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Naturalism and Our Knowledge of Reality: Testing Religious Truth-claims (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)
Philosophical naturalism is taken to be the preferred and reigning epistemology and metaphysics that underwrites many ideas and knowledge claims. But what if we cannot know reality on that basis? What if the institution of science is threatened by its reliance on naturalism? R. Scott Smith argues ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Virtue Ethics and Moral Knowledge: Philosophy of Language after MacIntyre and Hauerwas (Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy)
We live in a time of moral confusion: many believe there are no overarching moral norms, and we have lost an accepted body of moral knowledge. Alasdair MacIntyre addresses this problem in his much-heralded restatement of Aristotelian and Thomistic virtue ethics; Stanley Hauerwas does so through his... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
In Search of Moral Knowledge: Overcoming the Fact-Value Dichotomy
For most of the church's history, people have seen Christian ethics as normative and universally applicable. Recently, however, this view has been lost, thanks to naturalism and relativism. R. Scott Smith argues that Christians need to overcome Kant's fact-value dichotomy and recover the possibility... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Ancient Rome: An Anthology of Sources
"Terrific . . . exactly the sort of collection we have long needed: one offering a wide range of texts, both literary and documentary, and that--with the inclusion of Sulpicia and Perpetua--allows students to hear the voices of actual women from the ancient world. The translations themselves are flu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology
By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myth... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation
Trzaskoma, R. Scott Smith, and Stephen Brunet (all classics, U. of New Hampshire) have assembled and newly translated ancient Greek and Roman texts relating in one way or another to mythology in the ancient world. They selected those that they have found useful for teaching classical mythology at th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Anthology of Classical Myth: Primary Sources in Translation
This new edition of Anthology of Classical Myth offers selections from key Near Eastern texts—the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, Epic of Creation (Enuma Elish), and Atrahasis; the Hittite Song of Emergence; and the flood story from the book of Genesis—thereby enabling students to explore the many sim... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Anthology of Classical Myth
This is a collection of translations of ancient Greek and Roman sources that we have found suitable for teaching classical mythology at the undergraduate level. In that sense, the title is misleading, but Anthology of Stuff That Is Connected in One Way or Another with Mythology in the Ancient World ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Mammoth Books presents A Clutch of Zombies: Four Stories by Scott Edelman, Joe R. Lansdale, Albert E. Cowdrey and Karina Sumner Smith (Mammoth Books #226)
In this grizzly anthology of the undead, four fascinatingly horrid dystopian universes are described, with zombies taking centre stage.Included are:What Will Come After - Scott EdelmanIn this most personal of zombie stories, the author imagines himself as the protagonist, looking ahead to what would... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Graphic Medicine Manifesto (Graphic Medicine #1)
by Ian Williams • Michael J. Green • Susan Merrill Squier • Scott T. Smith • Mk Czerwiec • Kimberly R. MyersThis inaugural volume in the Graphic Medicine series establishes the principles of graphic medicine and begins to map the field. The volume combines scholarly essays by members of the editorial team with previously unpublished visual narratives by Ian Williams and MK Czerwiec, and it includes arrest... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Reactive Drug Metabolites
