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In From Spinoza to Lévinas, Ze'ev Levy discusses the pivotal ideas of the most influential Jewish thinkers in modern times including Spinoza, Mendelssohn, and Lévinas. Levy accounts for the political foundation of the philosophies of Spinoza and Mendelssohn and the role of hermeneutics in the writings of Spinoza and Maimonides. He traces the history of modern philosophical and biblical hermeneutics and considers issues pertaining to death and ...

How might study of the self illuminate and inspire social action? This book presents a trans-disciplinary, trans-cultural discussion of the dynamic interplay between self-study and our social world. Building on work done in the education field, essays in the four themed sections of this edited volume provide diverse perspectives on the social relevance of self-study in relation to the self in memory, (re)positioning the self, creative (re)pres...

How might study of the self illuminate and inspire social action? This book presents a trans-disciplinary, trans-cultural discussion of the dynamic interplay between self-study and our social world. Building on work done in the education field, essays in the four themed sections of this edited volume provide diverse perspectives on the social relevance of self-study in relation to the self in memory, (re)positioning the self, creative (re)pres...

Wenn der Sturm aus Nordwest braust, das Elbhochwasser nicht zurück in die Nordsee fließen kann und die Deiche brechen, dann ist Land unter im Alten Land und die Not groß. Ein verschwundener Kleinbauer, drei ungeklärte Todesfälle - die verheerende Sturmflut im Jahre 1825 hinterlässt nicht nur eine Spur der Verwüstung, sondern auch einige Rätsel. Als sich der Dorfgendarm Krischan Lührs aus Huttfletth an die Aufklärung macht, fällt sein Verdacht ...

Die großen Fortschritte in der Optimierungstheorie in den letzten Jahrzehnten haben einen nachhaltigen Einfluss auf die Betriebswirtschaftslehre ausgeübt. Vor allem die Formulierung von Entscheidungsmodellen wurde durch diese Entwicklung forciert, so dass heute die Betriebswirtschaftslehre von vielen Fachvertretern als entscheidungsorientierte Betriebswirtschaftslehre angesehen wird, während rein deskriptive Aufgaben und Problemstellungen in d...

Der Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland hängt auch zukünftig maßgeblich von der Leistungsfähigkeit seiner Industrieunternehmen ab: Nur wer immer mindestens einen Schritt dem Wettbewerb voraus ist, wird langfristig erfolgreich sein. Dies gilt nicht nur für Unternehmen, sondern auch für Berater, die diese (als Vordenker) unterstützen! Was zeichnet aber Consulting in Industrieunternehmen aus? Wie sollten gerade komplexere Projekte strukturiert und ab...

Ultrafast Phenomena XVI presents the latest advances in ultrafast science, including both ultrafast optical technology and the study of ultrafast phenomena. It covers picosecond, femtosecond and attosecond processes relevant to applications in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. Ultrafast technology has a profound impact in a wide range of applications, amongst them biomedical imaging, chemical dynamics, frequency standards, material...

This book focuses on the American system of National Parks wherein the people of the United States own and protect mountains, deserts, forests, wetlands, tundra and tropical reefs. All American citizens are, in a sense, stewards of sites where the Founding Fathers envisioned a new nation and where ancient peoples built cities. Americans are protectors of the tallest living things on Earth and of hundreds of rare species that enliven a subtropi...

This book describes various dielectric material properties, used in many kinds of research, and its industrial applications. A dielectric is a nonconducting substance and a poor conductor of electricity. They are often used in the construction of radio-frequency transmission lines. Most dielectric materials are solid (i.e., porcelain, glass, plastics). An important property of a dielectric is its ability to support an electrostatic field while...

In this important study, features of late second-millennium B.C.E. culture are critically examined in order to define the complex social boundaries of the early Iron Age and reconstruct the diverse material world of Canaanites, Egyptians, Philistines, and early Israel.

Searching for the book of love letters from the Sex in the City movie? This beautiful hard-cover book contains those letters as well as some of the most passionate and romantic poems and love letters ever written.Explore the private longings and passions of the greatest men in history and the women they loved. Find yourself in the middle of torrid love affairs, undying devotion, and scandalous betrayal as you uncover long-lost correspondences ...

The history of Middleborough is a history of its numerous villages. Like other geographically large towns, Middleborough developed a number of small communities that provided their earliest residents with needed services, such as mills, schools, churches, and cemeteries. These villages ranged in size from Middleborough Four Corners, which by the 1850s had emerged as the municipal, commercial, industrial, and social center of the town, to small...

For nearly half a century, the greater Lawndale area was the vibrant, spirited center of Jewish life in Chicago. It contained almost 40 percent of the city's entire Jewish population with over 70 synagogues and numerous active Jewish organizations and institutions, such as the Jewish People's Institute, the Hebrew Theological College, and Mount Sinai Hospital. Its residents included "King of Swing" Benny Goodman, Israeli prime minister Golda M...

The work of a great master still locked in unequal combat with Eros and Time." -The New York Times Book ReviewA Penguin Classic In this dazzling work of fiction, Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow writes comically and wisely about the tenacious claims of first love. Harry Trellman, an aging, astute businessman, has never belonged anywhere and is as awkward in his human attachments as he is gifted in observing the people around him. But Harry's observa...

In this important study, features of late second-millennium B.C.E. culture are critically examined in order to define the complex social boundaries of the early Iron Age and reconstruct the diverse material world of Canaanites, Egyptians, Philistines, and early Israel.

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Why do economies succeed? Why do they fail? What's the best way to heal a failing economy? These may be the most important questions our generation faces — and few questions are more ridden with myths, confusion, or poor thinking. In The Econosphere, renowned economist Craig Thomas reveals what really governs money and work, and shows how to make them work for everyone. Thomas illuminates the economy for what it truly is: not a boring collecti...

Searching for the book of love letters from the Sex in the City movie? This book contains those letters as well as some of the most passionate and romantic poems and love letters ever written. Explore the private longings and passions of the greatest men in history and the women they loved. Find yourself in the middle of torrid love affairs, undying devotion, and scandalous betrayal as you uncover long-lost correspondences between lovers. From...

The Asia-Pacific region is rapidly becoming the main area of growth in the global economy in the 21st century. Recent developments in the movement of people, goods, services, and information are closely linked to the latest round of globalization, of which the effects on this region are particularly dramatic. The papers in this volume are by leading scholars, business leaders and government officials from the region. They include Yuan-Tseh Lee...

Laid out in 1848 as a rural garden cemetery by Henry A. S. Dearborn, Forest Hills Cemetery celebrates its 160th anniversary in 2008 as Boston's premier arboretum cemetery. Since the mid-19th century, its 250 magnificent acres have been the resting place of people of all walks of life, ethnicities, religions, and races. Among these are poets Anne Sexton and E. E. Cummings, playwright Eugene O'Neill, and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Fore...