Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Political Theory Today PDF full book. Access full book title Political Theory Today by David Held. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.
Author: David Held Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804718868 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 382
Book Description
What is the proper subject matter of political theory? What kind of a theory is political theory? Uncertainty about the most appropriate way of answering these questions provides the key rationales for this volume: to provide a comprehensive overview of the central questions and debates in contemporary political thought and to offer guidelines for the reformation of political theory made necessary by the philosophical and substantive problems it faces today. The twelve essays in this book examine some of the classic traditional questions of political theory: the nature of obligation, equality, liberty, the public, the private, democracy, and justice. They also examine questions that relate these notions to a broader framework encompassing the many recent changes in the nation-state, forms of sovereignty, domestic and international law, violence and warfare, and domestic and international political economy. The contributors are leading scholars in political theory from the United States, Europe, and Africa: Samara Amin, Charles Beitz, Antonio Cassese, John Dunn, Jon Elster, David Held, Agnes Heller, Steven Lukes, Iain McLean, Claus Offe, Susan Moller Okin, Onora O'Neill and Ulrich K
Author: David Held Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804718868 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 382
Book Description
What is the proper subject matter of political theory? What kind of a theory is political theory? Uncertainty about the most appropriate way of answering these questions provides the key rationales for this volume: to provide a comprehensive overview of the central questions and debates in contemporary political thought and to offer guidelines for the reformation of political theory made necessary by the philosophical and substantive problems it faces today. The twelve essays in this book examine some of the classic traditional questions of political theory: the nature of obligation, equality, liberty, the public, the private, democracy, and justice. They also examine questions that relate these notions to a broader framework encompassing the many recent changes in the nation-state, forms of sovereignty, domestic and international law, violence and warfare, and domestic and international political economy. The contributors are leading scholars in political theory from the United States, Europe, and Africa: Samara Amin, Charles Beitz, Antonio Cassese, John Dunn, Jon Elster, David Held, Agnes Heller, Steven Lukes, Iain McLean, Claus Offe, Susan Moller Okin, Onora O'Neill and Ulrich K
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN: 9789251039366 Category : Food Languages : en Pages : 228
Book Description
Papers from the FAO Expert Consultation on Nutrition Education for the Public, 18-22 September 1995. - For the report of this conference, see FAO Food & Nutrition Paper 59 (ISBN 9251037973)
Author: Terry Winograd Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional ISBN: 9780201112979 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Understanding Computers and Cognition presents an important and controversial new approach to understanding what computers do and how their functioning is related to human language, thought, and action. While it is a book about computers, Understanding Computers and Cognition goes beyond the specific issues of what computers can or can't do. It is a broad-ranging discussion exploring the background of understanding in which the discourse about computers and technology takes place. Understanding Computers and Cognition is written for a wide audience, not just those professionals involved in computer design or artificial intelligence. It represents an important contribution to the ongoing discussion about what it means to be a machine, and what it means to be human. Book jacket.
Author: Richard Sennett Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393078523 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 177
Book Description
A Business Week Best Book of the Year.... "A devastating and wholly necessary book."—Studs Terkel, author of Working In The Corrosion of Character, Richard Sennett, "among the country's most distinguished thinkers . . . has concentrated into 176 pages a profoundly affecting argument" (Business Week) that draws on interviews with dismissed IBM executives, bakers, a bartender turned advertising executive, and many others to call into question the terms of our new economy. In his 1972 classic, The Hidden Injuries of Class (written with Jonathan Cobb), Sennett interviewed a man he called Enrico, a hardworking janitor whose life was structured by a union pay schedule and given meaning by his sacrifices for the future. In this new book-a #1 bestseller in Germany-Sennett explores the contemporary scene characterized by Enrico's son, Rico, whose life is more materially successful, yet whose work lacks long-term commitments or loyalties. Distinguished by Sennett's "combination of broad historical and literary learning and a reporter's willingness to walk into a store or factory [and] strike up a conversation" (New York Times Book Review), this book "challenges the reader to decide whether the flexibility of modern capitalism . . . is merely a fresh form of oppression" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Praise for The Corrosion of Character: "A benchmark for our time."—Daniel Bell "[A]n incredibly insightful book."—William Julius Wilson "[A] remarkable synthesis of acute empirical observation and serious moral reflection."—Richard Rorty "[Sennett] offers abundant fresh insights . . . illuminated by his concern with people's struggle to give meaning to their lives."—[Memphis] Commercial Appeal
Author: Eva María Campos Monge Publisher: Ra-Ma Editorial ISBN: 8419444782 Category : Education Languages : es Pages : 285
Book Description
TEMARIO DE SISTEMAS Y APLICACIONES INFORMÁTICAS Volumen IV [Temas del 49 al 65] SISTEMAS MULTIMEDIA Y REDES Este volumen contiene los últimos temas de los 65 que componen el temario de Informática de Secundaria de Sistemas y Aplicaciones Informáticas, en concreto desde el 49 hasta el 65. En estos temas se desarrollan los bloques de Redes y Sistemas Multimedia, ofreciendo un contenido totalmente actualizado recogiendo las últimas novedades en las disciplinas que se presentan. Cada uno de los temas consta de un índice que presenta el esquema general del tema, la introducción, el desarrollo del tema en cuestión, una conclusión y bibliografía/webgrafía. En el apartado de la introducción aparece un subapartado que recoge la contextualización de cada tema. La contextualización está especificada para los módulos de la especialidad de Sistemas y Aplicaciones Informáticas para todos los niveles: formación profesional básica, ciclo de grado medio, ciclos de grado superior y cursos de especialización. Los temas se presentan de forma acotada en un número de páginas tal que permita al opositor desarrollarlo en el tiempo estipulado, asegurando que se tratan todos los puntos de interés con la profundidad adecuada. Además, este volumen viene acompañado de material adicional en el que el lector puede encontrar trucos sobre cómo afrontar el examen, ejemplos para añadir a los temas y otros recursos de interés.
