1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465426403321

Autore

Vile John R

Titolo

The writing and ratification of the U.S. Constitution [[electronic resource] ] : practical virtue in action / / John R. Vile

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

ISBN

1-282-16658-1

9786613809650

1-4422-1770-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

342.7302/9

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States - History

Electronic books.

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

CONTENTS; PREFACE; TIMELINE OF EVENTS; Chapter 01. REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH; Chapter 02. THE CONVENTION BEGINS AND RANDOLPH INTRODUCES THE VIRGINIA PLAN; Chapter 03. PATERSON AND HAMILTON OFFER ALTERNATIVE PLANS; Chapter 04. DELEGATES DEBATE REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS; Chapter 05. FROM THE GREAT COMPROMISE TO THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL; Chapter 06. DEBATES OVER THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL; Chapter 07. WRAPPING UP BUSINESS, SIGNING, AND RATIFYING; SELECTED DOCUMENTS; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

The writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was, along with the subsequent ratification of the document in state conventions, a major watershed in U.S. history. An understanding of the plans that were offered, the conflicts that were represented, and the arguments that were made are critical to an understanding of many features of the document that was ratified in 1789 as well as in understanding the Bill of Rights that was adopted in 1791. In The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action, J



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910815652503321

Autore

Gurski Nick <1980->

Titolo

Coherence in three-dimensional category theory / / Nick Gurski, University of Sheffield [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-23842-0

1-299-39995-9

1-107-33277-X

1-107-33689-9

1-139-54233-8

1-107-33357-1

1-107-33523-X

1-107-33606-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 278 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge tracts in mathematics ; ; 201

Classificazione

MAT018000

Disciplina

512/.55

Soggetti

Tricategories

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Background: Bicategorical background ; Coherence for bicategories ; Gray-categories -- Tricategories: The algebraic definition of tricategory ; Examples ; Free constructions ; Basic structure ; Gray-categories and tricategories ; Coherence via Yoneda ; Coherence via free constructions -- Gray-monads: Codescent in Gray-categories ; Codescent as a weighted colimit ; Gray-monads and their algebras ; The reflection of lax algebras into strict algebras ; A general coherence result.

Sommario/riassunto

Dimension three is an important test-bed for hypotheses in higher category theory and occupies something of a unique position in the categorical landscape. At the heart of matters is the coherence theorem, of which this book provides a definitive treatment, as well as covering related results. Along the way the author treats such material as the Gray tensor product and gives a construction of the fundamental 3-groupoid of a space. The book serves as a comprehensive introduction, covering essential material for any student of coherence



and assuming only a basic understanding of higher category theory. It is also a reference point for many key concepts in the field and therefore a vital resource for researchers wishing to apply higher categories or coherence results in fields such as algebraic topology or theoretical computer science.