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From On Being Certain About thé Existence of God From: God and Argument - Dieu et l'argumentation philosophique View University of Ottawa Press	Proofs far less elaborate than demonstrations can be enough for theoretical certainty, though even such proofs (beyond reasonable doubt, by clear and convincing evidence or prepondérance of …	James F. Ross	11	1999	$1.32 Add
From On Being Overinvested in Law as a Weapon Against Terrorism From: In The Balance View Irwin Law Inc.	Considers the role of law as a weapon against terror in the United States, arguing that it is overinvested. The role of domestic intelligence and the overuse of judicial warrants are discussed.	Richard A Posner	26	2011	$2.60 Add
On Borrowed Time North America's Next Big Quake	Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a …		248		View
From On Creation From: Laughing with the Trickster View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Highway compares three creation traditions—Christian, Greek, and North American Indigenous—through a Cree framework of truth, fiction, and the liminal space between.	Tomson Highway	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From On Death From: Laughing with the Trickster View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Highway examines three cultural visions of death—the Catholic afterlife, the Greek Underworld, and the Cree understanding of rebirth.	Tomson Highway	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From On Elder Care Work and the Limits of Marxism 2009 From: Revolution at Point Zero View Between The Lines	The essays in part 3 of the book explore the modern female experience from a variety of perspectives. These include individuals involved in elder care, migrant domestic workers and subsistence farmers.	Silvia Federici	11	2020	$1.10 Add
From On Escalation From: Conflict Is Not Abuse View Arsenal Pulp Press	This chapter explores the reasons why people are compelled to escalate. The centerpiece of this dynamic is the role of “bad” groups in encouraging bullying and shunning instead of …	Sarah Schulman	31	2016	$0.93 Add
From NEW! On Fumes From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes events of Day Six of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on public transit. The debate centred around affordability, …	Robert Ashe	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From On Hemispheric Governance From: The New Geo-Governance View University of Ottawa Press	Over the past 40 years, the relative importance both of Canada’s government and of its banks has declined considerably on the world scene. Canada has had to make a number of adjustments to …	Gilles Paquet	27	2005	$2.43 Add
From On Human Nature From: Cruel Arithmetic View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter generally considers polygamy and human nature. Specifically, arguments for and against polygamy are discussed, as well as the role of women in such arrangements.	Craig Jones	19	2012	$1.90 Add
From On Humour From: Laughing with the Trickster View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Highway examines the Trickster figure in Cree and broader Indigenous storytelling, revealing how humour threads through language, creation narratives, and cultural survival.	Tomson Highway	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From On Language From: Laughing with the Trickster View House of Anansi Press	In this chapter, Highway examines the Cree language as a cornerstone of Canadian cultural and linguistic identity.	Tomson Highway	12	2022	$1.20 Add
From On Love and Fidelity From: On Love and Tyranny View House of Anansi Press	This chapter examines Arendt’s The Human Condition and various philosophical ideas on the nature of love.	Ann Heberlein	11	2021	$1.10 Add
On Love and Tyranny The Life and Politics of Hannah Arendt House of Anansi Press	In an utterly unique approach to biography, On Love and Tyranny traces the life and work of the iconic German Jewish intellectual Hannah Arendt, whose political philosophy and understandings of …	Ann Heberlein	272	2021	View
From NEW! On Modaks: Offerings of Little Bliss The Filling From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings View Coach House Books	Mekhala Chaubal shares her love of madak, a cardamom infused steamed rice dumplings made as an offering to the indian god ganapati or ganesha, the tradition in Indian and in Toronto, making …	Mekhala Chaubal	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From On Nature’s Limits and the Human Condition Five Axioms of Sustainability From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	My aim in this chapter is to explore the history of the terms sustainable and sustainability, and their various published definitions, and then to offer a set of five axioms (self-evident truths) …	Richard Heinberg	14	2010	$1.40 Add