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The Telegraph and Stock Exchanges : How Innovations in Communications Technology Influenced Regional Exchanges in the United States, 1830-1860
| The Telegraph and Stock Exchanges : How Innovations in Communications Technology Influenced Regional Exchanges in the United States, 1830-1860 |
| Autore | Garg Sonali |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Economic History Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-40407-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Graphs -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Telegraph, NYSE, Bloomberg, and Uber -- References -- 3 Winner Takes All -- Falling Average Costs -- Commissions -- Bid Ask Spreads -- Time to Find a Matching Trade -- Potential Movement of Price Against the Entity Initiating a Trade -- Economies of Scale -- Natural Monopolies -- 4 NYSE's Rise to Pre-eminence -- The NYSE was the Pre-eminent Stock Exchange in the United States in 1910 -- The NYSE Began Its Rise to Pre-eminence in 1851-1852, and this Process Accelerated After 1852 -- Reference -- 5 The Usual Suspects -- References -- 6 Data as Clues -- What was Available Prior to this Book -- What this Book Contributes -- Types of Data Collected and Analyzed -- An Explanation of Bid Ask Spreads -- Bid Ask Spreads and Increases in Trading Volume -- Description of Data Sources -- Description of Data -- Methodology for Calculating the Size of Each Exchange -- Methodology for Calculating the Average Bid Ask Spread for an Exchange -- Sampling Procedure -- References -- 7 When: The Numbers Through a Telescope -- Explanation of Graphs Depicting Size of Each Exchange -- Results from Analyzing the Graphs on Size of Exchanges -- 8 Why: The Numbers Under a Magnifying Glass -- The Telegraph, With the Bid Ask Spread, in New York -- Evaluating the Hypotheses -- Eliminating Hypotheses That Fail -- Erie Canal -- Population -- Imports and Exports -- Stock Ticker -- The Most Probable Hypothesis -- Telegraph -- Market Efficiency -- Use of the Telegraph for Trading Securities at Geographically Distant Locations -- Trading in Cross-Listed Securities -- Conclusion -- Growth of Existing Exchanges and Emergence of New Exchanges After 1852 -- 9 Conclusions and Implications for the Evolution of Financial Markets -- Competition Between Exchanges Today.
Current and Future Competition from Other Conventional Exchanges -- Competition from a Platform like Bloomberg -- Technological Changes that Increase the Geographical Scope of a Market -- 10 What the Telegraph Can Teach Us About Uber -- Natural Monopolies -- Can This Position of a "Natural Monopoly" Be Challenged? -- Uber and Ola -- Swiggy and Zomato -- Blinkit and Zepto -- 11 Antitrust Policy: To Intervene or To Not Intervene-That Is the Question -- Regulation of Natural Monopolies -- Appendix A: Value of Securities Traded on Each Exchange -- Appendix B: Bid Ask Spreads -- Appendix C: Charges for Telegraph Dispatches from New York City as Reported in 1852 -- References -- Index. |
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The Teleological and Kalam Cosmological Arguments Revisited [[electronic resource]]
| The Teleological and Kalam Cosmological Arguments Revisited [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Loke Andrew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (398 p.) |
| Disciplina | 212.1 |
| Collana | Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of science Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Ultimate Designer
Cosmology Causation Fine-Tuning First Cause Laws of Nature |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910567788603321 |
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Tensions between capitalism and democracy today from the perspective of J. S. Mill and J. A. Schumpeter
| Tensions between capitalism and democracy today from the perspective of J. S. Mill and J. A. Schumpeter |
| Autore | Baş Dinar Gülenay |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AkdereÇınla |
