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This book presents a fantastically comprehensive and intelligent
look at all the world's religions, sects, cults, traditions, and
ideologies. This is a comprehensive, intelligent and sympathetic
guide to all the religions of the world, including the lesser-known
traditions, sects, cults and ideologies. "The Thoughtful Guide to
Religion" meets today's urgent need for a greater understanding of
all religions on an individual, social and global basis. Using
aspects from philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and numerous
other disciplines, this volume tries to answer the questions - How
does religion arise? How does it sustain itself? and Why does it
unite some people while it ostracises others? This remarkable
volume attempts to understand the most important aspects of all
religions. Beginning with a look at myths, rituals, initiation and
magic, and ending with a look at the elegant and mystical approach
that some physicists have to their work, it provides a holistic
approach for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding and
appreciation of religion.
Originally published in 1981 Law, State and Society confronts many
of the most important issues within the developing field of law and
society. The essays cover the key political debates and the subject
of the sociology of law through two key debates, the first tackling
the wider theoretical and political system, while the other essays
are concerned with more concrete aspects of both the political and
social face of law. Together, the essays show how crucial the
potential is that exists for a considerable extension and
integration of work that focuses explicitly on empirical problems,
yet is at the same time more conscious of the theoretical issues
that underpin the effectivity of law.
Tatian is a significant figure in the early Church, his work both representing and revealing his second century context. This study offers a detailed exploration of his thought. It is also a valuable introduction to the entire period, particularly the key developments it witnessed in Christianity. Emily Hunt examines a wide range of topics in depth: Tatian's relationship with Justin Martyr and his Oration to the Greeks; the Apologetic attempt to defend and define Christianity against the Graeco-Roman world, and Christian use of hellenistic philosophy. Tatian was accused of heresy after his death, and this work sees him at the heart of the orthodox/heterodox debate. His links with the East, and his Gospel harmony the Diatessaron, lead to an exploration of Syriac Christianity and asceticism. In the process, scholarly assumptions about heresiology and the Apologists' relationship with hellenistic philosophy are questioned, and the development of a Christian philosophical tradition is traced from Philo, through Justin Martyr, to Tatian - and then within several key Syriac writers. This is the first dedicated study of Tatian for more than 40 years.
Tatian is a significant figure in the early Church, his work both representing and revealing his second century context. This study offers a detailed exploration of his thought. It is also a valuable introduction to the entire period, particularly the key developments it witnessed in Christianity. Emily Hunt examines a wide range of topics in depth: Tatian's relationship with Justin Martyr and his Oration to the Greeks; the Apologetic attempt to defend and define Christianity against the Graeco-Roman world, and Christian use of hellenistic philosophy. Tatian was accused of heresy after his death, and this work sees him at the heart of the orthodox/heterodox debate. His links with the East, and his Gospel harmony the Diatessaron, lead to an exploration of Syriac Christianity and asceticism. In the process, scholarly assumptions about heresiology and the Apologists' relationship with hellenistic philosophy are questioned, and the development of a Christian philosophical tradition is traced from Philo, through Justin Martyr, to Tatian - and then within several key Syriac writers. This is the first dedicated study of Tatian for more than 40 years.
The aim of this book is to document for the first time the
dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater
management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge,
one that remains one of humanity's foremost priorities. It has
become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in
many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from
how to simply obtain the water we need to how we manage it
sustainably for future generations, future economies, and future
ecosystems. The focus then becomes one of understanding the drivers
and current state of the groundwater resource, and restoring
equilibrium to at-risk aquifers. Many interrelated dimensions,
however, come to bear when trying to manage groundwater
effectively. An integrated approach to groundwater necessarily
involves many factors beyond the aquifer itself, such as surface
water, water use, water quality, and ecohydrology. Moreover, the
science by itself can only define the fundamental bounds of what is
possible; effective IGM must also engage the wider community of
stakeholders to develop and support policy and other socioeconomic
tools needed to realize effective IGM. In order to demonstrate IGM,
this book covers theory and principles, embracing: 1) an overview
of the dimensions and requirements of groundwater management from
an international perspective; 2) the scale of groundwater issues
internationally and its links with other sectors, principally
energy and climate change; 3) groundwater governance with regard to
principles, instruments and institutions available for IGM; 4)
biophysical constraints and the capacity and role of
hydroecological and hydrogeological science including water quality
concerns; and 5) necessary tools including models, data
infrastructures, decision support systems and the management of
uncertainty. Examples of effective, and failed, IGM are given.
