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Political Ethics and European Constitution
Is the dream of EU endangered? This book reviews classic and modern values and virtues, and uses them in order to rethink Europe’s present politics and its future. The idea of the Republic was born with the political ethics of ancient Greece. The current international crisis obliges Europe to face the mirror of truth: What has become of the European Idea and how fares the European Constitutio…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-45600-2
- Collation
- XV, 81
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Law
- Call Number
- 172 FER p
Politics in Socrates' Alcibiades: A Philosophical Account of Plato’s Dialog…
This volume provides the first full, political and philosophically rigorous account of Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades Major. The book argues that Alcibiades Major accomplishes its goal, which is to redirect Alcibiades’ political ambitions, not by arguing for specific propositions based on specific premises. The dialogue accomplishes its goal by generalizing the notion of argument to include ap…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-15269-1
- Collation
- XI, 143
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
- Call Number
- 160 ARC p
Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
This book introduces readers to the principles of a fairly new branch of psychology – positive psychology – and demonstrates how they can be applied in the context of second language acquisition in a natural environment and in instructed foreign language (FL) learning. It focuses both on the well-being and success of the learner and the professional and personal well-being of the teacher. F…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-32954-3
- Collation
- XX, 366
- Series Title
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Call Number
- 150.198 GAB p
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Diseases in Combat Veterans
This book takes a case-based approach to addressing the challenges psychiatrists and other clinicians face when working with American combat veterans after their return from a war zone. Written by experts, the book concentrates on a wide variety of concerns associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including different treatments of PTSD. The text also looks at PTSD comorbidities, s…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-22985-0
- Collation
- XVIII, 373
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 155.9042 RIT p
Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorders
A handy, easy-to-read reference for the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic and acute stress disorders, this important 6th edition has been revised and updated extensively, offering a wealth of new information in a concise format of 6 sections. The new DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) are discussed, in depth, in Chapters 2 and 6, respectively. In addition,…
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- 6
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-15066-6
- Collation
- XII, 155
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 155.9042 FRI p
God and Mental Causation
This book lies at the intersection of philosophy of mind and philosophy of religion and operates on the assumption that dialogue between the two disciplines can be fruitful. In particular it focuses on how debates in the philosophy of mind regarding the nature of mental causation relate to debates in the philosophy of religion regarding divine action, creaturely causation, and existence of God…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-47425-9
- Collation
- XIV, 100
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 100
Creativity and Innovation Among Science and Art: A Discussion of the Two Cult…
This edited book will address creativity and innovation among the two cultures of science and art. Disciplines within science and art include: medicine (neurology), music therapy, art therapy, physics, chemistry, engineering, music, improvisation, education and aesthetics. This book will be the first of its kind to appeal to a broad audience of students, scholars, scientists, professionals, pra…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781447166245
- Collation
- XVII, 239
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 153.42
Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century: Grappling with Enormous Problems a…
How can creative individuals and societies adapt to complex 21st-century conditions? Will civilizations thrive or collapse in the decades to come if they are not creative enough, or if they are too creative? Interest in these questions is growing; however, until now there has been inadequate understanding of the socioeconomic and cultural trends and issues that influence creativity. This book p…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789463005067
- Collation
- X, 276
- Series Title
- Advances in Creativity and Giftedness
- Call Number
- 153.53
Creating Models in Psychological Research
This concise reference serves as a companion to traditional research texts by focusing on such essentials as model construction, robust methodologies and defending a compelling hypothesis. Designed to wean Master's and doctorate-level students as well as new researchers from their comfort zones, the book challenges readers to engage in multi-method approaches to answering multidisciplinary ques…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319157535
- Collation
- XXI, 126
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
- Call Number
- 150
Couple Resilience: Emerging Perspectives
This distinctive volume expands our understanding of couple resilience by identifying and exploring specific mechanisms unique to intimate relationships that facilitate positive adaptation to life challenges. Committed partnerships represent a unique form of relational alliance that offers an opportunity and challenge to go beyond the self - to develop as individuals and as a relationship. The …
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789401799096
- Collation
- XX, 210
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 150
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