Political contingency [[electronic resource] ] : studying the unexpected, the accidental, and the unforeseen / / edited by Ian Shapiro and Sonu Bedi
| Political contingency [[electronic resource] ] : studying the unexpected, the accidental, and the unforeseen / / edited by Ian Shapiro and Sonu Bedi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.01 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ShapiroIan
BediSonu |
| Soggetto topico |
Political science - Methodology
Causation - Political aspects World politics - 1989- Imaginary histories |
| Soggetto non controllato |
That
This accidental collection contingency essays examines fashion original phenomena political politics significance study systematic unexpected unknowable |
| ISBN |
0-8147-0882-X
0-8147-4072-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Contingency's challenge to political science / Ian Shapiro and Sonu Bedi -- From fortune to feedback : contingency and the birth of modern political science / David Wootton -- Mapping contingency / Andreas Schedler -- Resilience as the explanandum of social theory / Philip Pettit -- Events as causes : the case of American politics / David R. Mayhew -- Contingent public policies and racial hierarchy : lessons from immigration and census policies / Jennifer Hochschild and Traci Burch -- Region, contingency, and democratization / Susan Stokes -- Contingency, politics, and the nature of inquiry : why non-events matter / Gregory A. Huber -- Modeling contingency / Elisabeth Jean Wood -- When democracy complicates peace : how democratic contingencies affect negotiated settlements / Courtney Jung -- Contingency in biophysical research / Robert G. Shulman and Mark R. Shulman. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778246103321 |
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Spinoza's dream : on nature and meaning / / David Weissman
| Spinoza's dream : on nature and meaning / / David Weissman |
| Autore | Weissman David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
| Disciplina | 110 |
| Collana | Categories |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of nature
Meaning (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Aristotle
Natura Naturans reality significance |
| ISBN |
3-11-047925-7
3-11-047981-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Nature -- 2. Silent Conditions -- 3. Existence Proofs -- 4. Other Ontologies -- 5. Meaning, value, and truth -- 6. Practical Life -- 7. Mental functions -- 8. Last thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spinoza's dream : on nature and meaning / / David Weissman
| Spinoza's dream : on nature and meaning / / David Weissman |
| Autore | Weissman David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
| Disciplina | 110 |
| Collana | Categories |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy of nature
Meaning (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Aristotle
Natura Naturans reality significance |
| ISBN |
3-11-047925-7
3-11-047981-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Nature -- 2. Silent Conditions -- 3. Existence Proofs -- 4. Other Ontologies -- 5. Meaning, value, and truth -- 6. Practical Life -- 7. Mental functions -- 8. Last thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808650703321 |
Weissman David
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| Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016 | ||
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The Trial of Frederick Eberle : Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830 / / Friederike Baer
| The Trial of Frederick Eberle : Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830 / / Friederike Baer |
| Autore | Baer Friederike |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44089/31074811 |
| Soggetto topico |
Citizenship - United States
Patriotism - United States Language maintenance - United States Immigrants - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Social conditions Lutherans, German - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Social conditions Language question in the church - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - History Trials (Conspiracy) - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia |
| Soggetto non controllato |
American
Uses conflict early explore language legal prism republic significance through which |
| ISBN | 0-8147-8994-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Dragged into Courts of Justice Unnecessarily -- 2. A Controversy Has Arisen -- 3. Germans and Anglicized Eyrisch-Germans -- 4. They Want to Steal Our Property, to Rob Our Churches -- 5. All the Stimulants of a Political Election -- 6. One of Those Cases, in Which Strong Feelings Are Unavoidably Excited -- 7. Endeavor to Inform Our Judgments and Act Impartially -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790012603321 |
Baer Friederike
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| New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2008] | ||
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