Throughout, the importance of the socioeconomic context that
connects all effective IGM is emphasized. Taken as a whole, this
work relates the many facets of effective IGM, from the catchment
to global perspective.
The aim of this book is to document for the first time the
dimensions and requirements of effective integrated groundwater
management (IGM). Groundwater management is a formidable challenge,
one that remains one of humanity's foremost priorities. It has
become a largely non-renewable resource that is overexploited in
many parts of the world. In the 21st century, the issue moves from
how to simply obtain the water we need to how we manage it
sustainably for future generations, future economies, and future
ecosystems. The focus then becomes one of understanding the drivers
and current state of the groundwater resource, and restoring
equilibrium to at-risk aquifers. Many interrelated dimensions,
however, come to bear when trying to manage groundwater
effectively. An integrated approach to groundwater necessarily
involves many factors beyond the aquifer itself, such as surface
water, water use, water quality, and ecohydrology. Moreover, the
science by itself can only define the fundamental bounds of what is
possible; effective IGM must also engage the wider community of
stakeholders to develop and support policy and other socioeconomic
tools needed to realize effective IGM. In order to demonstrate IGM,
this book covers theory and principles, embracing: 1) an overview
of the dimensions and requirements of groundwater management from
an international perspective; 2) the scale of groundwater issues
internationally and its links with other sectors, principally
energy and climate change; 3) groundwater governance with regard to
principles, instruments and institutions available for IGM; 4)
biophysical constraints and the capacity and role of
hydroecological and hydrogeological science including water quality
concerns; and 5) necessary tools including models, data
infrastructures, decision support systems and the management of
uncertainty. Examples of effective, and failed, IGM are given.
Throughout, the importance of the socioeconomic context that
connects all effective IGM is emphasized. Taken as a whole, this
work relates the many facets of effective IGM, from the catchment
to global perspective.
The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and
encourage technology transfer in control engineering. The rapid
development of control technology impacts all areas of the control
discipline. New theory, new controllers, actuators, sensors, new
industrial processes, computer methods, new applications, new
philosophies, .... , new challenges. Much of this development work
resides in industrial reports, feasibility study papers and the
reports of advanced collaborative projects. The series offers an
opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of
such new work in all aspects of industrial control for wider and
rapid dissemination. Within the control community there has been
much discussion of and interest in the new Emerging Technologies
and Methods. Neural networks along with Fuzzy Logic and Expert
Systems is an emerging methodology which has the potential to
contribute to the development of intelligent control technologies.
This volume of some thirteen chapters edited by Kenneth Hunt,
George Irwin and Kevin Warwick makes a useful contribution to the
literature of neural network methods and applications. The chapters
are arranged systematically progressing from theoretical
foundations, through the training aspects of neural nets and
concluding with four chapters of applications. The applications
include problems as diverse as oven tempera ture control, and
energy/load forecasting routines. We hope this interesting but
balanced mix of material appeals to a wide range of readers from
the theoretician to the industrial applications engineer.
Originally published in 1981 Law, State and Society confronts many
of the most important issues within the developing field of law and
society. The essays cover the key political debates and the subject
of the sociology of law through two key debates, the first tackling
the wider theoretical and political system, while the other essays
are concerned with more concrete aspects of both the political and
social face of law. Together, the essays show how crucial the
potential is that exists for a considerable extension and
integration of work that focuses explicitly on empirical problems,
yet is at the same time more conscious of the theoretical issues
that underpin the effectivity of law.
The charismatic movement has a high profile in contemporary
Christianity. The book's contributors include insiders and
outsiders, charismatics and sociologists; with Britain as their
focus, they trace the movement's international connections,
historical development and variety. The book provides a wealth of
information and analysis which will interest both those within the
movement and students of religion wanting to know more about it.
The charismatic movement has a high profile in contemporary
Christianity. The book's contributors include insiders and
outsiders, charismatics and sociologists; with Britain as their
focus, they trace the movement's international connections,
historical development and variety. The book provides a wealth of
information and analysis which will interest both those within the
movement and students of religion wanting to know more about it.
