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Augustine's Confessions: Conversion and Consciousness argues two
original positions concerning the structure and meaning of the
Confessions by Augustine. The structure is found to be a tool used
by Augustine in his earlier pre-Confessions writings in which he
uses the Allegory of the Cave in book VII of the Republic by Plato
to both describe human consciousness and as a structural framework
for his own life story. As with Plato's allegory, Augustine then
uses Books X-XIII to do, what the author calls, "Scriptural
Philosophical" analysis of the allegorical prayer previously given.
The author shows that the Confessions is really an allegorical
quasi-prayer that shows Augustine's state of mind or disposition
through space/time - and at the same time uses different personas,
schools of thought and metaphysical constructs to show the
inadequacy of Plato's consciousness model of the cave to truly
describe human ratiocination within consciousness in its totality -
Synchronic-Synthetic-Triplex (SST) or body, mind, God-Will
substance. Instead, Augustine demonstrates the superiority of the
Christian conversion to that of the Platonic as described both by
Platonic books and the books of the Platonists. The Christian
conversion is based on the incarnate Wisdom of Christ Jesus within
the Cave/World.
Originally published in 1916, this volume discusses the history of
the labour movement during the latter part of the 19th and early
part of the 20th centuries, in so far as it relates to the advocacy
and use of violence. A contentious issue which divided the labour
movement during the 19th century, the author presents arguments
made by both sides of this controversy. Nonetheless, the book
remains a Marxist critique of violence as practised by direct
action anarchists.
Originally published in 1916, this volume discusses the history of
the labour movement during the latter part of the 19th and early
part of the 20th centuries, in so far as it relates to the advocacy
and use of violence. A contentious issue which divided the labour
movement during the 19th century, the author presents arguments
made by both sides of this controversy. Nonetheless, the book
remains a Marxist critique of violence as practised by direct
action anarchists.
Engineers encounter different types of contracts at nearly every
turn in their careers. Contracts for Engineers: Intellectual
Property, Standards, and Ethics is a tool to enhance their ability
to communicate contractual issues to lawyers-and then better
understand the legal advice they receive.
Building on its exploration of contracts, this book expands
discussion to:
- Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other
intellectual property issues
- Development of standards and the bodies that govern them, as
well as conformity assessment and accreditation
- Ethics at both the micro and macro levels-a concept under major
scrutiny after several major disasters, including the Gulf of
Mexico oil spill, the collapse of Boston's Big Dig, and a
coal-mining accident that resulted in many deaths
With a brief introduction to common law contracts and their
underlying principles, including basic examples, the book presents
a sample of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) regarding the sale of
goods. It evaluates elements of the different contracts that
engineers commonly encounter, such as employee and associated
consulting agreements and contracts involved in construction and
government.
Approaching intellectual property from a contract perspective,
this reference focuses on the many different types of patents and
their role in commerce. It touches on the application of trademarks
and recent developments in the use of copyright as a form of
contract and explains the process of obtaining patents, including
the rationale for investing in them. Ethical standards receive
special attention, which includes a review of several prominent
professional codes of ethics and conduct for both organizations and
individual engineers, particularly officers and higher-level
managers.
This respected Handbook has earned its reputation as the
authoritative source of information on bitumens used in road
pavements and other surfacing applications. This new edition has
been up-dated to ensure The Shell Bitumen Handbook retains its
excellent reputation.
Methods of Early Golf Architecture features selected writings
from premier architects C.B. Macdonald, George C. Thomas, and
Robert Hunter. With precision and detail, these visionaries discuss
each element of golf course design, and no detail is left
untouched.
Methods of Early Golf Architecture Includes:
- Characteristics of a Golf Architect
- Psychology of Design
- Deciding Where to Build
- The Design Process
- Utilizing Natural Features
- Teeing Grounds
- Through the Green
- Hazards
- Greens and Greenkeeping
- Ideal Holes
- The Construction Process
- Overseeing Construction
Characteristics of a Golf Architect
"A golf architect must be a student of agriculture, understand
nature, have a knowledge of soils, knowledge of implements,
drainage, and above all the particular character of the layout
which tantalizes a lover of the game and holds him
spellbound."
"- C.B. Macdonald"
Psychology of Design
"How deadly dull are two or three holes of the same character when
they follow each other A drive and pitch followed by a drive and
pitch is a good deal like serving a watery pudding after a watery
soup."
"- Robert Hunter"
The Design Process
"The ability to create is to consider all the problems of a golf
course. The architect must visualize the effect his work will
produce from all angles of the game."
"- George C. Thomas"
Utilizing Natural Features
"Now and then one finds a hole of real distinction which nature
herself has modeled, and to add anything artificial would be a
crime."
"- Robert Hunter"
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