“…In Why People Cooperate, Tom Tyler challenges the decades-old notion that individuals within groups are primarily motivated by their self-interest. …”

“…It traces the invention of "adolescence" and the imaginary wall that the notion constructs between young people and adults. …”

“…As Kingsberg demonstrates, Japan's growing status as an Asian power and a "moral nation" expanded the notion of "civilization" from an exclusively Western value to a universal one. …”

“…The book also includes theoretical chapters providing the background and rationale behind the notion of education as initiating people into ‘living well in a world worth living in'. …”

“…Along with becoming an effective and widespread contemporary artistic strategy, reenactment is taking shape as a new anti-positivist approach to the history of dance and art, undermining the notion of linear time and suggesting new temporal encounters between past, present, and future. …”

“…He makes the case for the importance of considering the notion of ego-identity in the field of sex/gender studies, encouraging a liberation from gender stereotypes. …”

“…This has shifted its role in health and disease from the long-perceived notion as merely a vitamin and an anti-oxidant to a pleiotropic molecule with a broad anti-inflammatory, epigenetic, and anti-cancer profile. …”

“…Contextualizes, historizes, and reflects on different notions of matter/materials and activity through contributions from the humanities. …”

“…Recognizing the urgent need for continued scholarly attention to question notions of the mission economy, more than 20 scholars discuss the dangers of top-down/vertical approaches to industrial policy and draw attention to the progress of independent enterprise, entrepreneurialism, and market solutions in a sound economy and society. …”

“…White develops the intricate conceptual structure of this notion by close exegetical readings drawn from these writings. …”

“…This book critically examines both 'classic' notions associated with stability - for example, whether cyber operations can lead to unwanted escalation - as well as topics that have so far not been addressed in the existing cyber literature, such as the application of a decolonial lens to investigate Euro-American conceptualisations of stability in cyberspace…”

“…Different beliefs stem from different sources or different hierarchies between same sources. This notion is formalized here through the new tool of Source Calculus, and, after balancing its relativistic consequences by adding pragmatic constraints, it is applied to the philosophies of religion, law and language. …”

“…Il postumano, cosí come declinato qui, contrapposto anche ai primi fallimentari tentativi dell'ultimo decennio dello scorso millennio, è volto a riposizionare l'umanità in uno schema integrato nella Natura, verso un superamento dell'antropocentrismo, e la costruzione di una nuova narrazione per il nostro futuro…”

“…If you read nothing else - full stop - read: Michael Porter on creating competitive advantage and distinguishing your company from rivals John Kotter on leading change through eight critical stages Daniel Goleman on using emotional intelligence to maximize performance Peter Drucker on managing your career by evaluating your own strengths and weaknesses Clay Christensen on orchestrating innovation within established organizations Tom Davenport on using analytics to determine how to keep your customers loyal Robert Kaplan and David Norton on measuring your company's strategy with the Balanced Scorecard Rosabeth Moss Kanter on avoiding common mistakes when pushing innovation forward Ted Levitt on understanding who your customers are and what they really want C. …”

“…Newman challenges the notion of a rupture between premodern and modern societies and shows how London and Paris became cultural capitals. …”
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“…Drawing on classics of film and television, as well as more contemporary series like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "The Sopranos" and "The Simpsons", she shows how adaptations, sequels, series and sagas have altered long-standing notions of closure and single authorship. And in a comparison of David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks", she asks whether there can be an "art television" comparable to the more familiar "art cinema"…”

“…La figura e il pensiero di Pavel Florenskij (1882-1937), il "Leonardo da Vinci russo", godono da tempo di grande attenzione nel nostro Paese. Lo confermano gli atti del convegno internazionale promosso nel 2012 dal Centro Studi sulle Arti della Russia (CSAR) dell'Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, quando studiosi provenienti da Italia, Russia, Stati Uniti e Gran Bretagna hanno ragionato sul fondamentale contributo offerto dal pensatore russo allo studio e alla valorizzazione della cultura figurativa russa dalle origini fino alla contemporaneità d'allora, con una particolare attenzione verso le sue forme espressive più genuine come l'Icona e l'Avanguardia storica. …”

“…The transcendental turn denotes one of its most important forms, defined by the notion that Kant's deepest insight should not be identified with any specific epistemological or metaphysical doctrine, but rather concerns the fundamental standpoint and terms of reference of philosophical enquiry. …”

“…Le disuguaglianze, l'immigrazione, la sicurezza, la corruzione: su queste e altre questioni nevralgiche del nostro tempo abbiamo un atteggiamento diverso a seconda dell'idea di giustizia che assumiamo. …”

“…Whether he's trying to persuade an executive that Gwyneth Paltrow has enough chin to carry the lead in a movie, forcing an enraged Alec Baldwin to shave off his mountain-man beard, or sitting through an excruciating reading of a David Mamet script as Bob de Niro toys with the notion of heading up the cast, Art Linson gives us a brutally honest, funny, and comprehensive tour through the horrors of Hollywood, from script to screen. …”
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