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An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists Sources and Commentary

An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists Sources and Commentary

Notwithstanding their neglect in many histories of ideas in the West the Cambridge Platonists constitute the most significant and influential group of thinkers in the Platonic tradition between the Florentine Renaissance and the Romantic Age. This anthology offers readers a unique thematically structured compendium of their key texts along with an extensive introduction and a detailed account of their legacy. The volume draws upon a resurgence of interest in thinkers such as Benjamin Whichcote 1609–1683; Ralph Cudworth 1618–1688; Henry More 1614–1687; John Smith 1618–1652 and Anne Conway 1631–1679 and includes hitherto neglected extracts and some works of less familiar authors within the group like George Rust 1627?–1670; Joseph Glanvill 1636–1680 and John Norris 1657–1712. It also highlights the Cambridge Platonists’ important role in the history of philosophy and theology influencing luminaries such as Shaftesbury Berkeley Leibniz Joseph de Maistre S. T. Coleridge and W. R. Emerson. An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists is an indispensable guide to the serious study of a pivotal group of Western metaphysicians and is of great value for both students and scholars of philosophy literature history and theology. Key Features The only systematic anthology to the Cambridge Platonists available facilitating quick comprehension of key themes and ideas Uses new translations of the Latin works vastly improving upon faulty and misleading earlier translations Offers a wide range of new perspective on the Cambridge Platonists showing the extent of their influence in early modern philosophy and beyond. | An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists Sources and Commentary

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Access to Power Cross-National Studies of Women and Elites

Access to Power Cross-National Studies of Women and Elites

Originally published in 1981 this book is composed of papers that describe and analyse women’s careers in government business and the professions. It examines women’s access to and participation in elite careers in the US and in selected countries of western and eastern Europe – Britain France West Germany Austria Norway Finland Poland and Yugoslavia – as well as in international organizations. This book was an outgrowth of a conference on ‘Women in decision-making elites in cross-national perspective ’ held at King’s College Cambridge University in July 1976. The countries represented were chosen because although they were at similar stages of economic development they exhibited differences in political structure ideology and tradition. | Access to Power Cross-National Studies of Women and Elites

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E. M. Forster The Personal Voice

E. M. Forster The Personal Voice

Originally published in 1975 E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice draws on information about the life and works of E. M. Forster that came to light following his death in 1970. Exploring in particular the publication of Maurice in 1971 The Life to Come in 1972 and the Forster papers in King's College Library Cambridge this volume is an extensive study of E. M. Forster. It provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of Forster's work his intellectual and literary background his personality and the reception of his work. E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice places Forster's works in their social and cultural context and provides an excellent insight into his development as a writer. | E. M. Forster The Personal Voice

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The Complete LNAT Guide An Expert Guide to Success

The Complete LNAT Guide An Expert Guide to Success

This is a complete and comprehensive guide for applicants sitting the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) examination. As a one-stop solution to performing well in the LNAT this guide comes with tips strategies full practice papers and answers with detailed explanations. Compiled by a team of LNAT mentors consultants and coaches with input from admissions officers this book offers the most comprehensive and accurate practice papers available. The papers were vetted by Oxford and Cambridge graduates with personal experience of the examination and are set to a standard of difficulty that is on a par with the actual LNAT. This provides students with a thorough and accurate simulation of the questions they will face. The Complete LNAT Guide: An Expert Guide to Success is an essential book for all applicants preparing to sit the LNAT examination. | The Complete LNAT Guide An Expert Guide to Success

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The Latent World of Architecture Selected Essays

The Latent World of Architecture Selected Essays

This book features thirteen essays by the late architect philosopher and teacher Dalibor Vesely (1934–2015). Vesely was a leading authority on philosophical hermeneutics and phenomenology in relation to architecture worldwide and influenced a generation of thinkers teachers and practitioners. This collection presents the full range of his writing drawing primarily from the history of art and architecture as well as philosophy theology anthropology and ecology and spanning from early antiquity to modernism. It composes a multifaceted and globally relevant argument about the enduring cultural role of architecture and the significance of its history. The book edited and introduced by Vesely’s teaching partner at Cambridge Peter Carl and former student Alexandra Stara and with a foreword by David Leatherbarrow brings to light new and hard-to-access material for those familiar with Vesely’s thought and at the same time offers a compelling introduction to his writing and its profound relevance for architecture and culture today. | The Latent World of Architecture Selected Essays

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Social and Emotional Learning

Social and Emotional Learning

Universal school-based social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions seek to improve the social-emotional competencies (e. g. self-awareness self-management social awareness relationship skills responsible decision-making) of students through explicit instruction in the context of learning environments that are safe caring well-managed and participatory. In recent years SEL has become a dominant orthodoxy in school systems around the world. In this important new book leading researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the field including conceptual models of SEL; the assessment of social and emotional competence in children and young people; key issues in the implementation of SEL interventions; the evidence base on the efficacy of SEL in improving students’ outcomes; and critical perspectives on the emergence of SEL. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in the role of schools in promoting children's wellbeing. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Cambridge Journal of Education.

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The Easy Guide to Focused History Taking for OSCEs

The Easy Guide to Focused History Taking for OSCEs

This straightforward guide to taking patient history comprehensively covers all of the commonly seen OSCE scenarios within the current undergraduate medical curriculum. The Easy Guide to Focused History Taking for OSCEs includes introductory chapters with general OSCE guidance mapping onto the Calgary-Cambridge model. These include tips from recently qualified doctors and highly respected physicians and surgeons who commonly examine OSCEs as well as a sample OSCE marking scheme. The book then covers 56 histories based on presenting complaints - more than any other text on the market - thoroughly testing both knowledge and examination technique. Each history is based around the exam requirements with mnemonics ‘red flag’ symptom boxes and list-based breakdowns to aid prompt recall. Common and serious differentials are highlighted as well as investigations to help rule out the serious conditions. Each section concludes by outlining key aspects for each differential diagnosis as well as a list of investigations and management options. With this book every student will be well equipped to tackle any clinical problem in the OSCE examination and also in their continued professional practice.

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Comparative Perspectives on the Substance of EU Democracy Promotion

Comparative Perspectives on the Substance of EU Democracy Promotion

This volume examines the substance of European Union (EU) democracy promotion by comparing it with norms of governance that other international actors promote among them the United Nations the United States the Central and East European EU member states Russia China and non-governmental organizations. The book offers a better understanding of the EU’s democracy promotion agenda and the (in)distinctiveness of the norms diffused by the EU. Building on a common conceptual introduction the chapters follow different theoretical approaches and research designs and focus on a range of diverse case studies. The book concludes that in comparison with other international actors the EU’s conceptual approach to democracy promotion is diffuse which in turn makes the EU a particularly flexible but also ‘technical’ democracy promoter when it comes to implementation. At the same time there are limits to flexibility at the level of concepts and frames. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs. | Comparative Perspectives on the Substance of EU Democracy Promotion

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Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory

Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory

This book presents an overview of important currents of thought in social and cultural anthropology from the 19th century to the present. It introduces readers to the origins context and continuing relevance of a fascinating and exciting kaleidoscope of ideas that have transformed the humanities and social sciences and the way we understand ourselves and the societies we live in today. Each chapter provides a thorough yet engaging introduction to a particular theoretical school style or conceptual issue. Together they build up to a detailed and comprehensive critical introduction to the most salient areas of the field. The introduction reflects on the substantive themes which tie the chapters together and on what the very notions of ‘theory’ and ‘theoretical school’ bring to our understanding of anthropology as a discipline. The book tracks a core lecture series given at Cambridge University and is essential reading for all undergraduate students undertaking a course on anthropological theory or the history of anthropological thought. It will also be useful more broadly for students of social and cultural anthropology sociology human geography and cognate disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. | Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory

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Real World AI Ethics for Data Scientists Practical Case Studies

Real World AI Ethics for Data Scientists Practical Case Studies

In the midst of the fourth industrial revolution big data is weighed in gold placing enormous power in the hands of data scientists – the modern AI alchemists. But great power comes with greater responsibility. This book seeks to shape in a practical diverse and inclusive way the ethical compass of those entrusted with big data. Being practical this book provides seven real-world case studies dealing with big data abuse. These cases span a range of topics from the statistical manipulation of research in the Cornell food lab through the Facebook user data abuse done by Cambridge Analytica to the abuse of farm animals by AI in a chapter co-authored by renowned philosophers Peter Singer and Yip Fai Tse. Diverse and inclusive given the global nature of this revolution this book provides case-by-case commentary on the cases by scholars representing non-Western ethical approaches (Buddhist Jewish Indigenous and African) as well as Western approaches (consequentialism deontology and virtue). We hope this book will be a lighthouse for those debating ethical dilemmas in this challenging and ever-evolving field. | Real World AI Ethics for Data Scientists Practical Case Studies

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Regulation and Planning Practices Institutions Agency

Regulation and Planning Practices Institutions Agency

In Regulation and Planning planning scholars from the United Kingdom France Italy Sweden Canada Australia and the United States explore how planning regulations are negotiated amid layers of normative considerations. It treats regulation not simply as a set of legal guidelines to be compared against proposed actions but as a social practice in which issues of governmental legitimacy cultural understandings materiality and power are contested. Each chapter addresses an actual instance of planning regulation including among others a dispute about a proposed Apple store in a public park in Stockholm the procedures by which building codes are managed by planners in Napoli the role that design plays in regulating the use of public space in a new Paris neighbourhood and the influence of plans on the regulation of development in Malmö and Cambridge. Collectively the volume probes the institutions and practices that give meaning and consequence to planning regulations. For planning students learning about what it means to plan planning researchers striving to understand the influence of planners on urban development and planning practitioners interested in reflecting on practices that occupy a great deal of their time this is an indispensable book. | Regulation and Planning Practices Institutions Agency

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The Old Songs of Skye Frances Tolmie and Her Circle

The Old Songs of Skye Frances Tolmie and Her Circle

Originally published in 1977. Frances Tolmie (1840-1926) was one of the foremost Gaelic folklore and folksong experts. This account of her life and work places her unique contribution to human song against a full personal historical and cultural background. The book includes a selection of the songs she heard and wrote down together with the part they played in her life and that of her circle and the larger community. Moving in a variety of circles Frances Tolmie experienced the warm domesticity of an enlightened Skye manse the cultural bustle of upper middle-class Edinburgh ‘entrepreneurs’ the romantic serious-mindedness of the first Cambridge women students the sensitive nature-loving community round Ruskin at Coniston and spent her later sociable years back in Scotland. This book with its historical introduction by Flora MacLeod and musical introduction by Frank Howes along with Ethel Bassin's own detailed introduction reflects her profound study of the song and folklore of her people and describes how she recorded a precious part of British traditional culture catching it alive and sharing it as truly as possible. | The Old Songs of Skye Frances Tolmie and Her Circle

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Free Print and Non-commercial Publishing Since 1700

Free Print and Non-commercial Publishing Since 1700

This title was first published in 2000: The essays in this collection re-examine the phenomenon of free print in print culture. By focusing on free print the volume offers perspectives in the cultural history of textual transmission from the early-18th century to the mid-20th century. Publishing in the sense of making the print public embraces the free and often unsolicited distribution of religious literature political propaganda and civic and personal gifts. The free print examined here includes gift-books; advertisements and commemorations; the promotion of knowledge institutions and services; commercial and philanthropic lobbying; religious and missionary activity; and political propaganda both official and underground. Broad issues range from the consideration of press finances government intervention and private and institutional patronage to textual familiarity and social ritual. The approach is deliberately comparative. Ten established scholars of book and printing history who look at very different regions and periods test the nature of the alleged authority of print and the apparent value of the commercial tag through the study of print which arrives unbidden in the hands of its consumers. The chapters in this volume are based on papers first given at the Print for Free conference organized by the Cambridge Project for the Book Trust in September 1996. | Free Print and Non-commercial Publishing Since 1700

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Charles Villiers Stanford

Charles Villiers Stanford

The first book devoted to the composer Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) since 1935 this survey provides the fullest account of his life and the most detailed appraisal of his music to date. Renowned in his own lifetime for the rapid rate at which he produced new works Stanford was also an important conductor and teacher. Paul Rodmell assesses these different roles and considers what Stanford's legacy to British music has been. Born and brought up in Dublin Stanford studied at Cambridge and was later appointed Professor of Music there. His Irish lineage remained significant to him throughout his life and this little-studied aspect of his character is examined here in detail for the first time. A man about whom no-one who met him could feel indifferent Stanford made friends and enemies in equal numbers. Rodmell charts these relationships with people and institutions such as Richter Parry and the Royal College of Music and discusses how they influenced Stanford's career. Perhaps not the most popular of teachers Stanford nevertheless coached a generation of composers who were to revitalize British music amongst them Coleridge-Taylor Ireland Vaughan-Williams Holst Bridge and Howells. While their musical styles may not be obviously indebted to Stanford's it is clear that without him British music of the first half of the twentieth century might have taken a very different course.

