“…"We all know that small classes are better than large classes; that children are best taught in groups according to their ability; that some schools are much better than others and that we should teach children according to their individual learning styles ... or do we? …”

“…Arguing that we can never truly know consciousnessthat the human intellect is simply not equipped to unravel this mysteryhe demonstrates that accepting this limitation in fact opens up a whole new field of investigation. …”

“…The first section focuses on what every cognitive psychologist ought to know about bilingualism; the impact of bilingualism on cognition across the lifespan, the idea that bilinguals are not a special case, and the importance of bilingualism in cognitive research beyond language. …”

“…Presentación del editor: "For some, biology explains all there is to know about the mind. Yet many big questions remain: is the mind shaped by genes or the environment? …”

“…While freedom of speech has been guaranteed us for centuries, the First Amendment as we know it today is largely a creation of the past eighty years. …”
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“…In the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, many are asking what, if anything, can be done to prevent large-scale disasters. How is it that we know more about the hazards of modern American life than ever before, yet the nation faces ever-increasing losses from such events? …”

“…Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a Muslim visionary, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey. The West knows him best as the leading Ottoman officer in World War I's Battle of Gallipoli - a defeat for the Allies, and the Ottoman empire's greatest victory. …”

“…What does it mean to say that someone is an educated person? How do we know what's worth including in a school curriculum? …”

“…"Do you need to know how to conduct research as a business, commerce or management student? …”

“…What sports fans read, watch, and listen to at home often isn’t the real story coming out of the locker room or the front office. George Castle should know: he’s covered baseball in Chicago for decades and witnessed the widening gulf between the media and the teams they’re supposed to cover—and the resulting widespread misinformation about the inner workings of the game. …”
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“…Moreover, philosophy for high school students is difficult enough, but the theory of knowledge requires a basic introduction to philosophy as a precondition, at least if a student is expected to think carefully about knowledge issues and not “spout off” about things he knows absolutely nothing about. Without some background, theory of knowledge in high school can be a very frustrating experience for some students but, more importantly, a very dangerous course for everyone. …”

“… The oldest written tradition of European music, the art we know as Gregorian chant, is seen from an entirely new perspective in Katherine Bergeron's engaging and literate study. …”

“…It is only on her visits to the Huguenot bookseller who supplies her master’s scientific tomes that she realizes the nature of his obsession. And she knows she has to act to save not just the child but Mary and herself. …”

“…"A remarkable debut novel―written with the fearless imagination of Michael Chabon and the piercing humor of Gary Shteyngart―about a small Jewish village in the Polish forest that is so secluded no one knows it exists . . . until now. What if there was a town that history missed? …”

“…This volume provides a critical roadmap through the major historical sources of legal semiotics as we know them today. The history of legal semiotics, now at least a century old, has never been written (a non-event itself pregnant with semiotic possibility). …”

“…Will there come a time when reason and science alone can tell us everything we need to know about human values? Will this brave new world be better than the current one? …”

“…The Bible is fact, in most cases, but there is much more to know. The truth is out there, and most of it is staring us in the face every day. …”

“…He or she may not even know what a suretyship is. But in other circumstances the guarantor may be well aware of the risk, but may nonetheless assume it because of strong emotional ties which exist between him/her and the main debtor. …”

“…It has become one of the world's emerging powers, rivalling China in terms of global influence. Yet people still know relatively little about the economic, social, political, and cultural changes unfolding in India today. …”

“…What accounts for the remarkable ability to get inside another person’s head to know what they’re thinking and feeling? “Mind reading” is the very heart of what it means to be human, creating a bridge between self and others that is fundamental to the development of culture and society. …”
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