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The collapse of the Irish "Celtic Tiger" economy, in the wake of a
banking disaster, provoked a joint EU/IMF rescue plan in late 2010.
The election that followed saw Europe's most successful ever party
lose more than half of its vote and almost three quarters of its
seats. This book provides the definitive analysis of an electoral
earthquake.
In this book, the sixth in the highly regarded "How Ireland Voted"
series, leading Irish political scientists examine what happened;
analyze the election results, the opinion poll evidence and the
media coverage to establish why it happened; and assess the
long-term significance.
What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and
adventure literature? How do men and women respond to iconic screen
stars such as Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve McQueen,
and Charlton Heston? Action genres have been Hollywood's most
profitable global exports for most of its history, their male
heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. Bestselling
literary thrillers, from "The Hunt for Red October" to "Into Thin
Air," have also contributed markedly to popular understandings of
male activity. "Action Figures" takes stock of action narratives'
many appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender
identity manifest themselves in popular commercial texts
As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since the Second
World War, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical
debates concerning morality. In this ground-breaking book,
Gewirth's neo-Kantianism, and the communitarian problems discussed,
form a dialogue on the foundation of moral theory. Themes of
agent-centered constraints, the formal structure of theories, and
the relationship between freedom and duty are examined along with
such new perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre. Gewirth
offers a picture of the philosopher's theory and its applications,
providing a richer, more complete critical assessement than any
which has occurred to date.
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The Ethics of Aquinas (Paperback)
Stephen J. Pope; Contributions by Daniel J. Boyle, Servais-Theodore Pinckaers, Stephen J. Pope, Georg Wieland, …
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In this comprehensive anthology, twenty-seven outstanding scholars
from North America and Europe address every major aspect of Thomas
Aquinas' understanding of morality and comment on his remarkable
legacy. While there has been a revival of interest in recent years
in the ethics of St. Thomas, no single work has yet fully examined
the basic moral arguments and content of Aquinas' major moral work,
the Second Part of "The Summa Theologiae". This work fills that
lacuna. The first chapters of "The Ethics of Aquinas" introduce
readers to the sources, methods, and major themes of Aquinas'
ethics. The second part of this book provides an extended
discussion of ideas in the Second Part of "The Summa Theologiae",
in which contributors present cogent interpretations of the
structure, major arguments, and themes of each of the treatises.
The third and final part examines aspects of Thomistic ethics in
the twentieth century and beyond. These essays reflect a diverse
group of scholars representing a variety of intellectual
perspectives. Contributors span numerous fields of study, including
intellectual history, medieval studies, moral philosophy, religious
ethics, and moral theology. This remarkable variety underscores how
interpretations of Thomas' ethics continue to develop and evolve -
and stimulate fervent discussion within the academy and the church.
This volume is aimed at scholars, students, clergy, and all those
who continue to find Aquinas a rich source of moral insight.
The vampire has long held our fascination, and its presence may be
traced through archaeological discoveries, oral traditions, and
ancient texts. Its nature varied greatly from one culture to
another and one era to the next-until the twentieth century. What
happened? Three Irish writers-Charles Robert Maturin, Joseph
Sheridan Le Fanu, and Bram Stoker-each used this figure of folklore
in his fiction and over the course of the nineteenth century
created a universal mythological figure that culminated in Stoker's
Dracula, a character that would serve as the foundation from which
twentieth and twenty-first century writers would build the modern
vampire. Maturin, Le Fanu, and Stoker did not purposely set out to
transform the vampire of regional tales into a globally recognized
phenomenon, as their biographies show. Their personal lives,
national concerns, and extensive reading unconsciously seeped into
their writing which not only struck a chord with their readers but
made their vampires distinctly Irish, especially when compared to
existing vampire folklore and fiction. While their works have
separately been the subjects of many thorough critical studies and
Stoker and Le Fanu are often discussed together, this may be the
first time that a text groups all three together to trace the
progression of the nineteenth century literary vampire, includes
biographical and historical elements, and argues that the modern
vampire has its roots in Irish nineteenth century literature.
The collapse of the Irish "Celtic Tiger" economy, in the wake of a
banking disaster, provoked a joint EU/IMF rescue plan in late 2010.
The election that followed saw Europe's most successful ever party
lose more than half of its vote and almost three quarters of its
seats. This book provides the definitive analysis of an electoral
earthquake.
In this book, the sixth in the highly regarded How Ireland Voted
series, leading Irish political scientists examine what happened;
analyse the election results, the opinion poll evidence and the
media coverage to establish why it happened; and assess the
long-term significance.
