Tag: Phenomenon

The Erotic Phenomenon


Free Download Jean-Luc Marion, "The Erotic Phenomenon"
English | ISBN: 0226505375 | 2008 | 230 pages | EPUB | 1310 KB
While humanists have pondered the subject of love to the point of obsessiveness, philosophers have steadfastly ignored it. The word philosophy means "love of wisdom," but the absence of love from philosophical discourse is curiously glaring. In The Erotic Phenomenon, Jean-Luc Marion attends to this dearth with an inquiry into the concept of love itself.

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Understanding and Responding to the Terrorism Phenomenon A Multi-Dimensional Perspective


Free Download O. Nikbay, Suleyman Hancerli, "Understanding and Responding to the Terrorism Phenomenon: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective"
English | 2007 | pages: 449 | ISBN: 1586037501 | PDF | 2,4 mb
Since terrorism is a global issue, counter-terrorism studies are also a global issue which requires cooperation and collaboration of multi-dimensional groups such as academicians representing the theoretical and research part, policymakers representing the coordination and authorization part and professionals representing the practical and real life experience. This publication is unique because it includes the researches, experiences and perceptions of all parts of this cooperation and collaboration.Hence, there are four primary sections in this book elaborating their perspectives: Understanding Terrorism, Suicide Attacks, Radical terrorism and Case Studies, Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Terrorist Hostage Sieges, Hijackings and Kidnappings, and Counter-Terrorism Policies: Lessons for the Future. This book encapsulates these various themes that highlight how to understand the terrorism phenomenon and analyze how to respond to terrorism and terrorist operations and how to promote counter terrorism policies and strategies.

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The Lazarillo Phenomenon Essays on the Adventures of a Classic Text


Free Download Reyes Coll-Tellechea, Sean McDaniel, "The Lazarillo Phenomenon: Essays on the Adventures of a Classic Text"
English | 2010 | pages: 202 | ISBN: 1611483484 | PDF | 2,4 mb
TheLazarilloPhenomenon addresses a fundamental question in Hispanic Studies, why do we continue studying La Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes? As a classic literary text, Lazarillo’s destiny depends on the relations it establishes over time with individuals and institutions responsible for literary, commercial, and ideological matters. This book brings together nine literary scholars from different critical approaches who address this question and reconsider the state of Lazarillo studies.

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Insulation Aging Phenomenon in Green Energy Systems


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 9819976065 | 248 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 42 MB
This book is a must-read for those interested in the aging phenomenon of materials used in new energy systems, such as photovoltaic and electric vehicles. It provides a fundamental framework for this topic and important basic data and references for insulation materials used in these systems. It covers the aging of photovoltaic systems installed in different environments, including space, as well as the aging of the discharge present in the drive motors of electric vehicles. This book is suitable for researchers and students interested in green energy systems and can be used for teaching, research, and science popularization.

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The Encapsulation Phenomenon Synthesis, Reactivity and Applications of Caged Ions and Molecules (2024)


Free Download The Encapsulation Phenomenon: Synthesis, Reactivity and Applications of Caged Ions and Molecules by Yan Voloshin
English | PDF | 2016 | 653 Pages | ISBN : 3319277375 | 125.1 MB
This fundamental book presents the most comprehensive summary of the current state of the art in the chemistry of cage compounds. It introduces different ways of how ions and molecules can be encapsulated by three-dimensional caging ligands to form molecular and polymeric species: covalent, supramolecular, and coordination capsules.

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The Surprising Phenomenon of Human Communication (Metaflux Vilém Flusser) (2024)


Free Download Vilem Flusser, Rodrigo Maltez Novaes, Chagrin, "The Surprising Phenomenon of Human Communication (Metaflux // Vilém Flusser)"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 0993327257 | PDF | pages: 168 | 0.5 mb
Originally written in both English and French, The Surprising Phenomenon of Human Communication is a series of twelve essays that Vilém Flusser delivered as lectures in Aix-en-Provence, France, on several subjects ranging from communication media, memory, symbols, meaning, models, art, cybernetics, the Bible, and Brigitte Bardot.

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The Encapsulation Phenomenon Synthesis, Reactivity and Applications of Caged Ions and Molecules


Free Download The Encapsulation Phenomenon: Synthesis, Reactivity and Applications of Caged Ions and Molecules by Yan Voloshin
English | PDF | 2016 | 653 Pages | ISBN : 3319277375 | 125.1 MB
This fundamental book presents the most comprehensive summary of the current state of the art in the chemistry of cage compounds. It introduces different ways of how ions and molecules can be encapsulated by three-dimensional caging ligands to form molecular and polymeric species: covalent, supramolecular, and coordination capsules.

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