24 Ergebnisse - Zeige 1 von 20.

Autisticburnout'describesastateofdebilitatingphysical, mental, andemotionalexhaustion experiencedbyautisticpeople, resultingfromdemandsassociatedwithbeingautisticandlivinginapredominantlynon-autisticworld.Thesedemandscanincludeoverwhelmingsensory stimuli, socialandcommunicationdifferences, unexpectedchangestoroutines, andalackof reasonableaccommodations[1-4].Consequencesofautisticburnoutincludereducedtolerancetosensorystimuli, difficultieswith...

The very idea of mental illness is contested. Given its differences from physical illnesses, is it right to count it, and particular mental illnesses, as genuinely medical as opposed to moral matters? This Element serves as a guide to these contested debates.

One unremarkable Saturday morning Clive sees the biggest alternative-pop star of them all walking down the high street with his dry-cleaning: Lance Webster, disgraced ex-singer of Thieving Magpies ('the biggest British band to emerge from the late-eighties indie-boom' Rolling Stone).

Keine Beschreibung.

This book explores pre- and extra-marital relationships among the gentry and nobility in the north of England from 1450 to 1640: the keeping of mistresses, the taking of lovers, the birth of illegitimate children and the fate of those children. As the first comprehensive account of this important aspect of the lives of the elite, it opens up new perspectives on some of the key actors in late-medieval and early modern England. The book draws on...

The Afterlife's biggest rock festival is interrupted when headliner John Lennon vanishes, now promoter Felix Romsey has to get him back

This book offers an explanation as to why economics has become so determinedly non-pluralistic, but much attention is also given to exploring and evaluating promising strategies for reform. Strategies examined include working from inside economics, politics and other social science departments, and in establishing dedicated sectors of political economy. Along the way the reader will learn about the worldwide movement of students pushing for gr...

John McDowell is one of the most widely read philosophers in recent years. In this clear and engaging book Tim Thornton introduces and examines the full range of McDowell's thought. This second edition has been significantly revised and expanded.

John McDowell is one of the most widely read philosophers in recent years. In this clear and engaging book Tim Thornton introduces and examines the full range of McDowell's thought. This second edition has been significantly revised and expanded.

This book defends and outlines the key issues surrounding the philosophy of content as demonstrated in Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.

Tim Thornton defends and outlines the key issues of the philosophy of content found in Wittgenstein's influential work Philosophical Investigations. He provides a systematic demonstration of Wittgen-stein's views on linguistic meaning and mental content providing an understanding of how Wittgenstein's work relates to modern debates in the philosophy of content. Only this book explains in detail Wittgenstein's views on content in the context of...

This volume includes papers on political, religious, social and economic history and the history of ideas during the 15th century. The papers challenge existing conceptions and open new avenues of discussion on longstanding debates.

Was Robert Altmans Film »Prêt-à-Porter« für die Modewelt war, ist Sarah Thorntons Buch für die Welt des riesigen Boom-Marktes der Gegenwartskunst: Nach welchen Regeln funktioniert sie? Wer entscheidet, welcher Künstler einer der ganz großen (und ganz teuren) wird? Was treibt die Sammler, die Galeristen - und was bedeutet all das für die Kunst und die Künstler selbst? Mit dem Handwerkszeug einer Ethnologin erkundet Sarah Thornton diese einzigar...

Being an unsigned band isn't a situation - it's a mental illness. Few people realise they're suffering from this affliction. Russell Groom knows, and he wants to change things fast. But Russell doesn't fit the traditional rock-star mould, and his woefully unexceptional band are headed nowhere, inhabiting a world of cramped and sweaty rehearsal rooms, crap day jobs, empty gigs and interminable trips down the A303 to dodgy festival slots in Wilt...

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Charts the history of Jersey and Guernsey, showing their crucial importance for England in the period.

New or recently sterilized islands (for example through volcanic activity), provide ecologists with natural experiments in which to study colonization, development and establishment of new biological communities. Studies carried out on islands like this have provided answers to fundamental questions as to what general principles are involved in the ecology of communities and what processes underlie and maintain the basic structure of ecosystem...

This book offers an explanation as to why economics has become so determinedly non-pluralistic, but much attention is also given to exploring and evaluating promising strategies for reform. Strategies examined include working from inside economics, politics and other social science departments, and in establishing dedicated sectors of political economy. Along the way the reader will learn about the worldwide movement of students pushing for gr...