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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. René Descartes is perhaps most remembered for declaring, "I think, therefore, I am." First published in 1644, Descartes's Principles of Philosophy elucidates the meaning of those words that ushered in a new era of philosophical thought. Unlike the medieval philosophers who often began by examining the existence and nature of God in a spirit of faith, Descartes begins...
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71 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.
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112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Contains ideas for cool science projects using items found around the house or at a nearby store. From thinking of a unique science fair experiment to putting fabulous finishing touches on the display, this cool collection of 50 smart and illustrated projects gives budding scientists everything they need to put together a winner-and have fun doing it, too. Kids have seen all the tricks, and they're tired of science fair books that show them (yawn)...
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vii, 278 pages ; 22 cm
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American taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research. By some estimates, half of the results from these studies can't be replicated elsewhere -- the science is simply wrong. Often, research institutes and academia emphasize publishing results over getting the right answers, incentivizing poor experimental design, improper methods, and sloppy statistics. Bad science doesn't just hold back medical progress, it can sign the equivalent...
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"The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe. What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art. Archaeology is all of these, but also far more: the only science to encompass the entire span of human history -- more than three million years! This Little History...
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390 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"In Science Set Free, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas that are not only limiting, but also dangerous for the future of humanity" -- Front jacket flap.
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Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University. His books include A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (Princeton). Robert O. Keohane is professor emeritus of international affairs at Princeton University. His books include After Hegemony (Princeton). Sidney Verba (1932–2019) was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus and research professor of government at Harvard. His books include...
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321 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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"One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the...
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Doyle and Fossey science detectives volume 5
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92 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases involving a crooked carnival barker, a mysterious ghost, an alien plant species invading wildlife habitats, and a wobbly bridge.
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Arturo Roig consideraba sustancial comprender al sujeto en su concreción histórica y, por tanto, pensaba que era no solo legítimo sino indispensable generar una Historia de las ideas de América Latina. Este historiar debía dar cuenta del desenvolvimiento del pensamiento en la región, así como deliberar sobre el sentido de su Filosofía.
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Las prácticas filosóficas se han abierto hoy un espacio, tanto en el mundo de esa disciplina como en los campos sociales. Una parte de la filosofía desistió de dedicarse solamente a la labor teórica y se atrevió a dar importantes pasos hacia la interacción con los otros. En este libro escriben buena parte de los principales filósofos prácticos de la filosofía con/para niños, la consultoría filosófica y los talleres filosóficos aplicados...
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What is the relationship between democracy and critical thinking? What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? In A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, historian and educator Normand Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through the spin and jargon of everyday politics and news reporting in order to decide for themselves what is at stake and how to ask the necessary questions to protect themselves...
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10 Ways Philosophy is Practical . . . and Counting introduces you to a series of practical themes that have served the author throughout his life. Each theme is explored in depth in terms of it is meaning, its value and its limits. Exercises and readings are provided at the end of each theme exploration to facilitate you developing a better understanding of how you run your life, the assumptions you make and the principles you live by. The heart of...
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"¿Qué quiere decir ser con y para otros dentro del proyecto heideggeriano de una ontología de la existencia humana como propedéutica para el esclarecimiento del significado de ser en general? ¿Cuál es la significación del carácter social o comunitario de la constitución esencial del ser humano, de acuerdo con la comprensión heideggeriana de este? La manera cómo Heidegger estructura y desarrolla su análisis de la existencia en Ser y tiempo...
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There will be mostly philosophy in the book with real life examples; it will go around and against generic dogmas, beliefs and rules. Even though it's called a "system", there will be no such thing as "5 rules to lose weight", it is a system because there are systematical approaches used. Anti-Habit System is not a program, not a teaching, not a cult or a belief; it is pure logical philosophical and beneficial use of human habits. Main result is not...
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