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  • The New Atlantis
    Francis Bacon
    In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where 'generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit' are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of 'Bensalem'. ...
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    18,12 €

  • Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas
    Aurora Cuevas-Cerveró / Brasilina Passarelli / Joseph Straubhaar
    The way we talk, work, learn, and think has been greatly shaped by modern technology. These lifestyle changes have made digital literacy the new written literacy, where those who are not able to use computers are unable to function and perform everyday tasks. The Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas explores the...
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    426,47 €

  • Introduction to a Future Way of Thought
    Kostas Axelos / Kenneth Mills
    'Technologists only change the world in various ways in generalized indifference; the point is to think the world and interpret the changes in its unfathomability, to perceive and experience the difference binding being to the nothing.'Anticipating the age of planetary technology Kostas Axelos, a Greek-French philosopher, approaches the technological question in this book, firs...
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    18,58 €

  • Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks and Infrastructures
    Abdelaal
    It is surprising to think that in today’s rapidly evolving world of technology, over half of the globe still does not have access to high speed internet. Creating community wireless networks has in the past been a way to provide remote communities with internet and network access. Social and Economic Effects of Community Wireless Networks and Infrastructures highlights the succ...
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    249,30 €

  • Human Resource Management in the Digital Economy
    Juana-Espinosa Susana De
    Businesses worldwide are faced with major challenges related to the progressive (and many times unavoidable) incorporation of information technologies into their processes. Often, organizations don’t suitably react to the new requirements of these technologies, resulting in outdated policies, practices, and strategies. Human Resource Management in the Digital Economy: Creating ...
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    230,11 €

  • Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics
    Andrew Chasin
    Because of the constant advances and dynamics within the nascent field of nursing informatics, many nurses struggle in practice as they continue to try and apply habitual communication practices in the new environment without any critical reflection on, and adaptation of, those practices. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications serves as a valu...
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    321,14 €

  • Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality
    The emerging study of technology in space has been shaping human interaction with physical, social, and technological worlds. Drawing upon a wide range of information technology disciplines, this field is now grabbing the attention of many, including computer scientists, anthropologists, and psychologists craving for more on this intriguing new field. Exploration of Space, Tech...
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    255,68 €

  • The Ethics of Aristotle
    Aristotle
    It seems clear that happiness is the ultimate goal to which human life aspires. But what is the true essence of happiness? This thorny question is faced by Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) in the Nicomachean Ethics. Among the many values that can be attributed to the philosopher of Stagira (Macedonia) is this text belonging to the last period of his production and undoubtedly the most ...
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    17,04 €

  • The Absolute and Fundamental Law of Order and Truth
    John Constantine Capleton
    This book describes the fundamental laws and principles that were necessary to develop an ordered system like the universe in which we live. Without these laws, there can be no order. Together they set the foundation for the development of ordered systems that exist in harmony with each other.    Any ordered system must have a fixed reference, otherwise it will not remain order...
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    13,73 €

  • Right Now
    Todd LeBlanc / Todd R LeBlanc
    Embark on the exploration of ’The Book of Odd,’ delving into the intricacies of our small world. Each chapter unfolds to reveal the active role consciousness plays in shaping an ever-evolving universe. This narrative underscores the profound interdependence of life, casting us as co-authors in a grand cosmic story.Beyond contemplation, the tale carries a passionate message abou...
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    15,85 €

  • Science, technology and society for a post-truth age
    In an era shaped by misinformation, conspiracy theories, and anti-science movements, Science and Technology Studies / Science, Technology and Society (STS) provides a lighthouse of insight and interdisciplinary research. This volume, ’Science, technology and society for a post-truth age: Comparative dialogues on reflexivity,’ embarks on a transformative journey through the inte...
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    72,22 €

  • What are Coincidences? A Philosophical Guide Between Science and Common Sense
    Alessandra Melas / Pietro Salis
    It is a common opinion that chance events cannot be understood in causal terms. Conversely, according to a causal view of chance, intersections between independent causal chains originate accidental events, called 'coincidences'. Firstly, this book explores this causal conception of chance and tries to shed new light on it. Such a view has been defended by authors like Antoine ...
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    33,71 €

  • Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure
    Edward Carpenter
    In this book, the American philosopher Edward Carpenter reassesses the meaning of civilization and its role in the development of humanity and morality. As the author says: 'hospitality of the wild Arab, the courage of the North American Indian, and the faithful friendships of some of the Polynesian nations, far surpass anything of a similar kind among the polished communities ...
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    13,36 €

  • Toward Environmental Wholeness
    Patrick H. Byrne
    Offers a unified vision for approaching human ethical responses to what science is telling us about the crises facing our environment and climate. ...
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    126,63 €

  • Echoes of Faith
    Maxwell J. Aromano
    In a world shattered by distrust and upheaval, 'Echoes of Faith: Resonance in the Trustless Era, Rebuilding Hope and Connection' beckons readers into a mesmerizing journey of redemption and renewal. Delve into the heart of a society torn asunder by betrayal, where echoes of shattered faith reverberate through every corner. From the ashes of despair emerge tales of courage, resi...
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    12,05 €

