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Thick (Concepts of) Autonomy : Personal Autonomy in Ethics and Bioethics
| Thick (Concepts of) Autonomy : Personal Autonomy in Ethics and Bioethics |
| Autore | Childress James F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | QuanteMichael |
| Collana | Philosophical Studies Ser. |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9783030809911
9783030809904 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: What Moral Responsibility is Not -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Frankfurt -- 1.3 Other Theorists: Taylor, Watson, and Velleman -- 1.3.1 Taylor -- 1.3.2 Watson -- 1.3.3 Velleman and Bratman -- 1.4 Conclusion: What Moral Responsibility is Not -- References -- Chapter 2: The Passivity of Self-Satisfaction: A Critical Re-appraisal of Harry Frankfurt's Normatively Thin Ontology of Autonomy -- 2.1 Re-booting the Debate Over Second-Order Desires -- 2.2 The Problem Our Desires Pose -- 2.3 Passive Failures to Face the Predicament of Volitional Reflexivity -- 2.4 Facing the Predicament and Resolving One's Will: Structural Hierarchicalism of the Will -- 2.5 How Critical Must Volitional Reflexivity Be? -- 2.6 Self-Opacity and the Importance of Understanding What We Care About -- 2.7 Frankfurt's Hermeneutically Impoverished Ontology of the Will -- 2.8 The Costs of Frankfurt's Commitments to Thinness -- References -- Chapter 3: Determining Oneself and Determining One's Self -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Self-Actualisation and Self-Formation -- 3.3 Self-Identification: Harry Frankfurt's Theory of Voluntarist Self-Actualisation -- 3.4 Self-Realisation: Thomas Hill Green's Ideal of Perfectionist Self-Formation -- 3.5 Self-Development: John Stuart Mill's Conception of Perfectionist Self-Actualisation -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Self-Confidence, Self-Assertiveness, and Self-Esteem: The Triple S Condition of Personal Autonomy -- 4.1 The Standard Model for Autonomous Action -- 4.2 Affirmation, Position, Evaluation -- 4.3 The Genesis of Autonomy -- 4.4 The Vulnerability of Autonomy -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Autonomy, Respect, and Joint Deliberation -- 5.1 Autonomy, Respect, and Joint Deliberation -- 5.2 The General Contours of Autonomy -- 5.3 The Liberal Sensibility -- 5.4 Partnerships.
5.5 The Challenge for the Liberal Sensibility -- References -- Chapter 6: Autonomy and Beliefs -- 6.1 Autonomous and Nonautonomous Actions: Setting Things Up -- 6.2 Sorting Through Cases -- References -- Chapter 7: How Much Understanding Is Needed for Autonomy? -- 7.1 Autonomy and Informed Consent -- 7.2 Defending the Thin View of How Much Understanding is Needed for Autonomy -- 7.2.1 The Objection from the Best Intensional Description -- 7.2.2 Agency, Autonomy, and Understanding -- 7.2.3 Maclean's Objections -- 7.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Is "Autonomy Talk" Misleading? -- 8.1 A Functional Approach -- 8.2 'Thick' Concepts of Autonomy as Concepts of the Good Life -- 8.3 The Good and the Right -- 8.4 Ideal and Threshold Concepts of Autonomy: Equality and Inclusion -- 8.5 Interrelations and Disruptions -- 8.6 The Form of Autonomy Rights -- References -- Chapter 9: Respecting Personal Autonomy in Bioethics: Relational Autonomy as a Corrective? -- 9.1 Crisis of Autonomy and Respect for Autonomy in Bioethics -- 9.2 The Principle of Respect for Autonomy (PRA) -- 9.3 Complexities in Respecting Autonomous Choices: A Difficult Case -- 9.3.1 Case: Death of 14-Year-Old Jehovah's Witness -- 9.3.2 Steps in Respecting Autonomous Choices -- 9.4 Relational Autonomy: A Thicker, Richer Conception -- 9.4.1 Components of Relational Autonomy -- 9.4.2 Relationally Responsible Choices: A Necessary Condition of Autonomy? -- 9.4.3 Respect for an Individual's Social-Cultural Beliefs and Values -- 9.4.4 Respect for Temporally Extended Selves -- 9.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Patients' Decision-Making Competence: Discontents with a Risk-Relative Conception -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Decision-Making Competence: Preliminary Aspects -- 10.2.1 A Precondition for Valid Authorization -- 10.2.2 A Set of Abilities -- 10.2.3 Competence and Rationality. 10.2.4 Task-Specificity -- 10.2.5 The Idea of a Risk-Related Concept of Competence -- 10.3 Arguments from Conceptual Grammar -- 10.3.1 Externalism and Normativity -- 10.3.2 Asymmetrical Risk-Related Competences? -- 10.3.3 Asymmetrical Decisional Competences? -- 10.4 Arguments from the Task at Stake -- 10.4.1 Making Treatment Preferences Decisive -- 10.4.2 The Ordinary-Person Standard -- 10.4.3 Complex Versus Risky Decisions -- 10.5 Arguments from Protection -- 10.5.1 Fallibilism: Raising Standards of Evidence or of Substance? -- 10.5.2 Over-Exclusiveness: Hidden Paternalism -- 10.5.3 Over-Inclusiveness: Devaluating Authorization -- 10.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Vulnerability, Exploitation and Autonomy -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Vulnerability and Corrosive Disadvantage -- 11.3 Exploitation and Injustice -- 11.4 Autonomy and Paternalism -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Outlook -- 12.1 Other Philosophical Traditions -- 12.2 Changing Environments -- 12.3 Intra- and Interdisciplinary Contexts -- Index. |
