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This book celebrates the research career of Lynne Rudder Baker by
presenting sixteen new and critical essays from admiring students,
colleagues, interlocutors, and friends. Baker was a trenchant
critic of physicalist conceptions of the universe. She was a
staunch defender of a kind of practical realism, what she sometimes
called a metaphysics of everyday life. It was this general "common
sense" philosophical outlook that underwrote her famous
constitution view of reality. Whereas most of her contemporaries
were in general given to metaphysical reductionism and
eliminativism, Baker was unapologetic and philosophically deft in
her defense of ontological pluralism. The essays in this book
engage with all aspects of her unique and influential work:
practical realism about the mind; the constitution view of human
persons; the first-person perspective; and God, Christianity, and
naturalism. Common Sense Metaphysics will be of interest to
scholars of Baker's work, as well as scholars and advanced students
engaged in research on various topics in metaphysics, philosophy of
mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of religion.
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Biological and Medical Data Analysis - 6th International Symposium, ISBMDA 2005, Aveiro, Portugal, November 10-11, 2005, Proceedings (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Jose Luis Oliveira, Victor Maojo, Fernando Martin-Sanchez, Antonio Sousa Pereira
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Discovery Miles 16 310
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The sequencing of the genomes of humans and other organisms is
inspiring the developmentofnew statisticalandbioinformatics tools
that we hope canmodify the current understanding of human diseases
and therapies. As our knowledge about the human genome increases so
does our belief that to fully grasp the mechanisms of diseases we
need to understand their genetic basis and the p- teomicsbehind
them and to integratethe knowledgegeneratedin thelaboratory in
clinical settings. The new genetic and proteomic data has brought
forth the possibility of developing new targets and therapies based
on these ?ndings, of implementing newly developed preventive
measures, and also of discovering new research approaches to old
problems. To fully enhance our understanding of disease processes,
to develop more and better therapies to combat and cure diseases,
and to develop strategies to prevent them, there is a need for
synergy of the disciplines involved, medicine, molecular biology,
biochemistry and computer science, leading to more recent ?elds
such as bioinformatics and biomedical informatics. The 6th
International Symposium on Biological and Medical Data Analysis
aimed to become a place where researchersinvolved in these
diversebut incre- ingly complementary areas could meet to present
and discuss their scienti?c results. The papers in this volume
discuss issues from statistical models to arc- tectures and
applications to bioinformatics and biomedicine. They cover both
practical experience and novel research ideas and concepts.
From the author of seven children's books comes the third adventure
in the DogMan series, which contains, in the words of the author,
"a big mystery," which you will discover as you read the book. Luis
Oliveira, the author of the DogMan and other children's series, was
born with cerebral palsy. Nonetheless, he can do more than anyone
can imagine, and his message is always to have faith and never give
up on your dreams!
A young boy in 13th Century England who is disabled leads a rescue
effort to save the townspeople from a wicked king.
In this third book in the Children of Hope series, Ricardo and his
friends fall into a deep hole in the backyard and end up in the Old
West.
In this sequel to The Children of Hope, Ricardo befriends a
mysterious boy with supernatural powers, and faces trials that only
God and the children of hope can deliver him from.
Ricardo, a young boy, educates others about what it's like to have
cerebral palsy, and makes many new friends along his journey.
A young boy raised in a church in 1970 London, England, becomes
"DogMan" after trying to save an injured dog.
In this second book in the DogMan series, read how the DogMan
defeats his arch enemy, the Icer, with the help of Matthew, his
super-powered friend, and helps an orphan get a home.
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