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UNINA9910450095503321 |
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Coulomb Fanny <1972, > |
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Economic theories of peace and war / / Fanny Coulomb |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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0-429-23349-3 |
0-203-59983-7 |
1-134-45420-1 |
1-280-04715-1 |
0-203-49596-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Studies in defence economics ; ; 6 |
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War - Economic aspects |
War, Cost of |
Peace - Economic aspects |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-297) and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; The economy, a factor of peace or war: a theoretical dichotomy which appeared with political economy during the eighteenth century; National power benefits from the economy; The economy as a factor of peace; The hesitations and internal differences within each economic perspective as a factor of war and peace; War or peace, resultant of an economic system: new economic analyses on defence-related issues since the mid-nineteenth century; War and the threat of war at the heart of the functioning of the capitalism system |
'Turbulence' inherent to capitalismFrom new debates opened by economics on peace and war factors to a resurgence of the political economy perspective; Peace and war factors revealed by economic science; The strategic dimension of political economy and the concept of 'economic war'; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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War often comes down to one thing: money. The role of economics in the study of both peace and war is arguably then the most important |
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single factor when it comes to the study of defence. This excellent new book from Fanny Coulomb will be of interest not only to those involved in the burgeoning field of defence economics - it will also be of vital interest to students and academics from international relations, defence studies, philosophy and political science backgrounds. |
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UNINA9910537274503321 |
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Autore |
Lack Caleb W. <1978-> |
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Critical thinking, science, and pseudoscience : why we can't trust our brains / / Caleb W. Lack, Jacques Rousseau ; acquisitions editor Nancy Hale |
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New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Critical thinking |
Pseudoscience |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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1. Why Do We Need Critical Thinking? -- 2. What Is Science? -- 3. What Is Pseudoscience? -- 4. What Is Critical Thinking? -- 5. Why Can’t We Trust Our Brains? -- 6. Why Can’t We Trust Our World? -- 7. Aliens, Abductions, and UFOs -- 8. Psychic Powers and Talking to the Dead -- 9. Unknown Animals and Cryptozoology -- 10. Evaluating Health Claims in Alternative Medicine -- 11. Alternative Medicine for Physical Health -- 12. Pseudoscience in Mental Health -- 13. The Relationship Between Science and Religion -- 14. Conclusions and Recommendations |
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This unique text for undergraduate courses teaches students to apply critical thinking skills across all academic disciplines by examining popular pseudoscientific claims through a multidisciplinary lens. Rather |
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than merely focusing on critical thinking grounded in philosophy and psychology, the text incorporates the perspectives of biology, physics, medicine, and other disciplines to reinforce different categories of rational explanation. The book is also distinguished by its respectful approach to individuals whose ideas are, according to the authors, deeply flawed. Accessible and engaging, it describes what critical thinking is, why it is important, and how to learn and apply skillsóusing scientific methods--that promote it. The text also examines why critical thinking can be difficult to engage in and explores the psychological and social reasons why people are drawn to and find credence in extraordinary claims. From alien abductions and psychic phenomena to strange creatures and unsupported alternative medical treatments, the text uses examples from a wide range of pseudoscience fields and brings evidence from diverse disciplines to critically examine these erroneous claims. Particularly timely is the text's examination of how, using the narrative of today's "culture wars," religion and culture impact science. The authors focus on how the human brain, rife with natural biases, does not process information in a rational fashion, and the social factors that prevent individuals from gaining an unbiased, critical perspective on information. Authored by a psychologist and a philosopher who have extensive experience teaching and writing on critical thinking and skeptical inquiry, this work will help students to strengthen their skills in reasoning and debate, become intelligent consumers of research, and make well-informed choices as citizens. Key Features: Addresses the foundations of critical thinking and how to apply it through the popular activity of examining pseudoscience Explains why humans are vulnerable to pseudoscientific claims and how critical thinking can overcome fallacies and biases Reinforces critical thinking through multidisciplinary analyses of pseudoscience Examines how religion and culture impact science Enlightens using an engaging, entertaining approach Written by experienced and innovative scholar/educators well known in the skeptic community Features teaching resources including an Instructor's Guide and Powepoint slides |
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UNICAMPANIAVAN00220213 |
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Autore |
Yang, Zhongmin |
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Titolo |
Single-Frequency Fiber Lasers / Zhongmin Yang … [et al.]] |
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Singapore, : Springer, 2019 |
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Titolo uniforme |
Single-Frequency Fiber Lasers |
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Descrizione fisica |
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vii, 170 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
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00A79 (77-XX) - Physics [MSC 2020] |
78A60 - Lasers, masers, optical bistability, nonlinear optics [MSC 2020] |
81V80 - Quantum optics [MSC 2020] |
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