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In bringing the concepts and methods of philosophy to bear on
specific, pressing, practical concerns, applied philosophy is the
modern expression of a perennial concern: to understand, in part to
control, and to come to terms with the conditions in which human
life is to be lived. Originally published in 1991 and written by
distinguished philosophers and academics from Europe, the USA and
Australia, the essays collected in this volume examine subjects of
continued concern and debate, such as the environment, personal
relationships, terrorism and medicine. The contributions were
originally published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy.
It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the
Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of
their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas
which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a
millenium. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the
wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval
engineering. This book systematically describes what is known about
the evolution of irrigation works, dams, bridges, roads, building
construction, water and wind power, automata, and clocks, with
references to the social, geographical, and intellectual context.
In bringing the concepts and methods of philosophy to bear on
specific, pressing, practical concerns, applied philosophy is the
modern expression of a perennial concern: to understand, in part to
control, and to come to terms with the conditions in which human
life is to be lived. Originally published in 1991 and written by
distinguished philosophers and academics from Europe, the USA and
Australia, the essays collected in this volume examine subjects of
continued concern and debate, such as the environment, personal
relationships, terrorism and medicine. The contributions were
originally published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy.
It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology. Rome, for example, made advances in many areas which were subsequently lost and not regained for more than a millenium. This book, written by an engineer who was also a historian and renowned scholar of ancient Arabic, fills a gap in our understanding of those impressive societies in which pyramids and cathedrals, arches and aqueducts, roads and bridges, astrolabes and clocks, were designed and built - thus laying the foundation for all our modern technological breakthroughs. This is a knowledgeable yet lucid account of the wonderful triumphs and the limitations of ancient and medieval engineering. The author systematically described what is known about the evolution of irrigation works, dams, bridges, roads, building construction, water and wind power, automata, and clocks, with shrewd references to the social, geographical, and intellectual context.
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