by Samuel Guttenplan (1987)
Logic is, and has always been, an essential part of philosophy. It employs concepts which are crucial for understanding thought and language, and demands a mastery of procedures and techniques. With the same intellectual goals as the first edition, this innovative introductory logic textbook explores the relationship between natural language and logic, motivating the student to acquire the necessary skills and techniques of formal logic.
Ragan Sutterfield
This biography of Wendell Berry shows his "coherent vision for the lived moral and spiritual life that helps us remember our givenness. It is a vision that can be practiced and lived--a vision that is grounded in the knowledge that our lives, and our world, are gifts."--Jacket flap.
Chris Kimble, Paul Hildreth, and Isabelle Bourdon
The aim of this set of books is to combine the best of current academic research into the use of Communities of Practice in education with "hands on" practitioner experience in order to provide teachers and academics with a convenient source of guidance and an incentive to work with and develop in their own Communities of Practice. This set of books is divided into two volumes: volume 1 deals principally with the issues found in colocated Communities of Practice, while volume 2 deal principally with distributed Communities of Practice.--Publisher description.
Neil Larsen
"Seminal work deals with the import and political consequences of the most influential approaches to the study of Latin American literature in the US. Chief virtue resides in scholarly method: a deep investigation of the theoretical foundations of major contributions. Essays demonstrate how many important approaches lack theoretical rigor due to a failure to investigate the philosophical grounding of the ideas deployed in the literary studies. A crucial book for serious critics. Absolutely required for all work on the boom and critical approaches that brought it about and maintain it; as well as for colonial discourse, testimonio, hegemony and ideology, and 'invention' approaches"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Julia A.B. Hegewald
Contributed articles presented in a conference entitled: Jainism in Karnataka: art, history, literature, and religion; organized by the Emmy Noether research team, at NIAS, Bangalore, in February 2007.