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«Philosophical Heuristics» aims to translate philosophical issues into meta-philosophical issues examined from a unique perspective. The analytical and interpretive practice of heuristics seeks to grasp synchronously all the processes leading to the formation of philosophical discourse, its language, form and content. The book takes hermeneutics and pragmatism as a starting point for a multifaceted and systematic examination of philosophical h...

Inter-individual variation in speech is a topic of increasing interest both in human sciences and speech technology. It can yield important insights into biological, cognitive, communicative, and social aspects of language. Written by specialists in psycholinguistics, phonetics, speech development, speech perception and speech technology, this volume presents experimental and modeling studies that provide the reader with a deep understanding o...

This book explores and critically evaluates conceptual and justificatory models related to paternalism in the context of moral philosophy. Paternalistic interventions promoting someone's good or protecting the person from self-harming actions raise controversial questions from a legal and an ethical perspective. The tension between the benevolent character of paternalism and its interference with personal autonomy seems to hinder the developme...

Thema des Buches ist die Commedia dell'arte und ihre Bedeutung im 20. Jahrhundert. Veit Bessenbacher beschäftigt die Weitergabe von Harlekins Narrenpritsche an Zirkus und Slapstick-Comedy. Außerdem kommt die Wiederbelebung dieser italienischen Theaterform im europäischen Regietheater zur Sprache. Darüber hinaus widmet sich der Autor dem Einfluss der Commedia dell'arte auf das zeitgenössische deutschsprachige Drama. Dabei untersucht er zehn Dra...

Der Autor behandelt sämtliche Aspekte der Dienstleistungsbetriebsstätte im Abkommensrecht. Er betrachtet dabei zunächst die sogenannte unechte Dienstleistungsbetriebsstätte und die Frage, unter welchen Voraussetzungen die bloße Erbringung von Dienstleistungen im Quellenstaat eine Betriebsstätte nach Art. 5 OECD-MK zu begründen vermag. Schwerpunkt ist die anschließende umfassende Untersuchung der im OECD-Musterkommentar 2008 eingeführten Tatbes...

Die Autorin untersucht die Frage, inwiefern die Reform des Verfahrens in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit dem Interesse des Kindes dient. Besonderes Augenmerk richtet sie auf die Verfahrensfähigkeit von Minderjährigen unter Anwendung der üblichen Methoden zur Gesetzesauslegung. Gleichzeitig zeigt sie auf, wie die Vertretung der Kindesinteressen im Fall einer Interessenkollision in der Person des gesetz...

Das Werk vergleicht das deutsche und das angelsächsische Gründungsrecht. In Deutschland ist die Gründung von Kapitalgesellschaften vergleichsweise langwierig und teuer. Die angelsächsischen Rechtsordnungen erlauben hingegen schnelle und kostengünstige Gründungen. Während das deutsche Recht die Interessen von Gläubigern, Mitgründern und Anlegern bereits im Zeitpunkt der Gründung berücksichtigt, sorgt das angelsächsische Recht überwiegend erst n...

Der Autor befasst sich mit der Frage nach der Abgrenzung zwischen dem Anwendungsbereich der Vorschriften des Allgemeinen Schuldrechts und der speziellen Mängelgewährleistungsrechte des Kauf-, Werk- und Mietvertrags. Er zeigt auf, dass für die Frage der Anwendung der besonderen Mängelrechte eine generelle Anknüpfung an den Gefahrübergang, die Abnahme bzw. die Überlassung der Leistung weder rechtlich geboten noch zweckmäßig ist. Basierend auf ei...

Technology Play and Brain Development brings together current research on play development, learning technology, and brain development.

Broadband is one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, yet our understanding of its regional impacts remains somewhat rudimentary. Not only are issues of broadband pricing and speed relevant in this context, but the overall quality of service for broadband can often dictate its impacts on regional development. This book illuminates the regional impacts of this pervasive and important technology.

Do video games cause violent, aggressive behavior? Can online games help us learn? When it comes to video games, these are often the types of questions raised by popular media, policy makers, scholars, and the general public. In this collection, international experts review the latest research findings in the field of digital game studies and weigh in on the actual physical, social, and psychological effects of video games. Taking a broad view...

The fabrication of MEMS has been predominately achieved by etching the polysilicon material. However, new materials are in large demands that could overcome the hurdles in fabrication or manufacturing process. Although, an enormous amount of work being accomplished in the area, most of the information is treated as confidential or privileged. It is extremely hard to find the meaningful information for the new or related developments. This book...

Folk is an analog foundation in a digital world. Phenomenology is a big word about a small, impossible task: trying to imagine the real. This book describes this task in relation to its foundation. Most of all, Folk Phenomenology is a defense of the integrity and sufficiency of art--thinking, feeling, living, dying. In short, being in love. "Rocha is a unique and passionate voice of polyphonic resistance in an age of uniform thinking and on...

The town of Milton, New York, lies near the center of Saratoga County. It is crisscrossed by a series of rivers, which have played an important role in the town's development--most notably, the Kayaderosseras. Milton's only village, Ballston Spa, with the attraction of its rare mineral springs, was once among the country's most popular tourist destinations. One of the largest and most elegant hotels in the world, the Sans Souci, vied with a ho...

When people look to the founding of the modern conservative movement, they must ultimately look to Russell Kirk (1918-1994). Author of the groundbreaking treatise The Conservative Mind, Kirk defined conservative political thought for the post-World War II era. An imaginative and optimistic thinker, Kirk wrote essays in justice, society, education, economics, history, and literature that are timeless reminders of what Kirk called "the permanent...

Six hundred years of Anglo-Saxon rule came to an abrupt end with the Battle of Hastings in 1066. That same date marked the onset of a surprising number of myths and misinformation regarding the Anglo-Saxon era and the origins of the English people. The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England presents the first systematic review of the ways in which the study of Old English language and literature - and the concept of the Anglo-Saxon past itself - evolved ...

This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, edited by Allen Jeremias, is devoted to Intravascular Physiology. Dr. Jeremias assembled a group of expert contributors to review the following topics: Evolution of Coronary Physiology - Basic Concepts of FFR and CFR, Concept of "Functional PCI" - The Rational for Physiologic Lesion Assessment for PCI Guidance, Limitations and Pitfalls of FFR and Adenosine-Induced Hyperemia, Evidence for the Use...

Burned, scarred, and left for dead, Jimmy Tasker is running from everyone. The blaze changed him-changed the way his brain fires-and left someone else in his head with him. Someone who wants to kill for fun. He changes his name, buries his past, starts a new life...and disappears. Years later, four friends from the city are hard up. Steve needs work, Gil's jumpy, Peter is struggling, and Cal's an addict. So they plan a robbery. Stev...

In psychoanalysis, enlivenment is seen as residing in a sense of self, and this sense of self is drawn from and shaped by lived experience. Enlivening the Self: The First Year, Clinical Enrichment, and the Wandering Mind describes the vitalizing and enrichment of self-experience throughout the life cycle and shows how active experience draws on many fundamental functional capacities, and these capacities come together in support of systems of ...

The Thousand and One Borders of Iran analyses travel as a social practice, exploring how diasporas, margins and so-called peripheries are central in the construction of a national identity and thus revealing the complexities of Iranian history and society. Written by a leading anthropologist, it draws upon fieldwork carried out in Iran and Iranian migrant communities across Dubai, Tokyo and Los Angeles from 1998 to 2015. While casting new pers...