Author: Maria José Marcelino Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319229001 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
This book presents a peer reviewed selection of extended versions of ten original papers that were presented at the 15th International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE 2013) held in Viseu, Portugal. The book provide a representative view of current Information and Communications Technology (ICT) educational research approaches in the Ibero-American context as well as internationally. It includes studies that range from elementary to higher education, from traditional to distance learning settings. It considers special needs and other inclusive issues, across a range of disciplines, using multiple and diverse perspectives and technologies to furnish detailed information on the latest trends in ICT and education globally. Design, development and evaluation of educational software; ICT use and evaluation methodologies; social web and collaborative systems; and learning communities are some of the topics covered.
Author: Warner, David Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK) ISBN: 0335195695 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
Many higher education institutions are like small towns, meeting the needs of their members by providing not only specialist teaching and research activities but also residential accommodation, catering, telecommunications, counselling, sports facilities and so on. The management of these institutions is very complex, requiring both generalist and specialist knowledge and skills; and the move to formal strategic planning means that it is no longer acceptable for higher education managers to be aware only of their own relatively narrow areas of expertise. All new managers would benefit from an holistic perspective on managing a whole institution. As such individuals are promoted, such 'helicopter vision' becomes a precondition of their and their institution's success. Higher Education Management provides: * the first comprehensive account of non-academic higher education management. * contributions from distinguished practitioners of university management. * a key resource for all aspiring, trainee and practising managers in higher education.
Author: Frank Niele Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 008045903X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 215
Book Description
Energy: Engine of Evolution is a compelling book that provides a compact history of energy over the last four billion years, with the aim of creating a sound basis to understanding the possible futures of the energy industry. It describes the role that energy has played in the evolution of nature and culture, the impact it has had on the world over time and the implications that we are faced with concerning the role of energy in the future. This book describes the relationship between life and energy through time, outlining how the major revolutions in the evolution of life on earth were driven by developments at the energy frontiers. Energy: Engine of Evolution states that we are on the verge of the next energy revolution, where we will learn how to master new energy forms in a new way. As a result of years of research and discussions by leading experts in the oil and gas industry, this publication offers inspiring insights and examples of new approaches to technological and evolutionary developments, paving the way towards a more sustainable future.* Provides evolutionary insight * Introduces an Energy Time Scale that shows key relationships between energy and the history of planet Earth* Contains exciting examples of new approaches to sustainable development
Author: Eva María Campos Monge Publisher: Ra-Ma Editorial ISBN: 8419444391 Category : Education Languages : es Pages : 287
Book Description
TEMARIO OFICIAL DE INFORMÁTICA Volumen I [Temas del 1 al 20] HARDWARE Y SISTEMAS OPERATIVOS Este volumen contiene los 20 primeros temas de los 74 que componen el temario de Informática de Secundaria basándose en la legislación actual que regula el contenido de estas pruebas. En estos temas se desarrollan los bloques de Representación de la información, Hardware y Sistemas Operativos ofreciendo un contenido totalmente actualizado recogiendo las últimas novedades en las disciplinas que se presentan. En cada tema se presenta el esquema general, la introducción, el desarrollo del tema en cuestión, una conclusión y bibliografía/webgrafía. Los temas se presentan de forma acotada para que el opositor sea capaz de desarrollarlo en el tiempo estipulado, asegurando que se tratan todos los puntos de interés con la profundidad adecuada. Este volumen viene acompañado de material adicional en el que el lector puede encontrar trucos sobre cómo afrontar el examen, ejemplos para añadir a los temas, contextualización en los ciclos formativos y otros recursos de interés.
Author: David Held
Author: David Held
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Author: Terry Winograd
Author: Richard Sennett
Author: Eva María Campos Monge
Author: Anna Craft
Author: Maria José Marcelino
Author: Warner, David
Author: Frank Niele
Author: Eva María Campos Monge