| ISBN | 3-031-45547-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Why We Read Mill and Schumpeter Today? -- Methodological Individualism and Some of Its Ambivalences -- References -- Chapter 2: Capitalism, Democracy, and Elites Today -- The Crisis of 2008 and Aftermath: From Capitalist Crisis to Democratic Crisis -- The Rise of Lobbying and the Increasing Power of Elites -- Who Are the Elites? -- References -- Chapter 3: Mill on Majority Power and Elite Government -- Political Science Shaped by the Philosophy of Science -- Individual Interest Versus Collective Interest -- Bentham and the Highest Interest of Majority -- Tocqueville as the Mirror of Mill -- Democracy as State of Society -- Government by the Elite: A Guarantee of Freedoms -- The Economic Dimension of the Ideal State -- References -- Chapter 4: Schumpeter on Capitalist Development, Creative Destruction and Elites -- Schumpeterian Analysis of Capitalism -- Criticism of the Classical Democracy Theory -- From Economic Competition to Political Competition -- Democracy as a Function of Competition and Elites -- References -- Chapter 5: Conclusion: How Mill and Schumpeter Tell Us Today? -- References -- Index. |
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Tensor Computation for Data Analysis
| Tensor Computation for Data Analysis |
| Autore | Liu Yipeng |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LiuJiani
LongZhen ZhuCe |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-030-74386-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910497094803321 |
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Terminological Dictionary of Automatic Control, Systems and Robotics
| Terminological Dictionary of Automatic Control, Systems and Robotics |
| Autore | Karba Rihard |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
| Disciplina | 629.8014 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KocijanJus
BajdTadej Žagar KarerMojca KarerGorazd |
| Collana | Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-35755-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799215503321 |
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Terrestrial Environment and Ecosystems of Kuwait : Assessment and Restoration
| Terrestrial Environment and Ecosystems of Kuwait : Assessment and Restoration |
| Autore | Suleiman Majda Khalil |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ShahidShabbir Ahmad |
| ISBN | 3-031-46262-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors, Contributors, and International Reviewers -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Reviewers -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Part I: Soils, Geographical and Climatic Features, Eco-resources, and Desertification -- Chapter 1: Potential Threats to Soil Functions and Mitigation Options for Sustainable Uses -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Soils of Kuwait -- 1.3 Functions of Soils -- 1.4 Average Composition of Soil -- 1.5 Soil Formation in Kuwait in the Context of Soil Formation Factors and Processes -- 1.5.1 Soil Formation Processes -- 1.5.1.1 Calcification and Decalcification -- 1.5.1.2 Gypsification -- 1.5.1.3 Salinization -- 1.5.1.4 Sodification -- 1.5.1.5 Erosion -- 1.5.1.6 Homogenization and Oxidation -- 1.6 General Description of Soils -- 1.6.1 Sandy Soils -- 1.6.2 Gypsic Soils -- 1.6.3 Saline Soils -- 1.6.4 Calcareous Soils -- 1.7 General Threats to Desert Environment and Proposed Measures -- 1.7.1 Erosion -- 1.7.2 Contamination -- 1.7.3 Salinization -- 1.7.4 Waterlogging -- 1.7.5 Biodiversity -- 1.7.6 Texture -- 1.7.7 Organic Matter -- 1.7.8 Sealing -- 1.7.9 Compaction -- 1.7.10 Dumping -- 1.8 General Soil Types, Threats to Functions, and Mitigation Actions -- 1.9 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 2: Perspectives of Geography, Environment, and Physiography of Kuwait -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Description of Kuwait Geographical Location and Prominent Terrestrial Features -- 2.2.1 Climate and Weather -- 2.2.2 Kuwait Geomorphology, Topography, and Geology -- 2.2.3 Most Prominent Landforms in the State of Kuwait -- 2.2.3.1 Wadi Al-Batin -- 2.2.3.2 The Current Scenario of Wadis -- 2.2.3.3 Jal Az Zour Escarpment -- 2.2.4 Sabkha -- 2.2.4.1 Northern Coastal Sabkhas -- 2.2.4.2 Southern Inland and Coastal Sabkhas -- 2.2.5 Sand Dunes and Sand Sheets.
