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*Available for pre-order: a definitive guide to thinking clearly in
a world full of overwhelming information* __________ In our deluge
of information, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the
revelatory from the contradictory. How do we make health decisions
in the face of conflicting medical advice? How can we navigate the
next uncomfortable discussion with family members, who follow
completely different experts on climate? In Third Millennium
Thinking, a physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher introduce
readers to the tools and frameworks that scientists use to keep
from fooling themselves, to understand the world, and to make
decisions. We can all borrow from these trust-building techniques
that scientists have tested and developed for more than two
millennia to tackle problems both big and small. Readers will
learn: - How to gain a solid understanding of the facts that shape
our modern world - How to navigate through a multitude of
possibilities and make informed choices - How to collaborate
effectively in tackling the challenges we encounter today - And
much more Through engaging thought exercises, clear language free
from technical jargon, and compelling illustrations drawn from
history, everyday life, and insider stories of scientists, Third
Millennium Thinking presents a fresh approach for readers to
untangle the confusing and make sense of it all. __________ 'A
model of clear thinking, and a terrific discussion of how to use
logic and evidence to solve the hardest problems. This might just
be the cure for what ails us.' Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley
University Professor, Harvard University, and author of Decisions
About Decisions
Can you name the creator of the Territorial Army and the British
Expeditionary Force? The man who laid the foundation stones of MI5,
MI6, the RAF, the LSE, Imperial College, the 'redbrick'
universities and the Medical Research Council? This book reveals
that great figure: Richard Burdon Haldane. As a
philosopher-statesman, his groundbreaking proposals on defence,
education and government structure were astonishingly ahead of his
time-the very building blocks of modern Britain. His networks
ranged from Wilde to Einstein, Churchill to Carnegie, King to
Kaiser; he pioneered cross-party, cross-sector cooperation. Yet in
1915 Haldane was ejected from the Liberal government, unjustly
vilified as a German sympathiser. John Campbell charts these ups
and downs, reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through
previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his
enormous relevance in our search for just societies today. Amidst
political and national instability, it is time to reinstate Haldane
as Britain's outstanding example of true statesmanship. A Sunday
Times Politics and Current Affairs Book of the Year, 2020. A
Telegraph Best Book of the Year, 2020.
*Available for pre-order: a definitive guide to thinking clearly in
a world full of overwhelming information* __________ In our deluge
of information, it's getting harder and harder to distinguish the
revelatory from the contradictory. How do we make health decisions
in the face of conflicting medical advice? How can we navigate the
next uncomfortable discussion with family members, who follow
completely different experts on climate? In Third Millennium
Thinking, a physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher introduce
readers to the tools and frameworks that scientists use to keep
from fooling themselves, to understand the world, and to make
decisions. We can all borrow from these trust-building techniques
that scientists have tested and developed for more than two
millennia to tackle problems both big and small. Readers will
learn: - How to gain a solid understanding of the facts that shape
our modern world - How to navigate through a multitude of
possibilities and make informed choices - How to collaborate
effectively in tackling the challenges we encounter today - And
much more Through engaging thought exercises, clear language free
from technical jargon, and compelling illustrations drawn from
history, everyday life, and insider stories of scientists, Third
Millennium Thinking presents a fresh approach for readers to
untangle the confusing and make sense of it all. __________ 'A
model of clear thinking, and a terrific discussion of how to use
logic and evidence to solve the hardest problems. This might just
be the cure for what ails us.' Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley
University Professor, Harvard University, and author of Decisions
About Decisions
A renowned philosopher argues that singular causation in the mind
is not grounded in general patterns of causation, a claim on behalf
of human distinctiveness, which has implications for the future of
social robots. A blab droid is a robot with a body shaped like a
pizza box, a pair of treads, and a smiley face. Guided by an
onboard video camera, it roams hotel lobbies and conference
centers, asking questions in the voice of a seven-year-old. “Can
you help me?†“What is the worst thing you’ve ever done?â€
“Who in the world do you love most?†People pour their hearts
out in response. This droid prompts the question of what we can
hope from social robots. Might they provide humanlike friendship?
Philosopher John Campbell doesn’t think so. He argues that, while
a social robot can remember the details of a person’s history
better than some spouses can, it cannot empathize with the human
mind, because it lacks the faculty for thinking in terms of
singular causation. Causation in Psychology makes the case that
singular causation is essential and unique to the human species.
From the point of view of practical action, knowledge of what
generally causes what is often all one needs. But humans are
capable of more. We have a capacity to imagine singular causation.
Unlike robots and nonhuman animals, we don’t have to rely on
axioms about pain to know how ongoing suffering is affecting
someone’s ability to make decisions, for example, and this
knowledge is not a derivative of general rules. The capacity to
imagine singular causation, Campbell contends, is a core element of
human freedom and of the ability to empathize with human thoughts
and feelings.
What course?s? do intimate relationships usually take? And why do
they often seem to go wrong? ?A? concise, brief guide aimed at
finding and maintaining peaceful, harmonious relationships?,
Miracle Relationships: A Path to Freedom and Joy w?i?ll help
you understand the? ?purpose ?of these relationships ?and the gifts
they? have to? offer. Understand the healing opportunities in every
relationship and the real reason we choose the partners we choose.
