Peter Smith
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Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other Minds
Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known
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The scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness.
Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our...
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A relatively recent addition to more traditional law school topics like torts and contracts, legislation and regulation have become more and more of a mainstay in some of the country's top law schools.
Over the course of 12 nuanced and balanced lectures, examine a host of topics including the nature of regulation, the merits of lawmaking by legislation, the challenge of interpreting statutes, and the role of federal agencies in our legal system.
Along...
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How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the listener on a grand tour of one hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science. Intended for undergraduates and general audiences with...
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2020.
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x, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members of the animal kingdom - the Metazoa--they can teach us much about the evolutionary...
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2001
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xi, 466 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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This popular book, now in its fifth edition, is a lively interpretive history that continues to be one of Oxford's most successful books. Modern Latin America, 5/e has been thoroughly revised and expanded. The authors have added socio-cultural sections and boxes to nearly every chapter. It covers such diverse areas as the Argentine Tango, Santería in Cuba, and the recent boom in the popularity of Latin music in the United States, all of which give...
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[2013]
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3 videodiscs (approximately 515 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Likable family man Tom Barnaby is the down-to-earth Chief detective for a cluster of idyllic English country villages where some of the rose-covered cottages are home to murderers, thieves, and blackmailers. Barnaby exposes the criminals with the help from his eager young assistant Sargeant Troy and from his supportive wife.
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2010
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3 videodiscs (approximately 5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Brilliant, relentless and sometimes exasperating, James Kavanagh, Q.C. will push to extremes to see justice servied--even as his professional triumphs mask a private life at times more troubled than those of his clients.
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2013
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5, 6, or 7 videodiscs (approximately 701 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
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The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings, harbor macabre crimes, and eccentric characters that are no match for nice-guy detective Tom Barnaby and his assistants. Guest stars include Henry Ian Cusick, Jim Carter, Stella Gonet, Freddie Jones, Cherie Lunghi, and Henry Cavill. The mysteries: The Green Man; Bad Tidings; The Fisher King; and Sins of...
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Midsomer Murders volume 4
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When the body of Charlie Finleyson is discovered in woodland near Midsomer Sonning, Barnaby and Jones find themselves investigating employees at local Midsomer Life magazine.
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Midsomer Murders volume 1
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As the Barnabys prepare for Cully's wedding, Lord Fitzroy and Beth Porteous are married in the prettyof Bledlow. At the lavish that follows however, tragedy strikes.
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Midsomer Murders volume 2
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A newly discovered masterpiece by landscape artist Henry Hogson causes a stir when it is auctioned for £400,000 - just hours before its former owner is tortured and killed.