Duhem and Holism (Elements in the Philosophy of Science) by Milena Ivanova
2021 | ISBN: 1009001337 | English | 70 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The holistic thesis developed by Pierre Duhem challenges the idea that our evidence can conclusively falsify a theory. Given that no scientific theory is tested in isolation, a negative experiment can always be attributed to components other than the theory we test - to the auxiliary hypotheses and background assumptions. How do scientists decide whether the experimental result undermines the theory or points at an error in the underlying assumptions? Duhem argues that we cannot offer a rule that directs when the scientist should employ a radical or conservative strategy in light of a negative result, and ultimately they will appeal to their intuition. More recently philosophers have offered a number of strategies of how to locate error and justify the abandonment of a theory or an auxiliary hypothesis. This Element analyses Duhem's response to holism and subsequent accounts of how the problem can be resolved.

Drug Use and Abuse By Stephen A. Maisto, Mark Galizio, Gerard J. Connors
2015 | 514 Pages | ISBN: 1285455517 | PDF | 17 MB
DRUG USE AND ABUSE takes an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues. It weaves psychological, historical, cultural, social, biological, and medical perspectives -- emphasizing the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties, but also on the biological and psychological characteristics of its user. This theme is highlighted throughout, and is prominent in discussions of the individual classes of drugs, as well as in the chapters on pharmacology and psychopharmacology.

Driverless Cars: A Ride Into The Future by Matthew Felgate
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B083TQYPY7 | 75 pages | MOBI | 0.24 Mb
Driverless cars are about to change the world, and most people don't even know they are coming. For the avoidance of doubt, by driverless, I mean a car that drives itself without a human driver. In relative history, cars haven't been with mankind for that long: around 100 years. But in that time it's easy to forget how much they have changed the lives of most people on the planet. Driverless cars are going to be the biggest change to cars since the invention of the car: and the effects are going to be even bigger. I can hear you asking, so when will driverless cars arrive? Well, they already have and the driverless car revolution has already begun.

Dirty Works: Obscenity on Trial in America's First Sexual Revolution by Brett Gary
English | August 17th, 2021 | ISBN: 1503627594 | 448 pages | True EPUB | 13.73 MB
A rich account of 1920s to 1950s New York City, starring an eclectic mix of icons like James Joyce, Margaret Sanger, and Alfred Kinsey-all led by an unsung hero of free expression and reproductive rights: Morris L. Ernst.

Dimensions of Transformation in the Ottoman Empire from the Late Medieval Age to Modernity: In Memory of Metin Kunt by Seyfi Kenan, Selçuk Aksin Somel
2021 | ISBN: 9004409823 | English | 516 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Eighteen expert researchers have come together to provide original articles and new perspectives on transformation throughout Ottoman history, in order to honor the life's work of Metin Kunt.

Jeroen Koekoek, "Digital Technology in Physical Education: Global Perspectives "
English | ISBN: 1138569887 | 2018 | 300 pages | PDF | 9 MB
The rapid development of digital technologies has opened up new possibilities for how Physical Education is taught. This book offers a comprehensive, practice-oriented and critical exploration of the actual and potential applications of digital technologies in PE. It considers the opportunities that are offered by new technologies and how they may be best implemented to enhance the learning process.

Desired Artistic Outcomes in Music Performance (SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music) by Gilvano Dalagna, Sara Carvalho, Graham F. Welch
2020 | ISBN: 0367151383 | English | 236 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Desired Artistic Outcomes in Music Performance is about empowering musicians to achieve their professional and personal goals in music. The narrative argues that developing musicians should be supported in conceptualizing and achieving their desired artistic outcomes (DAO), as these have been recognized as key elements in a successful career transition in and beyond their studies in higher education. The text explores the nature of DAO and illustrates how higher education students can be enabled to explore and develop these. The book draws on the findings from a range of exploratory studies which:

Eleni Kalantidou, "Design in the Borderlands"
English | ISBN: 0415725194 | 2014 | 208 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book makes a significant contribution to advancing post-geographic understandings of physical and virtual boundaries. It brings together the emergent theory of 'border thinking' with innovative thinking on design, and explores the recent discourse on decoloniality and globalism. From a variety of viewpoints, the topics engaged show how design was historically embedded in the structures of colonial imposition, and how it is implicated in more contemporary settings in the extension of 'epistemological colonialism'.

Deleuze, Bergson, Merleau-Ponty: The Logic and Pragmatics of Creation, Affective Life, and Perception by Dorothea E. Olkowski
2021 | ISBN: 0253054680, 0253054699 | English | 180 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Deleuze, Bergson, Merleau-Ponty: The Logic and Pragmatics of Creation, Affective Life, and Perception offers the only full-length examination of the relationships between Deleuze, Bergson and Merleau-Ponty.

Curating Under Pressure: International Perspectives on Negotiating Conflict and Upholding Integrity (Museum Meanings) by Janet Marstine, Svetlana Mintcheva
2020 | ISBN: 0815396198, 081539618X | English | 264 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Curating Under Pressure breaks the silence surrounding curatorial self-censorship and shows that it is both endemic to the practice and ubiquitous. Contributors map the diverse forms such self-censorship takes and offer creative strategies for negotiating curatorial integrity.