by Raimund Mannhold • Gerd Folkers • Hugo Kubinyi • Douglas A. Smith • Deepak Dalvie • R. Scott ObachClosing a gap in the scientifi c literature, this first comprehensive introduction to the topic is based on current best practice in one of the largestpharmaceutical companies worldwide. The first chapters trace the development of our understanding of drug metabolite toxicity, covering basic concept... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
The Worlds of William Penn
by Emily Mann • Elizabeth Sauer • Scott Sowerby • Evan Haefeli • Andrew R. Murphy • Patrick M. Erben • Audrey Horning • Elizabeth Milroy • Catharine Dann Roeber • Marcus Gallo • Michael Goode • Alexander Mazzaferro • Sarah A. Smith • Catie Gill • Adrian Chastain Weimer • Rachel Love Monroy • Patrick Cecil • Shuichi WanibuchiWilliam Penn was an instrumental and controversial figure in the early modern transatlantic world, known both as a leader in the movement for religious toleration in England and as a founder of two American colonies, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As such, his career was marked by controversy and cont... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mid and Later Life
by Temple Grandin • Valerie Paradiz • Michael Baron • Elizabeth A. Perkins • Peter Gerhardt • Valerie Gaus • E. Sandra Byers • A.J. Paron-Wildes • Amanda Bakian • Hilary Coon • Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska • Saskia Baron • Valerie D'Astous • Pamela A. Smith • Digby Tantam • Terry Brugha • Sylvia Heijnen • R.C. Oude Voshaar • Bas Van Alphen • Jalynn Prince • Shana Nichols • Scott D. Wright • Jeremy Parr • Xenia Grant • Bruce Parsons • Angela Rodriguez • Karen Glaser • Stella Macdonald • Hilde Geurts • Robert Macbean • Susan Balandin • Amanda Roestorf • Karen Lowton • Lauren Bishop Fitzpatrick • Benjamin Dicicco-Bloom • Kristina Cottle • Monique Hines • Dermot Bowler • Judy Endow • Megan Farley • Mick Coppock • William Mcmahon • Cos Michael • Francesca Happé • Amy Maida Wadsworth • Gregory Prince • Denise D. Resnik • Christopher Gregg • Carol PoveyBringing together international academics and professionals who are actively researching and working in the field, this pioneering scholarly volume covers the issues faced by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) in mid and later life. Including a range of personal, academic and clinical p... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Keywords for American Cultural Studies, Third Edition (Keywords #11)
by Walter Johnson • Andrew Ross • Lisa Nakamura • Angela D. Dillard • George Lipsitz • Sunaina Maira • Nikhil Pal Singh • E. Patrick Johnson • Timothy Mitchell • Carla L. Peterson • George J. Sanchez • Ashley Dawson • Josh Kun • Caleb Smith • Kandice Chuh • Lisa Lowe • Ann Cvetkovich • Christopher Newfield • George Yúdice • Alys Eve Weinbaum • Brian T. Edwards • Leerom Medovoi • Lauren Berlant • Junaid Rana • Erin Manning • Cynthia G. Franklin • Julie Sze • Scott Herring • Christina B. Hanhardt • Rebecca Wanzo • Juana María Rodríguez • Marc Bousquet • Laura Briggs • Sandra M. Gustafson • Erica Kohl-Arenas • Kevin K. Gaines • Henry Yu • David Kazanjian • Dean Spade • Siobhan B. Somerville • Crystal Parikh • Lee Bebout • Rebecca Hill • Jack Halberstam • Kirsten Silva Gruesz • Eric Lott • David F. Ruccio • Marlene L. Daut • Kyla Schuller • Jentery Sayers • Robert McRuer • Matthew Frye Jacobson • Alyshia Gálvez • Kembrew McLeod • Daniel Martinez HoSang • Valerie Rohy • Joseph Lowndes • Amaranth Borsuk • Robert Fanuzzi • John Kuo Wei Tchen • Lauren Klein • Miriam Posner • Tara McPherson • Jodi Melamed • Vermonja R. Alston • Stephanie Smallwood • J. Kēhaulani Kauanui • June Wayee Chau • Oneka LaBennett • Tavia Nyong’oIntroduces key terms, research traditions, debates, and histories for American Studies and Cultural Studies in an updated editionSince its initial publication, scholars and students alike have turned to Keywords for American Cultural Studies as an invaluable resource for understanding key terms and ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops
by Maria Luisa Badenes • Patrick Brown • Nicolas Roux • Araceli Barceló-Muñoz • Vicente Vicente • Óscar Martínez • Eddo Rugini • Luciana Baldoni • Alain Rival • Magda-Viola Hanke • Henryk Flachowsky • Julie Graham • Luis A. Cañas • Dennis J. Gray • Stephen Adkins • J. R. Botella • Leandro Pena • Ossama Kodad • Pedro Martínez-Gómez • Abhaya Dandekar • Sadanand A. Dhekney • Yuval Cohen • Kate Evans • Nuria Alburquerque • Pedro M. Barros • A. T. Basford • Muhammad Ajmal Bashir • Diego Silva Batista • Julianne Biddle • Manuel Blasco • Lorenzo Burgos • John E. Carlson • Elisabeth Carmona • David Chagné • Rekha Chaudhury • Elisabeth Chevreau • V. E. Chhatre • Yelda Özden Çiftçi • C. Claflin • Elena Corredoira • Valerio Cristofori • Niccolò Cultrera • Maurecilne Lemes da Silva • Leo D’Souza • Ofere Francis Emeriewen • M. Faize • Fábio Gelape Faleiro • Ana Paula Farinha • Yolanda Ferradás • Antonio Figueira • Maureen M.M. Fitch • M. Foale • Svetlana Y. Folimonova • María Victoria González • Isabel María González-Padilla • Smitha Hegde • Professor Jose Ignacio Hormaza • Uma Jaiswal • Nikki Jennings • Hülya Akdemir Koç • Nerea Larrañaga • Chuck Leslie • Z. J. Li • Amanda De Lopes • Carlos López-Encina • Rodolfo López-Gómez • Jorge Lora • Zheng-Rong Luo • S. K. Malik • Roberto Mariotti • Antonio J. Matas • José Mercado • Scott Merkle • Sara Montanari • Gloria Moore • Soraya Mousavi • Isabel Narváez • María Del Naval • Q. T. Nguyen • Shashikiran Nivas • M. Margarida Oliveira • Ahmet Onay • Guillermo Padilla • Elena Palomo-Ríos • Andreas Peil • Rosa M. Pérez-Clemente • Cesar Petri • Paula M. Pijut • Marcos Vinícius Pinheiro • Clara Pliego • Fernando Pliego-Alfaro • Simon H.T. Raharjo • Manoj K Rai • Manuel Rey • Gabino Ríos • Diego Ismael Rocha • M. B. Rosenberg • M. Rouard • D. Ruiz • J. Sardos • Danielle Camargo Scotton • Cristian Silvestri • Michael K Smith • Guo-Qing Song • Veysel Süzerer • Alicia Talavera • Ryutaro Tao • Takuya Tetsumura • Engin Tilkat • Pablo Ric Varas • Wagner Vendrame • Francisco Javier Viéitez • Hazel Wetzstein • Roxana Yockteng • Qing-Lin ZhangThis book covers the biotechnology of all the major perennial fruit and nut species. Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 2005, there has been significant progress in cell culture, genomics and genetic transformation for many of these species. This book covers these biotechnolo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Reumatologie
by W. F. Lems • A.A.M. Blaauw • J.W.G. Jacobs • J.O.M. Zaat • M.A.F.J. Laar • F. A. van Gaalen • Bevers K. • D. L. Boumans • N.M.A. Dillen • D. L. Baeten • J. M. Laar • J. F. Swart • D. L. Vosse • M. Kloppenburg • T. L. Jansen • P. Geusens • H. Bootsma • H.J.L. Heide • C.H.M. Ende • Y.J.L. Eijk-Hustings • R.J.E.M. Dolhain • R. Geenen • M.P.T. Wit • A.E.R.C.H. Boonen • I. C. Lether • A. J. Veer • A. Vlietstra • J.P.W. Berg • J. N. Belo • M. K. Janssen • N. Vorwald • R.M.M. Kievits-Smeets • R. M. Hemert • D.W.M. Lucassen • I. Hussaarts • D. P. Shackleton • A. Slobbe • W. H. Bos • J. M. Meijer • N. J. Es • W. D. Boswinkel • J. Galavazi • C. J. Haagsma • M. Hollander • G.B.J. Hurenkamp • S. Jong • H. A. Martens • C. T. Ouden • E.J.A. Raaijmakers-De GrootJ.W.J. Bijlsma • C.M.J. Wildervanck-DekkerDeze tweede, compleet herziene editie van Reumatologie is niet zozeer geschreven vanuit een aandoening, maar vanuit de klacht en de daarbij behorende casuïstiek. Vrijwel alle hoofdstukken zijn in nauwe samenwerking tussen reumatoloog en huisarts tot stand gekomen. Nadrukkelijk komt aan bod wat de ... More
Language: DUTCopyright: 2015