The ideas, people, and events that developed art education are described and analyzed so that art educators and educators in general will have a better understanding of what has happened (and is happening) to visual art in the schools. Peter Smith raises the issue of art education's inordinate emphasis on Eurocentric art. He challenges the often expressed notion that the field of education is the cause of art education's problems and proposes that confused conceptions within the art world are just as much a root of the difficulty. No other book in art education history gives such close and...
The ideas, people, and events that developed art education are described and analyzed so that art educators and educators in general will have a be...
This is a straightforward, elementary textbook for beginning students of philosophy. The general aim is to provide a clear introduction to the main issues arising in the philosophy of mind.
This is a straightforward, elementary textbook for beginning students of philosophy. The general aim is to provide a clear introduction to the main is...
Chaotic dynamics has been hailed as the third great scientific revolution in physics in this century, comparable to relativity and quantum mechanics. In this book, Peter Smith takes a cool, critical look at such claims. He cuts through the hype and rhetoric by explaining some of the basic mathematical ideas in a clear and accessible way, and by carefully discussing the methodological issues that arise. In particular, he explores the new kinds of explanation of empirical phenomena that modern dynamics can deliver. Explaining Chaos will be compulsory reading for philosophers of science and for...
Chaotic dynamics has been hailed as the third great scientific revolution in physics in this century, comparable to relativity and quantum mechanics. ...
This authoritative account traces the Baha'i Faith from its origins in mid-nineteenth-century Iran to the spiritual and social concerns of the present.
This authoritative account traces the Baha'i Faith from its origins in mid-nineteenth-century Iran to the spiritual and social concerns of the present...
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is becoming the term for communication and data transfer between ship and shore, and ship and ship. This text collates the knowledge required by anyone who wants to become a qualified and competent operator of GMDSS communications equipment.
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is becoming the term for communication and data transfer between ship and shore, and ship and s...
