Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2002
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Report
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2002
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
Book Description
Retreat from Doomsday
Author: John MuellerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781934849170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 393
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Commission Studies
Author: United States. National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic SurveillancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eavesdropping
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Would You Kill the Fat Man?
Author: David EdmondsPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400848385
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating tour through the history of moral philosophy A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. You are standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to you: if you push him off the bridge, he will topple onto the line and, although he will die, his chunky body will stop the train, saving five lives. Would you kill the fat man? The question may seem bizarre. But it's one variation of a puzzle that has baffled moral philosophers for almost half a century and that more recently has come to preoccupy neuroscientists, psychologists, and other thinkers as well. In this book, David Edmonds, coauthor of the bestselling Wittgenstein's Poker, tells the riveting story of why and how philosophers have struggled with this ethical dilemma, sometimes called the trolley problem. In the process, he provides an entertaining and informative tour through the history of moral philosophy. Most people feel it's wrong to kill the fat man. But why? After all, in taking one life you could save five. As Edmonds shows, answering the question is far more complex—and important—than it first appears. In fact, how we answer it tells us a great deal about right and wrong.
The Stubborn Earth
Author: Randall E. StrossPublisher:
ISBN: 9780520066205
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
00 This is a study of the first major American effort to aid a developing country--China--in the early twentieth century. Anyone interested in U.S.-China relations and in the American presence abroad will find it provocative and frequently moving. This is a study of the first major American effort to aid a developing country--China--in the early twentieth century. Anyone interested in U.S.-China relations and in the American presence abroad will find it provocative and frequently moving.
Minnesota Legislative Manual
Author: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine
Author: George Thomas LittlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
Digital Histories
Author: Mats FridlundPublisher: Helsinki University Press
ISBN: 9523690213
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Historical scholarship is currently undergoing a digital turn. All historians have experienced this change in one way or another, by writing on word processors, applying quantitative methods on digitalized source materials, or using internet resources and digital tools. Digital Histories showcases this emerging wave of digital history research. It presents work by historians who – on their own or through collaborations with e.g. information technology specialists – have uncovered new, empirical historical knowledge through digital and computational methods. The topics of the volume range from the medieval period to the present day, including various parts of Europe. The chapters apply an exemplary array of methods, such as digital metadata analysis, machine learning, network analysis, topic modelling, named entity recognition, collocation analysis, critical search, and text and data mining. The volume argues that digital history is entering a mature phase, digital history ‘in action’, where its focus is shifting from the building of resources towards the making of new historical knowledge. This also involves novel challenges that digital methods pose to historical research, including awareness of the pitfalls and limitations of the digital tools and the necessity of new forms of digital source criticisms. Through its combination of empirical, conceptual and contextual studies, Digital Histories is a timely and pioneering contribution taking stock of how digital research currently advances historical scholarship.
Equity and the Law of Trusts
Author: Philip Henry PettitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Equity
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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