Highly controversial when it was first published in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has since established itself as a landmark work in contemporary moral philosophy. In this book, MacIntyre sought to address a crisis in moral language that he traced back to a European Enlightenment that had made the formulation of moral principles increasingly difficult. In the search for a way out of this impasse, MacIntyre returns to an earlier strand of ethical thinking, that of Aristotle, who emphasised the importance of 'virtue' to the ethical life. More than thirty years after its original publication, After Virtue remains a work that is impossible to ignore for anyone interested in our understanding of ethics and morality today.
The good news is that this book offers an entertaining but enlightening compilation of Zizekisms. Unlike any other book by Slavoj Zizek, this compact arrangement of jokes culled from his writings provides an index to certain philosophical, political, and sexual themes that preoccupy him. Zizek's Jokes contains the set-ups and punch lines - as well as the offenses and insults - that Zizek is famous for, all in less than 200 pages.
A new and extensively revised edition of a popular textbook used in universities, coding boot camps, hacker clubs, and online courses. The best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads learners t
Discover the key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy from grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, five years after his death. When Lee Kuan Yew spoke, president
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook, Third Edition offers a comprehensive program to help shy or socially anxious readers confront their fears and become actively involved in their social world.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 384, Publishers: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Author: Alyson Derrick, ISBN-13: 9781534493797, Date of issue: 2022
A space cruiser, in search of its sister ship, encounters beings descended from self-replicating machines.In the grand tradition of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanislaw Lem's The Invincible tells the story of a space cruiser sent
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong challenge--but it doesn't have to rule your life. Find the science-based information you need in the revised third edition of this indispensable guide. Trusted authority Dr. David J. Miklowitz shares proven strategies for man
An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for the general reader. Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science,
Catch up on the manga before Season 2 of the hit anime, coming soon! You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Reeling from a bad breakup, Kazuya rents the beautiful, polite Chizuru for a date. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for...A GIRLFRIEND SHOWDOWN! Ruka crashed Kazuya’s birthday party in the hopes of appealing to the Kinoshita family and proving that she was a superior girlfriend candidate to Mizuhara. Everything seemed to be going her way at first. Even Kazuya’s grandmother was warming up to her. That all changes when Mizuhara arrives to steal the spotlight, however. Down but not out, Ruka is still determined to secure her place as Kazuya’s one and only girlfriend! Can the boneheaded Kazuya weather the storm of a woman in love?
Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding the factors that promote motivation and healthy psychological and behavioral functioning. In this authoritative work, the codevelopers of the theory comprehensively examine SDT's concep
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 224, Publishers: Pie International Co., Ltd., Author: Pie International, ISBN-13: 9784756253408, Date of issue: 2021
Are we living in a post-truth world, where "alternative facts" replace actual facts and feelings have more weight than evidence? How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of "fake news," from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into "information silos." McIntyre argues that we can fight post-truth, and that the first step in fighting post-truth is to understand it.
In the tradition of Real World Algorithms: A Beginner's Guide, Panos Louridas is back to introduce algorithms in an accessible manner, utilizing various examples to explain not just what algorithms are but how they work. Digital technology runs
From one of Bill Gate's favorite authors, a systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations. In this magisterial book, Vaclav Smil offers a systematic investigation o
