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UNINA9910461369603321 |
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Cooler smarter [[electronic resource] ] : practical steps for low-carbon living : expert advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists / / Seth Shulman ... [et al.] |
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Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2012 |
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[1st ed. 2012.] |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Sustainable living - United States |
Environmental protection - United States - Citizen participation |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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pt. 1. Thinking about your climate choices -- pt. 2. Making effective climate choices -- pt. 3. Rescuing the future. |
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"How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days-- what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work-- may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the climate? This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more, and explains why your individual contribution is so vital to addressing this global problem. Cooler Smarter is based on an in-depth, two-year study by the experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists. While other green guides suggest an array of tips, Cooler Smarter offers proven strategies to cut carbon, with chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials. The book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not to sweat the small stuff. It also turns many eco-myths on their head, like the importance of locally produced food or the superiority of all hybrid cars. The advice in Cooler Smarter can help save you money and live healthier. But its central purpose is to empower you, through |
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low carbon-living, to confront one of society's greatest threats"-- |
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UNINA9910254777003321 |
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Grete Hermann - between physics and philosophy / / Elise Crull, Guido Bacciagaluppi, editors |
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Dordrecht, The Netherlands : , : Springer, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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9789402409703 |
940240970X |
9789402409680 |
9402409688 |
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[1st ed. 2016.] |
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1 online resource (xv, 281 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, , 2215-1958 ; ; 42 |
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Mathematicians - Germany |
Philosophers - Germany |
Physics - Philosophy |
History |
Ethics |
Philosophy, Modern |
Philosophy of nature |
Political science - Philosophy |
History of Science |
Modern Philosophy |
Philosophy of Nature |
Political Philosophy |
Ethics & moral philosophy |
Western philosophy, from c 1900 |
Philosophy |
Social & political philosophy |
History of science |
MATHEMATICS - Essays |
MATHEMATICS - Pre-Calculus |
MATHEMATICS - Reference |
Mathematicians |
Philosophers |
Germany |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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; Part I. Hermann’s Background -- ; 1. A Biographical Sketch of Prof. Dr Grete Henry-Hermann (1901 – 1984) / Inge Hansen-Schaberg -- ; 2. Grete Hermann as a Philosopher / Fernando Leal -- ; 3. Understanding Hermann’s Philosophy of Nature / Giulia Paparo -- ; Part II. Hermann on Quantum Mechanics -- ; 4. The Convergence of Transcendental Philosophy and Quantum Physics: Grete Henry-Hermann’s 1935 Pioneering Proposal / Léna Soler -- ; 5. Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker’s ‘Ortsbestimmung eines Elektrons’ and its Influence on Grete Hermann / Thomas Filk -- ; 6. ‘In the No-Man’s-Land Between Physics and Logic’ : On the Dialectical Role of the Microscope Experiment / Mélanie Frappier -- ; 7. Challenging the Gospel: Grete Hermann on von Neumann’s No-Hidden-Variables Proof / Michiel Seevinck -- ; 8. Grete Hermann’s Lost Manuscript on Quantum Mechanics / Elise Crull and Guido Bacciagaluppi -- ; 9. Bohr’s Slit and Hermann’s Microscope / Guido Bacciagaluppi -- ; 10. Hermann and the Relative Context of Observation / Elise Crull -- ; Part III. Discussions at the Hermann Workshop -- ; 11. Panel Discussion / Dieter Krohn, Rene Saran and Fernando Leal -- ; 12. General Discussion -- ; Part IV. Translations -- ; 13. Letter from G. Heckmann to G. Hermann, 17 December 1933 / Gustav Heckmann -- ; 14. Determinism and Quantum Mechanics / Grete Hermann -- ; 15. Natural-Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics / Grete Hermann. |
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"Grete Hermann (1901-1984) was a pupil of mathematical physicist Emmy Noether, follower and co-worker of neo-Kantian philosopher Leonard Nelson, and an important intellectual figure in post-war German social democracy. She is best known for her work on the philosophy of modern physics in the 1930s, some of which emerged from intense discussions with Heisenberg and Weizsäcker in Leipzig. Hermann's aim was to counter the threat to the Kantian notion of causality coming from quantum mechanics. She also discussed in depth the question of 'hidden variables' (including the first critique of von Neumann's alleged impossibility proof) and provided an extensive analysis of Bohr's notion of complementarity. This volume includes translations of Hermann's two most important essays on this topic: one hitherto unpublished and one translated here into English for the first time. It also brings together recent scholarly contributions by historians and philosophers of science, physicists, and philosophers and educators following in Hermann's steps. Hermann's work places her in the first rank among philosophers who wrote about modern physics in the first half of the last century. Those interested in the many fields to which she contributed will find here a comprehensive discussion of her philosophy of physics that places it in the context of her wider work."--Provided by publisher. |
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