoxious public figures to online trolling and accusations of
"fake news", almost no one seems able to disagree without
hostility. But polite discord sounds farfetched when issues are so
personal and fundamental that those on opposing sides appear to
have no common ground. How do you debate the "enemy"? Philosophers
Scott Aikin and Robert Talisse show that disagreeing civilly, even
with your sworn enemies, is a crucial part of democracy. Rejecting
the popular view that civility requires a polite and concessive
attitude, they argue that our biggest challenge is not remaining
calm in the face of an opponent, but rather ensuring that our
political arguments actually address those on the opposing side.
Too often politicians and pundits merely simulate political debate,
offering carefully structured caricatures of their opponents. These
simulations mimic political argument in a way designed to convince
citizens that those with whom they disagree are not worth talking
to. Good democracy thrives off conflict, but until we learn the
difference between real and simulated arguments we will be doomed
to speak at cross-purposes. Aikin and Talisse provide a crash
course in political rhetoric for the concerned citizen, showing
readers why understanding the structure of arguments is just as
vital for a healthy democracy as debate over facts and values. But
there's a sting in the tail - no sooner have we learned rhetorical
techniques for better disagreement than these techniques themselves
become weapons with which to ignore our enemies, as accusations
like "false equivalence" and "ad hominem" are used to silence
criticism. Civility requires us to be eternally vigilant to the
ways we disagree.
For the past fifteen years, Aikin and Talisse have been working
collaboratively on a new vision of American pragmatism, one which
sees pragmatism as a living and developing philosophical idiom that
originates in the work of the "classical" pragmatisms of Charles
Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, uninterruptedly develops
through the later 20th Century pragmatists (C. I. Lewis, Wilfrid
Sellars, Nelson Goodman, W. V. O. Quine), and continues through the
present day. According to Aikin and Talisse, pragmatism is
fundamentally a metaphilosophical proposal - a methodological
suggestion for carrying inquiry forward amidst ongoing deep
disagreement over the aims, limitations, and possibilities of
philosophy. This conception of pragmatism not only runs contrary to
the dominant self-understanding among cotemporary philosophers who
identify with the classical pragmatists, it also holds important
implications for pragmatist philosophy. In particular, Aikin and
Talisse show that their version of pragmatism involves distinctive
claims about epistemic justification, moral disagreement,
democratic citizenship, and the conduct of inquiry. The chapters
combine detailed engagements with the history and development of
pragmatism with original argumentation aimed at a philosophical
audience beyond pragmatism.
The global burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such
as hypertension, diabetes and cancers, and of common mental
disorders such as depression and anxiety, has a disproportionate
impact on the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of Africa,
Asia and Latin America. The pattern persists in African and Asian
migrant populations in European and North American countries,
despite the higher standards of living and improved health
infrastructure. The consensus of experts is that pragmatic,
cost-effective and sustainable interventions are required, and that
these must prioritise the social determinants of NCDs as well as
the social participation of affected communities. Despite the
growing emphasis on the role of social processes in health system
responses to chronic disease in LMICs, there has been no definitive
volume that brings together LMIC perspectives on these issues. This
book aims to address this major gap by presenting new conceptual
and empirical perspectives on the interconnections between culture,
ethnicity and chronic conditions in LMICs and their implications
for research, intervention and policy. The chapters focus on lay
and institutional meanings, experiences and responses to chronic
conditions in selected countries in Africa, Europe and the
Caribbean. This book was originally published as a special issue of
Ethnicity and Health.
In the last decade, the familiar problem of the regress of reasons
has returned to prominent consideration in epistemology. And with
the return of the problem, evaluation of the options available for
its solution is begun anew. Reason's regress problem, roughly put,
is that if one has good reasons to believe something, one must have
good reason to hold those reasons are good. And for those reasons,
one must have further reasons to hold they are good, and so a
regress of reasons looms. In this new study, Aikin presents a full
case for infinitism as a response to the problem of the regress of
reasons. Infinitism is the view that one must have a
non-terminating chain of reasons in order to be justified. The most
defensible form of infinitism, he argues, is that of a mixed theory
- that is, epistemic infinitism must be consistent with and
integrate other solutions to the regress problem.
