Philosophy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From SFU’s “Hollow and Timid” Defence of Academic Freedom From: Protecting Research Confidentiality View James Lorimer and Company	The independent inquiry into the university’s decision making regarding Russell Odgen’s research and the release of Judge Daniel Steinberg’s decision on Ogden vs. SFU	John Lowman; Ted Palys	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Skin Deeper From: Not Just a Pretty Face View New Society Publishers	How safe are your products? The Environmental Working Group builds the first-ever database of toxic ingredients in personal care products.	Stacy Malkan	17	2007	$1.70 Add
From Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds Morality Binds and Blinds with Jonathan Haidt From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	Ingrained, tribal behaviors can bind and blind us, and shut down open-minded thinking. Looking at the dynamic of polarization from the point of view of tribes and teams is enlightening and useful …	James Hoggan	9	2016	$0.90 Add
From Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds Why We Want to be Misled with Dan Kahan From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	Group values impact risk perceptions and how our interpretation of scientific evidence is shaped by our cultural affiliations. Cultural cognition describes the tendency of individuals to conform …	James Hoggan	8	2016	$0.80 Add
From Spineless Admiration On Anti-Nostalgia From: On Nostalgia View Coach House Books	The author details how nostalgia is regarded with suspicion from academic to widespread cultural use. Advocates of dismissing the past, and their perpective of the world as just and meritocratic …	David Berry	19	2020	$1.90 Add
From St. Thomas and thé Existence of God: Owens vs Gilson, and Beyond From: God and Argument - Dieu et l'argumentation philosophique View University of Ottawa Press	In this paper I wish to present and explore one disagreement, that between Joseph Owens and Etienne Gilson. Here we have two philosophers who worked closely together in Toronto, who surely agree …	Lawrence Derwan	27	1999	$3.24 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Communication Communication: Creating Effective Messages From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Much of human communication involves persuasion. Whether done by a four-year-old or a marketing firm, the aims are the same: to influence our attitudes and/or our behavior. The transition to a …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	21	2011	$0.42 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Incentives Incentives: Enhancing Motivation to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Financial incentives can provide the motivation for individuals to perform an activity that they already engage in more effectively, such as recycling, or to begin an activity that they otherwise …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	12	2011	$0.12 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Barriers Convenience: Making it Easy to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	If the behavior is unpleasant or time-consuming, for example, no matter how well you address internal barriers your community-based social marketing strategy will be unsuccessful. The first step …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	9	2011	$0.90 Add
From Step 4: Piloting From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Think of a pilot as a “test run,” an opportunity to work out the bugs before committing to carrying out a strategy broadly. As noted in the chapters on developing strategies, the …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	7	2011	$0.70 Add
From Storytelling From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	We’ve heard it many times. Stories are powerful. They carry tremendous influence as tools of engagement, influence and incentivization. Effectively telling one’s story is imperative …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From Support Systems From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	For those navigating the world of business for the first time, support systems — academic or other educational programs, mentorship, membership and networking organizations, workshops, …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From Supreme Choice Mastery Over Inner Experience From: The Power Manual View New Society Publishers	Supreme Choice, furthers the thinking on Supreme Power introduced in chapter 5. It concludes the section on choice by asserting that one ultimately has choice over everything one experiences. It …	Cyndi Suarez	6	2018	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Swinish Multitudes From: Being and Swine View Between The Lines	In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir provides a brief overview of the history of pigs in agriculture in Europe. The chapter also includes a discussion of the ways in which pigs have acted as a …	Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes	29	2020	$2.90 Add
From Taking Action From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	If we can accept that the global eco-social crisis is human caused, we have the possibility of taking effective action. Taking action is one of the best ways to nurture intrinsic hope. …	Kate Davies	17	2018	$1.70 Add
From Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress postulates that belief in progress exhibits characteristics similar to those of religious faith and that most techno-optimism is based on ignorance, …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	33	2011	$3.30 Add