Author : James K. Dew Jr.
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 30,30 MB
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0830851895
What does it mean to know something? Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. In this primer on epistemology, now in a second edition, James Dew and Mark Foreman provide an accessible entry into one of the most important disciplines within contemporary philosophy.
Author : Aracelis Girmay
Publisher : Enchanted Lion Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781592703210
Love asks different creatures, objects, and ideas what they know and each responds with quiet observations of how they shape and view their world.
Author : Marcus Du Sautoy
Publisher : Fourth Estate
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,66 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Discoveries in science
ISBN : 9780007576661
Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is human consciousness located in the brain? And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs boson? In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data. Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? And if so, how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding? In What We Cannot Know, Marcus du Sautoy leads us on a thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science. Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out if there's anything we truly cannot know.
Author : Steve Korté
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 32,60 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593386698
The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is the hairy cryptid of the forest fact, myth, or legend? Find out what we really know about Bigfoot in this exciting new series! Presenting What Do We Know About: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series! What Do We Know About Bigfoot? lets curious young readers explore what we actually know about the creature's mysterious history. Dive into the facts behind the most well-known footage of the cryptid, the Patterson-Gimlin film, and learn about actual scientific studies conducted to learn whether or not Bigfoot actually exists. Filled with accounts of over a century of potential sightings, this book will have every reader looking for footprints on their next hike. Bigfoot has been the star subject of movies, TV shows, books, and more... but is he really out there? Look for more Who HQ titles: Where Is Area 51? What Do We Know About the Loch Ness Monster? What Do We Know About Atlantis? What Do We Know About Crop Circles?
Author : Fred Herzner
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Aircraft accidents
ISBN : 9781945389856
One hundred eleven people lost their lives after United Airlines Flight 232 crash landed in Sioux City, Iowa. The engine which failed was made by General Electric Aircraft Engines, where Fred Herzner was an engineer. And so began Herzner's long and painful journey into the impact of doomsday events and the chain of events that lead up to them. Herzner offers six factors that happen when the chain goes unbroken--values, culture, goals, measurements, perception of risk, and organizational complexity. He then lays out six principles to follow so you won't have to answer the same questions he did: What did we know? What did we do?
Author : William Arntz
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,62 MB
Release : 2007-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0757305628
Everyone is still talking about the movie What the Bleep Do We Know!? Now comes the paperback edition of the book based on the mind-boggling movie that grossed $11 million in the U.S. alone. As the movie did, this book compels readers to ask themselves Great Questions that will recreate their lives as they know them. With the help of fourteen leading quantum physicists, scientists and spiritual thinkers, this book guides readers on a course from the scientific to the spiritual, and from the universal to the deeply personal. Along the way, it asks such questions as : Are we seeing the world as it really is? What are thoughts made of? What is the relationship between our thoughts and our world? Are we biologically addicted to certain emotions? How can I create my day every day? What the Bleep answers this question and others through an innovative, new approach to self-help and spirituality that's far different—and more exciting—than anything else on bookshelves. More than twenty short, focused, interactive chapters take readers on a journey that will integrate the answers to these Great Questions into every aspect of their lives.
Author : Nick Anstead
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1529737958
Voters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if their media diet not only prevents them from getting the information they need, but actively shapes inaccurate perceptions of the world? Drawing on examples and evidence from around the world, this book aims to make a timely intervention to the debate about the concept of fake news. Its underlying argument will have three objectives. First, to offer more precise definitions for a term that is often loosely used. Second, to offer a less technologically determinist view of fake news. New social media platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, are clearly an important part of the story, but they exist in wider social, political and institutional settings. Third, to situate the idea of fake news (and our concern about it) in broader arguments about an ongoing crisis and loss of confidence in liberal democratic institutions. Only with this perspective, it will be argued, can we possibly address the question of what we should do about fake news.
Author : Gabrijela Kišiček
Publisher : University of Windsor
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0920233708
What do we know about the world? Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives is a book trying to answer the title question by contributing to rhetorical and argumentative studies. It consists of papers presented at the “First International Conference on Rhetoric in Croatia: the Days of Ivo Škarić” in May, 2012, and subsequently revised for publication. Through a variety of different routs, the papers explore the role of rhetoric and argumentation in various types of public discourse and present interdisciplinary work connecting linguists, phoneticians, philosophers, law experts and communication scientists in the common ground of rhetoric and argumentation.. The Conference was organized with the intent of paying respect to the Croatian rhetorician and professor emeritus Ivo Škarić who was the first to introduce rhetoric at the Department of Phonetics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb.
Author : Katy Hayward
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1529773482
The Irish border is a manifestation of the relationship between Britain and Ireland. When that relationship has been tense, we have seen the worst effects at the Irish border in the form of violence, controls and barriers. When the relationship has been good, the Irish border has become - to all intents and purposes - open, invisible and criss-crossed with connections. Throughout its short existence, the symbolism of the border has remained just as important as its practical impact. With the UK’s exit from the European Union, the challenge of managing the Irish border as a source and a symbol of British-Irish difference became an international concern. The solution found in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement gives the Irish border a globally unique status. A century after partition, and as we enter the post-Brexit era, this book considers what we should know and do about this highly complex and ever-contested boundary line.
Author : Tamara Ireland Stone
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 27,76 MB
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1484773977
Eleanor and Park meets Saved! in this moving contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Tamara Ireland Stone. Lifelong best friends and next-door neighbors Hannah and Emory have never gone a single day without talking. But now its senior year and they haven't spoken in three months. Not since the fight, where they each said things they couldn't take back. They're aching to break the silence, but those thirty-six steps between their bedroom windows feel more like thirty-six miles. Then one fateful night, Emory's boyfriend, Luke, almost dies. And Hannah is the one who finds him and saves his life. As Luke tries to make sense of his near-death experience, he secretly turns to Hannah, who becomes his biggest confidante. In Luke, Hannah finds someone she can finally talk to about all the questions she's grappling with. Emory just wants everything to go back to normal -- the way it was before the accident. She has no idea why her relationship is spiraling out of control. But when the horrifying reason behind Hannah and Emory's argument ultimately comes to light, all three of them will be forced work together to protect the one with the biggest secret of all. In the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller, Every Last Word, Tamara Ireland Stone crafts a deeply moving, unforgettable story about love, betrayal, and the power of friendship.
