This thought-provoking book explores the multifaceted phenomenon of objectivity and its relations to various aspects of the law and practical reasoning. Featuring contributions from an international group of researchers from differing legal contexts, it addresses topics relevant not only from a theoretical point of view but also themes directly connected with legal and judicial practice. Beginning with an introduction from the editors proposing a new account of the meaning of objectivity, the book is then divided into three broad themes illuminated by this account. Chapters first address a range of problems linked to the relationship between objectivity and jurisprudence, before turning in the second part to an analysis of the functions of objectivity in legal interpretation. The final part then deals with the function of objectivity in practical reasoning. Offering a spectrum of scholarly insights within a coherent intellectual framework, this book will be a crucial read for scholars and graduate students of legal philosophy and legal theory. Its discussion of objectivity as it relates to legal practice and practical reasoning will also be of interest to practitioners such as judges, arbitrators and lawyers.

Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand provide an in-depth, research-based guide for ensuring that your school provides the federally guaranteed ""least restrictive environment"" for students no matter the severity of the challenges they face. Leading an Inclusive School: Access and Success for ALL Students offers administrators, teachers, and other educators working to promote inclusion a wealth of information about: The history and research base of inclusive education in the United States, including pivotal amendments to and reauthorizations of the EHCA, landmark court cases, and the philosophical underpinnings of the movement. Essential curricular and instructional practices for inclusive schools, such as heterogeneous grouping, creative problem solving, and co-teaching. Powerful organizational structures such as Multitiered System of Support and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports to help optimize the benefits of differentiation for all students. A conceptual framework for coordinating educational initiatives and best practices for educating all students in general education. Also included are vivid personal stories of students with disabilities that illustrate how these students flourish when they learn alongside their general education peers. Educators who are serious about committing to the success of learners at all levels of perceived physical, intellectual, communication, and social/emotional ability will find the examples, advice, and tools in this book indispensable for planning, implementing, and promoting inclusion in their schools.

The South African Truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) could do no more than make a contribution to political reconciliation and nation-building - requiring government, business, civil society and South Africans generally to take this process forward. Truth & Reconciliation In South Africa: 10 Years On provides a realistic assessment of what a TRC can reasonably accomplish and provides an audit of the response of government and other agencies to the unfinished business of the Commission.

This title features an edited transcript of a public symposium chaired by Tim Modise with participation from Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Yasmin Sooka and several participants in the TRC's victim hearings. It also contains articles by leading researchers, activists and government officials tasked with implementing the TRC recommendations.

It examines the complexities of translation and interpretation of personal testimonies in TRC sessions. It also reflects on the role of media, art and cultural exponents who grappled with South Africa's past.

What inspired the work and works of geniuses like Leonardo, Einstein, Frida and Curie? These books aim to explain it to the little ones, presenting some of the greatest characters of the past in a funny and light-hearted way, to which children can easily relate. The great characters become the most powerful kind of inspiration, to push the little readers to dream a little bigger.

Wordless but far from mute, this book will engulf and fascinate readers young and old. Alvaro Villa portrays the devastation of a flood in a series of brilliant paintings. No words are necessary as he shows a young family in a pretty clapboard house not far from an estuary. Bad weather is brewing and great clouds boil toward the house as, inside, the family watches a TV weatherman warning of trouble ahead. Friends come with sandbags but to no avail, the family has to flee.

What inspired the work and works of geniuses like Leonardo, Einstein, Frida and Curie? These books aim to explain it to the little ones, presenting some of the greatest characters of the past in a funny and light-hearted way, to which children can easily relate. The great characters become the most powerful kind of inspiration, to push the little readers to dream a little bigger.

Ready. Set. Adventure. 30 days of tasks for creative and imaginative play - from writing a story set on Mars to a rap about protecting wildlife; from organizing a company with encrypted codes to a sleepover with friends... set in 2250! The adventure journal not only offers prompts for games and performance, but also includes lists, questions, and room for reflection and self-expression.