This book merges two major areas of control: the design of control
systems and adaptive control. Original contributions are made in
the polynomial approach to stochastic optimal control and the
resulting control laws are then manipulated into a form suitable
for application in the self-tuning control framework. A major
contribution is the derivation of both scalar and multivariable
optimal controllers for the rejection of measurable disturbances
using feedforward. A powerful feature of the book is the
presentation of a case-study in which the LQG self-tuner was tested
on the pressure control loop of a power station. The broad coverage
of the book should appeal not only to research workers, teachers
and students of control engineering, but also to practicing
industrial control engineers.
In the nineteenth century, science and technology developed a
close and continuing relationship. The most important advancements
in physics--the science of energy and the theory of the
electromagnetic field--were deeply rooted in the new technologies
of the steam engine, the telegraph, and electric power and light.
Bruce J. Hunt here explores how the leading technologies of the
industrial age helped reshape modern physics.
This period marked a watershed in how human beings exerted power
over the world around them. Sweeping changes in manufacturing,
transportation, and communications transformed the economy,
society, and daily life in ways never before imagined. At the same
time, physical scientists made great strides in the study of
energy, atoms, and electromagnetism. Hunt shows how technology
informed science and vice versa, examining the interaction between
steam technology and the formulation of the laws of thermodynamics,
for example, and that between telegraphy and the rise of electrical
science.
Hunt's groundbreaking introduction to the history of physics
points to the shift to atomic and quantum physics. It closes with a
brief look at Albert Einstein's work at the Swiss patent office and
the part it played in his formulation of relativity theory. Hunt
translates his often-demanding material into engaging and
accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the
history of science and technology.
In their darkest hours over the course of the twentieth century, W.
E. B. Du Bois, Ella Baker, George Schuyler, and Fannie Lou Hamer
gathered hundreds across the United States and beyond to build
vast, now forgotten, networks of mutual aid: farms, shops, schools,
banks, daycares, homes, health clinics, and burial grounds. They
called these spaces "cooperatives," local challenges to global
capital, where people pooled all they had to meet all their needs.
By reading their activism as an artistic practice, Irvin J. Hunt
argues that their overarching need was to free their movement from
the logic of progress. Steeped in the wonders of this movement's
material afterlife, Hunt extrapolates three non-progressive forms
of movement time: a continual beginning, a deliberate falling
apart, and a kind of all-at-once simultaneity. These temporalities
describe how these leaders, along with their circles, maneuvered
the law, reappropriated property, expressed the pleasures of
resistance, challenged the value of longevity, built autonomous
communities, and fundamentally reimagined what a movement can be.
Hunt offers both an original account of Black mutual aid and, in a
world of diminishing of futures, a moving meditation on the
possibilities of the present.
In their darkest hours over the course of the twentieth century, W.
E. B. Du Bois, Ella Baker, George Schuyler, and Fannie Lou Hamer
gathered hundreds across the United States and beyond to build
vast, now forgotten, networks of mutual aid: farms, shops, schools,
banks, daycares, homes, health clinics, and burial grounds. They
called these spaces "cooperatives," local challenges to global
capital, where people pooled all they had to meet all their needs.
By reading their activism as an artistic practice, Irvin J. Hunt
argues that their overarching need was to free their movement from
the logic of progress. Steeped in the wonders of this movement's
material afterlife, Hunt extrapolates three non-progressive forms
of movement time: a continual beginning, a deliberate falling
apart, and a kind of all-at-once simultaneity. These temporalities
describe how these leaders, along with their circles, maneuvered
the law, reappropriated property, expressed the pleasures of
resistance, challenged the value of longevity, built autonomous
communities, and fundamentally reimagined what a movement can be.
Hunt offers both an original account of Black mutual aid and, in a
world of diminishing of futures, a moving meditation on the
possibilities of the present.
James Clerk Maxwell published the Treatise on Electricity and
Magnetism in 1873. At his death, six years later, his theory of the
electromagnetic field was neither well understood nor widely
accepted. By the mid-1890s, however, it was regarded as one of the
most fundamental and fruitful of all physical theories. Bruce J.
Hunt examines the joint work of a group of young British
physicists—G. F. FitzGerald, Oliver Heaviside, and Oliver
Lodge—along with a key German contributor, Heinrich Hertz. It was
these "Maxwellians" who transformed the fertile but half-finished
ideas presented in the Treatise into the concise and powerful
system now known as "Maxwell's theory."
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