1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910697792003321

Titolo

Development and application of a decision support system for water management investigations in the upper Yakima River, Washington [[electronic resource] /] / by Ken D. Bovee ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Geological Survey, , 2008

Edizione

[Version 1.0.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 289 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Open-file report ; ; 2008-1251

Altri autori (Persone)

BoveeKen D

Soggetti

Water resources development - Washington (State) - Yakima River

Decision support systems - Washington (State) - Yakima River

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Sept. 23, 2008).

Edition statement from HTML index page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969920103321

Autore

Post Stephen Garrard <1951->

Titolo

Unlimited love : altruism, compassion, and service / / Stephen G. Post

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Templeton Foundation Press, c2003

ISBN

1-283-26082-4

9786613260826

1-932031-57-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Classificazione

SCI075000SOC000000SOC039000

Disciplina

177/.7

Soggetti

Altruism

Love

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; Introduction: Progress Through Love; Part One: What is Unlimited Love?; 1. Unlimited Love and Ultimate Reality; 2. The Measure of Unlimited Love in the Work of Sorokin; 3. The Core Meaning of ""Love""; Part Two: Scientific, Ethical, and Religious Perspectives; 4. Love and the Social Science of Altruistic Motivations; 5. The Evolution of Altruistic Love; 6. The Parental Axis and the Origins of Love; 7. A Theological Interlude on Parental and Unlimited Love; 8. A Christian Ethical Perspective on Love's Extensivity

9. Five Dimensions of Unlimited Love in Practical and Theological ContextPart Three: Developing a Scientific Field; 10. The Scientific Field of Unlimited Love; 11. Funded Research Projects: 2003-2005; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What if we could prove that love heals mental illness and is vital to successful therapeutic outcomes in all areas of health care? What if we could prove that people who live more for others than for self have greater psychological well-being?In Unlimited Love, Post examines the question of what we mean by ""unlimited love""; his focus is not on ""falling"" into love, which is ""altogether natural, easy, and delusional."" Rather, he focuses on the difficult learned ascent that ""begins with insight into the need for tolerance of ubiquitous imperfection, and matures in