2.3 General Geographical Features of Kuwait Coast -- 2.4 Kuwait Islands Features -- 2.5 Coastal Geological and Morphological Features -- 2.6 Biodiversity -- 2.6.1 Plant Biodiversity -- 2.6.2 Animal Biodiversity -- 2.6.3 Natural Reserves -- 2.7 Water Resources and Agricultural Aspects -- 2.8 Kuwait Oil Resources and Economy -- 2.9 Ecological Imbalances -- 2.9.1 Urbanization and Population Growth -- 2.9.2 Anthropogenic Activities' Impacts on the Coastal Areas -- 2.10 Climate Change and Global Warming -- 2.10.1 High Temperature -- 2.10.2 Dust Storm -- 2.10.3 Change in Rainfall Pattern -- 2.10.4 Sea Level Rise (SLR) -- 2.10.5 Limited Water Resources and Soil Degradation -- 2.10.6 Land Degradation (Drought, Desertification, Camping) -- 2.11 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 3: Climate and Climate Change Aspects of Kuwait -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Conference of Parties -- 3.3 Weather and Climate -- 3.3.1 Climate Recording and Data Processing -- 3.3.1.1 Trends of Temperature Change -- 3.3.1.2 Sun Shine and Solar Radiation -- 3.3.1.3 Clouds -- 3.3.1.4 Rainfall -- 3.3.1.5 Fog -- 3.3.1.6 Relative Humidity -- 3.3.1.7 Wind Speed -- 3.4 Direction and Circulation (Summer and Winter in Relation to Mean Sea Level Pressure) -- 3.5 Impact of Dust on Temperature -- 3.6 Climate Change Features and Consequences in Kuwait -- 3.6.1 Greenhouse Gasses Emission: Carbon Footprint -- 3.6.1.1 Increase in Temperature (Global Warming) -- 3.6.1.2 Sea Level Rise and Impact on Shoreline -- 3.6.1.3 Increased Drought and Crops Water Requirement -- 3.6.1.4 Biodiversity Decline and Ecosystem Distribution -- Habitat Loss and Fragmentation -- Shifts in Species Distribution -- Coral Reef Bleaching -- Disruption of Ecological Interactions -- Increased Vulnerability to Invasive Species. Decline in Renewable Water Resources and Use of Treated Waste Water -- Decline in Crops Yield and Impact on Food Security -- 3.7 Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Kuwait -- 3.7.1 Efficient Irrigation -- 3.7.2 Protected Cultivation -- 3.7.3 Crop Diversification -- 3.7.4 Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculture -- 3.7.5 Improved Fertilization -- 3.7.6 Genetic Adaptation -- 3.8 National Adaptation Plan -- 3.9 Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.9.1 Access to Nutritious Food -- 3.9.2 Environmental Conservation -- 3.9.3 Climate Change Mitigation -- 3.9.4 Food Security -- 3.9.5 Economic Benefits -- 3.10 Mitigating Climate Change: Case of Kuwait -- 3.10.1 Renewable Energy Transition -- 3.10.2 Energy Efficiency Measures -- 3.10.3 Sustainable Transport -- 3.10.4 Green Building and Infrastructure -- 3.10.5 Conservation and Restoration -- 3.10.6 Climate Change Adaptation -- 3.10.7 Research and Development -- 3.10.8 Awareness and Education -- 3.11 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 4: Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity of Kuwait and Proposed Eco-resources Management Strategies: A Review -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity of Kuwait -- 4.2.1 Ecological Footprint (EF) -- 4.2.2 Biocapacity (BC) -- 4.3 Description of Ecological Footprint Measurement Categories -- 4.4 Limitations of Ecological Footprint Calculation -- 4.4.1 Non-ecological Aspects of Sustainability -- 4.4.2 Depletion of Nonrenewable Resources -- 4.4.3 Inherently Unsustainable Activities -- 4.4.4 Ecological Degradation -- 4.4.5 Resilience of Ecosystems -- 4.5 Assumptions on Which EF and BC Measurement is Based -- 4.6 Two Decades Biocapacity and Ecological Footprint of Kuwait (Gha/Capita/Year) -- 4.7 The Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity/Capita/Year (Gha) of Kuwait -- 4.8 The Major Concerns of High EF of Kuwait. 4.9 Global Trend of Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity over the Past Six Decades -- 4.10 Comparison of Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity for GCC Countries and the World (2018) -- 4.11 Comparison of Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity for GCC Countries and the World in Gha/Capita/Year -- 4.12 Strategies to Improve Eco-resources of Kuwait -- 4.12.1 Governance of Soil Resources -- 4.12.2 Agriculture Development in the Context of Kuwait Vision 2035 -- 4.12.3 Improving Cropland Component and Biodiversity of the National Biocapacity -- 4.12.4 Carbon Footprint of GCC Countries -- 4.12.5 Mitigations and Adaptations -- 4.12.6 Conservation Agriculture -- 4.12.7 Improving Grazing Lands -- 4.12.8 Combat Desertification to Improve Desert Ecosystems for Carbon Sequestration -- 4.12.9 Strengthening Extension-Research Link -- 4.12.10 Adoption of Kuwait Vision 2035: New Kuwait -- 4.13 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 5: Desertification: A Central Problem to Restoring Ecosystems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Global Perspectives of Desertification -- 5.3 UNCCD and Land Degradation Neutrality -- 5.4 Land Degradation and Desertification: Kuwait Perspectives -- 5.5 Soil Particles Movement Mechanisms in the Desert Environment of Kuwait -- 5.6 High Rainfall, Flash Floods, and Water Erosion -- 5.7 Land Degradation Indicators and Associated Types of Land Degradation Depicted in Kuwait Deserts -- 5.8 Determination of Loss or Gain of Soil, Surface Gravels, and Surface Soil Condition -- 5.9 Desertification and Sustainable Management Options in Kuwait -- 5.10 Drifting Sand