1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463756003321

Autore

Oberheim Eric

Titolo

Feyerabend's philosophy [[electronic resource] /] / by Eric Oberheim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2006

ISBN

3-11-089176-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Collana

Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie, , 0344-8142 ; ; Bd. 73

Classificazione

CI 2237

Disciplina

191

Soggetti

Methodology - History - 20th century

Philosophy, Austrian - 20th century

Philosophy, Modern - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Hannover, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-315) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Analytic Table Of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Feyerabend's Philosophical Development -- Chapter 1. Facing Feyerabend. Some preliminary problems -- Chapter 2. Ludwig Wittgenstein. Meaning and Ontology -- Chapter 3. Karl Popper. Using and abusing critical rationalism -- Chapter 4. Felix Ehrenhaft. The impotence of experiment -- Part II. Feyerabend's Assault on Conceptual Conservativism -- Chapter 5. Incommensurability as attack on conceptual conservativism -- Chapter 6. Incommensurability and scientific realism -- Part III. Feyerabend's Philosophical Pluralism -- Chapter 7. Feyerabend's methods -- Chapter 8. The role of alternatives in promoting progress -- Chapter 9. Feyerabend's philosophical pluralism (1950s-1990s) -- Literature -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Paul Feyerabend ranks among the most exciting and influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century. This reconstruction of his developing ideas combines historical and systematic considerations. Part I examines the three main influences on Feyerabend's philosophical development: Wittgenstein's later philosophy, Popper critical rationalism and Ehrenhaft's experimental effects. Part II focuses on Feyerabend's development and use of the notion of



incommensurability at the heart of his philosophical critiques, and investigates his relation to realism. Feyerabend initially developed the notion of incommensurability from ideas he found in Duhem. He used the notion of incommensurability to attack many different forms of conceptual conservativism in philosophy and the natural sciences. He argued against many views on the grounds that that they would constrain the freedom necessary to develop alternative points of view, and thereby hinder scientific advance. Contrary to widespread opinion, he was never a scientific realist. Part III reconstructs Feyerabend's pluralistic conception of knowledge in the context of his pluralistic philosophical method. Feyerabend was a philosophical pluralist, who practiced pluralism in pursuit of progress.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141358703321

Autore

Kaszeta Dan

Titolo

CBRN and Hazmat incidents at major public events [[electronic resource] ] : planning and response / / Dan Kaszeta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2013

ISBN

1-118-52973-1

1-118-52971-5

1-283-86955-1

1-118-52970-7

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Disciplina

363.17

Soggetti

Emergency management

Hazardous substances

Public safety

Special events - Safety measures

Weapons of mass destruction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; PART I Introduction;



CHAPTER 1 The Threat Environment; Adverse Effects; Causative Agents: The Spectrum of CBRN/HAZMAT Substances; Means of Dissemination; Causative Agents: the Perpetrator; Multipliers in the Major Event Environment; Nuisances, Hoaxes, and Communicated Threats; CBRN/HAZMAT Substances: Characteristics Significant as Planning Considerations; CHAPTER 2 Differing Perspectives and Philosophies on CBRN/HAZMAT Planning and Response; Fire Service and HAZMAT

Military CBRN Defense PhilosophyPerspective of Police, Law Enforcement, and Security Services; The Private Security Provider's Perspective; Medical Perspective; Scientific and Laboratory Perspective; PART II General Planning and Preparedness Efforts; CHAPTER 3 CBRN in Context: Interagency Planning and Cooperation; Swimming in the Sea: Keeping CBRN/HAZMAT in Context; The Safety and Security Bureaucracy: The Sea in Which We Swim; Interagency Planning and Coordination; Incident Management Systems; The Operations Center; Best Practices; Common Language

CHAPTER 4 General Planning Considerations at an Early StageEstablish your Planning Threshold; Reconnaissance: Site Surveys and Walkthroughs; Resilience; Legal Considerations; Communications; CHAPTER 5 Building Capability and Capacity; Survey the Existing Capability; Surveying Capacity; The Synchronization Matrix as a Planning Tool; Assessment Schemes; Training and Exercises; CHAPTER 6 Equipment Procurement; Preparing for the Onslaught of Vendors; Hazard Prediction- Is it Useful?; Sensors: Surveillance and Warning; Protection Technology; CHAPTER 7 Dealing with Event Venues

Major Types of VenueArchitectural, Structural, and Construction considerations; Planning Considerations for Building Construction; Securing Venues; Venue Search; Screening People; Screening Goods and Vehicles; PART III The Response Disciplines; CHAPTER 8 Medical Preparedness; How will CBRN/HAZMAT Present itself to the Medical System?; The Concept of ""Special Events Medical Services""; General Planning Considerations; Mass Casualty Planning; Hospital Decontamination; Medical Surveillance; Dealing with the ""Worried Well""

CHAPTER 9 Police, Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Security PreparednessBreaking the Cycle: Disrupting the Process of Terrorism; Preparing to Operate in a CBRN/HAZMAT Environment; CHAPTER 10 Preparedness for the Fire and HAZMAT Sector; Adapting the Response to the Major Event Environment; Decontamination; Search and Rescue in the Hot Zone?; Keeping the Detectives Happy: Learning not to Wreck the Crime Scene; CHAPTER 11 The Military: Preparing for Military Support to Civil Authorities; The Nature of Military Support to Civil Authorities; Types of Military Support to CBRN/HAZMAT Incidents

Some Issues and Problems with Military Support

Sommario/riassunto

Sets forth what to do and what not to do to keep people and property safe  Based on the author's more than two decades of managing core facets of emergency planning and response, this book enables readers to minimize the possibility of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) disaster or a hazardous material (hazmat) incident at public events. Moreover, it sets forth the tools needed to quickly respond to an incident in order to avoid or minimize casualties and damages. With its comprehensive approach, the book equips readers to plan for and manage a multi-



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911018935503321

Autore

Jacka J. Mike

Titolo

Business process mapping workbook : improving customer satisfaction

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

1-119-19840-2

Disciplina

658.401

Soggetti

Business planning

Total quality management

Flow charts

Management Theory

Management

Business & Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph