Argues that there is a shared public obligation to establish and maintain a culture of justice, with implications for education, poverty, free speech, and "PC" culture.In A Culture of Justice, Eric Thomas Weber shows how culture can enable or inhibit the pursuit of justice. Weber argues that there is a shared, public obligation to establish and maintain a culture of justice. Culture can be employed to threaten people's self-respect, to diminish their sense...

John Dewey was America’s greatest public philosopher. His work stands out for its remarkable breadth, and his deep commitment to democracy led him to courageous progressive stances on issues such as war, civil liberties, and racial, class, and gender inequalities. This book collects the clearest and most powerful of his public writings and shows how they continue to speak to the challenges we face today.An introductory essay and short introductions to each of the texts discuss the ...

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, edited by Thomas Weber, MD, is devoted to Genetic Testing in Surgical Oncology. Articles in this issue include: The Critical Importance of Timely Genetic Testing; Securing and Documenting Cancer Family History in the Age of the Electronic Medical Record; Cancer Family Registries: Vital Tools for Patient Management and Cancer Genetics Translational Research; The Genetics of Breast Cancer; The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer: HNPCC, FAP...

From multiple New York Times best selling author David Weber and #1 New York Times best selling author Timothy Zahn. NEW ENTRY IN BEST-SELLING SERIES. Book #2 in the Manticore Ascendant series, set in David Weber's Honorverse.Lieutenant Travis Long of the Royal Manticoran Navy is the sort of person who likes an orderly universe. One where people follow the rules.Unfortunately, he lives in the real universe.The good news is that Travis is o...

The application of contemporary and emerging operational research optimization methods in renewable energy is vital to creating and maintaining sustainable environments across the planet. More research is needed to understand how modern and innovative technological solutions can enhance accessible global energy. Operational Research for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environments is a critical scholarly resource that examines the efficient use of modern electrical technology and renewabl...

Human-assisted computation also called humanized or human-based computing harnesses human intelligence to solve computational problems that are beyond the scope of existing Artificial Intelligence algorithms by outsourcing certain steps to humans. This approach exploits differences in abilities between humans and computer agents creating a symbiotic human-computer interaction and can be helpful in solving many AI-complete problems. This edited book focuses on well-known and new methodologi...

The ultimate collection of winter romances from your favourite authors!The perfect festive collection of stories to curl up with this Christmas from top authors including:*Rebecca Raisin*Sharon Kendrick*Maisey Yates*Michelle Smart*Lynne Graham*Scarlet Wilson*Tina Beckett*Louisa George*Catherine Mann*Kat Cantrell*Jules Bennett*Amanda McCabe*Denise Lynn*Mag...

This book of Springer Nature is another proof of Springer’s outstanding greatness on the lively interface of Holistic Computational Optimization, Green IoTs, Smart Modeling, and Deep Learning! It is a masterpiece of what our community of academics and experts can provide when an interconnected approach of joint, mutual, and meta-learning is supported by advanced operational research and experience of the World-Leader Springer Nature!The 6th edition of International Conference on In...

Decode the hidden mathematics of digital technology and master information theory without ever touching a dense textbook. Perfect for your morning commute or focused learning sessions, this audio-first exploration translates complex computer science concepts into vivid verbal analogies. Satisfy your intellectual curiosity as you explore the invisible architecture powering our interconnected world.Whether you are upskilling for a tech career or simply crave a deeper understanding of...

The story of the making of Adolf Hitler that we are all familiar with is the one Hitler himself wove in his 1924 trial, and then expanded upon in Mein Kampf. It tells of his rapid emergence as National Socialist leader in 1919, and of how he successfully rallied most of Munich and the majority of Bavaria's establishment to support the famous beer-hall putsch of 1923. It is an account which has largely been taken at face value for over ninety years. Yet, on closer examination, Hitler's acco...

Gandhi’s relationship with women has proved irresistibly fascinating to many, but it is surprising how little scholarly work has been undertaken on his attitudes to and relationships with women. Going Native details Gandhi’s relationship with Western women, including those who inspired him, worked with him, supported him in his political activities in South Africa, or helped shape his international image. Of particular note are those women who ‘went native’ to live with Gandhi as close fri...

‘Meeting the Mahatma’ was a special moment for most of the people who captured it later in memorable prose. Gandhi at First Sight is a collection of such heartfelt moments of people from Sarojini Naidu to Katherine Mayo and from Romain Rolland to Charlie Chaplin, of an experience that was profound and sometimes even life-changing.‘In Gandhi at First Sight, Tom Weber has executed a simple yet brilliant concept with a masterly touch, an impressive understanding of the varied individu...