Written by experts in psychology and related disciplines, this volume will use both real-world case studies and theoretical perspectives from a variety of disciplines to address the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations. .
Normativity is what gives reasons their force, makes wordsmeaningful, and makes rules and laws binding. It is presentwhenever we use such terms as correct,' ought,' must,' and the language of obligation, responsibility, andlogical compulsion.
Elizabethan and Jacobean England: Sources and Documents of the English Renaissance records the transformative changes that defined the lives and thoughts of English society from the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 to the end of the reign of James I in 1625.
Experiments in Holism : Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropologypresents a series of essays from leading anthropologists... Læs mere
This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy... Læs mere
In the face of the destructive possibilities of resurgent nationalisms, unyielding ethnicities and fundamentalist religious affinities, there is hardly a more urgent task than understanding how humans can learn to live alongside one another.
Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit.
The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways.
Founded in 2007 to fund basic research, the European Research Council (ERC) has become the most revered instrument in European science policy and one of the world s most important focal points for the funding of scientific research.
Designed to accompany Epistemology: An Anthology or stand alone as a concise primer, this is a straightforward and accessible introduction to contemporary epistemology for those studying the topic for the first time.
* This refreshing and insightful book offers a detailed account of the author s journey through 14 of the most unusual and forward-thinking communities, from Denmark to Japan, the USA to India and Sri Lanka.