and Their Management Strategies -- 5.11 Large-Scale Desert Rehabilitation -- 5.12 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Part II: Water Resources, Salinization Aspects and Modeling. Chapter 6: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Management Strategies for Water Resources of Kuwait -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Groundwater Studies in Kuwait Based on Scopus Database -- 6.3 Current Status of Water Resources in Kuwait -- 6.3.1 Groundwater Resources -- 6.3.1.1 Groundwater Aquifers -- 6.3.1.2 Water Wells -- Quality of Major Groundwater Fields -- 6.3.2 Desalination -- 6.3.3 Wastewater -- 6.4 Water Utilization -- 6.4.1 Water Demand and Supply -- 6.4.2 Projection -- 6.4.3 Virtual Water and Water Footprint -- 6.5 Challenges and Solutions -- 6.5.1 Water Security -- 6.5.2 Conservation Policy and Pricing -- 6.5.2.1 Rationalizing Tariff and Policy -- 6.5.3 Reducing Desalinization Cost -- 6.5.4 Artificial Recharge -- 6.6 Future Directions for the Management of Water Resources -- 6.6.1 IoT-Based Monitoring and Management -- 6.6.2 Circular Economy -- 6.7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 7: Groundwater Salinization in Kuwait: A Major Threat to Indigenous Ecosystems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Utilized Aquifers in Kuwait -- 7.3 Methodology -- 7.4 Results and Discussion -- 7.4.1 Vertical Salinity Profile -- 7.4.1.1 Upper Dammam Aquifer (Upper Eocene) -- 7.4.1.2 Upper Kuwait Group Aquifer at Jaber Al-Ahmad-Al-Qirawan Region -- 7.4.1.3 Dibdibba Aquifer (Upper Kuwait Group) at Abdaly Farms -- 7.4.2 Sustainable Yield of Brackish Groundwater Reserve in Abdaly Farming Area -- 7.4.3 Estimation of Recharge to Aquifer from Changes in Aquifer Salinity -- 7.4.4 Effects of Groundwater Misuse on the Ecosystem -- 7.5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 8: Predicting the Behaviour of the Salt/Fresh-Brackish Water Transition Zone During Scavenger Well Pumping: 1. Numerical Model Development and Testing -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Methodology -- 8.3 Analysis and Discussions. 8.3.1 Special Numerical Treatment to the Flow Term of Eq. 8.1. |
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Territory and democratic politics : a critical introduction / / Oscar Mazzoleni
| Territory and democratic politics : a critical introduction / / Oscar Mazzoleni |
| Autore | Mazzoleni Oscar |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 138 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 320.12 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology Series |
| Soggetto topico | Territory, National - Political aspects |
| ISBN | 3-031-35672-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Why and how territory Chapter 2: Strength and limits of unterritorial approaches Chapter 3: Towards a territory-oriented approach Chapter 4: Beyond the territorial state? Chapter 5: Changing democratic citizenship Chapter 6: Territorial voting Chapter 7: Territorial populism Chapter 8: A global territorial crisis Chapter 9: Thinking democratic politics with territory |
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Terrorism and Transatlantic Relations : Threats and Challenges
| Terrorism and Transatlantic Relations : Threats and Challenges |
| Autore | Larres Klaus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.325 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HofTobias |
| Collana | Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World Ser. |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9783030833473
9783030833466 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- *** -- 2 The Transatlantic Alliance and Terrorism: Aligning Responses and Cooperation to Threats and Challenges -- Post-Caliphate ISIS: A Continuing International Terrorist Threat -- ISIS's Pioneering Use of Social Media -- Al-Qaeda Über Alles -- Conclusion -- 3 The Dynamics of Entangled Political Violence: From the Greensboro Massacre (1979) to the War on Terror (2001) -- Terrorism During the Cold War -- Terrorism in the Post-Cold War Era -- The Struggle for Political Legitimacy -- The Essence of the Nature of Terrorist Violence -- 4 The Rise of the Right: Terrorism in the U.S. and Europe -- Right-Wing Terrorism in the Postwar Period -- Reactionary Terrorism -- Millenarian Terrorism -- Right-Wing Terrorism and Transnationalism -- Right-Wing Terrorism Today -- What Is "New" About Today's Right-Wing Terrorisms? -- Conclusion -- 5 The Recalibration of Force in International Counterterrorism, 2010-2020 -- The Case of the United Kingdom -- Reform of International Counterterrorism in 2010 -- The Challenge Posed by Islamic State to UK Counterterrorism -- Balancing Clausewitz's Trinity via Technological `Silver Bullets' -- The Ongoing Problem of Projecting Other Forms of State Power to Enhance Governance -- The Principle of Substitution: Using Proxies to Achieve UK Counterterrorism Objectives -- Conclusion -- 6 Counterterrorism in Europe: Discord and Disorder -- Methodology -- European Exceptionalism -- Transatlantic Convergence -- Methodological Nationalism -- Conclusion -- 7 Difficult or Impossible? U.S.-China Cooperation, Counterterrorism, and Peaceful Co-existence from 9/11 to the Biden Administration -- The Deterioration of Relations with China under Obama and Trump -- War Scares, Tension Over Xinjiang, and a Lack of Imagination to Co-Exist.
