1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910512010203321

Autore

Gregory Andrew <1960->

Titolo

The presocratics and the supernatural : magic, philosophy and science in early Greece / Andrew Gregory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Bloomsbury, 2013

ISBN

1-4725-0415-1

1-4725-5584-8

1-4725-0416-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

182

Soggetti

Pre-Socratic philosophers - Greece

Philosophy, Ancient

Supernatural

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

Introduction -- Natural and Supernatural -- The Literary and Philosophical Background -- Magic and Its Practice in Presocratic Greece -- Milesian Pantheism -- Xenophanes and the Drive Towards a Unitary God -- The Hippocratics and the Sacred Disease -- Empedocles -- The Pythagoreans -- Leucippus and Democritus -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the relationship between magic, philosophy and the investigation of nature in presocratic Greece. Did the presocratic thinkers, often praised for their rejection of the supernatural, still believe in gods and the divine and the efficacy of magical practices? Did they use animism, astrology, numerology and mysticism in their explanations of the world? This book analyses the evidence in detail and argues that we need to look at each of these beliefs in context



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910691239903321

Titolo

Trends in causes of death among the elderly [[electronic resource] /] / by Nadine R. Sahyoun ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hyattsville, Md.] : , : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, , [2001]

Collana

Aging trends ; ; no. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

SahyounNadine R

Disciplina

011.53

025.174

304.645

305.26

306.9

Soggetti

Older people - Mortality - United States

Death - Causes

Older people - Health and hygiene

Death

Government publications

Life expectancy

Statistics.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Sommario/riassunto

The National Center for Health Statistics of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents "Trends in Causes of Death Among the Elderly," one report in the "Series of Reports to Monitor Health of Older Americans." The report notes that life expectancy has increased in the United States. The report also discusses quality of life issues, the leading causes of death, and more.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780144603321

Titolo

Diffusion processes and fertility transition [[electronic resource] ] : selected perspectives / / Committee on Population ; John B. Casterline, editor ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17028-1

0-309-50028-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CasterlineJohn B

Disciplina

304.6/32/091724

Soggetti

Communication in family planning - Developing countries

Fertility, Human - Developing countries

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

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Introduction""; ""2 Potatoes and Pills: An Overview of Innovation- Diffusion Contributions to Explanations of Fertility Decline""; ""3 Diffusion in Sociological Analysis""; ""4 Social Interactions and Fertility Transitions""; ""5 Social Processes and Fertility Change: Anthropological Perspectives""; ""6 Learning and Using New Ideas: A Sociocognitive Perspective""; ""7 Mass Media and Fertility Change""

""8 Ready, Willing, and Able: A Conceptualization of Transitions to New Behavioral Forms""""Index""