Bye Bye Diaper and Bye Bye Pacifier are two board books designed to support children during two difficult early childhood transitions: leaving the diaper and the pacifier. The main character is a bunny most children can relate to unfamiliar with the potty and unwilling to part with his pacifier. Bunny acknowledges his fears and begins a journey that leaves him feeling empowered and excited by these life transitions. In addition to a relatable protagonist and narrative, these board books are physically designed to engage children with a unique slider on each page discovery of the novelty will offer an unexpected surprise at each turn! AGES: 0 to 3 AUTHOR: Altea Villa is a ghost and content writer with a doctorate in philosophy. Villa has authored numerous children's books and magazine articles. Jessica Antonini, is a freelance illustrator and toy designer. After studying comics at the International School of Comics, Jessica explored the world of children's editorial illustration. She later specialised in toy design and gamebooks, training at Cartotecnica Montebello. Now, in addition to working with publishing houses, toy companies and private individuals, Jessica also has her own enterprise making educational products for children. SELLING POINTS: . 6 unique sliders offering an unexpected surprise at each turn . A main character young readers can relate to . Storylines designed to support children during two difficult early childhood transitions

A warm father/son story in which an irresistible lion cub proudly tries to be just like Dad. Lionel can do everything Dad does: Dad combs his hair. So does Lionel. Dad scratches his arm. So does Lionel. Dad sings very, very loud. So does Lionel. But when Lionel throws all the toys in the air and they come down THUNK on Dad's head . . . Dad yells! Ow! So does Lionel! Dad takes a break and has a think. Then comes rushing back for a big hug--Dad is very, very happy, and so is Lionel! Boundary-pushing Lionel has a mischievous grin that instantly wins us over, and his tolerant father incidentally provides a great model for parenting. This small and sturdy board book is just right for toddlers' and preschoolers' hands, making it ideal to read alongside a child. Lionel Is Just Like Dad is the third book in this pithy board book series, designed to be read as standalone stories that introduce developmental milestones with humor, mischief, and gentle guidance. The series includes Lionel Eats All By Himself and Lionel Poops. Éric Veillé was born in France and studied at the Duperré School in Paris. He has since released many books, as author and illustrator, including Encyclopedia of Grannies and My Pictures After the Storm. Translated from the French edition by Daniel Hahn. Praise for Lionel Poops "The story is sublime in its simplicity, and the humor will delight its intended audience . . . . Potty training has never been so much fun."--starred, Kirkus Reviews "Resistance [to this little lion] is futile."--School Library Journal "The perfect combination of text and image, with repetition and humor for parent and child alike."--Youth Services Book Review "So subtle, young ones won't realise they are being taught a lesson."--Kids' Book Review "A primer in how to develop a love of humour and the absurd in young kids."--Children's Books Ireland Praise for Encyclopedia of Grannies "A completely bonkers, gleefully silly guide to grandmothers of all stripes." --School Library Journal Praise for My Pictures after the Storm (3 starred reviews) "A terrific little book that will amuse all out of proportion to its size."--Wall Street Journal

Bye Bye Diaper and Bye Bye Pacifier are two board books designed to support children during two difficult early childhood transitions: leaving the diaper and the pacifier. The main character is a bunny most children can relate to unfamiliar with the potty and unwilling to part with his pacifier. Bunny acknowledges his fears and begins a journey that leaves him feeling empowered and excited by these life transitions. In addition to a relatable protagonist and narrative, these board books are physically designed to engage children with a unique slider on each page discovery of the novelty will offer an unexpected surprise at each turn! AGES: 0 to 3 AUTHOR: Altea Villa is a ghost and content writer with a doctorate in philosophy. Villa has authored numerous children's books and magazine articles. Jessica Antonini, is a freelance illustrator and toy designer. After studying comics at the International School of Comics, Jessica explored the world of children's editorial illustration. She later specialised in toy design and gamebooks, training at Cartotecnica Montebello. Now, in addition to working with publishing houses, toy companies and private individuals, Jessica also has her own enterprise making educational products for children. SELLING POINTS: . 6 unique sliders offering an unexpected surprise at each turn . A main character young readers can relate to . Storylines designed to support children during two difficult early childhood transitions

From the highest skyscrapers of the world to the small blue and white houses in Santorini, Greece, the urban landscape of the world is an incredible journey that children can take while leafing through the pages of this wonderfully illustrated book. With more than 40 flaps inside, the little readers will be able not only to discover how many types of houses there are, but also to take a peek at the inside, learning about far away cultures in a domestic dimension.

