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Sensory Exotica :A World Beyond Human Experience.
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Self-trust and reproductive autonomy
A study of the importance of self-trust for women's autonomy in reproductive health. The power of new medical technologies, the cultural authority of physicians, and the gendered power dynamics of many patient-physician relationships can all inhibit women's reproductive freedom. Often these factors interfere with women's ability to trust themselves to choose and act in ways that are consistent …
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- 0585442711
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages).
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Seeing double :shared identities in physics, philosophy, and literature
"The separateness and connection of individuals is perhaps the central question of human life: What, exactly, is my individuality? To what degree is it unique? To what degree can it be shared, and how? To the many philosophical and literary speculations about these topics over time, modern science has added the curious twist of quantum theory, which requires that the elementary particles of whi…
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- 9780262281492
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- 1 online resource (184 pages) :illustrations
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Scientific discovery :computational explorations of the creative processes
Includes indexes.Pat Langley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. Herbert Simon is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology, Computer Science, and Philosophy at Carnegie-Mellon University. Gary L. Bradshaw is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Institute of Cognitive Science at the Uni…
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- 9780262316002
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Science serialized :representation of the sciences in nineteenth-century peri…
Essays examining the ways in which the Victorian periodical press presented the scientific developments of the time to general and specialized audiences.Nineteenth-century Britain saw an explosion of periodical literature, with the publication of over 100,000 different magazines and newspapers for a growing market of eager readers. The Victorian periodical press became an important medium for t…
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- 9780262269827
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- 1 online resource (vi, 358 pages) :illustrations.
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Roots of social sensibility and neural function
"A Bradford book."We are social animals, with evolved mechanisms to discern the beliefs and desires of others. This social reason is linked to the concept of intentionality, the ability to attribute beliefs and desires to others. In this book Jay Schulkin explores social reason from philosophical, psychological, and cognitive neuroscientific perspectives. He argues for a pragmatist approach, in…
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- 9780262283281
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 206 pages) :illustrations
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The role of annuity markets in financing retirement
Annuity insurance products help protect retirees against outliving their incomes.Dramatic advances in life expectancy mean that today's retirees must plan on living into their eighties, their nineties, and even beyond. Longer life expectancies are the symbol of a prosperous society, but this progress also means that some retirees will need to plan conservatively and cut back substantially on th…
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- 9780262269377
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Rethinking innateness :a connectionist perspective on development
"A Bradford book."Rethinking Innateness asks the question, "What does it really mean to say that a behavior is innate?" The authors describe a new framework in which interactions, occurring at all levels, give rise to emergent forms and behaviors. These outcomes often may be highly constrained and universal, yet they are not themselves directly contained in the genes in any domain-specific way.…
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 447 pages) :illustrations.
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Restoring trust in American business
"This book examines the failure of "gatekeepers"--Corporate directors, regulators, auditors, lawyers, investment bankers, and business journalists - to stand between corporate misconduct and the public interest. Prominent scholars and corporate leaders argue that market pressures have made gatekeepers too focused on financial self-interest at the expense of the public good. Stronger professiona…
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Reproduction in context :social and environmental influences on reproductive …
"A Bradford Book.""Historically, reproductive science has focused on reproductive behaviors divorced from the contexts in which they occur. Taking a more integrated view, this book explores the neuroendocrine bases of reproduction in relation to their environmental and social contexts."--Jacket.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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