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Building on its origins at a seminar in Oslo organized by two of the editors, this book combines classic texts of Nordic ecophilosophy and the original contributions of those influenced by this tradition to　 present the view that critical realism is indeed a worthy intellectual tradition to carry forward and further develop the work of the founders of Nordic ecophilosophy.

It was clear at the seminar that there was a promising convergence of interests and themes in the two approaches; while at the same time, within the Nordic ecophilosophical tradition, there...

Originally published in 1989, Reclaiming Reality still provides the most accessible introduction to the increasingly influential multi-disciplinary and international body of thought, known as critical realism. It is designed to "underlabour" both for the sciences, especially the human sciences, and for the projects of human emancipation which such sciences may come to inform; and provides an enlightening intervention in current debates about realism and relativism, positivism and poststucturalism, modernism and postmodernism, etc.

Elaborating his critical realist perspective on...

This book covers the essentials of developments in the area of plate structures and presents them so that the readers can obtain a quick understanding and overview of the subject. Several theoretical models are employed for their analysis and design starting from the classical thin plate theory to alternatives obtained by incorporation of appropriate complicating effects or by using fundamentally different assumptions. The book includes pedagogical features like end-of-chapter exercises and worked examples to help students in self-learning. The book is extremely useful for the senior...

In Philosophy and the Idea of Freedom Roy Bhaskar sets out to develop a critique of the work of Richard Rorty, who must be one of the most influential authors of recent decades. In a brilliant tour de force, Bhaskar shows how Rorty falls victim to the very epistemological problematic Rorty himself describes.

Roy Bhaskar argues that Rorty's account of science and knowledge is based on a half-truth. He sees the historicity of knowledge, but cannot sustain its rationality or the reality of the objects it describes. The author further argues that Rorty's problem-field...

The Web provides access to a wealth of information to
a huge diverse user population on a global scale. One
successful mechanism in dealing
with this diversity of users is to personalize Web
sites, services, and system content and customize for
a specific user. Since this process currently occurs
separately within each system, there are several
drawbacks over an integrated approach.

Cross system personalization (CSP) allows for sharing
information across different information systems in a
user-centric way and can overcome the
aforementioned problems. Information about users,
which...

In this timely book, Michael Bhaskar unravels the art of selection as one of the most relevant techniques for businesses and individuals in a world increasingly overwhelmed by information.

Improvement of productivity is need of the hour for overall growth and development of an organization. The present work deals with a problem of low production tractor industry. The machining operation being one of the most important stages in manufacturing of various components has been focused in the present work. A thorough study of existing process plan revealed that there is enough scope of improvement in cycle time by modifying fixtures and cutting tools. The study has been carried out by identifying the machining of two critical components. About 30% Cycle time has been reduced by...

This book has been written with a view to understand the validity of the perceptions of Open Access (OA) e-journals in the Library and Information Science (LIS) field. Using relevant OA journals this book presents and evaluates journals qualitatively and quantitatively. Over the last three hundred years scholarly journals have been the prime mode of transport in communicating the scholarly research process. However in the last few decades, a changing scenario has been witnessed in their form and format. OA is an innovative idea that attracts a fair amount of support and opposition around the...

This is not another self-help book. Or, is it? Well, not in an obvious way. I claim to have no degree in the science of human behavior or prophetic realization to save the human race or professional experience in handling conflicts between thoughts and emotions. If anything I am only too painfully aware of my own shortcomings to suggest how to go about shining light on another human soul This is simply an unflinching and impeachable account of self-study where I'm not scared to examine common failings and to put myself on the stand with myself as both judge and jury. If that sounds...

Documentary Testimonies examines documentary films that compel us to bear witness, move us to anger or tears, and possibly mobilize us to action.

Comprising ten new essays and a substantive introduction, this interdisciplinary volume examines audiovisual testimonial practices, forms, and institutions. Topics include: technologies of capture, storage and circulation; problems of historical veracity/frail memory; generation of video archives--official, renegade, and ephemeral; limits and potentialities of documentary as public record; architectonics of memory; ethics of...