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Supranational Governance of Europe’s Area of Freedom Security and Justice

Supranational Governance of Europe’s Area of Freedom Security and Justice

This book examines the evolution towards increased supranational governance in the EU’s Area of Freedom Security and Justice (AFSJ). At the end of 2009 a successor programme to the Tampere and Hague Programmes was developed under the Swedish Presidency. Called the ‘Stockholm Programme’ it was adopted at a special EU Council Summit on 10-11 December 2009. The new agenda covers the period 2010-2014 and emphasises six areas of priority. In the context of these priorities as well as the innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty this edited book analyses policy change in the AFSJ especially as it has been affected by the rise of supranational governance in this domain. From police cooperation and crime fighting to border management and counter-terrorism much has changed and the EU has taken yet another step forward in the direction of supranational governance. However the various contributions also highlight that there are still problems and challenges remaining for the AFSJ. Collectively this book considers how consequential the Lisbon Treaty has been for the AFSJ as well as how successful the EU has been in achieving its stated goals as expressed in the Stockholm Programme. Thus this book makes a significant contribution to the scholarly investigation of the AFSJ but also to the study of European integration in general. This book was published as a special issue of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs. | Supranational Governance of Europe’s Area of Freedom Security and Justice

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The Culture of AI Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

The Culture of AI Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

In this ground-breaking book Cambridge-trained sociologist Anthony Elliott argues that much of what passes for conventional wisdom about artificial intelligence is either ill-considered or plain wrong. The reason? The AI revolution is not so much about cyborgs and super-robots in the future but rather massive changes in the here-and-now of everyday life. In The Culture of AI Elliott explores how intelligent machines advanced robotics accelerating automation big data and the Internet of Everything impact upon day-to-day life and contemporary societies. With remarkable clarity and insight Elliott’s examination of the reordering of everyday life highlights the centrality of AI to everything we do – from receiving Amazon recommendations to requesting Uber and from getting information from virtual personal assistants to talking with chatbots. The rise of intelligent machines transforms the global economy and threatens jobs but equally there are other major challenges to contemporary societies – although these challenges are unfolding in complex and uneven ways across the globe. The Culture of AI explores technological innovations from industrial robots to softbots and from self-driving cars to military drones – and along the way provides detailed treatments of: The history of AI and the advent of the digital universe; automated technology jobs and employment; the self and private life in times of accelerating machine intelligence; AI and new forms of social interaction; automated vehicles and new warfare; and the future of AI. Written by one of the world’s foremost social theorists The Culture of AI is a major contribution to the field and a provocative reflection on one of the most urgent issues of our time. It will be essential reading to those working in a wide variety of disciplines including sociology science and technology studies politics and cultural studies. | The Culture of AI Everyday Life and the Digital Revolution

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Theological Radicalism and Tradition The Limits of Radicalism' with Appendices

Theological Radicalism and Tradition The Limits of Radicalism' with Appendices

‘The limits of radicalism are those which end not in chaos but in the breaking of fresh ground. ’Howard E. RootPreviously unpublished––and only recently rediscovered by Dr Christopher R. Brewer in an uncatalogued box in the archives of Lambeth Palace Library––Canon Howard E. Root’s 1972 Bampton Lectures ‘The Limits of Radicalism’ have to do with nothing less than ‘what theology is’ a topic no less relevant today than it was in 1972. Against the radical reductionism of his time Root defended the integrity of theology and ‘theological truth’. Advocating a ‘backward-looking’ radicalism he thought that tradition should display ‘recognisable continuity’ and yet at the same time––against reductionistic tendencies––that it might be enriched and enlarged via a wide variety of ‘additive imagery’ including though not limited to poetry and pop art music and even television. We must ‘begin where we are’ said Root for we cannot in the manner of Leonard Hodgson ‘think ourselves into the minds and feelings of men 2000 years ago. ’ In this volume which begins with a substantial mostly biographical introduction Dr Brewer argues that Root––a backward-looking radical who defended metaphysics and natural theology and insisted that theologians look to the arts as theological resources––anticipates the work of David Brown and others concerned with tradition and imagination relevance and truth. A fascinating glimpse into the recent history of British Christianity Root’s lectures as well as the related appendices are essential reading for theologians interested in the dynamics of a developing tradition and the theme of openness as well as those with a particular interest in 1960s Cambridge radicalism and the British reception of the Second Vatican Council. | Theological Radicalism and Tradition The Limits of Radicalism' with Appendices

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