LEADER 03076oam 2200541I 450 001 9910787046203321 005 20230803205103.0 010 $a1-317-54578-8 010 $a1-315-72939-3 010 $a1-317-54579-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315729398 035 $a(CKB)3710000000238000 035 $a(EBL)1782438 035 $a(OCoLC)890531470 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001376464 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11908114 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001376464 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11368063 035 $a(PQKB)11291310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1782438 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000238000 100 $a20180706e20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEpimethean imaginings $ephilosophical and other meditations on everyday light /$fRaymond Tallis 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (333 p.) 300 $aFirst published in 2014 by Acumen. 311 $a1-138-13966-1 311 $a1-84465-825-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: The Epimethean Vision; Acknowledgements; I ANALYSES; 1. Seeing and Believing; 2. Where Is that Itch?; 3. Knowledge and the Subjective Qualities of Experience; 4. Does Rover Believe Anything?; 5. Draining the River and Quivering the Arrow; 6. Mistaking Mathematics for Reality; 7. Could the Universe (Even) Give a Toss?; 8. Causes as (Local) Oomph; II TETCHY INTERLUDES; 9. The Shocking Yawn; 10. The Fight Against (e.g. My) Stupidity; 11. Colonic Material of a Taurine Provenance; 12. Mission Drift 327 $aIII CELEBRATIONS13. Anteroom; 14. Words; 15. Voices; 16. Two Fragments of Sculpted Air; 17. Lexical Snacks; 18. "Honestly, I Think the World's Gone Quite Mad"; 19. The Librarian's Voice; 20. Against the Promethean Libel; 21. Reimagining the Wheel; 22. Sail: Of Trades and Winds; 23. Mad Artefacts; 24. A Can of Beans; Coda: Ink; Envoi: Justifying the Search; References; Index 330 $aThese essays, written in the spirit of Goethe's Epimetheus who ""traces the quick deed to the dim realm of form-combining possibilities"", display the depth and breadth of Tallis's fascination with our lives. Whether discussing philosophical ""hardy perennials"" like time, or a mundane artefact like ink, Tallis challenges us to think differently about who we are and why we are. The first part of the book - Analysis - dives into the deep-end to explore some of the big questions in philosophy: perception, knowledge and belief; time; the relationship between mathematics and reality; and probabili 606 $aReflection (Philosophy) 615 0$aReflection (Philosophy) 676 $a110 700 $aTallis$b Raymond.$0514405 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787046203321 996 $aEpimethean imaginings$93707237 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02536oam 2200673I 450 001 9910790752003321 005 20230617015415.0 010 $a0-415-93197-5 010 $a1-136-70272-5 010 $a1-315-02345-8 010 $a1-136-70265-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315023458 035 $a(CKB)2550000001167858 035 $a(EBL)1569919 035 $a(OCoLC)865331567 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001152392 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11775752 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152392 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11149027 035 $a(PQKB)11537465 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1569919 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1569919 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10813930 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL548662 035 $a(OCoLC)864899371 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB139376 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001167858 100 $a20180706d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAll else equal $eare public and private schools different? /$fby Luis Benveniste, Martin Carnoy, and Richard Rothstein 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledgeFalmer,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-93196-7 311 $a1-306-17411-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; [1] Recasting Public and Private Education in Postindustrial America; [2] Are Private and Public Schools Organized Differently?; [3] Student Achievement and Client Orientation in Public and Private Schools; [4] The Organization of Schooling in Public and Private Schools; [5] How Different Are Public Schools from Private?; References; Notes; Index 330 $aFirst Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. 606 $aPrivatization in education$zUnited States 606 $aPublic schools$zCalifornia$vCase studies 606 $aPrivate schools$zCalifornia$vCase studies 615 0$aPrivatization in education 615 0$aPublic schools 615 0$aPrivate schools 676 $a371.01/0973 700 $aBenveniste$b Luis$01582036 701 $aCarnoy$b Martin$0123911 701 $aRothstein$b Richard$01582037 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790752003321 996 $aAll else equal$93864012 997 $aUNINA