The death of "why?" : the decline of questioning and the future of democracy by Schlesinger, Andrea Batista

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1814-1914-2014 14 Events That Changed the World. by Androsch, Hannes

Table of Contents: “…Marcel Duchamp Goes Shopping -- 35. 5. 1914 A "Once in a Century" Event -- Development of the Readymade -- 1914: Engagement and Indifference -- Skepticism -- Nominalism -- Natalie Lettner -- Premiere of the Jazz Singer -- 6. 10. 1927 Talkies and the Hollywood Principle -- Film -- The Medium of the 20th Century -- Warner Brothers -- From Underdog to Major Player -- The Talkie -- A Revolution Without a Crisis -- Hollywood's Recipe for Success -- Universalism and Illusionism -- Hollywood in Crisis? …”
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Virus vs. Bacteria A Way Out of the Antibiotics Crisis?

Table of Contents: “…Climbing (1:26) -- Hospital Infections and Antibiotics (3:00) -- Biology of Antibiotic Resistance (1:00) -- Treating Wound (1:53) -- Overconfidence about Antibiotics (1:45) -- Bacteriophage (2:13) -- Bacteriophage in Georgia (3:20) -- Skepticism of Eastern Medicine (2:15) -- History of Bacteriophages (2:12) -- Sick Man's Desperation (2:02) -- Phage Laboratory (1:30) -- Soviet Collapse and Phages (0:59) -- Resistance to Bacteriophages in Europe (3:06) -- Unsatisfactory Science on Phages (2:43) -- Use of Phages in Georgia (2:48) -- Finding and Testing Phages (3:12) -- Evaluation of Phage Production (0:52) -- Concerns about Phages (1:15) -- Temperate Phages Backfire (1:46) -- Use of Phages in Europe (2:21) -- Ethics of Unapproved Procedures (1:53) -- Benefits from Treatment (2:01) -- Hospital Interested in Bacteriophage (1:27) -- Economics of Phage Treatment (1:32) -- Legally Selling Phages (2:28) -- Credits: Virus vs. …”
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Virtue and ethics in the twelfth century

Table of Contents: “…Colish -- Beyond Stoicism and Aristotelianism : John of Salisbury's skepticism and twelfth-century moral philosophy / Cary J. …”
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What is fiction for? : literary humanism restored by Harrison, Bernard, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…10 Reactive versus Interpretive Criticism11 Houyhnhnm Virtue; 12 Sterne and Sentimentalism; Part 4 The Skeptic Side; 13 Reanimating the Author; 14 Persons and Narratives; 15 Reading and Reading-In; 16 Meaning It Literally: Derrida and His Critics Revisited; Epilogue: Telling the Great from the Good; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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God and design : the teleological argument and modern science

Table of Contents: “…/ Jan Narveson -- The argument to God from fine-tuning reassessed / Richard Swinburne -- Perceiving design / Del Ratzsch -- The appearance of design in physics and cosmology / Paul Davies -- Design and the anthropic fine-tuning of the universe / William Lane Craig -- Evidence for fine-tuning / Robin Collins -- Probabilities and the fine-tuning argument : a skeptical view / Timothy McGrew, Lydia McGrew, and Eric Vestrup -- Other universes : a scientific perspective / Martin Rees -- Too many universes / D.H. …”
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Human Dignity in Bioethics. by Dilley, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…An Introduction to the Volume; 2 Human Exceptionalism and the Imago Dei: The Tradition of Human Dignity; Part I: The Source and Meaning of Human Dignity in Worldview Context; 3 A Catholic Perspective on Human Dignity; 4 A Protestant Perspective on Human Dignity; 5 Postmodern Perspectives on Human Dignity; 6 Dignity for Skeptics: A Naturalistic View of Human Dignity; Part II: The Politics, Law, and Science of Human Dignity.…”
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Deadly calcium science behind a major health threat

