Perplexities of Consciousness

"A Bradford book."In this book, the author examines various aspects of inner life (dreams, mental imagery, emotions, and other subjective phenomena) and argues that we know very little about our stream of conscious experience. In fact, he contends, we are prone to gross error about our ongoing emotional, visual, and cognitive experiences.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Gurus and Oracles: The Marketing of Information

An examination of the information industry, from Reuters to Facebook, and the special characteristics of information and knowledge markets. We live in an “Information Age” of overabundant data and lightning-fast transmission. Yet although information and knowledge represent key factors in most economic decisions, we often forget that data, information, and knowledge are products created …

Consciousness Revisited: Materialism without Phenomenal Concepts

We are material beings in a material world, but we are also beings who have experiences and feelings. How can these subjective states be just a matter of matter? This book looks at this question and much more.

The discourses of Epictetus : with the Encheiridion and fragments

Very little is known of tlie life of Epictetus. It is said that lie was a native of Hierapolis in Phrygia, a town between the Maeander and a branch of the Maeander named the Lycus. Hierapolis is mentioned in the epistle of Paul to the people of Colossae (Coloss. iv, 13); from which it has been concluded that there was a Christian church in Hierajiolis in the time of the apostle. The date of the…

Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States

The stories of residents of low-income communities across the country who took action when pollution from heavy industry contaminated their towns.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Immigration and Labor Market Mobility in Israel, 1990 to 2009

A study of the labor market integration of highly skilled Soviet immigrants to Israel that formulates dynamic models of job search and human capital investment.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Inner Experience and Neuroscience: Merging Both Perspectives

"A Bradford Book."A proposal for merging a science of human consciousness with neuroscience and psychology. The study of consciousness has advanced rapidly over the last two decades. And yet there is no clear path to creating models for a direct science of human experience or for integrating its insights with those of neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy. In Inner Experience and Neuroscienc…

Urban Modernity: Cultural Innovation in the Second Industrial Revolution

At the close of the 19th century, industrialization and urbanization marked the end of the traditional understanding of society as rooted in agriculture. This book examines the construction of an urban-centred, industrial-based culture - an entirely new social reality based on science and technology.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Philosophy, technology, and the environment

Contributions by prominent scholars examining the intersections of environmental philosophy and philosophy of technology.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

The Tuning of Place: Sociable Spaces and Pervasive Digital Media

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