Fundamentals of Philosophy 8th Edition by David Stewart, ISBN-13: 978-0205242993 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Pearson; 8th edition (February 16, 2012) Language: English 552 pages ISBN-10: 0205242995 ISBN-13: 978-0205242993 Thematically introduces students to the major philosophic thinkers. Fundamentals of Philosophy offers a broad scope of classic and contemporary selections from the world’s major thinkers via a narrative format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified manner for students. Its readings are grouped…
Read moreKnowledge and the Curriculum: A Collection of Philosophical Papers by Paul H. Hirst, ISBN-13: 978-0415562843 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (December 7, 2009) Language: English 216 pages ISBN-10: 0415562848 ISBN-13: 978-0415562843 The papers in this volume provide a coherent philosophical study of a group of important and pressing educational issues such as the selection of objectives for less able children, the fundamental characteristics of teaching and the integration of the curriculum.…
Read moreSexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson, ISBN-13: 978-0300091274 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Yale University Press; New edition (3 Sept. 2001) Language: English 733 pages ISBN-10: 0300091273 ISBN-13: 978-0300091274 Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson is a 1990 work about sexual decadence in Western literature and the visual arts by scholar Camille Paglia, in which she addresses major artists and writers such as Donatello, Sandro Botticelli,…
Read morePractices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture 3rd Edition by Marita Sturken, ISBN-13: 978-0190265717 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Oxford University Press; 3rd edition (July 17, 2017) Language: English 504 pages ISBN-10: 9780190265717 ISBN-13: 978-0190265717 How do you look? This question is loaded with possible meanings. How you look is, in one sense, how you appear. This is in part about how you construct yourself for others to see, through practices of the…
Read morePostmodern Apologetics?: Arguments for God in Contemporary Philosophy, ISBN-13: 978-0823242757 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Fordham University Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2012) Language: English 384 pages ISBN-10: 0823242757 ISBN-13: 978-0823242757 This book provides an introduction to the emerging field of continental philosophy of religion by treating the thought of its most important representatives, including its appropriations by several thinkers in the United States. Part I provides context by examining religious aspects of the…
Read morePolitics – According to the Bible by Wayne A. Grudem, ISBN-13: 978-0310330295 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Zondervan Academic; Illustrated edition (September 3, 2010) Language: English 624 pages ISBN-10: 0310330297 ISBN-13: 978-0310330295 A variety of perspectives exist within the Christian community when it comes to political issues and political involvement. This comprehensive and readable book presents a political philosophy from the perspective that the Gospel pertains to all of life so Christians should be…
Read moreSpiritually Oriented Interventions for Counseling and Psychotherapy by Jamie D. Aten, ISBN-13: 978-1433809460 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: American Psychological Association; 1st edition (March 15, 2011) Language: English 368 pages ISBN-10: 143380946X ISBN-13: 978-1433809460 Spirituality and religion influence the way many clients interpret their life experiences. Recognizing this reality, Spiritually Oriented Interventions for Counseling and Psychotherapy offers mental health professionals an in-depth look at how to integrate both Western and Eastern spiritually oriented interventions…
Read moreThrough Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1319104931 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s; Fifth edition (September 14, 2018) Language: English 848 pages ISBN-10: 1319104932 ISBN-13: 978-1319104931 Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents was the first text to present a narrative of U.S. women’s history within the context of the central developments of the United States and to combine this core narrative with written and visual primary…
Read moreRemembering the Kanji Vol 3 Second Edition by James W. Heisig, ISBN-13: 978-0824831677 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr; 2nd edition (January 1, 2008) Language: Japanese 430 pages ISBN-10: 0824831675 ISBN-13: 978-0824831677 Students who have learned to read and write the basic 2,000 characters run into the same difficulty that university students in Japan face: The government-approved list of basic educational kanji is not sufficient for advanced reading and writing. Although…
Read moreRemembering the Kanji Vol 1 Fifth Edition by James W. Heisig, ISBN-13: 978-0824831653 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr; 5th edition (May 1, 2007) Language: English, Japanese 460 pages ISBN-10: 0824831659 ISBN-13: 978-0824831653 The aim of this book is to provide the student of Japanese with a simple method for correlating the writing and the meaning of Japanese characters in such a way as to make them both easy to remember.…
Read moreJapan Through the Looking Glass by Alan Macfarlane, ISBN-13: 978-1861979674 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: IPS – Profile Books; Main edition (February 1, 2009) Language: English 288 pages ISBN-10: 1861979673 ISBN-13: 978-1861979674 This entertaining and endlessly surprising book takes us on an exploration into every aspect of Japanese society from the most public to the most intimate. A series of meticulous investigations gradually uncovers the multi-faceted nature of a country and people who are…
Read moreJapan: Its History and Culture by W. Scott Morton, ISBN-13: 978-0071412803 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 4th edition (June 1, 2004) Language: English 340 pages ISBN-10: 0071412808 ISBN-13: 978-0071412803 A fascinating look at Japan’s complex history. Once a star of postwar industrial production and methods,Japan has encountered serious trouble with market forces in recent years. Social changes and departures from tradition are becoming more common in this conservative country. The revised edition…
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