End the cycle of repeated painful patterns? and discover that there
is no 'failed'Â relationship.
Radicalism is as American as apple pie. One can scarcely imagine
what American society would look like without the abolitionists,
feminists, union organizers, civil rights workers, gay and lesbian
activists, and environmentalists who have fought to breathe life
into the promises of freedom and equality, the lifeblood of
American democracy.
First published in 1900, this volume reproduces the key events of
the Ramayana and Mahabharata Indian epics. It emerged amongst
significant academic interest in Indian culture and literature.
Whilst many Indian histories had provided abstracts and full texts
of the two epics presented here, this book provided reproductions
of the main incidents and striking features of these two otherwise
imposing, lengthy works. The volume deals with each text separately
and presents several key excerpts along with a general introduction
and introductory remarks for both texts.
Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among
the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change,
and they are a cause celebre of many involved in climate science,
politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states
are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge
and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their
people has been remarkably slow. This book is the first to apply a
critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in
the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically
and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of
island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of
island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their
inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom
leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate
change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely
ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that
adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without
understanding the social systems and values of island societies.
First published in 1900, this volume reproduces the key events of
the Ramayana and Mahabharata Indian epics. It emerged amongst
significant academic interest in Indian culture and literature.
Whilst many Indian histories had provided abstracts and full texts
of the two epics presented here, this book provided reproductions
of the main incidents and striking features of these two otherwise
imposing, lengthy works. The volume deals with each text separately
and presents several key excerpts along with a general introduction
and introductory remarks for both texts.
Can you name the creator of the Territorial Army and the British
Expeditionary Force? The man who laid the foundation stones of MI5,
MI6, the RAF, the LSE, Imperial College, the 'redbrick'
universities and the Medical Research Council? This book reveals
that great figure: Richard Burdon Haldane. As a
philosopher-statesman, his groundbreaking proposals on defence,
education and government structure were astonishingly ahead of his
time-the very building blocks of modern Britain. His networks
ranged from Wilde to Einstein, Churchill to Carnegie, King to
Kaiser; he pioneered cross-party, cross-sector cooperation. Yet in
1915 Haldane was ejected from the Liberal government, unjustly
vilified as a German sympathiser. John Campbell charts these ups
and downs, reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through
previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his
enormous relevance in our search for just societies today. Amidst
political and national instability, it is time to reinstate Haldane
as Britain's outstanding example of true statesmanship. A Sunday
Times Politics and Current Affairs Book of the Year, 2020. A
Telegraph Best Book of the Year, 2020.
This is a step-by-step guide to the practice of leadership
coaching, an effective means to expand leadership capacity across
schools and districts. Simple, but powerful, GROWTH Coaching
framework can be put to immediate use to create positive impact in
various settings.
Like other works in the first series of English Men of Letters,
Shairp's 1879 biography of Robert Burns (1759 96) is a work of both
history and literary criticism that can be used as an entry point
to a wider study of its subject. Literary scholar John Campbell
Shairp (1819 85) was born in Linlithgowshire and educated at
Oxford. His publications include the essay collection Culture and
Religion (1870) and Studies in Poetry and Philosophy (1868), both
of which ran to multiple editions. In 1877 he was elected Professor
of Poetry at Oxford, and held that chair in conjunction with the
principalship of the United College of St Andrews until his death.
With the insights of a historian and a poet, Shairp explores Burns'
life through places lived in and travelled to, before turning to
the 'characters, poems, and songs' of a poet widely admired in the
late Victorian period.
First published in 1873, this co-authored biography of the Scottish
physicist, Alpine explorer, and university leader James David
Forbes (1809 1868) includes extracts from Forbes' letters. John
Campbell Shairp, Forbes' successor as principal of the United
College of the University of St Andrews, writes of Forbes'
personal, family, and professional life, including his years at St
Andrews. Forbes' student and his successor in the Natural
Philosophy chair at the University of Edinburgh, Peter Guthrie
Tait, himself an accomplished mathematical physicist who co-wrote,
with Lord Kelvin, Treatise on Natural Philosophy (1867), discusses
Forbes' scientific achievements and contributions. A. Adams-Reilly,
a celebrated Irish mountaineer, cartographer, and friend of Forbes,
writes of the latter's Alpine travels and his work and interest in
glaciers. In Shairp's words, in addition to all of his academic
accomplishments, Forbes was also Britain's 'father of Alpine
adventure'.
Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among
the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change,
and they are a cause c l bre of many involved in climate science,
politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states
are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge
and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their
people has been remarkably slow.This book is the first to apply a
critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in
the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically
and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of
island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of
island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their
inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom
leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate
change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely
ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that
adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without
understanding the social systems and values of island societies.
Campbell's Complete Casting Handbook: Metal Casting Processes,
Techniques and Design, Second Edition provides an update to the
first single-volume guide to cover modern principles and processes
in such breadth and depth, while also retaining a clear, practical
focus. The work has a unique viewpoint, interpreting the behavior
of castings, and metals as a whole, in terms of their biofilm
content, the largely invisible casting defects which control much
of the structure and behavior of metals. This new edition includes
new findings, many from John Campbell's own research, on crack
initiation, contact pouring, vortex gates, and the Cosworth
Process.
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