In the last decade, the familiar problem of the regress of
reasons has returned to prominent consideration in epistemology.
And with the return of the problem, evaluation of the options
available for its solution is begun anew. Reasona (TM)s regress
problem, roughly put, is that if one has good reasons to believe
something, one must have good reason to hold those reasons are
good. And for those reasons, one must have further reasons to hold
they are good, and so a regress of reasons looms. In this new
study, Aikin presents a full case for infinitism as a response to
the problem of the regress of reasons. Infinitism is the view that
one must have a non-terminating chain of reasons in order to be
justified. The most defensible form of infinitism, he argues, is
that of a mixed theory a " that is, epistemic infinitism must be
consistent with and integrate other solutions to the regress
problem.
Why We Argue (And How We Should): A Guide to Political Disagreement
in an Age of Unreason presents an accessible and engaging
introduction to the theory of argument, with special emphasis on
the way argument works in public political debate. The authors
develop a view according to which proper argument is necessary for
one's individual cognitive health; this insight is then expanded to
the collective health of one's society. Proper argumentation, then,
is seen to play a central role in a well-functioning democracy.
Written in a lively style and filled with examples drawn from the
real world of contemporary politics, and questions following each
chapter to encourage discussion, Why We Argue (And How We Should)
reads like a guide for the participation in, and maintenance of,
modern democracy. An excellent student resource for courses in
critical thinking, political philosophy, and related fields, Why We
Argue (And How We Should) is an important contribution to reasoned
debate. What's New in the Second Edition: Updated examples
throughout the book, including examples from the 2016 U.S. election
and first years of the Trump presidency; Expanded coverage of
dialectical fallacies, including coverage of new types of fallacies
and of sites where such fallacies thrive (e.g., cable news, social
media); Revised For Further Thought questions and definitions of
Key Terms, included at the end of each chapter; The addition of
five new chapters: Deep Disagreement Argument by Analogy Argument
between the Ads The Owl of Minerva (or weaponizing metalanguage)
Argumentative Responsibility and Repair.
Napoleon's military expedition to Egypt in 1798 famously included
various scientists and savants, among whom was the author of this
three-volume work, published in French in 1802 and in English in
1803. Vivant Denon (1747-1825) was a dilettante and diplomat under
the Ancien Regime, but survived the Revolution thanks to the
patronage of the painter David, and met Napoleon through the salon
of Josephine de Beauharnais. He accompanied the army, excavating
and sketching, sometimes even during battles. The publication of
this lively, illustrated account is regarded as the chief stimulus
for the so-called 'Egyptian Revival' style of architecture,
interior design and even costume. Volume 1 describes the voyage to
Egypt via Malta, the storming of Alexandria, exploration of the
Delta, and travel down the Nile to Cairo and the Pyramids. The
combination of archaeological observations, notes on the modern
Egyptians, and descriptions of warfare makes for a fascinating
read.
Napoleon's military expedition to Egypt in 1798 famously included
various scientists and savants, among whom was the author of this
three-volume work, published in French in 1802 and in English in
1803. Vivant Denon (1747-1825) was a diplomat under the Ancien
Regime, but survived the Revolution thanks to the patronage of the
painter David, and met Napoleon through the salon of Josephine de
Beauharnais. He accompanied the army, excavating and sketching,
sometimes even during battles. The publication of this lively,
illustrated account is regarded as the chief stimulus for the
so-called 'Egyptian Revival' style of architecture, interior design
and even costume. Volume 2 finds Denon travelling down the Nile
into Upper Egypt, and fretting because General Desaix, his mind
focused on an approaching battle, would not give him an escort to
visit Abydos. This disappointment was compensated for when the army
arrived at the marvellous ruins of Thebes.
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