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Childress James F
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Thinking Beyond Neoliberalism : Alternative Societies, Transition, and Resistance
| Thinking Beyond Neoliberalism : Alternative Societies, Transition, and Resistance |
| Autore | Harris Neal |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Disciplina | 303.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AcaroğluOnur |
| Collana | Political Philosophy and Public Purpose Ser. |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9783030826697
9783030826680 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910513584903321 |
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The Third Culture : The Impact of AI on Knowledge, Society and Consciousness in the 21st Century
| The Third Culture : The Impact of AI on Knowledge, Society and Consciousness in the 21st Century |
| Autore | Brunnhuber Stefan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (117 pages) |
| Collana | Sustainable Finance Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-48113-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Chapter 1: Finding the Narrative: Shifting East -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Questions behind It All -- 1.3 Respecting Boundaries -- Chapter 2: Finding Potential Integrators -- 2.1 A Reformed Financial Sector -- The UN-SDGs as a Case Study -- Systems Thinking and DeFi vs CeFi -- The Ultimate Step: Central Bank Currency Swaps (CBCSs) -- Green Financial Transition Planning -- 2.2 Altered States of Mind -- Contemplative Practices -- Why a Different Educational Approach is Needed Now More than Ever: An Initial Exploration -- Psychedelic Drugs -- 2.3 `Metastability´ and the Logic of Fractals -- Chapter 3: The `Two Cultures´ Debate and the Logic of Scientific Revolutions -- 3.1 The Two Cultures -- 3.2 The Structure of Any Scientific Revolution -- 3.3 Understanding Complexity 2.0 -- Chapter 4: Towards Three Cultures -- 4.1 Examples and Best Practices -- Transcending the Hermeneutic Circle -- The Dark Side -- 4.2 The Ghost in the Machine -- Chapter 5: On Consciousness: The Evolving Mind -- 5.1 Defining Consciousness -- 5.2 On Science and Sapientia -- 5.3 The Inverse Pyramid -- Chapter 6: Towards a Third Culture -- 6.1 The Phenomenology of a New Technology -- 6.2 Garbage In, Garbage Out and the Black Box Effect -- 6.3 Filling the Gap: The Technological Singularity -- The Developmental Logic of AI and Datafication -- 6.4 The Broader Spectrum of Our Consciousness -- Chapter 7: Being Human in the Twenty-First Century -- 7.1 The Deficient Species and Its Crutch -- Complexity: A Closer Look -- 7.2 The Middle Dimension and the Gap -- 7.3 The Ladder and the String Player -- Chapter 8: Questionary: An Adjusted Turing Test -- Chapter 9: The Dawn of a New Integral Wisdom -- Bibliography. |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
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Thirty Years of Literacies Testing at the University of Cape Town : A Critical Reflection on the Work and Its Impact
| Thirty Years of Literacies Testing at the University of Cape Town : A Critical Reflection on the Work and Its Impact |
| Autore | Cliff Alan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (175 pages) |
| ISBN | 3-031-58679-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Context Setting -- Introduction -- Why This Book? -- Why This Author? -- Background and Context to the Development of Literacies Testing -- The Establishment of the Alternative Admissions Research Project (AARP) and Its Successors: The Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement (CETAP) and the Centre for Educational Assessments (CEA) -- The Development of the Tests -- Test Score Interpretation and Their Contributions to Student Selection, Placement and Programme Provision -- References -- Chapter 2: A Quest for Theoretical Underpinnings -- Overview of Theory -- The Constructs of Academic Literacies and Their Roots in Sociolinguistics -- Theories of Learning Potential and Their Relation to the Assessment of Academic Literacy -- Educational Measurement Theory -- References -- Chapter 3: Test Design, Development, and Results Interpretation - The Tests Themselves -- Test Design and Development and the Higher Education Context -- Construct Conceptualisation and Design -- The First Phase of Test Design and Development: Access, Redress and the Assessment of Learning Potential (1980s-c2007) -- The Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP) -- The Mathematics Comprehension Test (MCOM) -- The Mathematics Achievement Test (MACH) -- The Reasoning Test (RT) -- The Second Phase of Test Design and Development: Benchmarking and Advising for Programme Placement (c2005 - The Present) -- The National Benchmark Test in Academic Literacy (NBT AL) -- The National Benchmark Test in Quantitative Literacy (NBT QL) -- The National Benchmark Test in Mathematics (NBT Maths).
