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This book is the first-ever collection dedicated to the guise of
the good in early modern and later Western philosophy. It spans
three centuries from Thomas Hobbes to Henry Sidgwick and features
original contributions by some of the finest scholars. One of the
staple items of Western philosophy is the idea that we can only
desire, or pursue, something under the guise of the good: if we see
nothing good about it, we cannot want it. After enjoying its
heydays in ancient and medieval philosophy, this idea, nowadays
labelled “the guise of the good”, might seem at first glance to
recede into relative obscurity in the early modern and later
periods. The contributions to this volume prove that this is not
so. Each of the eight chapters shows how the guise of the good was
understood, revised, sometimes defended, sometimes attacked, by
philosophers such as Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Hume, Kant,
J. S. Mill, and Sidgwick. In some cases, the volume features the
first-ever dedicated treatment of an author’s take on the guise
of the good. In other cases, it offers exciting new perspectives on
ongoing scholarly debates. Given the recent resurgence of interest
in the guise of the good as a topic of contemporary discussion, The
Modern Guise of the Good will appeal not only to historians of
philosophy, but also to philosophers working at the intersection of
ethics and philosophy of mind and action. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Philosophical Explorations.
This is the first book to trace the doctrine of the guise of the
good throughout the history of Western philosophy. It offers a
chronological narrative exploring how the doctrine was formulated,
the arguments for and against it, and the broader role it played in
the thought of different philosophers.
The Maturation Phenomenon, described by Ito et al. in 1975 [3) on
the basis of his to logical observations in the hippocampus as well
as other portions of the cerebral hemisphere, refers to the hours
or days of delay in the development of pathological changes in
various parameters of ischemic injury following the restoration of
blood flow to the ischemic brain. There is a direct relationship
between the intensity of ischemic insult and the speed and rate of
maturation of ischemic injury, a lesser intensity being associated
with slower and less severe development of the lesions. The delayed
neuronal death of CAl pyramidal cells of the hippocampus [8) is a
classic example. In the cerebral cortex, with increasing intensity
of the ischemic insult, the maturation phenomenon of ischemic
injuries intensifies, seamlessly, from less exten sive to more
extensive disseminated selective neuronal necrosis (DSNN), and then
further to cerebral infarction upon reaching a critical threshold
[1,2,4,6,7). We also have found that following ischemic insults
just under the threshold level required to induce infarction, only
disseminated selective neuronal necrosis (DSNN) progresses, while
following ischemic insults at the threshold level, initially only
DSNN develops, followed by the evolution of a gradually enlarging
infarcted focus [5, 7). The reporting of this phenomenon boosted
research in the field, as it became evi dent that ischemic damage
is not a sudden event, but a process potentially susceptible to
therapeutic intervention.
Protected areas are at the centre of nature-based tourism, which is
increasingly popular across the world. As visitor numbers increase,
so does awareness of the harmful effects that large crowds may have
on both natural resources and individuals' recreational experience.
This volume considers the challenge of transportation to and within
natural and protected areas, the improvement of which has already
been recognised as having great potential for mitigating the
environmental impacts of ecotourism. While several books have
focused considerable attention to the management of protected areas
in general, little has been said about the specific issue of
sustainable transport, an emerging trend that is already reshaping
visitation patterns in natural settings. This book provides current
knowledge on issues associated with the transportation of visitors
in natural and protected areas, and a comprehensive overview of the
technical and strategic options available to tackle these issues.
It approaches the subject via three main topics: preferences, or
the visitors' attitudes towards transportation; practices, where
current approaches are assessed through examples and case-studies
of successful experiences and methodologies from around the world;
and policies, where suggestions and recommendations are put forward
for both local scale strategies and broad-scale regulatory action
with global relevance. Contributors include academics in the field
of natural resource management and tourism, with extensive
experience in protected area management and active partnerships
with natural park administrations.
Protected areas are at the centre of nature-based tourism, which is
increasingly popular across the world. As visitor numbers increase,
so does awareness of the harmful effects that large crowds may have
on both natural resources and individuals' recreational experience.
This volume considers the challenge of transportation to and within
natural and protected areas, the improvement of which has already
been recognised as having great potential for mitigating the
environmental impacts of ecotourism. While several books have
focused considerable attention to the management of protected areas
in general, little has been said about the specific issue of
sustainable transport, an emerging trend that is already reshaping
visitation patterns in natural settings. This book provides current
knowledge on issues associated with the transportation of visitors
in natural and protected areas, and a comprehensive overview of the
technical and strategic options available to tackle these issues.
It approaches the subject via three main topics: preferences, or
the visitors' attitudes towards transportation; practices, where
current approaches are assessed through examples and case-studies
of successful experiences and methodologies from around the world;
and policies, where suggestions and recommendations are put forward
for both local scale strategies and broad-scale regulatory action
with global relevance. Contributors include academics in the field
of natural resource management and tourism, with extensive
experience in protected area management and active partnerships
with natural park administrations.
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Value Theory (Hardcover)
Francesco Orsi; Series edited by Thom Brooks
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R3,815
Discovery Miles 38 150
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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What is it for a car, a piece of art or a person to be good, bad or
better than another? In this first book-length introduction to
value theory, Francesco Orsi explores the nature of evaluative
concepts used in everyday thinking and speech and in contemporary
philosophical discourse. The various dimensions, structures and
connections that value concepts express are interrogated with
clarity and incision. Orsi provides a systematic survey of both
classic texts including Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Moore and Ross and
an array of contemporary theorists.The reader is guided through the
moral maze of value theory with everyday examples, thought
experiments and suggestions for exercises. Rare stamps, Napoleon's
hat, words of filth, and Kant's good will are all considered in
order to probe our intuitions, question our own and philosopher's
assumptions about value, and, ultimately, understand better what we
want to say when we talk about value.
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Value Theory (Paperback)
Francesco Orsi; Series edited by Thom Brooks
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R1,181
Discovery Miles 11 810
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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What is it for a car, a piece of art or a person to be good, bad or
better than another? In this first book-length introduction to
value theory, Francesco Orsi explores the nature of evaluative
concepts used in everyday thinking and speech and in contemporary
philosophical discourse. The various dimensions, structures and
connections that value concepts express are interrogated with
clarity and incision. Orsi provides a systematic survey of both
classic texts including Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Moore and Ross and
an array of contemporary theorists.The reader is guided through the
moral maze of value theory with everyday examples, thought
experiments and suggestions for exercises. Rare stamps, Napoleon's
hat, words of filth, and Kant's good will are all considered in
order to probe our intuitions, question our own and philosopher's
assumptions about value, and, ultimately, understand better what we
want to say when we talk about value.
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