Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Finding the money Finding the money Preethi Burkholder "This book is a one-stop resource for individuals seeking to finance their education or career. In addition to providing classic, indispensable advice for prospective college students and their paren… OL12295045W
The making of the humanities The making of the humanities Jaap Maat,Rens Bod,Thijs Weststeijn This first volume in 'The making of the humanities' series focuses on the early modern period. Specialists from various disciplines offer their view on the history of linguistics, literary studies, m… OL16081240W
The Anthropology of experience The Anthropology of experience Edward M. Bruner "Fourteen authors, including many of the best-known scholars in the field, explore how people actually experience their culture and how those experiences are expressed in forms as varied as narrative… OL16667323W
Education's end Education's end Anthony T. Kronman The question of what living is for - of what one should care about and why - is the most important question a person can ask. Yet under the influence of the modern research ideal, our colleges and un… OL16969260W
The Changing Image of the Sciences The Changing Image of the Sciences Ida H. Stamhuis The theme was chosen because of the great concern with the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences. The image of these sciences as dull, uninspiring, masculine, environmentally unfriend… OL19833837W
Cognition, Agency and Rationality Cognition, Agency and Rationality Kepa Korta As usual, the Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Cognitive Science include leading-edge work by outstanding researchers in the field. This volume contains three kinds of papers correspond… OL19835145W
The Discovery of the Artificial The Discovery of the Artificial Roberto Cordeschi The book provides a valuable text for undergraduate and graduate courses on the historical and theoretical issues of Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Neuroscience, and the Phil… OL19843542W
Travelling concepts in the humanities Travelling concepts in the humanities Mieke Bal "Travelling Concepts in the Humanities is intended as a guidebook for interdisciplinary cultural analysis in the humanities. In this challenging work, Mieke Bal analyses a variety of concepts - such … OL1987384W
Mind Out of Matter Mind Out of Matter Gregory R. Mulhauser Mind Out of Matter aims to transform the way we think about consciousness and the physical world. Unlike many contemporary volumes, it develops a robust and philosophically satisfying account of the … OL19888289W
Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly George E. Stelmach The motivation behind this volume is to provide the reader with some coherence in the widely scattered literature on motor impairments in the elderly. The volume appraises the main theoretical ideas … OL19901661W
Trusting Records Trusting Records Heather MacNeil A trustworthy record is one that is both an accurate statement of facts and a genuine manifestation of those facts. Record trustworthiness thus has two qualitative dimensions: reliability and authent… OL19908077W
Integrating Immigrants in Europe Integrating Immigrants in Europe Han Entzinger,Rinus Penninx,Peter Scholten,Stijn Verbeek Migration; Knowledge - Discourse; Public Policy OL20839422W
The Emergence of the Digital Humanities The Emergence of the Digital Humanities Jones, Steven E. In The Emergence of the Digital Humanities, Steven E. Jones examines this shift in our relationship to digital technology and the ways that it has affected humanities scholarship and the academy more… OL20928625W
John H. D'Arms and the Humanities John H. D'Arms and the Humanities Nancy Cantor,John H. D'Arms Contains five speeches from a panel honoring the memory of Mr. D'Arms. OL20946731W
Cultural studies and critical theory Cultural studies and critical theory Patrick Fuery Cultural Studies and Critical Theory explores questions of culture, representation, gender, power, sexuality, and the postmodern. What is culture? And why is it divided into high, middle, and popular… OL2854434W
The art of being human The art of being human Thelma C. Altshuler,Richard Paul Janaro Help students broaden their perspectives and enrich their lives through the humanities The Art of Being Human: The Humanities as a Technique for Living introduces students to the joys of the humanit… OL3242249W
Wahrheit und Methode Wahrheit und Methode Hans-Georg Gadamer "Truth and Method is a landmark work of 20th century thought which established Hans Georg-Gadamer as one of the most important philosophical voices of the 20th Century. In this book, Gadamer establis… OL81342W