Peter Van: 117 books
Existence
Essays in Ontology
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
The problem of the nature of being was central to ancient and medieval philosophy, and continues to be relevant today. In this collection of thirteen recent essays, Peter van Inwagen applies the techniques of analytical philosophy to a wide variety of problems in ontology and meta-ontology. Topics...
C.A.R.E. Leadership
8 Principles That Will Transform the Culture of Your Business and Unleash the Full Potential of Your Team
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Your manual to building and leading a culture of C.A.R.E.
The ten van Stralen brothers built The Grounds Guys, their landscape management company, from the ground up. By establishing a “culture of C.A.R.E.” as the centerpiece of the organization, the brothers have experienced tremendous...
by Peter Van Woerden
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Peter Van Woerden, Corrie Ten Boom’s nephew, began his career in the Dutch underground in 1942. He was the organist of the Reformed Church in Velsen and was at his regular post on the bench one Lord’s Day morning as he recounts:
“On this particular Sunday, as I sat and mused, I suddenly...
Tibets Sachse
Ernst Hoffmann wird Lama Govinda
Language: German
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Der Autor und Buddhologe, Maler und Mystiker Lama Anagarika Govinda (1898-1985) wurde in Sachsen geboren und trug ursprünglich den Namen Ernst Lothar Hoffmann. Seit früher Jugend bis zu seinem Tod schuf der mit dem klassischen Tibet-Buch "Der Weg der weißen Wolken" berühmt gewordene...
by Peter van Van Inwagen
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 1990
According to Peter van Inwagen, visible inanimate objects do not, strictly speaking, exist. In defending this controversial thesis, he offers fresh insights on such topics as personal identity, commonsense belief, existence over time, the phenomenon of vagueness, and the relation between metaphysics and ordinary language.
The Modern Spirit of Asia
The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
The Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in unique and distinctive ways. Peter van der Veer begins with nineteenth-century imperial history, exploring...
We Meant Well
How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 title
From a State Department insider, the first account of our blundering efforts to rebuild Iraq—a shocking and rollicking true-life tale of Americans abroad
Charged with rebuilding Iraq, would you spend taxpayer money on a sports mural in...
by Peter van Inwagen
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Peter van Inwagen, author of the classic book An Essay on Free Will (1983), has established himself over the last forty years as a leading figure in the philosophical debate about the problem of free will. This volume presents eleven influential essays from throughout his career, as well as two new...
by Peter van der Veer
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
In The Value of Comparison Peter van der Veer makes a compelling case for using comparative approaches in the study of society and for the need to resist the simplified civilization narratives popular in public discourse and some social theory. He takes the quantitative social sciences and the broad...
Shinu
strijd tegen de tijd
Language: Dutch
Release Date: October 6, 2015
De levensverwachting van Ish en de rest van de wereld is gekelderd door industriële vervuiling, ecologische rampen en chemische voeding. De maatschappij is hertekend naar de efficiëntie van Shinu: wie lang leeft, is interessant; wie snel zal sterven, waardeloos.
Ish is zestien en vertrekt...
Blake & Mortimer - Volume 25 - La Vallée des immortels - Tome 1
Menace sur Hong Kong
Language: French
Release Date: November 16, 2018
À Lhassa, le palais impérial du dictateur Basam-Damdu est anéanti par une escadrille d'Espadons, et le monde, soulagé, fête la fin de la troisième guerre mondiale. Pendant que, dans la Chine voisine, les communistes de Mao affrontent les nationalistes de Chiang Kai-shek, le Seigneur de la guerre...
by Peter van der Linden
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2004
The #1 introduction to J2SE 1.5 and enterprise/server-side development! An international bestseller for eight years, Just Java™ 2 is the complete, accessible Java tutorial for working programmers at all levels. Fully updated and revised, this sixth edition is more than an engaging overview of Java...
Material Constitution
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 1997
The only anthology available on material constitution, this book collects important recent work on well known puzzles in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The extensive, clearly written introduction helps to make the essays accessible to a wide audience.
Truth Conquers All
A history of Reading Blue Coat School
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Reading Blue Coat School was opened in 1660 to teach twenty 'children of honest poore men', according to the bequest of merchant Richard Aldworth. Despite his and subsequent bequests, the school was initially housed in a dilapidated former inn, and it was a constant struggle to make ends meet and...