“…This book offers a controversial new interpretation of Plato's Apology of Socrates. By paying unusually close attention to what Socrates indicates about the meaning and extent of his irony, David Leibowitz arrives at unconventional conclusions about Socrates' teaching on virtue, politics, and the gods; the significance of his famous turn from natural philosophy to political philosophy; and the purpose of his insolent "defense speech"…”

“…In this new accessible philosophy of friendship, Mark Vernon links the resources of the philosophical tradition with numerous illustrations from modern culture to ask what friendship is, how it relates to sex, work, politics and spirituality. Unusually, he argues that Plato and Nietzsche, as much as Aristotle and Aelred, should be put centre stage. …”
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“…A highly original work in history and theory, this survey considers major themes including identity, class and sexual difference, weaves them into debates on the nature and point of history, and arrives at new ways of doing history that very unusually consider non-Western history and feminist approaches. …”

“…It is highly informative, eschews speculation and is unusually clear in highlighting continuing gaps in our knowledge. …”

“…Each author has chosen a topic that both fits with their own cutting-edge research and explores the related contributions made by Bradbrook. Most unusually, this collection ranges widely across property law, energy law and human rights…”

“…A clue to answering this can be found in cases where the mechanisms that produce inner speaking behave unusually. In this paper, we suggest an account of a specific instance of this, namely, a particular subtype of auditory verbal hallucination (AVH), and draw some lessons about the processes that underlie normal inner speech…”

“…The paper concludes with a discussion of how monetary policy should react to unusually sluggish bank lending ..…”

“…Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539), is one of the most studied figures of Renaissance Italy, as an epitome of Renaissance court culture, and as a woman having an unusually prominent role in the politics of her day. …”

“…This is followed by the necrology written shortly before 1300 which has unusually close ties to the list of donations, and the calendar. …”

“…The first comprehensive treatment of stereotypes and stereotyping, this text synthesizes a vast body of social and cognitive research that has emerged over the past-quarter century. Provided is an unusually broad analysis of stereotypes as products both of individual cognitive activities and of social and cultural forces. …”

“…The EHR includes major Articles and Review Articles, and an unusually extensive range of Reviews of books published throughout the world in English and other languages. …”

“…Hampton Sides portrays Carson in the larger context of the conquest of the entire West, including his frequent and often lethal encounters with hostile Native Americans. Unusually, Sides gives full voice to Indian leaders themselves about their trials and tribulations in their dealings with the whites. …”
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“…It finds that on most counts, the youth labour market in Norway performs well, but that the incidence of sickness and disability is unusually high, immigrant youth do not fare as well, and more needs to be done to ensure that all youth leave education with recognised qualifications. …”

“…James Farr's book offers an unusually fertile approach to study the link between sexuality and criminality…”
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“…Mary Astell (1666-1731) was an unusually perceptive thinker and writer during the time of the Enlightenment. …”

“…As a heavy metal, the hazard of Bi is unusually low in contrast to its neighbors Pb and Sb. …”

“…Contains coverage of an unusually broad set of emerging topics in language, spanning comprehension and production and both speech and reading…”

“…Proven until the 3rd century AD, on the other hand a monumental building was uncovered, which can be referred to as the residence of a caravan master. The unusually rich furnishings of the architecture of this building as well as the numerous so-called small finds highlight the almost global trade relations of Palmyra and the resulting material and cultural wealth of the city. …”

“…He also discusses how emotion arousal can affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony and how good is the evidence that unusually hot weather might promote violent crimes…”

“…There is a wide range of pastoral lyrics, weightier allusive pieces, and translations from classical and vernacular pastoral poetry; also, more unusually, pastoral ballads and poems set in all kinds of prose works. …”