  • Beyond Good and Evil, by Friedrich Nietzsche
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    The important concepts in this book include the difference between slave morality and master morality. Nietzsche tries to help the reader understand that there are no absolutes and that everything can be understood differently from a different point of view. He sees the greatest danger as the mindless, instinctive herd, and warns strongly against it, including especially the fl...
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    13,53 €

  • Beyond Good and Evil
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    The important concepts in this book include the difference between slave morality and master morality. Nietzsche tries to help the reader understand that there are no absolutes and that everything can be understood differently from a different point of view. He sees the greatest danger as the mindless, instinctive herd, and warns strongly against it, including especially the fl...
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    12,70 €

  • The Healing of Nations and The Hidden Sources of Their Strife
    Edward Carpenter
    Originally published in 1915 in the middle of World War I, Carpenter explores the effects that the war was having on society and humankind as a whole from first-hand experience. In particular, book focus on the differences between Germany and England, the causes of the war and suggestions for restoration and recovery when the war has ended. Carpenter details all of this in a re...
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    11,01 €

  • Waste Is Information
    Dietmar Offenhuber
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    46,62 €

  • The Death Experience
    Alan Ross Hugenot
    This book describes what you will experience as you die. Giving details of the death process and your journey into the afterlife based on the author’s own Near-Death experience where he died, went out-of-body into the afterlife, and returned to a second life in the same body. His experiences are collated with the Tibetan Book of the Dead; the Egyptian Book of the Dead; and curr...
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    15,44 €

  • Hacking the Underground
    Raquel Velho
    'Minding the gap' while using a wheelchair on the London Underground goes beyond a sharp eye and careful foot placement to avoid a fall: it can entail carrying and deploying a portable ramp to embark and disembark or carefully mapping out a custom route ahead of time. The extensive infrastructure of London’s public transportation system requires constant improvisation from user...
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    38,42 €

  • Hacking the Underground
    Raquel Velho
    'Minding the gap' while using a wheelchair on the London Underground goes beyond a sharp eye and careful foot placement to avoid a fall: it can entail carrying and deploying a portable ramp to embark and disembark or carefully mapping out a custom route ahead of time. The extensive infrastructure of London’s public transportation system requires constant improvisation from user...
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    135,05 €

  • Theistic Evolution
    Wolfgang Smith
    The heady amalgam of Science and Christianity posited by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin-which struck the Catholic world like a whirlwind around the time of the Second Vatican Council and continues, however stealthily, to the present day-has rendered Catholics vulnerable to various heretical and heterodox tenets. This ideology clad in scientific garb is what Wolfgang Smith takes to ...
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    27,85 €

  • Theistic Evolution
    Wolfgang Smith
    The heady amalgam of Science and Christianity posited by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin-which struck the Catholic world like a whirlwind around the time of the Second Vatican Council and continues, however stealthily, to the present day-has rendered Catholics vulnerable to various heretical and heterodox tenets. This ideology clad in scientific garb is what Wolfgang Smith takes to ...
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    15,68 €

  • Virgin Mary and the Neutrino
    Isabelle Stengers
    In Virgin Mary and the Neutrino, first published in French in 2006 and here appearing in English for the first time, Isabelle Stengers experiments with the possibility of addressing modern practices not as a block but through their divergence from each other. Drawing on thinkers ranging from John Dewey to Gilles Deleuze, she develops what she calls an 'ecology of practices' int...
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    134,58 €

  • Virgin Mary and the Neutrino
    Isabelle Stengers
    In Virgin Mary and the Neutrino, first published in French in 2006 and here appearing in English for the first time, Isabelle Stengers experiments with the possibility of addressing modern practices not as a block but through their divergence from each other. Drawing on thinkers ranging from John Dewey to Gilles Deleuze, she develops what she calls an 'ecology of practices' int...
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    35,33 €

  • Filosofía para principiantes Cómo comprender los fundamentos de la filosofía tan fácilmente como un juego de niños y aplicarlos con éxito en tu vida cotidiana mediante ejercicios prácticos.
    Jakob Schröter
    Filosofía: el término suena fascinante, hermoso, de algún modo romántico y armonioso y, al mismo tiempo, como un gran esfuerzo intelectual. Sin embargo, en realidad la filosofía no es ni especialmente romántica ni especialmente agotadora.Es cierto que hay que utilizar el cerebro, y quizá algunas cosas excedan el sentido común normal, pero básicamente la filosofía sólo significa...
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    9,72 €

  • Adoption and Use of Technology Tools and Services by Economically Disadvantaged Communities
    Alice S. Etim
    Economically disadvantaged communities in many regions around the world are making concerted efforts to become integrated into the global information society. The adoption and use of an array of technology tools and services by these communities will pave the way for their inclusion. Adoption and Use of Technology Tools and Services by Economically Disadvantaged Communities: Im...
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    222,94 €

  • A Bastard Kind of Reasoning
    Andrew M. Cooper
    Ranges widely and deeply across William Blake’s oeuvre to show how his post-Newtonian vision of space-time anticipates Einsteinian relativity. ...
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    49,47 €

  • Arguments that Count
    Rebecca Slayton
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    38,65 €


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