The Biden Administration: Cooperation or Further Tension? -- U.S.-Chinese Counterterrorism Cooperation After 9/11 -- Counterterrorism Cooperation with China: The Obama and Trump Years -- Conclusion -- 8 It's Getting Harder to Do: Countering Terrorist Use of the Internet -- Internet Chat Rooms and Message Boards -- Social Media Platforms -- Cooperation with Law Enforcement -- Lessons from the Saudi Airman Terrorist Attack in 2019 in Pensacola Florida -- Internet Messaging Applications -- The Paris Attacks of November 2015 -- Calls for IMAs to Provide Encrypted Messages to Law Enforcement -- Exploiting Cybersecurity Weakness in IMAs -- Anonymous Websites -- Summary and Conclusion -- 9 Terrorist Exploitation Points in the International Financial System: Major Vulnerabilities in the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Framework. Avenues for Transatlantic Cooperation -- Background on International Consensus on AML/CFT -- Defining Terrorist Financing -- Distinction from Money Laundering -- Comparative Definitions of Terrorist Financing -- Trade-based Money Laundering ("TBML") -- Recommendations on Transatlantic Cooperation to Combat TBML -- Beneficial Ownership -- Recommendations on Transatlantic Cooperation to Improve Transparency in Beneficial Ownership -- Cryptocurrency -- Opportunities for Criminal and Terrorist Abuse of Cryptocurrencies Are Real -- U.S. Government Response to Cryptocurrency Risks -- The FATF Response to the Challenges of Cryptocurrency -- Recommendations for Transatlantic Cooperation Regarding Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies -- Conclusions -- 10 Transatlantic "Torture Taxis" and the Problem of Legal Accountability: The Case of North Carolina -- North Carolina's Role in Post-9/11 US Torture -- "Extraordinary Rendition": A Global Gulag -- RDI: Two Parallel Tracks for Rendition Aviation. State and County Officials' Attitudes Toward Aero -- The Challenges-The Legal Framework Prohibiting Torture and Extraordinary Rendition -- International Legal Norms -- Domestic Law -- U.S. Courts and the State Secrets Privilege -- Non-US Courts and Accountability Jurisdiction -- Australia and the U.K Courts and Accountability Jurisdiction -- Implications for the United States and the State Secrets Privilege -- The NCCIT-A New Approach to Connecting the Local to the Global -- Conclusion -- 11 Concluding Remarks -- Index. |
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Testing and Characterisation of Earth-Based Building Materials and Elements : State-Of-the-Art Report of the RILEM TC 274-TCE
| Testing and Characterisation of Earth-Based Building Materials and Elements : State-Of-the-Art Report of the RILEM TC 274-TCE |
| Autore | Fabbri Antonin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MorelJean-Claude
AubertJean-Emmanuel BuiQuoc-Bao GallipoliDomenico ReddyB. V. Venkatarama |
| Collana | RILEM State-Of-the-Art Reports |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
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9783030832971
9783030832964 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Tetsugaku Companion to Feeling
| Tetsugaku Companion to Feeling |
| Autore | Atsushi Kido |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (179 pages) |
| Disciplina | 181.12 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KeiichiNoe
Wing KeungLam |
| Collana | Tetsugaku Companions to Japanese Philosophy Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-42186-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Intro -- Introduction -- Why Study Feeling in Japanese Philosophy Today? -- What Does Japanese Philosophy Contribute to the Philosophy of Feeling? -- Whither Is Japanese Philosophy for Feeling? -- References -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Part I: Nishida Kitarō on Feeling -- Chapter 1: The Orientation of Japanese Philosophy: Feeling in Nishida, or Scientific Attitude in Tanabe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Logicization 理化 -- 3 Logical Development in Tanabe -- 4 Tanabe's Dialetical Logic and Valéry's Discord Between Science and Composing Poems -- 5 Valéry's Symbolical Poem: High Valuation and Criticism -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: The Blue Flower in the Mirror of True Emptiness: An Approach to Nishida's Active Feeling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Blue Flower -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Feeling of Happiness, Moral Sentimentalism and Knowing-to: On Nishida Kitarō's Energetism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Feeling, Happiness, and Feeling of Happiness -- 3 Feeling of Happiness and Moral Sentimentalism -- 4 Moral Sentimentalism and Knowing-to -- 5 Concluding Remarks: From Feeling of Happiness to Feeling-to-Happiness -- References -- Chapter 4: The Role of Shuqing (Feeling-Expression) in Response to the Form of Formlessness: Its Role in Eastern Culture and Philosophies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Feeling and the Form of Formlessness -- 3 Emptiness ji qi and the Form of Formlessness -- 4 Interpenetration and the "Original Feeling-Expression" -- 5 Summation: Responsiveness of Feeling-Expression in the Context of the Philosophy of qi -- References -- Chapter 5: "Kannō dōkō and kō'ō in Japanese Philosophy: A Blueprint for a Second Person Approach" -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Thetic Modality: Intentionality -- 3 A-thetic Modality: kannō dōkō -- 4 Bi-thetic Modality: kō'ō -- 5 Non-thetic Modality: dōtoku -- 6 Conclusion.
References -- Part II: Feeling Beyond Nishida Kitarō -- Chapter 6: Japanese "Mono-no-aware" and Western Philosophy -- 1 Introduction: Does "mono-no-aware" Have a Special Japanese Characteristic? -- 2 Aesthetic Aspects of "mono-no-aware": Ōnishi Yoshinori's Aesthetic Category Theory -- 2.1 Basic Structure of Ōnishi's Aesthetics -- 2.2 Aesthetic Analysis of "mono-no-aware" by Ōnishi -- 2.2.1 Psychological and Aesthetic Meaning of "mono-no-aware": External Involvement -- 2.2.2 "Aware" as a Special Aesthetic Category: The Origin of Depth -- 2.2.3 Grounds for Peculiarity: Ancient and Medieval Mental Situation in Japan -- 3 Ethical Aspects of "mono-no-aware" -- 3.1 "Mono-no-aware" and the Moral Lessons of Confucianism and Buddhism -- 3.2 Specific Content of Confrontation: "Catabolism" by Norinaga and Its Understanding by Karaki -- 3.3 Ethics of Empathy -- 4 Metaphysical Aspects of "mono-no-aware" -- 4.1 Watsuji's Criticism of Norinaga -- 4.2 Questions Regarding Watsuji's Ideas: Exaggeration and Fluctuations in Description -- 4.3 Contrast with Nietzsche and Schopenhauer -- References -- Chapter 7: The Ethical Implications of Enlightenment in Dōgen's Philosophy of Compassion -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dōgen's Critique of Human Feelings (Ninjō 人情) -- 3 The Roles of Feelings in Enlightenment: Compassion and the Actualization of the Bodhisattva Ideal -- 4 Compassion as an Activity: The Nonduality of Practice and Enlightenment -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: The Early Reception of Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence in Japan and Its Emotional Features -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Anesaki Chōfū and Tobari Chikufū -- 3 Natsume Sōseki -- 4 Watsuji Tetsurō and Abe Jirō -- 5 Kuki Shūzō -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Ressentiment and Love: Nietzsche, Scheler and Asano -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nietzsche on Ressentiment and Scheler's Criticism. 3 Asano on Confucianism as a Religion of Ressentiment -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Between the Authentic and the Artificial: A Thought Experiment on Kokoro -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Kokoro and Its Limitation: The Work of Kokoro Concerning the Given Environment and Body-Mind Network -- 3 Apparatus of Kokoro -- From Perspective of Emotion -- 4 Structure of Kokoro: Is Kokoro an Apparatus Limited to Living Beings? -- 4.1 Thought Experiments by Thomas Kasulis -- 4.2 Thought Experiments Through Medieval Japan: Mujō, Xin, and Kokoro -- 4.3 Thought Experiment by Ōmori and Its Relation to Mujō and Ujō -- 5 Conclusion: Beyond the Habitual Thinking on Mind to the Nexus of Kokoro -- References -- Index -- Untitled. |
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