G Ross: 37 books

Subjects and Simulations presents essays focused on suffering and sublimity, representation and subjectivity, and the relation of truth and appearance in the twenty-first century. Inspired by the work of Jean Baudrillard, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and JeanLuc Nancy, sixteen authors study how the real...

Mims' Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease is the landmark book in the field of infectious disease. The new, revised edition of this work provides a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the mechanisms of microbial infection and the pathogenesis of infectious disease. Presented in a clear, accessible...

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in shaping Earth's ecosystems. Analyzing these geographically separate but ecologically convergent ecosystems provides key...

The primary intent of the book is to introduce an array of beautiful problems in a variety of subjects quickly, pithily and completely rigorously to graduate students and advanced undergraduates. The book takes a number of specific problems and solves them, the needed tools developed along the way...

 What kind of knowledge is medical knowledge? Can medicine be explained scientifically? Is disease a scientific concept, or do explanations of disease depend on values? What is "evidence-based" medicine? Are advances in neuroscience bringing us closer to a scientific understanding of the...

If you had the power within your reach to insure your own immortality, would you risk all to grasp it?Think about it.No longer would you plead for the mercy of others.No longer would you bow to invisible masters.No longer would you struggle for table scraps.You could become master of your own destiny.You...

Como el título lo indica, un aspecto clave de la propuesta es la perspectiva reflexiva, planteada a veces con foco en la propia materia para apelar a la reformulación de sus fines, sus medios o sus principios disciplinarios, otras veces dirigida al docente, considerado como un sujeto capacitado...

A differenza della favola, che fa parlare alberi o animali, la parabola è un racconto che mette in scena personaggi e fatti della vita quotidiana e immagini della natura. Gesù se ne serve per annunciare la vicinanza del Regno di Dio, l’appello alla conversione e l’importanza di comprendere il...

Se è facile comprendere l’umanità di Gesù, ben più controversa è l’accettazione della sua divinità, una fede che nasce nel mondo religioso del giudaismo ed è presente, secondo categorie proprie, nelle testimonianze più antiche che si ricavano dai testi del Nuovo Testamento. Lo studio,...