Table of Contents: “…Coral and Calcium (1:11) -- Calcium: Building Block of Life (1:01) -- Calcium and Human Life (1:13) -- Circulatory System (1:03) -- Calcification and Disease (1:14) -- Calcium in Blood Vessels (1:19) -- Calcification and Microparticles (1:32) -- Calcification Process (1:42) -- Science Skeptics (1:34) -- What Matrix Vesicles Do (1:05) -- Rheumatology and Calcification (1:47) -- Autoimmune Disorder (2:06) -- Microparticles Transport Messages (1:55) -- Inflammatory Processes (1:35) -- Calcium Excess (1:24) -- Importance of Research Funding (1:22) -- Technology and Medical Advances (1:24) -- Importance of Video Microscope (1:33) -- Electron Microscope and Research (1:46) -- Medical Knowledge (1:42) -- Inflammation and Calcification (1:29) -- Technology and Medical Breakthroughs (1:39) -- Visible Calcification (1:10) -- Lab Tests Seek a Cure (1:49) -- Natural Calcification Inhibitors (1:16) -- Gene Research and Calcification (1:48) -- Patients at Risk for Cardiac Disease (1:04) -- Diet and Calcification (1:39) -- Therapy with Microparticles (1:36)…”
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A Wittgensteinian Way with Paradoxes. by Read, Rupert

Table of Contents: “…Preface and Acknowledgements; A Note on Quotations; Introduction: The Paradoxes of (Philosophical) Delusion; I: Away With Philosophers' Paradoxes; Chapter One: Pre-empting Russell's Paradox: Wittgenstein and Frege Against Logicism; Chapter Two: 'Time Travel': The Very Idea; Chapter Three: A Paradox for Chomsky: On Our Being Through and Through 'Inside' Language; Chapter Four: Kripke's Rule-Following Paradox-and Kripke's Conjuring Trick; Chapter Five: The Unstatability of Kripkean Skepticisms.…”
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Sperone Speroni and the debate over sophistry in the Italian Renaissance by Katinis, Teodoro

Table of Contents: “…3.3 Rhetoric in DialoguesChapter 4 The Debate on Dante and Sophistic Poetry -- 4.1 Looking at the Debate on Dante from a New Perspective -- 4.2 Tassoâ#x80;#x99;s Concern about Poetry: An Overview of the Late Cinquecento -- 4.3 Crafting Idols: Jacopo Mazzoniâ#x80;#x99;s Poetics -- 4.4 Dante among Sophists and Skeptics -- 4.5 Ut Pictura Poesis: Mazzoni, Speroni, Comanini -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Two Trattatelli of Speroni for Sophistry -- Bibliography…”
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The contemplative soul : Hebrew poetry and philosophical theory in medieval Spain by Tanenbaum, Adena

Table of Contents: “…Anti-rationalism or Metaphysical Skepticism? Judah Halevi's ""Shuvi nafshi li-mnu aykhi"" -- 9. …”
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Taking business ethics seriously : beyond "How much would you sell your mother for?" by Couchoud, Santiago Ojeda

Table of Contents: “…The Deontological CanonKant; The Hegelian Response; The Contractualist and Dialogic Update; Where Things Stand Now; Selected Bibliography; Section 5; The Skeptical Canon; David Hume (again!); Sympathy for Horses, not so much for Humans (Nietzsche); Delegitimized Metanarratives (Postmodernism); So where does all that leave us?…”
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Self-representational approaches to consciousness

Table of Contents: “…/ Robert Van Gulick -- Internal-world skepticism and the self-presentational nature of phenomenal consciousness / Terry Horgan, John Tienson, and George Graham -- Emotion and self-consciousness / Kathleen Wider -- Kant : a unified representational base for all consciousness / Andrew Brook -- The self-representational structure of consciousness / Kenneth Williford -- The same-order monitoring theory of consciousness / Uriah Kriegel -- Conscious awareness and (self- )representation / Joseph Levine -- The case(s) of (self- )awareness / John J. …”
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Nationalism and war

