LIBROS DEL AUTOR: alan reid

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  • Everything is Design
    Alan J. Reid
    Ethics - to put it concisely - is ’mindful well-being’. It is a set of standards that guides how we treat ourselves, one another, and the environment. When we design things for public use, we also communicate an ethical perspective. When we use things designed for us, we adopt their ethics. This book synthesizes several different disciplines as they relate to design, ethics, an...
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    76,30 €

  • A Philosophy of Gun Violence
    Alan J. Reid
    This book uses a philosophy of technology to demonstrate that guns are predisposed for an intentional use, making them inherently non-neutral artifacts. This argument rejects the often-cited value neutral thesis and instrumentalist view that 'guns don’t kill people; people kill people', and instead, explains the lethality of the gun through the lenses of affordance theory, beha...
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    146,59 €

  • A Philosophy of Gun Violence
    Alan J. Reid
    This book uses a philosophy of technology to demonstrate that guns are predisposed for an intentional use, making them inherently non-neutral artifacts. This argument rejects the often-cited value neutral thesis and instrumentalist view that 'guns don’t kill people; people kill people', and instead, explains the lethality of the gun through the lenses of affordance theory, beha...
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    48,35 €

  • Changing Australian Education
    Alan Reid
    From one of Australia’s leading education thinkers comes a trenchant critique of the current state of Australian schooling, and an inspiring and evidence-based proposal for a new direction. ...
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    56,40 €

  • The Smartphone Paradox
    Alan J. Reid
    The Smartphone Paradox is a critical examination of our everyday mobile technologies and the effects that they have on our thoughts and behaviors. Alan J. Reid presents a comprehensive view of smartphones: the research behind the uses and gratifications of smartphones, the obstacles they present, the opportunities they afford, and how everyone can achieve a healthy, technologic...
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    87,03 €

  • The Bandar-Log
    Alan Reid
    The Bandar-Log: A Labor Story of the 1950s is a fictionalised recreation of the great Labor split of the 1950s. This schism in Labor's ranks began in October 1954 when its erratic federal party leader Dr H.V. ('Doc') Evatt denounced the perceived influence wielded over the party by the anti-communist Catholic activist B.A. ('Bob') Santamaria. The resulting donnybrook involved p...
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    28,23 €

  • The Arithmetic of Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds
    Alan W. Reid / Colin MacLachlan
    Recently there has been considerable interest in developing techniques based on number theory to attack problems of 3-manifolds; Contains many examples and lots of problems; Brings together much of the existing literature of Kleinian groups in a clear and concise way; At present no such text exists ...
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    77,67 €

  • Rosyth Castle
    Alan Reid
    Rosyth Castle: A Notable Fifeshire Ruin is a historical book written by Alan Reid in 1898. The book is a detailed account of the history and architecture of Rosyth Castle, a famous ruin located in Fife, Scotland. The author provides a comprehensive description of the castle’s construction, its architectural features, and the various owners who have lived there over the centurie...
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    24,81 €

  • Limekilns And Charlestown
    Alan Reid
    Limekilns And Charlestown: A Historical And Descriptive Sketch Of A Notable Fifeshire Neuk (1903) is a book written by Alan Reid that provides a comprehensive overview of the history and characteristics of Limekilns and Charlestown, two small villages located in the county of Fife in Scotland. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which explores a different aspect ...
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    24,81 €

  • Teachers’ Work in a Globalizing Economy
    Alan Reid / Alistair Dow / Robert Hattam
    This study locates what is happening to teachers’ work in the global economy. Two case studies show how teachers are simultaneously experiencing significant changes to their work, and responding in ways that actively shape these process. ...
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    103,05 €