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UNINA9910454447903321 |
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Graver Margaret |
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Stoicism & emotion [[electronic resource] /] / Margaret R. Graver |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
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1-281-95691-0 |
9786611956912 |
0-226-30520-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Stoics |
Emotions (Philosophy) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-268) and indexes. |
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Introduction: emotion and norms for emotion -- A science of the mind -- The pathetic syllogism -- Vigor and responsibility -- Feelings without assent -- Brutishness and insanity -- Traits of character -- The development of character -- City of friends and lovers -- The tears of Alcibiades -- Appendix: the status of confidence in stoic classifications. |
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On the surface, stoicism and emotion seem like contradictory terms. Yet the Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were deeply interested in the emotions, which they understood as complex judgments about what we regard as valuable in our surroundings. Stoicism and Emotion shows that they did not simply advocate an across-the-board suppression of feeling, as stoicism implies in today's English, but instead conducted a searching examination of these powerful psychological responses, seeking to understand what attitude toward them expresses the deepest respect for human potential. In this elegant and clearly written work, Margaret Graver gives a compelling new interpretation of the Stoic position. Drawing on a vast range of ancient sources, she argues that the chief demand of Stoic ethics is not that we should suppress or deny our feelings, but that we should perfect the rational mind at the core of every human being. Like all our judgments, the Stoics believed, our affective responses can be either |
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true or false and right or wrong, and we must assume responsibility for them. Without glossing over the difficulties, Graver also shows how the Stoics dealt with those questions that seem to present problems for their theory: the physiological basis of affective responses, the phenomenon of being carried away by one's emotions, the occurrence of involuntary feelings and the disordered behaviors of mental illness. Ultimately revealing the deeper motivations of Stoic philosophy, Stoicism and Emotion uncovers the sources of its broad appeal in the ancient world and illuminates its surprising relevance to our own. |
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UNINA9911019686703321 |
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Autore |
Csele Mark |
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Fundamentals of light sources and lasers / / Mark Csele |
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Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley, c2004 |
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9786610556885 |
9781280556883 |
1280556889 |
9780471675228 |
0471675229 |
9780471675211 |
0471675210 |
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1 online resource (362 p.) |
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"A Wiley-Interscience publication." |
Includes index. |
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FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT SOURCES AND LASERS; CONTENTS; Preface; 1. Light and Blackbody Emission; 1.1 Emission of Thermal Light; 1.2 Electromagnetic Spectrum; 1.3 Blackbody Radiation and the Stefan-Boltzmann Law; 1.4 Wein's Law; 1.5 Cavity Radiation and Cavity Modes; 1.6 Quantum Nature of Light; 1.7 Electromagnetic Spectrum Revisited; |
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1.8 Absorption and Emission Processes; 1.9 Boltzmann Distribution and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.10 Quantum View of Blackbody Radiation; 1.11 Blackbodies at Various Temperatures; 1.12 Applications; 1.13 Absorption and Color; 1.14 Efficiency of Light Sources; Problems |
2. Atomic Emission2.1 Line Spectra; 2.2 Spectroscope; 2.3 Einstein and Planck: E = hv; 2.4 Photoelectric Effect; 2.5 Atomic Models and Light Emission; 2.6 Franck-Hertz Experiment; 2.7 Spontaneous Emission and Level Lifetime; 2.8 Fluorescence; 2.9 Semiconductor Devices; 2.10 Light-Emitting Diodes; Problems; 3. Quantum Mechanics; 3.1 Limitations of the Bohr Model; 3.2 Wave Properties of Particles (Duality); 3.3 Evidence of Wave Properties in Electrons; 3.4 Wavefunctions and the Particle-in-a-Box Model; 3.5 Reconciling Classical and Quantum Mechanics; 3.6 Angular Momentum in Quantum States |
3.7 Spectroscopic Notation and Electron Configuration3.8 Energy Levels Described by Orbital Angular Momentum; 3.9 Magnetic Quantum Numbers; 3.10 Direct Evidence of Momentum: The Stern-Gerlach Experiment; 3.11 Electron Spin; 3.12 Summary of Quantum Numbers; 3.13 Example of Quantum Numbers: The Sodium Spectrum; 3.14 Multiple Electrons: The Mercury Spectrum; 3.15 Energy Levels and Transitions in Gas Lasers; 3.16 Molecular Energy Levels; 3.17 Infrared Spectroscopy Applications; Problems; 4. Lasing Processes; 4.1 Characteristics of Coherent Light; 4.2 Boltzmann Distribution and Thermal Equilibrium |
4.3 Creating an Inversion4.4 Stimulated Emission; 4.5 Rate Equations and Criteria for Lasing; 4.6 Laser Gain; 4.7 Linewidth; 4.8 Thresholds for Lasing; 4.9 Calculating Threshold Gain; Problems; 5. Lasing Transitions and Gain; 5.1 Selective Pumping; 5.2 Three- and Four-Level Lasers; 5.3 CW Lasing Action; 5.4 Thermal Population Effects; 5.5 Depopulation of Lower Energy Levels in Four-Level Lasers; 5.6 Rate Equation Analysis for Atomic Transitions; 5.7 Rate Equation Analysis for Three- and Four-Level Lasers; 5.8 Gain Revisited; 5.9 Saturation; 5.10 Required Pump Power and Efficiency |
5.11 Output PowerProblems; 6. Cavity Optics; 6.1 Requirements for a Resonator; 6.2 Gain and Loss in a Cavity; 6.3 Resonator as an Interferometer; 6.4 Longitudinal Modes; 6.5 Wavelength Selection in Multiline Lasers; 6.6 Single-Frequency Operation; 6.7 Characterization of a Resonator; 6.8 Gaussian Beam; 6.9 Resonator Stability; 6.10 Common Cavity Configurations; 6.11 Spatial Energy Distributions: Transverse Modes; 6.12 Limiting Modes; 6.13 Resonator Alignment: A Practical Approach; Problems; 7. Fast-Pulse Production; 7.1 Concept of Q-Switching; 7.2 Intracavity Switches |
7.3 Energy Storage in Laser Media |
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A comprehensive introduction to the burgeoning field of photonicsThe field of photonics is finding increasing applications across a broad range of industries. While many other books provide an overview of the subject, Fundamentals of Light Sources and Lasers closes a clear gap in the current literature by concentrating on the principles of laser operation as well as providing coverage of important concepts necessary to fully understand the principles involved. The scope of the book includes everything a professional needs to get up to speed in the field, as well as all the material necessa |
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