Table of Contents: “…Does national sentiment increase fighting efficacy? : a skeptical view from the sociology of violence / Randall Collins -- Mercenary, citizen, victim : the rise and fall of conscription in the west / Richard Lachmann -- The state-to-nation balance and war / Benjamin Miller -- State violence in the origins of nationalism : British counterinsurgency and the rebirth of Irish nationalism 1969-1972 / James Hughes -- When does nationalism turn violent? …”
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A Cold War state of mind : brainwashing and postwar American society by Dunne, Matthew W., 1980-

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A Companion to the Philosophy of History and Historiography. by Tucker, Aviezer

Table of Contents: “…-- Bayesianism -- Bayesianism as a Model of Historiographic Reasoning -- Explanationism -- Towards an Explanationist Bayesianism -- Applications: Skepticism -- Applications: Underdetermination -- 7: Causation in Historiography -- Unificationist Accounts of Causation -- Conditional Theories -- Counterfactuals -- Causation as a Process -- Probability -- Exceptionalism -- Eliminativism -- Primitivism…”
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Adam Ferguson in the Scottish enlightenment : the Roman past and Europe's future by McDaniel, Iain, 1975-

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In defense of the Bible : a comprehensive apologetic for the authority of scripture

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Threads and traces : true, false, fictive by Ginzburg, Carlo

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Indian Philosophy in English : From Renaissance to Independence. by Bhushan, Nalini

Table of Contents: “…Iyer, "Śaṅkara's philosophy" (1955) -- P.T. Raju, "Skepticism and its place in Śaṅkara's philosophy" (1937) -- Bringing Brahman down to earth : Līlāvāda in colonial India -- The Plato of Allahabad : A.C. …”
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A Companion to the Medieval World. by Lansing, Carol

Table of Contents: “…New Religious MovementsChapter Eleven: Monastic and Mendicant Communities; Chapter Twelve: Hospitals in the Middle Ages; Chapter Thirteen: Popular Belief and Heresy; The Problem of Sources; Belief and Skepticism; Heresy; Women and Gender; Persecution; Deconstruction; Chapter Fourteen: Jews in the Middle Ages; Jews and their Rulers; Jews and Culture; Sexuality and Family; The Corpus Christi and its Absence; Chapter Fifteen: Muslims in Medieval Europe; Part V: Politics and Power; Chapter Sixteen: Conflict Resolution and Legal Systems; Disputes and Settlements in the Early Middle Ages.…”
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How East Asians View Democracy.

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The trouble with empire : challenges to modern British imperialism by Burton, Antoinette M., 1961-

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Functional inference in paleoanthropology : theory and practice by Daegling, David J., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…-- Expanding the prescription -- Teleonomy revisited conjuring human evolution with numbers and skepticism -- Bad paradigm or bad practice? -- Lowering expectations now for a more mature science later.…”
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Strangers and Pilgrims : On the Role of Aporiai in Theology. by McGaughey, Douglas R.

Table of Contents: “…After Heidegger and Derrida; Heidegger: On the Meaning of Being; On the Copula; Heidegger: Being as "World"; Derrida and Binary Thought; Derrida and Vulgar Skepticism; 4. David Tracy: Theology as Correlation; Contingent versus Metaphysical Necessity; On the Role of Concealment in What is Manifest.…”
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Energy Tapping for Trauma : Rapid Relief from Post-Traumatic Stress Using Energy Psychology. by Gallo, Fred

Table of Contents: “…Navigating Your Experience: Mental Martial ArtBeginnings; Freedom and Determinism; Skepticism; How and Why Energy Tapping Works; Holistic Effects; Spreading the Wealth; Appendix A: Acronyms; Acupoints/Tapping Techniques; Other Terms; Appendix B: Research in Energy Psychology; Case Reports; Clinical Research; Appendix C: Resources; Books and Manuals; CDs, Audiotapes, and DVDs; E-mail Discussion Groups; Energy Psychology Therapists, Information, and Training; Energy Psychology Training Locations; References.…”
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The assault on international law by Ohlin, Jens David

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Classic Questions and Contemporary Film An Introduction to Philosophy. by Kowalski, Dean A.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Classic Questions and Contemporary Film -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Website -- 1 Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Argument -- 1.1 Historical Setting: Plato, Gorgias -- 1.2 Discussion and Analysis -- 1.3 Films -- Thank You for Smoking (2005) -- Minority Report (2002) -- The Emperor's Club (2002) -- 1.4 Synthesis, Review, and Going Forward -- 2 Epistemology and Skepticism -- 2.1 Historical Setting: Descartes, Meditations I and II -- 2.2 Discussion and Analysis -- 2.3 Films -- The Matrix (1999) -- Inception (2010) -- Vanilla Sky (2001)…”
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Renaissance beasts : of animals, humans, and other wonderful creatures

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Late modernism : art, culture, and politics in Cold War America by Genter, Robert

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Research on professional responsibility and ethics in accounting. Volume 23

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editorial Board -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1-Understanding Professional Skepticism Through an Ethics Lens: A Research Note -- Introduction -- Literature Review and Hypothesis Development -- Ethical Sensitivity -- Ethical Reasoning -- Concern for Others -- Egocentrism -- Research Method -- Measures Used to Examine the Constructs -- Results -- Conclusion and Implications -- References -- Chapter 2-CSR Performance: Governance Insights from Dual-Class Firms -- Introduction…”
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A History of American Poetry by Gray, Richard

Table of Contents: “…To Sing of Freedom: African American Voices -- Looking Before and After: Poetic Voices of Region and Nation -- 3 The Turn to the Modern -- The Revolution is Accomplished -- The Significance of Imagism -- From Imagism to Objectivism or Dream -- From Imagism to the Redemption of History -- From Imagism to Contact and Community -- From Imagism to Discovery of the Imagination -- 4 In Search of a Past -- The Precious, the Incommunicable Past -- The Significance of the Fugitives -- Traditionalism and the South -- Traditionalism Outside the South -- Traditionalism, Skepticism, and Tragedy…”
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Political Consumerism : Global Responsibility in Action. by Stolle, Dietlind

Table of Contents: “…Individual Citizens and Political Responsibility-TakingFrom Citizen to Citizen-Consumer; Skepticism about Political Consumerism as Political Participation; Rise of Market-Based Political Action; Political Action Transformed?…”
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Adam Ferguson in the Scottish enlightenment : the Roman past and Europe's future by McDaniel, Iain, 1975-

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Paul Lauterbur and the invention of MRI by Dawson, M. Joan, 1944-2017

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Critical issues in early Israelite history

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Renaissance beasts : of animals, humans, and other wonderful creatures

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Late modernism : art, culture, and politics in Cold War America by Genter, Robert

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Civic Fusion Mediating Polarized Public Disputes. by Podziba, Susan L.

Table of Contents: “…What Should Be Verses What is -- Chapter 12: The March to Closure -- Introduction -- Closure Tactics -- Substantive Closure Tactics -- Process-Based Closure Tactics -- Leveraging Tactics -- Actions to Sustain Individuals -- Combining Tactics for Closure -- Chapter 13: Owning the Future -- Introduction -- Building Product Ownership -- Shifting Skepticism to Ownership and Commitment -- Mediator Commitment to the Process and Product -- Conclusion -- Recommended Reading List -- Appendix A: Talking with the Enemy The Boston Globe -- Appendix B: C-DAC Federal Register Notices…”
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Modeling and simulation in the medical and health sciences

Table of Contents: “…Humans as Models -- Modeling the Human System / Mohammed Ferdjallah, Gyutae Kim -- Robotics / Richard Lee -- Training / Paul E Phrampus -- Patient Care / Eugene Santos, Joseph M Rosen, Keum Joo Kim, Fei Yu, Deqing Li, Elizabeth A Jacob, Lindsay B Katona -- Future of Modeling and Simulation in the Medical and Health Sciences -- Appendix: Modeling Human Behavior, Modeling Human Systems: Addressing the Skepticism, Responding to the Reservations -- Index.…”
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