“…"James J. Gibson's numerous theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of how people perceive were innovative, controversial, often radical, and always profound. …”

“…Given their theological richness and poetic power, the prophetic texts of the Hebrew Bible would seem to be prime candidates for exegetical examination, but they often pose difficulty. In this book, James Nogalski offers solid, practical guidance on how to read and exegete a prophetic text in its literary, historical, and conceptual contexts. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Peirce's "paradoxical irradiations" and James's the will to believe -- A defense of Peirce's sentimental conservatism -- Heeding the call of one's savior -- On becoming welded into the universal continuum -- Self-control and moral responsibility -- Peirce and practical ethics…”
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“…Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the earth belongs to the living. His letter to James Madison is often quoted for the proposition that we should not be bound to the 'dead hand of the past', suggesting that the Constitution should instead be interpreted as a living, breathing document. …”

“…Christina Bieber Lake argues that works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walker Percy, Flannery O'Connor, Toni Morrison, George Saunders, Marilynne Robinson, Raymond Carver, James Tiptree, Jr., and Margaret Atwood must be reevaluated in light of their contributions to larger ethical questions. …”

“…In a series of highly original readings of Edwards, Emerson, William and Henry James, Stevens, and Stein, A Natural History of Pragmatism tracks the interplay of religious motive, scientific speculation, and literature in shaping an American aesthetic. …”
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“…Garcia, Nick Salvatore, James R. Barrett, and Anne M. Butler…”
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“…La presente selección, preparada por James Willis Robb, da cuenta de algunas facetas entre las muchas de su dilatada producción: el relato corto, la poesía, el ensayo. …”

“…At the same time, these questions play a fundamental role in the philosophies of great thinkers of the past such as, among others, Plotinus, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, William James, and Edmund Husserl. This new collection of essays by leading contemporary philosophers of mind and historians of philosophy seeks to address these questions from both a systematic and a theoretical perspective and to create a new and fruitful forum for future discussion. …”

“…Perry (Tate Gallery), James Coddington (Museum of Modern Art), Peter Galassi (Museum of Modern Art), and John Hanhardt (Solomon R. …”

“…A través de una gran cantidad de ejemplos históricos y actuales (desde la antigua Roma pasando por los Tudor y llegando a la China moderna) los profesores Daron Acemogluy y James A. Robinson demuestran que para invertir y prosperar, la gente necesita saber que si trabajan duro, se puede ganar dinero y, sobre todo, conservarlo. …”

“…Más tarde fue identificado por su carnet como James Dawson, parece que no fue un simple pasajero. …”

“…Según el reconocido experto en hábitos James Clear, el cambio real proviene del resultado de cientos de pequeñas decisiones: hacer dos flexiones al día, levantarse cinco minutos antes o hacer una corta llamada telefónica.Clear llama a estas decisiones “hábitos atómicos”: tan pequeños como una partícula, pero tan poderosos como un tsunami. …”

“…No experience in concurrent programming required. About the Author James Cutajar has been programming for more than 20 years. …”

“…Su libro anterior, 'Performing O'Neill', presentaba información fascinante sobre los actores (James Earl jones, Jason Robards, etc.) que crearon sus papeles. …”
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“…La princesa Casamassima es una de las tres novelas de Henry James (las otras dos son Las bostonianas y La musa trágica) en las que el autor concedió un gran protagonismo a la cuestión social. …”

“…Le chapitre de Heinz Ickstadt compare l’œuvre tardive de Howells avec celle de Henry James, les mettant toutes deux en regard avec le pragmatisme de William James. …”

“…“They stuff the skin of the slain bear with hay; and after celebrating their victory with songs of mockery and insult, after spitting on and kicking it, they set it up on its hind legs, and then, for a considerable time, they bestow on it all the veneration due to a guardian god”. James G. Frazer, The Golden Bough (1923: 489) The Ostiaks, Siberian bear hunters, used to treat the remains of their prey with the utmost consideration. …”

“…Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire ..."--Jacket…”

“…Take Her, She's Yours belongs in the company of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's A Dialogue on Love and the memoirs of Maggie Nelson, Rachel Cusk, and Lidia Yuknavitch. It engrossingly conveys the lived urgency of critical thinking and the pleasures and perils of embodied selfhood. …”