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1. Theology and the Science of Moral Action

   Virtue Ethics, Exemplarity, and Cognitive Neuroscience

   Edited by James A. Van Slyke, Gregory Peterson, Warren S. Brown, Kevin S. Reimer, Michael Spezio

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   The past decade has witnessed a renaissance in scientific approaches to the study of morality. Once understood to be the domain of moral psychology, the newer approach to morality is largely interdisciplinary, driven in no small part by developments in behavioural economics and evolutionary biology...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
2. Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts

   Edited by Melanie Frappier, Letitia Meynell, James Robert Brown

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science

   From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical...

   Published August 9th 2012 by Routledge
3. Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge

   By James Robert Brown

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science

   This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Sustainability Management Handbook

   By Shirley J. Hansen, James W. Brown

   A strong sustainability program requires leadership to draw on a solid knowledge base, manage resources wisely, identify sustainability opportunities, make difficult choices, and accept the challenge to lead, influence, and persuade colleagues. This book cuts through the hyperbole and offers...

   Published December 20th 2010 by Fairmont Press
5. The Laboratory of the Mind

   Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences, 2nd Edition

   By James Robert Brown

   Newton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world?...

   Published July 26th 2010 by Routledge
6. Film and Television After DVD

   Edited by James Bennett, Tom Brown

   Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

   Heralded as "the most significant invention [for film] since the coming of sound" (The Observer 2003), by 2005 DVD players were in approximately 84 million homes in the US, making it the "fastest selling item in history of US consumer electronics market" (McDonald 2007: 135). This book examines the...

   Published December 16th 2009 by Routledge
7. Philosophy of Mathematics

   A Contemporary Introduction to the World of Proofs and Pictures, 2nd Edition

   By James Robert Brown

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy

   In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any...

   Published January 14th 2008 by Routledge
8. Comparative Genomics

   Basic and Applied Research

   Edited by James R. Brown

   When genomic research first came on the scene, much of the biomedical research community viewed it as a limited venture with limited potential. We now know that such an assessment was both highly premature and wonderfully inaccurate. In the last ten years, we’ve witnessed such remarkable...

   Published December 2nd 2007 by CRC Press
9. Teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Heritage Language Students

   Curriculum Needs, Materials, and Assessment

   Edited by Kimi Kondo-Brown, James Dean Brown

   Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

   This book contributes to building the research knowledge that language teaching professionals need in developing curriculum for the large population of East Asian heritage students (including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia, where speakers...

   Published August 28th 2007 by Routledge
10. Business Energy Professional Reference Library CD

    By Michael Frank Hordeski, Albert Thumann, Eric Woodroof, Barney L. Capehart, Shirley J. Hansen, James W. Brown

    This comprehensive 6-volume reference library provides an economical training, research, and reference resource for professionals involved in the non-technical aspects of energy management. It comprises six valuable references, Dictionary of Energy Efficiency Technologies, Handbook of Financing...

    Published August 17th 2005 by Fairmont Press