Other Phases of Test Design and Development: The TELP Project and Its Role in Sector Capacity Development and Testing for Programme Placement (c1997-c2007) -- Test Scoring, Performance Analysis and Reporting -- References -- Chapter 4: Research on Assessment of Academic Literacies - What Do the Empirical Data Say? -- Thematic Structure of the Chapter -- Theme 1: Academic Literacies Assessment as Alternative/Complementary, and Theme 2: Literacies Assessment as Contributor to Understanding Progression and Success -- Theme 3: The Construct and Data Structures of the Tests Themselves - Validity, Inference and Utility Considerations -- Sub-Theme A: Research on the Surfacing of Learning Potential -- Sub-Theme B: Research on the Test Constructs and Design -- Theme 4: Testing and the Generation of Diagnostic Information for Teaching and Learning Support Purposes -- Summarising Comment on This Chapter -- References -- Chapter 5: Conclusions - A Critical Review of the Contributions of UCT-Led Literacies Testing Over Three Decades -- The Access, Redress and Admissions Contributions -- Contributions Towards Student Placement in Academic Programmes -- Contributions Towards Assessment Design and Development -- Contributions Towards Assessing Student Literacies Strengths and Weaknesses -- Implications of the Work in International Higher Education -- Summary of This Chapter -- References -- Chapter 6: A Way Forward - Academic Literacies Assessment and Its Roles in Educational and Higher Education Systems Development -- Introduction -- Literacies Testing and Its Role in Student Support Systems for Academic Success -- Test Design and Development Leadership and Its Application in Institutional, Discipline and Programmatic Systems of Assessment -- Further Engagement with Sectoral Stakeholders in Both Schooling and Higher Education. Further Engagement with the International Contexts of Standardised and Diagnostic Testing -- A Concluding Proposal -- Reference -- Index. |
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Cliff Alan
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Thomasson on Ontology
| Thomasson on Ontology |
| Autore | Garcia-Godinez Miguel |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
| Disciplina | 191 |
| Collana | Philosophers in Depth Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-23672-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1: Introduction -- Amie Thomasson on Ontology -- Chapter Summaries -- 2: How it All Hangs Together -- Introduction -- Fiction -- Phenomenological Roots -- Social and Cultural Objects -- Metametaphysics -- Functional Pluralism -- Conceptual Engineering -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Thomasson on Easy Arguments -- The Problem in a Nutshell -- What Needs To Be Explained? -- Easy Ontology, Focus, and Reference -- Conceptual and Other Language-based Connections -- Conceptual Connections and Quantifiers -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Realism, Deflationism, and Metaphysical Explanation -- Easy Ontology and Simple Realism -- Joint-Carving -- Fundamentality Realism -- Creeping Minimalism and Metaphysical Explanation -- 'Easy arguments' for Fundamentality Realism -- Upshots -- References -- 5: Who's Afraid of Conceptual Analysis? -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- References -- 6: Modal Normativism and Metasemantics -- Introduction -- Modal Normativism and Compositionality Challenges -- Modal Normativism Vs. Modal Descriptivism -- The Compositionality Challenge -- Truth Conditional Meanings and Modal Claims -- Modal Normativism and Metasemantics -- Metasemantic Explanations -- Metasemantic Explanations: Ambitious (Modal) Descriptivism and Its Problems -- Metasemantic Explanations: Two Normativist Approaches -- The Moderate Approach -- The Ambitious Approach -- Objections: Substantivity in the Metalanguage -- Are Metaphysical Explanations Substantive? -- Using Talk of Possible Worlds in the Metalanguage -- Conclusion -- References -- 7: Thomasson on Modal Language -- Introduction -- Thomasson's View on Modality -- Function and Meaning -- The Frege-Geach Problem -- Metaphysical Modality and Ordinary Language -- Metaphysical Modality and Weaker Modalities -- Necessity and Analyticity.
Concluding Remarks -- References -- 8: Thomasson's Social Ontology -- Introduction: Thomassonian Social Ontology -- The Rule-based Account of Social Phenomena -- The Normative Conception of Social Groups -- The Normative Conception of Social Groups is Overly Narrow -- Conclusion: A Plea for Even More Pluralism -- References -- 9: Easy Social Ontology -- Introduction -- Social Ontology and Social Meta-Ontology -- The Easy Approach to Ontology -- Existence and Reference -- Conceptual Analysis and Conceptual Engineering -- Easy Social Ontology -- The Ontology of Social and Institutional Practices -- The Function of Social and Institutional Practice Terms -- The Prospects for Social Realism -- The Constructivist Approach to Social and Institutional Practices -- Conclusions -- References -- 10: Artifacts and the Limits of Agentive Authority -- Author-Intention-Based Accounts of Artifacts and Prototype Production -- Challenges for Author-Intention-Based Accounts -- Can User-Intentions Override Author-Intentions? -- The Creation Strategy: Historicity and Counter-Use -- A User-Based Account of Artifacts and Prototype Production -- The Limits of Agentive Authority -- Conclusion -- References -- 11: Mountains and Their Boundaries -- The Puzzle -- Robust Creationism -- Selectionism -- The Modest Creationist Compromise -- Boundaries in the Distant Past -- Modest Creationism for Permissivists -- Thomasson's Plenitude -- Locating Mountains in the Plenitude -- References -- 12: Creationism, Easy Ontology, and Indeterminacy -- Introduction -- Creationism about Fictional Characters -- A New Threat from Indeterminacy -- Responding to the New Threat -- References -- Index. |
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Thought Experiments
| Thought Experiments |
| Autore | Miscevic Nenad |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (137 pages) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-030-81082-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 What Are Thought Experiments? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Two Famous Thought Experiments -- 1.2 More Examples-From Science to Philosophy -- 1.3 What is a TE? -- 1.4 TEs and their Relatives -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 The Life and Importance of TEs -- 2.1 The Stages of TE -- 2.2 Intuition -- 2.3 The Role of TEs -- References -- 3 Understanding Thought Experiments -- 3.1 Empiricist-Inferentialist Proposals -- 3.2 A Platonist Alternative -- 3.2.1 The Strong Platonist Option -- 3.2.2 The Conceptualist Moderate Platonist Approach -- 3.3 A Kantian Proposal -- 3.4 Imaginative-Counterfactual Approach -- 3.5 Mental Modelling Approaches -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 A Theory of TEs -- 4.1 Mental Modelling -- 4.2 Intuitions: Moderate Voice of Competence (MoVoC) Theory -- 4.3 Appendix: The Puzzles of Geometrical and Numerical Intuitions -- References -- 5 Do TEs Have a Life of Their Own? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Reminder: The Twin Earth Te and Its Stages -- 5.3 Empty Thoughts: Peter Unger's Critism of Analytic Methodology -- 5.4 Stages and Traditions-From the Synchronic to the Diachronic -- 5.5 Trails-Traditions -- References -- 6 The Challenge of Experimental Philosophy -- 6.1 X-phi-the Negative Program -- 6.1.1 Introduction -- 6.1.2 The Challenge -- 6.2 Defending TEs -- 6.2.1 The Expertise Defense of TEs -- 6.2.2 Stages Defense-A Proposal -- 6.3 Conclusion -- 6.4 Are Scientific TEs Better than the Philosophical Ones? -- References -- 7 Conclusion -- References. |
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Thread Lifting Techniques for Facial Rejuvenation and Recontouring
| Thread Lifting Techniques for Facial Rejuvenation and Recontouring |
| Autore | Samizadeh Souphiyeh |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (421 pages) |
| Disciplina | 617.520592 |