This book delves into a review of current research, active
learning strategies, Web courseware, metacognition, strategies for
Web discussions, promoting student self-regulation, building
interactive Web pages, basic HTML coding, managing Web sites, using
databases, automated testing, and security and legal issues. It
helps readers pick and choose what aspects of the Web to employ to
achieve the greatest student learning gains.
Females consistently score lower than males on standardized tests
of mathematics - yet no such differences exist in the classroom.
These differences are not trivial, nor are they insignificant. Test
scores help determine entrance to college and graduate school and
therefore, by extension, a person's job and future success. If
females receive lower test scores then they also receive fewer
opportunities. Why does this discrepancy exist? This book presents
a series of papers that address these issues by integrating the
latest research findings and theories. Authors such as Diane
Halpern, Jacquelynne Eccles, Beth Casey, Ronald Nuttal, James
Byrnes, and Frank Pajares tackle these questions from a variety of
perspectives. Many different branches of psychology are
represented, including cognitive, social,
personality/self-oriented, and psychobiological. The editors then
present an integrative chapter that discusses the ideas presented
and other areas that the field should explore.
What accounts for the massive global popularity of action films and
adventure literature? How do men and women respond to iconic screen
stars such as Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve McQueen,
and Charlton Heston? Action genres have been Hollywood's most
profitable global exports for most of its history, their male
heroes the subject of much fascination and derision. Bestselling
literary thrillers, from The Hunt for Red October to Into Thin Air
, have also contributed markedly to popular understandings of male
activity. Action Figures takes stock of action narratives' many
appeals and recognizes how contemporary crises of gender identity
manifest themselves in popular commercial texts.
This book should be of interest to speech and language therapists; educational psychologists, teachers.
Peter Digby is Manager of Taylors supermarket, but when he is
handed the chance to make money without actually putting his hand
in the 'till he surprises himself and takes it. It may be classed
as white collar crime but its money at the end of the day. However,
having this regular supply of money becomes a bigger headache
running two homes, two cars and two lives. His work colleagues
friends and even family are unaware of his rich alternate lifestyle
so what is the point? It is like winning the lottery but losing
your ticket. Peter's life is full of choices. Strange ones are
employing the most incompetent security firm around, Beaver Patrol.
Embarrassing ones are ringing prospective dates only to find they
are prostitutes. It would be stupid to complicate things more by
getting involved with an auditor sent to check up on you? Wouldn't
it? What will Beaver Patrol do about the sand? Will he cut down on
Indian takeaways? Could he ring a girl who isn't on the game? Are
all Accountants clinically boring? Well it's complicated, Horse
Racing, Velcro, Special Sand, Women dressed as school girls and the
offer of 1000 for your girlfriend to do a couple of hours 'work'
are some of the very funny reasons. Find out what happens in
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The objective of this research is to develop a transducer for
recognition of molecular changes in the presence of chemical
vapors. This transducer is tested using polymer sensing layers
known to be sensitive to ethanol vapors. A surface acoustic wave
device is selected as the transducer element due to low cost, high
surface sensitivity, and sensitivity. These devices are designed
and fabricated in-house, and a polymer sensing layer applied. The
frequency response of the coated device is probed both with and
without the presence of airborne ethanol molecules in a vapor
stream. By analyzing the changes in the amplitude and phase of the
frequency response near resonance, vapor detection was conclusively
demonstrated. Additionally, the mechanism of change was identified,
allowing future work in optimizing the sensitivity of the device.
Other future work will include application of a biomolecular
sensing layer, design of circuitry for a portable devices, and
fabrication of a MEMS preconcentrator. The final goal of the
project is a portable sensor array using surface acoustic wave
devices coated with different bio-molecules.
This book is a one-of-a-kind literary treasurer that mental health
workers, parents and caregivers will need to have as they help
children recover from trauma. It empowers children by providing
them with concepts typically reserved for adults. Through the use
of clear, simple language and engaging drawings, children are able
to learn about trauma, triggers and flashbacks. This book is
designed to be read out loud by adults to children. It is easily
appropriate for children 9 years of age or older but can be applied
to children as young as 6, especially as an adjunct to
psychotherapy.
The first compilation of research and concepts from genetic
epistemology that directly addresses issues related to learning,
India is both a major greenhouse gas emitter and one of the most
vulnerable countries in the world to projected climate change. The
country is already experiencing changes in climate and the impacts
of climate change, including water stress, heat waves and drought,
severe storms and flooding, and associated negative consequences on
health and livelihoods. This book identifies and summarises the
latest research related to the impact of climate change on India.
This book discusses the impact of sea level rise, water
availability, agricultural shifts, ecological disruptions and
species extinctions, infrastructure at risk from extreme weather
events and disease patterns.
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