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Thinking About Thinking: Mind and Meaning in the Era of Techno-Nihilism addresses our existential crisis by reminding us of the conditions for meaning that have been obscured by the modern technological mentality. Madden weaves together disparate insights from Wittgenstein, Hegel, Aristotle, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Nietzsche, Sophocles, and others in an attempt to account for our mindedness in terms of its inextricable connection to a world ...

Thinking About Thinking: Mind and Meaning in the Era of Techno-Nihilism addresses our existential crisis by reminding us of the conditions for meaning that have been obscured by the modern technological mentality. Madden weaves together disparate insights from Wittgenstein, Hegel, Aristotle, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Nietzsche, Sophocles, and others in an attempt to account for our mindedness in terms of its inextricable connection to a world ...

Family gatherings at the cottage by the lake promise sweet memories every August. But this year will be different since the family suffered Grandpa's death last April. When the older child learns that Dad camped out on an island in the lake when he was a boy, the desire to do the same grows. In David James Madden's latest story, "Under the Stars "this is where the adventure begins and the process of healing continues.

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It's 1994. Peter Franklin has been having nightmares about his experiences in World War Two. His son, Richard, doesn't know about this since he's been keeping his distance from Peter for more than twenty years. Richard's wife, Jennifer, has never understood why her husband is so remote, not only from his father but also at times from her and their only child, Heidi. After taking Heidi to college to begin her freshman year, Jennifer now fears a...

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Excerpt from Administration of Sacraments in CombatJust be sorry for all the sins of your life. And die in peace. I am sorry. And I'm not afraid. He had submitted to the medic, who was adjusting the compress. He died as I was pour ing the water out of my canteen onto his forehead.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...

Excerpt from Commission to Inquire Into the Recent Disturbances of and Among the Prisoners at the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph: ReportFirstly. When the 25 or 50 inmates left the dining room and went to B-5-9 dormitory this concerted action con stituted a serious and flagrant breach of the rules, and violation of orders, on the part of this group of inmates.As the Superintendent was at that time in the institution, it was the duty of Sergeant ...

Excerpt from Commission to Inquire Into the Recent Disturbances of and Among the Prisoners at the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph: ReportFirstly. When the 25 or 50 inmates left the dining room and went to B-5-9 dormitory this concerted action con stituted a serious and flagrant breach of the rules, and violation of orders, on the part of this group of inmates.As the Superintendent was at that time in the institution, it was the duty of Sergeant ...

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Introductory texts on the philosophy of mind tend to presume that we

Though he has authored more than eleven novels, David Madden has been publishing short stories for all six decades of his active career. The Last Bizarre Tale consists of works that appeared in journals but that have not appeared together as a collection.

The studies in this volume demonstrate the broad interdisciplinary spectrum of modern crusade studies, extending far beyond the battlefield into the conflict and occasional cooperation between the diverse cultures and faiths of the Mediterranean. Although the crusades were a product of medieval Europe, they provide a backdrop against which medieval worlds can be observed to come into both contact and collision. The subjects dealt with include ...

»Strategy in Volatile Markets« By integrating and extending models from economic theory and the strategic management literature, James Madden develops a new framework to analyze how a firm can gain competitive advantage through diversification. From a theoretical point of view, this book sheds new light on why decision makers choose specific governance structures and growth directions. From a practical perspective, this book has important imp...

The book lays algebraic foundations for real geometry through a systematic investigation of partially ordered rings of semi-algebraic functions. Real spectra serve as primary geometric objects, the maps between them are determined by rings of functions associated with the spectra. The many different possible choices for these rings of functions are studied via reflections of partially ordered rings. Readers should feel comfortable using basic ...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...