| ISBN | 3-031-47954-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Terminology -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Part I: Foundations of Facial Aesthetics -- 1: History of Thread Lifting -- Conclusion -- References -- 2: Clinical Anatomy of the Face for Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Interventions -- Introduction -- Facial Skeleton -- Soft Tissue Layers -- Skin -- Fat Pads -- Superficial Fat Compartments -- Deep Fat Pads of the Face -- The Deepest Fat Pads of the Face -- Ligaments -- Musculature and SMAS -- Mimetic Muscles -- Masticatory Muscles -- Vasculature -- Venous Drainage -- Lymphatics -- Nerve Supply of Face -- Glands of Face -- Fascial Spaces -- Thread Lifting Procedures -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Facial Ageing -- Ageing -- The Ageing Face -- Skin -- Intrinsic Factors -- Cellular Senescence and Telomeres -- Free Radicals -- Hormonal Factors -- Extrinsic Factors -- Photoageing -- Air Pollution -- Tobacco Smoking and Alcohol Use -- Ageing and the Skin -- Epidermis -- Dermis -- Collagen -- Elastin [43, 53] -- Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) -- Subcutaneous Tissue -- Subcutaneous Tissue, Fat Pads, Ligaments, and Facial Spaces -- Musculature -- Skeleton -- Classification of Ageing Type -- Facial Balance in Ageing -- Ageing-Ethnic Groups -- Accelerated Ageing Process -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Facial Assessment in Non-surgical Aesthetic Practice -- Facial Assessment in Non-surgical Aesthetics Setting -- Clinical Assessment -- Lighting and Background -- Natural Head Position -- Craniofacial Soft Tissue Landmarks -- The Maxillo-Mandibular Relationship: A Critical Consideration in Facial Assessment -- Analysis from the Frontal View: Understanding Facial Harmony -- Basic Facial Shape: Frontal View -- Vertical Proportions -- Symmetry -- Vertical Asymmetries -- Facial Midline -- Vertical Mandibular Asymmetry -- Transverse Proportions.
Analysis: Oblique View -- Analysis: Lateral -- Infra-orbital Rims -- Para-nasal Region -- Skeletal Pattern -- Upper Lip: Anatomical and Aesthetic Evaluation -- Evaluating Lower Facial Contours in Aesthetic Practice: From Labiomental Fold to Chin -- Lips -- Chin -- Lower Lip to Submental Plane Angle Analysis -- Mandibular Plane Angle -- Soft Tissues and Classification Systems -- The Skin -- The Fitzpatrick Skin Phototype -- Skin Quality -- Rhytids -- Glogau Classification -- Atrophic and Hypertrophic -- Area-Specific: Rhytids Classification -- Area-Specific: Topographic Changes -- Forehead -- Temporal Fossa Atrophy -- Periorbital Region -- Eyebrows -- Tear Trough Deformity -- Classification [30] -- Midface -- Nasolabial Folds -- Lower Face -- Marionette Lines -- Jawline -- Chin Ptosis and Chin Retrusion -- Cervicomental Angle -- Décolletage -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Facial Beauty: A Different Perspective -- The Brain and Chemicals -- A Tiny Snapshot -- The Reward System: "Visual Reward" -- Cognitive Functions and Memory -- Innate -- Psychology and Sociology of Beauty -- Averageness, Symmetry, Sexual Dimorphism -- Youthfulness and Ageing -- Mathematics -- Facial Aesthetics Across Cultures -- Facial Expressions and Attractiveness -- Conclusion -- References -- 6: Thread Lifting Excellence: Aligning with East Asian Facial Characteristics and Beauty Ideals -- Conclusion -- References -- 7: Psychology in Aesthetic Clinic -- Body Dysmorphic Disorder -- Personality Disorders -- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality -- Narcissistic Personality Disorder -- Histrionic Personality Disorder -- Personality Type: A Difficult Patient? -- Expectations -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Threads in Focus: Types and Materials -- 8: Thread Types and Materials -- Thread Materials and Longevity -- Polypropylene -- Thread Degradation. Thread Surface Characteristics -- Threads According to Their Function -- Thread Size -- Tissue Reaction to Threads -- Choice of Threads -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Polydioxanone (PDO) Threads -- Polydioxanone (PDO) Threads -- Studies -- Conclusion -- References -- 10: Poly-l-Lactic Acid Cone Threads: Silhouette Soft Threads -- Poly-l-Lactic Acid (PLLA) -- Poly(l-Lactic-co-Glycolic) Acid (PLGA) -- Biodegradation -- Characteristics (Fig. 10.3) -- Silhouette Soft Range -- Cones (Fig. 10.4) -- Studies -- Conclusion -- References -- 11: P(LA/CL)-l-Polylactide-Σ-Caprolactone Threads-APTOS Threads: APTOS Solution-APTOS Methods and Threads -- APTOS Solutions -- Thread Composition -- Polypropylene -- Poly l-Polylactide-Σ-Caprolactone P(LA/CL) -- Poly-L-Lactic Acid (PLLA) -- Poly Caprolactone (PCL) -- Hyaluronic Acid-Coated Threads -- Thread Types -- APTOS Barbs -- Thread Design for Optimal Outcome and Safety -- Histology -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Mastering the Basics of Thread Lifting -- 12: Thread Lifting: Understanding the Fundamentals -- Uni-directional Lifting vs. Bi-directional Lifting -- Antegrade vs. Retrograde Insertion (Fig. 12.3) -- Antegrade Insertion -- Retrograde Insertion -- Tension Balance (Fig. 12.4) -- Point Lifting vs. Sector Lifting (Figs. 12.5 and 12.6) -- Point Lifting: Small Target Area -- Sector Lifting -- Segmental Lifting -- Volume Shifting (Fig. 12.7) -- Vector Extension -- Knotted vs. Unknotted -- Other Anchoring Methods -- Superficial Lifting vs. Deep Plane Lifting -- Conclusion -- References -- 13: Thread Lifting: Essential Principles and Practices -- The Trajectory of Thread Implantation -- Optimal Anatomical Layers for Thread Implantation in Aesthetic Procedures -- Fixation Points for Threads -- Conclusion -- References -- 14: Thread Lifting: Criteria for Optimal Candidate Selection -- General Health. Mental Health -- Expectations -- Correct Indication -- Conclusion -- References -- 15: Thread Lifting: Treatment Procedure -- Instruments and Consumables for the Procedure -- Landmarks and Insertion Path Determination -- Skin Preparation -- Anaesthesia -- Insertion Techniques -- Rehabilitation -- Combination with Other Treatments -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Threadlifting Techniques and Combination Treatments -- 16: Thread Lift for East Asian Facial Rejuvenation -- Forehead and Eyebrows -- Eyebrows -- Nasolabial Fold -- Medial Cheek -- Jawline -- Jawline and Facial Recontouring -- Marionette Folds -- Double Chin -- Nose -- Combination Therapy -- Conclusion -- References -- 17: Poly-l-lactic Acid Cone Threads-Silhouette Soft Threads-Patient Selection and Treatment Procedure -- Thanks to Sinclair for providing the Silhouette Soft Safety Profile document. Terminology -- Characteristics: -- Patient Selection and Treatment -- Aim of the Treatment -- Indications: -- Treatment order: -- Not recommended for: -- Choosing the Correct Vector -- Local Anaesthesia -- Aseptic Conditions -- Insertion of Threads: [1] (Fig. 17.8) -- Post-Procedure Care Instructions [1] -- Complications -- References -- 18: Non-surgical Rejuvenation of the Face Using Threads -- The Great Shift -- Differences Between East and West -- Training and Education -- Thread Lifting: Definition and Concept -- Definition -- Thread Lifting Vs Rejuvenation Using Threads -- Relevant Anatomy Pearls -- Facial Compartments [11-13] -- Facial Layers [14] -- Fascial Spaces [15, 16] -- Facial Nerve and Its Branches [17] -- The 'Future/未来' Aesthetic Evaluation Method for the Overall Facial Rejuvenation [18, 19] -- Thread Placement -- SMAS Layer Tightening Is the Key to Ptosis Reduction and Facial Rejuvenation -- Double-plane Tightening and Lifting with Threads. Two-plane 'Continuous Multi-Z Method' -- Two Planes, Two Insertion Points Method -- Conclusion -- References -- 19: Deep Plane Thread Lift of the Buccal Fat Pad -- Facial Ageing -- Facial Fat Compartments -- Buccal Fat Pad -- Concept of the Buccal Fat Pad Repositioning -- Thread Lifting for Repositioning of the Buccal Fat Pad -- Deep Plane Thread Lift Surgical Technique for Repositioning of the Buccal Fat Pad -- Post-operative Care -- Summary -- References -- 20: Non-surgical Nose Modification Using Threads -- Introduction -- Thread Composition -- Thread Characterization -- APTOS Thread Package Contents (for Non-surgical Rhinoplasty) -- Patient