Selected for its cultural significance, this work contributes to the foundational knowledge of civilization. It is recognized by scholars for its importance in understanding historical and societal contexts, making it a valuable addition to any collection focused on cultural heritage and intellectual history.
The author tackles these questions in a direct, open way of interest to believers and non-believers alike. In fact he asks 'If you do not believe, do you wish there were an afterlife?'
The Zinoviev letter had reached the Foreign Office via the Secret Service. It caused a storm, with accusations that it was a fabrication by White Russians or by British elements hostile to the Labour Government. The author reveals that Zinoviev's letter was not a fabrication, as has been widely believed for almost a hundred years.
The book explores David Marr's computational theory of vision, emphasizing the importance of understanding psychological functions through a structured framework. It breaks down Marr's approach into three distinct levels: computational, algorithmic, and implementational, highlighting how each level contributes to our understanding of vision without delving into complex neuroscientific details. This analysis aims to clarify the interplay between psychological processes and computational models in the study of vision.
This reprint of a historical book originally published in 1872 aims to preserve and provide access to classic literature. Published by Anatiposi, it acknowledges that due to its age, the book may contain missing pages or lower quality. The focus is on maintaining the integrity of historical works and ensuring they remain available to the public, preventing them from being forgotten.
The Devil's Dance transcends categories. It is an exciting, original story, full of menace and very moving. The story is told in turn by two teenagers, Jake and Samuel. It begins with a dream, like a musical overture, which contains the themes to be developed in the rest of the work and describes events that took place two or three hundred years
Chronicles the lives of three families over the course of 50 years during the Cold War and its aftermath.The experiences of each family -- one British, one Hungarian, and one Russian -- reflect the brutality, danger, bravery, heartbreak, hope, and disappointment during the days when the world was divided by the Iron Curtain.
This volume critically reexamines Otto Neurath’s conception of the unity of science. Some of the leading scholars of Neurath’s work, along with many prominent philosophers of science critically examine his place in the history of philosophy of science and evaluate the relevance of his work for contemporary debates concerning the unity of science.
Tracing the life of the author's father, this title follows him through his childhood in the west of England, his successful 25-year career in the Indian Army prior to the country's independence in 1947, and his final years in Devonshire, where he raised a family while the symptoms of Huntington's disease gradually set in.