“…Particular attention is paid to make this book equally useful for students, practitioners, and expert scientists…”

“…Four essays demonstrate how tokens, as material manifestations of particular institutions, contributed to the formation of civic and political identity in the city-state of Athens and the roles they played in ensuring legal and political equality. The second section of the volume on new finds aims to develop expertise in studying tokens and increase relevant knowledge. …”

“…"Is political equality viable given the unequal private property holdings characteristic of a capitalist economy? …”

“…Including insights from a diverse array of creators, this book highlights the vitality of the individual creative voice in a world where social media offers a weird mix of inspiration and suffocation, and our struggles for social justice are equally hopeful and upsetting. Creativity shows how vulnerability, experimentation, and courage can enable us to become bold and engaging creators…”

“…As Jonathan Rosenbaum and Adrian Martin show in this wide-ranging look at World Cinema, directors like Abbas Kiarostami, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Tsai Ming-liang are now making extraordinary films equal to the great classics, previously unrecognized works from the past are being discovered, and new boundaries for the genre are being explored. …”
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“…Nevertheless, most of the Founding Fathers rallied around certain crucial religious principles, including the idea that people were "created" equal, the belief that religious freedom required the disestablishment of state-backed denominations, the necessity of virtue in a republic, and the role of Providence in guiding the affairs of nations. …”

“…Part II concerns welfare, utilitarianism and standard welfare economics, while Part III considers important moral notions that are left out of standard welfare economics, such as freedom, rights, equality, and justice. Part III also emphasizes the variety of moral considerations that are relevant to evaluating policies. …”
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“…Rescher maintains that error-avoidance and truth-achievement are distinct but equally important factors for rational inquiry, and that error is inherent in the human cognitive process (to err is human). …”

“…Treats German history from 1918 to 2014 from the perspectives of instability, division and reunification, covering East and West German history in equal depth. Offers important reflections on Angela Merkel's Chancellorship as it extends into a new term. …”

“…Further, she argues that we are obligated not merely to meet others' needs but to do so in a manner that expresses "dignifying care," a concept that captures how human interactions can grant or deny equal moral standing and inclusion in a moral community. …”

“…Sexual consent is not a commodity, objectification and abuse are inherent to prostitution, and the sex trade poses a grave threat to the struggle for women's equality. Skilfully weaving together first-hand investigation, interviews and the latest research, Pimp State powerfully argues that sex trade myth-makers will find themselves on the wrong side of history…”

“…Through the examination of counterexamples--similar ideas of equal promise that lacked these four qualities and did not translate into practice--Schneider shows the complexity of the relationship between theory and practice in education and suggests how that tenuous connection might be strengthened to help innovations and new insights gain traction in our schools."…”
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“…"How Psychotherapists Develop: A Study of Therapeutic Work and Professional Growth - based on a 15-year study of psychotherapists' experiences and careers - is a book written equally for practicing therapists, clinical educators, and mental health researchers. …”

“…Of Boys and Men argues that helping our boys and men does not mean giving up on the ideal of gender equality"--…”

“…From their point of view schools reproduce existing inequalities and they reject the notion that there are equal opportunities for all. In this way they argue that education justifies and explains social inequality. …”

“…The principle of access to equal health care services2. Patients' autonomy, particularily when the stroke has led to decreased decision-making capacity…”

“…Where did that change come from? Equally importantly, where does Christianity go next? …”

“…First, are universal values possible in a pluralistic world, and how does one do justice to both human equality and to individual and cultural differences? …”

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