Preparation for the Procedure -- Medical Photography -- Instruments and Consumables for the Procedure -- Marking -- Anaesthesia -- Technique -- Recommendations After Procedure -- Possible Side Effects and Complications -- Possible Combinations with Other Cosmetic Techniques -- The Technique of Removing Installed Threads -- Case Studies -- References -- 21: Combination Treatment: Threads and Dermal Fillers -- Characteristics of Skin Ageing in Asians -- Ageing with Particular Emphasis on Jowl Problem -- Changes in the Fat Compartments -- Ligaments and Bone -- Anatomical Consideration for Safe Thread Insertion -- Anatomical Consideration for Combining Filler Injection -- The 'Dual Lift' Procedure -- The Principle -- Scheme of the Thread-Lift Design -- Step-by-Step -- Indication -- Limitation -- Complication -- References -- 22: Thread Lifting: Complications and Management -- Pain -- Hematoma -- Swelling -- Infection -- Tips [7] -- Treatment Options [2] -- Skin Dimpling or Depression -- Tips -- Treatment Options -- Asymmetry -- Tips -- Treatment Options -- Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation -- Tips -- Treatment Options -- Parotid Gland Injury -- Tips -- Treatment Options. Thread Visibility, Dislocation/Migration, or Exposure. |
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Threats to Our Ocean Heritage : Bottom Trawling
| Threats to Our Ocean Heritage : Bottom Trawling |
| Autore | Jarvis Charlotte |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 pages) |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Archaeology Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-57953-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910857788303321 |
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Jarvis Charlotte
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Through the Scope of Life : Art and (Bio)Technologies Philosophically Revisited
| Through the Scope of Life : Art and (Bio)Technologies Philosophically Revisited |
| Autore | González Valerio María Antonia |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TratnikPolona |
| Collana | Philosophical Studies Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-31736-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- About the Authors -- Part I: The Question of Life: An Ontological Stake -- Chapter 1: Life in Medium: Rethinking the Possibilities of Art and Bio-Media from an Aesthetic Ontology -- 1.1 Art as Ontological Potency: Conditions and Trapdoors -- 1.2 Concepts that Do Not Explain Artworks -- 1.3 Strictly Not a Matter of Bio-Media but Life -- 1.4 Mapping the Intertwine of Art and Life: Avoiding Universals -- 1.5 Inquiring Being from BioArt: Mind Major Pitfalls -- 1.6 How Do History and Time Matter in Art? -- 1.7 The Real as Mediated Mediation(S): No "In-Itself" but "By-Other" -- 1.8 Mediations of Mediations: Becoming Through Other Here and There -- 1.9 Art in Its History or Art Today as Mediation of Mediation -- 1.10 Specific Mediations: The Complex Instead of the Simple -- 1.11 Where Do We Go from Here? Further Possibilities for the Intercrossing of Art and Science Through Mediations -- Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 2: On Technique and Spaces: A Question of Limits -- 2.1 Culture and Nature -- 2.2 Techniques, Materialities, Realities -- 2.3 Technique and Ontology -- 2.4 Art as a Technical Device -- 2.5 The City as Technique in the Era of Climate Change -- 2.6 The Question About Spaces -- 2.7 Subjects in Spaces -- Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Microperformativity: Performance with Tissue-Engineered Cell Culture -- 3.1 The Presence of Life and Performative Intervention -- 3.2 Delayed Communication and Performativity as Instant Communication -- 3.3 Microperformativity as Communication Between Cell Culture and Humans -- Sources and Bibliography -- Part II: The Politics of Life -- Chapter 4: Art as Intervention into the Politics of Life -- 4.1 The Art of Making Transgenic Humans -- 4.2 Releasing the Laboratory Products into the Wilderness -- 4.3 Conclusion.
Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 5: The Animal: Between the Sublime and Instrumental Rationality -- 5.1 Instrumental Rationality of Techno-science -- 5.2 The World of the Dragons -- 5.3 The Vampyroteuthic Sublime -- 5.4 The Mechanistic Ecological Perspective -- Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Spaces and Organisms -- 6.1 Spaces of Species: The Axolotl in Šebjanič's Lygophilia Series -- 6.2 I Have Never Eaten Axolotl (Historical Circumstances of Becoming Axolotl) -- 6.3 Narrating the Idea of the Axolotl -- 6.4 The Biological Episteme that Shaped the Axolotl -- Sources and Bibliography -- Part III: A Philosophical Inquiry into Animality -- Chapter 7: Of Mothers and Dogs -- 7.1 Becoming Mother -- 7.2 Becoming Animal, Becoming Other -- 7.3 Biopolitical Resistance: Becoming Bare Life -- Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 8: The Animal as Ontological Strategy -- 8.1 Subjects, Humans, and the Philosophical Question about What there Is -- 8.2 The Bios of the Animal -- 8.3 The Human, the City, and the Anthropocene -- 8.4 A Kingdom that Needs Not to be Ours -- 8.5 What Is it that Makes an Animal, Precisely an Animal? -- 8.6 Thinking the Animal from its Surrounding World -- 8.7 Where Does the Human as Animal Take Place? -- Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 9: Breaking Through Animalities -- 9.1 Animality as the Product of the Anthropological Machine -- 9.2 The Limit from Whence the Human Can Be Produced -- 9.3 How Animality Disappeared from the Surrounding World -- 9.4 Becoming-Horse -- 9.5 The Non-Human Life of a Tick -- 9.6 Animality is Not Humanity's Other. It is Simply Other -- 9.7 Reversing the Anthropological Machine -- Sources and Bibliography -- Chapter 10: Territories -- 10.1 The Animal and the Territory -- 10.2 Philosophers' Encounters with Animals -- 10.3 Animal Mediation -- 10.4 Subjectivity Denied -- 10.5 Thinking by the Birds. 10.6 Which Animals Will We Ask and Where? -- 10.7 Lived Territories -- 10.8 Multifarious Multiplicities for Embracing Animalities -- Sources and Bibliography -- Author Index -- Index of Arts -- Subject Index. |
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Thwarting Death : A Legal Culture of Resistance among Colorado Death Penalty Defense Lawyers
| Thwarting Death : A Legal Culture of Resistance among Colorado Death Penalty Defense Lawyers |
| Autore | Greife Matthew J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (146 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.6609788 |
| ISBN | 3-031-46133-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- A Legal Culture of Resistance -- Why Study Death Penalty Defense Lawyer Culture? -- Why Study Colorado Death Penalty Defense Lawyers? -- Participants, Methods and Layout of This Book -- 2 Seeds of Resistance: Skepticism and Questioning of the Government -- Pre-College Years -- The College Years -- Outliers -- Conclusion -- 3 The Socializing Experiences of Law School & -- Internships -- Internships for the Criminal Defense Minded -- Internships for Those Finding Their Way -- Interning with the Prosecutors Then the Defense -- Conclusion -- 4 Empathy & -- Moral Anger: The Emotional Components of a Legal Culture of Resistance -- Empathy in Death Penalty Defense Work -- Empathy and the Client -- Empathy, Victim's Families and Society -- Moral Anger Towards the Death Penalty -- Conclusion -- 5 Active Resistance-Creating Ideological Boundaries and the Fight Within -- Judges -- Prosecutors -- Adequacy of Resources -- Aggressive Litigation Strategies: An Overview -- Mitigation -- Litigation -- Conclusion -- 6 Sacrifice Within a Culture of Resistance -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- Epilog. |
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