The book features a curated collection of published papers organized into two volumes, highlighting the cohesive themes and overarching direction of the author's research. Each volume aims to showcase the essential unity of the work, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.
Accurate, approachable, and indispensable, this illustrated science encyclopedia is arranged in such categories as "Planet Earth", "Living Things", "Chemistry and the Elements", "Materials and Technology", "Space and Time", and "Conservation and the Environment". 2,000+ full-color photos & illustrations.
Set against the backdrop of WWII, this book chronicles the experiences of Iowa veterans who served with the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force in England from 1942 to 1946. It highlights the relentless efforts of ground crews who improvised to maintain aircraft amidst supply shortages and the challenges faced by aircrews flying in extreme conditions. Through firsthand accounts from over three hundred veterans, the narrative captures the resilience and bravery of those involved in this historic air armada.
Discusses contemporary notions of the self, and examines their origins, development, and effects.
Almost everyone would agree that the place of religion in our societies has changed profoundly over the years. This book takes up the question of what these changes mean—of what, precisely, happens when a society in which it is virtually impossible not to believe in God becomes one in which faith is only one human possibility among others.
The Explanation of Behaviour was the first book written by the renowned philosopher Charles Taylor. A vitally important work of philosophical anthropology, it is a devastating criticism of the theory of behaviourism, a powerful explanatory approach in psychology and philosophy when Taylor's book was first published. However, Taylor has far more to offer than a simple critique of behaviourism. He argues that in order to properly understand human beings, we must grasp that they are embodied, minded creatures with purposes, plans and goals, something entirely lacking in reductionist, scientific explanations of human behaviour. Taylor's book is also prescient in according a central place to non-human animals, which like human beings are subject to needs, desires and emotions. However, because human beings have the unique ability to interpret and reflect on their own actions and purposes and declare them to others, Taylor argues that human experience differs to that of other animals. Furthermore, the fact that human beings are often directed by their purposes has a fundamental bearing on how we understand the social and moral world. Taylor's classic work is essential reading for those in philosophy and psychology as well as related areas such as sociology and religion. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Preface by the author and a new Foreword by Alva No , setting the book in philosophical and historical context.
This book is an exploration of the relevance of Hegel's thought to contemporary society and politics.
Everywhere we hear talk of decline, of a world that was better once, maybe fifty years ago, maybe centuries ago, but certainly before modernity drew us along its dubious path. While some lament the slide of Western culture into relativism and nihilism and others celebrate the trend as a liberating sort of progress, Charles Taylor calls on us to face the moral and political crises of our time, and to make the most of modernity’s challenges. “The great merit of Taylor’s brief, non-technical, powerful book...is the vigor with which he restates the point which Hegel (and later Dewey) urged against Rousseau and Kant: that we are only individuals in so far as we are social...Being authentic, being faithful to ourselves, is being faithful to something which was produced in collaboration with a lot of other people...The core of Taylor’s argument is a vigorous and entirely successful criticism of two intertwined bad ideas: that you are wonderful just because you are you, and that ‘respect for difference’ requires you to respect every human being, and every human culture—no matter how vicious or stupid.” —Richard Rorty, London Review of Books
Drawing from real-life experiences, the narrative explores a tumultuous journey through crime, trauma, and self-discovery. The author reflects on a childhood surrounded by criminals, leading to a skewed perception of the world and a struggle with promiscuity stemming from early abuse. As violence and chaos unfold, a pivotal realization prompts a desire for change. The story intertwines elements of sex, money, and drama, aiming to inspire others facing similar struggles to seek transformation and hope.