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Yves R. Simon (1903-1961) was one of this century's greatest students of the virtue of practical wisdom. Simon's interest in this virtue ranged from ultimate theoretical and foundational concerns, such as the relationship between practical knowledge and science, to the most concrete and immediate questions regarding the role of practical wisdom in personal and social decision-making. These concerns occupied Simon from his earliest published wr...

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Das neue Nachschlagewerk gibt Ihnen einen umfassenden Überblick über die Anwendungsgebiete des Herzkatheters und alle modernen interventionellen Techniken. Namhafte Herausgeber und Autoren stellen den aktuellen Kenntnisstand wissenschaftlich fundiert und praxisbezogen dar. o Diagnostik: neueste Verfahren, Herzkathetertechnik, Angiographie und Biopsie-Analyse o Therapie: PTCA zur Laserrekanalisation, Atherektomie, Stensrotablator-Verfahren und...

Find out if you should keep 'em or cash 'em The fast and easy way(TM) to master IPOs, ISOs, ESPPs, and more! Confused by the huff and puff surrounding stock options? Let expert Alan Simon demystify this often-confusing world for you. From clear explanations of how your stock options might make you money - or not - this unintimidating guide will help you navigate your company's stock option plan with ease. Discover how to: * Understand differen...

From the Foreward by Mortimer J. Adler Of all the question or issues concerning human freedom, none is more fundamental in itself and in its consequences than the problem of free choice, and none has been the subject of more persistent and, at the same time, apparently irresolvable controversy.This book.is the perfect antidote for the errors, the misunderstandings - or worse, the ignorances - that beset the modern discussion of free choice. Ev...

This book has its origin in a course on 'Virtues' given by Yves R. Simon in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago in the fall quarter of 1957.

For Yves R. Simon, philosophy has an affinity to science, not in the sense that philosophy is a mere metascience, a commentary on the sciences, but rather because it shares the same aim as science: the search for explanation.

The theory of liberty here propounded by Simon, along with his analysis of authority, democracy, and practical wisdom, contains the elements of a political philosophy that can provide direction to other contemporary political theorists of our times. While the latter have gathered great masses of political facts, they have lacked a normative set of ideas that can make these facts meaningful and useful to political society. Simon's position as a...

This complete treatise of political philosophy demonstrates Yves R. Simon's belief that, even in the best conceivable circumstances, government is needed to determine direction toward the common good and to provide the means for united action.

The theory of liberty here propounded by Simon, along with his analysis of authority, democracy, and practical wisdom, contains the elements of a political philosophy that can provide direction to other contemporary political theorists of our times. While the latter have gathered great masses of political facts, they have lacked a normative set of ideas that can make these facts meaningful and useful to political society. Simon's position as a...

A General Theory of Authority was first printed in 1962 and is a classic treatment of authority and its relation to justice, life, truth, and order. In recent years, authority has been seen as an enemy of freedom, autonomy, and development. In this book, the renowned philosopher Yves R. Simon, himself a passionate proponent of liberty, analyzes the idea of authority and definds it as an essential concomitant of liberty. Simon sees authority as...

This long-awaited book is the first English-language edition of.Simon's first book, Critique de la connaissance morale (1934). Not only does this work clarify the first stages of Simon's intellectual career, it is also a major contribution to moral philosophy. A Critique of Moral Knowledge addresses fundamental issues. How does moral knowledge differ from other practical knowledge? What is the relationship between the moral sense, moral philos...

This long-awaited book is the first English-language edition of.Simon's first book, Critique de la connaissance morale (1934). Not only does this work clarify the first stages of Simon's intellectual career, it is also a major contribution to moral philosophy. A Critique of Moral Knowledge addresses fundamental issues. How does moral knowledge differ from other practical knowledge? What is the relationship between the moral sense, moral philos...

To help professionals return psychotherapy to an activity which is more helpful to clients, more professional, and more psychosocial.

Kriminalhauptkommissar Schaaf ermittelt im Zuge eines Beamtenaustausches in Nizza. Die Côte d'Azur gefällt ihm unglaublich. Da ihn in Frankreich nicht die Verantwortung des Ermittlungserfolgs drückt, kann er seine Arbeit sehr entspannt angehen. Schaaf lernt das Savoir-vivre kennen. Wegen seiner Disziplin und Dienstbeflissenheit kannte er dieses schon längst nicht mehr. Dort weicht er sogar von seinen Prinzipien ab. In der Freizeit vergisst er ...

This thoroughly updated Fourth Edition is a must for residents and practitioners who need a practical, clear, and readable guide to emergency medicine procedures. The book provides fast access to the essentials of emergency interventions for a wide range of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. "Axioms" and "Cautions" highlighted by large headings appear throughout the book and more than 400 easy-to-follow diagrams demonstrate key techniq...

Designed for use as a supplementary social problems text at the undergraduate level, this book analyzes social problems using the paradigm of C. Wright Mills' "sociological imagination", focusing on the relationship between personal troubles and public issues affecting the society at large. After describing the major problems of American society and grounding the reader in the fundamentals of the sociological imagination, the author centers ea...

In Roger Simon's new collection based on ten years of research, the respected scholar reminds us that historically traumatic events simultaneously summon forgetting and remembrance in unique ways. The Touch of the Past explores the ways in which remembrance, consciousness, and history affect how students learn and educators teach. Simon examines how testimonies of historic events influence learning and how communities deal with collective memo...

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