What inspired the work and works of geniuses like Leonardo, Einstein, Frida and Curie? These books aim to explain it to the little ones, presenting some of the greatest characters of the past in a funny and light-hearted way, to which children can easily relate. The great characters become the most powerful kind of inspiration, to push the little readers to dream a little bigger.

The book Psychoanalysis and Severe Handicap: The Hand in the Cap introduces an original look at handicap, a look aiming at capturing the subjectivity, no matter how weak or uncertain it may be, of the ill Other. In this light the work of operators can become an invaluable support to the creation of the self, a crucial help to self-narration, and a valid contribution to making one's way through the entangled intricacies of language. The text falls into six chapters, which elegantly and accurately lead us into the core of the problem tackled. Focusing on the difficulties implied by the recognition of the ill Other and the acceptance of the otherness, the author attacks those cultural policies which set autonomy and integration as absolute objectives to be achieved in the work on handicap. Instead, the author highlights the need of a path aiming at the structuring of the individuality of the disabled and at the molding of their subjectivity, starting from the subject's peculiarities.

- A unique volume focusing solely on U.S. Mexican Spanish through the lens of its linguistic features and social context - Designed for instructors of courses in Spanish in the U.S., dialectology, and sociolinguistics, this textbook offers an insightful guide into a macro dialect of Spanish across the Western U.S. - The first book of its kind to specialize in U.S. Mexican Spanish alone, it offers a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the dialect.

- A unique volume focusing solely on U.S. Mexican Spanish through the lens of its linguistic features and social context - Designed for instructors of courses in Spanish in the U.S., dialectology, and sociolinguistics, this textbook offers an insightful guide into a macro dialect of Spanish across the Western U.S. - The first book of its kind to specialize in U.S. Mexican Spanish alone, it offers a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the dialect.

First published in 2002. This is Volume XVII of seventeen in the Philosophy of Mind and Psychology series. Written in 1903 and translated from Italian, this is about the historical development to contemporary psychologists, and methods and research of the time.

This collection of essays presents 15 case studies of African countries whose recent past has been shaped by conflict. It examines the historical roots of violence and the potential for reconciliation and justice. It offers the chance to learn about the experiences of communities and nations that are struggling to build a peaceful, prosperous future.

Technology and Oligopoly Capitalism is a major contribution to our understanding of how technology oligopolies are shaping America’s social, economic, and political reality. Technology oligopolies are the most powerful socioeconomic entities in America. From cradle to grave, the decisions they make affect the most intimate aspects of our lives, how we work, what we eat, our health, how we communicate, what we know and believe, whom we elect, and how we relate to one another and to nature. Their power over markets, trade, regulation, and most every aspect of our governance is more intrusive and farther-reaching than ever. They benefit from tax breaks, government guarantees, and bailouts that we must pay for and have no control over. Their accumulation of capital creates immense wealth for a minuscule elite, deepening disparities while politics and governance become ever more subservient to their power. They determine our skills and transform employment through the tools and services they create, as no other organizations can. They produce a vast array of goods and services with labor, marketing, and research that are more intrusively controlled than ever, as workplace rights and job security are curtailed or disappear. Our consumption of their products—and their capacity to promote wants—is deep and far reaching, while the waste they generate raises concerns about the survival of life on our planet. And their links to geopolitics and the martial domain are stronger than ever, as they influence how warfare is waged and who will be vanquished. Technology and Oligopoly Capitalism’s critical, multidisciplinary perspective provides a systemic vision of how oligopolistic power shapes these forces and phenomena. An inclusive approach spans the spectrum of technology oligopolies and the ways in which they deploy their power. Numerous, previously unpublished ideas expand the repertory of established work on the topics covered, advancing explanatory quality—to elucidate how and why technology oligopolies operate as they do, the dysfunctions that accompany their power, and their effects on society and nature. This book has no peers in the literature, in its scope, the unprecedented amount and diversity of documentation, the breadth of concepts, and the vast number of examples it provides. Its premises deserve to be taken into account by every student, researcher, policymaker, and author interested in the socioeconomic and political dimensions of technology in America.