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Fashionable nihilism : a critique of analytic philosophy / by Wilshire, Bruce,1932-2015.(CARDINAL)710143;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Analysis (Philosophy); Philosophy.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In a flight of starlings : the wonders of complex systems / by Parisi, Giorgio,author.(CARDINAL)871911; Parisi, Anna(Writer on science),contributor.(CARDINAL)872849; Carnell, Simon,1962-translator.(CARDINAL)353590; Penguin Random House,publisher.(CARDINAL)613934;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-124) and index.In a flight of starlings -- physics in Rome, around fifty years ago -- je ne regrette rien -- phase transitions, or collective phenomena -- spin glasses: the introduction of disorder -- metaphors in science -- how ideas are born -- the meaning of science."From the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, an enlightening and personal journey into the practice of groundbreaking science. In a Flight of Starlings, already a #1 bestseller in his native Italy, celebrated physicist Giorgio Parisi guides us through his unorthodox yet exhilarating work: investigating the principles of physics by observing the flight of flocks of birds. Studying the movements of these communities, he has realized, proves an illuminating way into understanding complex systems of all kinds--collections of everything from atoms and planets to other animals like ourselves. Along the way, he reflects on the lessons he's taken from a life in pursuit of scientific truth: the importance of serendipity to the discovery of new ideas, the surprising kinship between physics and other disciplines, and the value of science to a thriving society. In so doing, he removes the practice of science from the confines of the laboratory and into the real world. Part elegant scientific treatise, part thrilling journey of discovery, In a Flight of Starlings is an invitation to find wonder in the world around us."--
Subjects: Parisi, Giorgio; Physics; Starlings.; System analysis.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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The culture of education / by Bruner, Jerome S.(Jerome Seymour)(CARDINAL)146856;
MARCIVE 03/01/06Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-212) and index.
Subjects: Educational psychology.; Social psychology.; Educational anthropology.; Education; Discourse analysis, Narrative.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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With charity toward none : an analysis of Ayn Rand's philosophy / by O'Neill, William F.(CARDINAL)156951;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Rand, Ayn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Investment biker : on the road with Jim Rogers / by Rogers, Jim,1942-(CARDINAL)379128;
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Autobiographies.; Rogers, Jim, 1942-; Investments.; Motorcycling.; Political analysis.; Political science; Travel.; Voyages and travels.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Zapped : from infrared to x-rays, the curious history of invisible light / by Berman, Bob,author.(CARDINAL)349546;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Light fantastic -- Now you see it, now you don't -- The green planet and the red heat -- Hot rays -- Ultraviolet brings the blues -- Danger beyond the violet -- Energy rhythms -- The exploding sun -- No soap -- Turning on and tuning in -- The speed that destroyed space and time -- Microwaves everywhere -- The man with the x-ray vision -- Röntgen rays for everyone -- What's in your basement? -- The atomic quartet -- Gamma rays: the impossible light -- Cell-phone radiation -- Cosmic rays -- Beams from the universe's birth -- Energy from our minds -- Ray guns -- The next frontier: zero-point and dark energies -- Total solar eclipse: when the rays stop -- ET's may be broadcasting, but what's their number? -- Does light have a bright future?"Zapped tells the story of all the light we cannot see, tracing microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, infrared, ultraviolet, and other forms of radiation from their historic, world-altering discoveries in the nineteenth century to their central role in modern life"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Radiation; Radiation; Light; Light; Spectrum analysis; Optics;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Filosofía de la canción moderna / by Dylan, Bob,1941-author.(CARDINAL)127845; Izquierdo, Miguel,translator.;
Este libro incluye más de sesenta ensayos centrados en canciones de otros artistas, que van desde Stephen Foster hasta Elvis Costello, pasando por Hank Williams o Nina Simone. Dylan analiza lo que llama la trampa de las rimas fáciles, desglosa la forma en que una sola sílaba puede malograr una canción e incluso explica la relación entre el bluegrass y el heavy metal.
Subjects: Popular music; Popular music; Songs; Musical analysis.; Music;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The story of human language [videorecording] / by McWhorter, John H.(CARDINAL)342022; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Producer, James Blandford ; director, Jon Leven ; academic content supervisor, Pam Greer ; camera, Tom Dooley, Jim Allen, Amanda Carter.Thirty-six lectures of thirty minutes each by lecturer Professor John McWhorter, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.Language is fascinating. It defines humans as a species, placing us head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. Professor McWhorter explores many of the common questions about language, such as: Why isn't there just a single language? Or, How does a language change, and when it does, is that change indicative of decay or growth? In short, everything about a language is eternally and inherently changeable, from its word order and grammar to the very sound and meaning of basic words, while word histories reveal the phenomena of language change and mixture worldwide.DVD.
Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings.; Creole dialects.; Dialectology.; Historical linguistics.; Language and languages; Languages, Artificial.; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics); Linguistics.; Linguistics; Linguistics; Pidgin languages.; Psycholinguistics.; Sociolinguistics.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The ring of truth : the wisdom of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung / by Scruton, Roger,author.(CARDINAL)506033;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, fascinating both critics and devotees for nearly a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner's masterpiece with the attention to detail and intellectual power that Roger Scruton brings to it in this dynamic account.
Subjects: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883; Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.; Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.; Opera; Operas; Operas; Music;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A treasury of friendship : sentiment, philosophy, humor, inspiration, observation, counsel, analysis, idealism, and friendship in action, gathered from memoirs, essays, letters, poetry, legend, fiction, epics, and history, from ancient times to today. by Woods, Ralph Louis,1904-1989,editor.(CARDINAL)147458;
AS TOILSOME I WANDERED VIRGINIA'S WOODSDAMON AND PYTHIAS BY CHARLOTTE M. YONGEDANNY AND HIS FRIENDS BY JOHN STEINBECKFRIENDS IN SAN ROSARIO BY O. HENRYHOW I LEARNED THE MEANING OF LOVE BY HELEN KELLERJIM BY BRET HARTEMY FRIEND MUST BE A BIRD BY EMILY DICKINSONOF THE FAMILIAR FRIENDSHIP OF JESUSSUSPENSE BY EMILY DICKINSONTHE TRAVELLERS AND THE BEAR BY AESOP
Subjects: Friendship.; Literature; Friendships.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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