The seventeenth-century philosopher Anne Conway (1631–1679) has received renewed attention from scholars of various fields during the last three decades. Preeminently, the historian of philosophy Sarah Hutton has contributed import-ant work to this scholarly development by publishing a re-edited version of the Viscountess’ correspondence, published in 1992, …
When Augustus De Morgan died in 1871, he was described as ‘one of the profoundest mathematicians in the United Kingdom’ and even as ‘the greatest of our mathematicians’. But he was far more than just a mathematician. Because much of his voluminous written output on various subjects was scattered throughout journals and encyclopaedias, the breadth of his interests and contributions has b…
‘Books are for white people.’ It’s an old idea, and historically, mostly a true one, at least in British publishing. Not only have most books, including children’s books, been written for and about white people in Britain, the scholarly and critical histories of literature, including children’s literature, have focused on these same books and their presumed-white audie…
Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life, and co-authors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity, and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change. Global poverty is one of the wor…
Fundamentalisme. Inilah fenomena paling mengejutkan di akhir abad ke-20, yang melanda tradisi keagamaan dunia. Ekspresinya terkadang mengerikan. Kaum fundamentalis menembaki jamaah yang sedang salat di masjid, membunuh para dokter dan perawat dalam klinik aborsi, membunuh presiden, dan bahkan menggulingkan pemerintahan yang kuat. Maka, bagi banyak orang, gerakan ini mengancam kedamaian dan harm…
The main consequence of osteoporosis is that it is a condition in which bone mass is depleted and bone structure is destroyed to the degree that bone becomes fragile and prone to fractures. For affected patients, these ‘fragility fractures’ are associated with substantial pain and suffering, disability and even death, along with substantial costs to society. The problems creat…
Introducing the new, realistic loyalty pact between employer and employee. The employer-employee relationship is broken, and managers face a seemingly impossible dilemma: the old model of guaranteed long-term employment no longer works in a business environment defined by continuous change, but neither does a system in which every employee acts like a free agent. The solution? Stop thinki…
In the context of one day in the Altiplano, introduces the animals and plants that live in this mountainous terrain, describing their characteristics, behavior, and daily activities.
Animal Magic highlights the ways many people get the most out of life by being around or caring for animals and pets. However, not everyone enjoys being around animals and people’s individual choices should always be understood and respected. Animal Magic gives examples of animals enhancing the quality of life of children and adults. People experiencing care have told us that being around ani…
Sociolinguistic research in the 1950s and 1960s had shown how people change the degree of formality of their language as a function of the social contexts in which they find themselves. This was explained in terms of social norms dictating language use. In other words, we should speak very softly and respectfully here, but we can be more boisterous and casual there. Communication (or speech) ac…