Download or read book The Unravelled Frames written by Ariel Pytrell and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-24 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE UNRAVELLED FRAMES | They can’t see what is apparent In the fourteen short-stories collected in this new book by Ariel Pytrell an ominous and sometimes ironic atmosphere permeates throughout. This would be nearly the only thing in common among these fantastic stories which, anyway, resist being labelled. The ineffable thing may be the main character in this ceremony called "book of fiction" or, perhaps better, "of visions."
Download or read book Handbook of Philosophical Logic written by Dov M. Gabbay and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is with great pleasure that we are presenting to the community the second edition of this extraordinary handbook. It has been over 15 years since the publication of the first edition and there have been great changes in the landscape of philosophical logic since then. The first edition has proved invaluable to generations of students and researchers in formal philosophy and language, as well as to consumers of logic in many applied areas. The main logic artiele in the Encyelopaedia Britannica 1999 has described the first edition as 'the best starting point for exploring any of the topics in logic'. We are confident that the second edition will prove to be just as good. ! The first edition was the second handbook published for the logic commu nity. It followed the North Holland one volume Handbook 0/ Mathematical Logic, published in 1977, edited by the late Jon Barwise. The four volume Handbook 0/ Philosophical Logic, published 1983-1989 came at a fortunate temporal junction at the evolution of logic. This was the time when logic was gaining ground in computer science and artificial intelligence cireles. These areas were under increasing commercial press ure to provide devices which help and/or replace the human in his daily activity. This pressure required the use of logic in the modelling of human activity and organisa tion on the one hand and to provide the theoretical basis for the computer program constructs on the other.
Download or read book Intensionality written by Reinhard Kähle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since their inception, the Perspectives in Logic and Lecture Notes in Logic series have published seminal works by leading logicians. Many of the original books in the series have been unavailable for years, but they are now in print once again. This volume, the twenty-second publication in the Lecture Notes in Logic series, will launch a discussion about the concept of intensionality in philosophy, logic, linguistics and mathematics. These articles grew out of a workshop held at the University of Munich in October, 2000. Some articles address philosophical issues raised by the possible worlds approach to intensionality; others are devoted to technical aspects of modal logic. The volume highlights the particular interdisciplinary nature of intensionality with articles spanning philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and computer science.
Download or read book Framing cosmologies written by Allen Abramson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How might the anthropological study of cosmologies – the ways in which the horizons of human worlds are imagined and engaged – illuminate understandings of the contemporary world? This book addresses this question by bringing together anthropologists whose research is informed by a concern with cosmological dimensions of social life in different ethnographic settings. Its overall aim is to reaffirm the value of the cosmological frame as a continuing source of analytical insight. Attending to the novel cosmological formations that emerge in such fields as modern markets, political landscapes, digital media and popular cinema, the book’s key task is to explore how modern circumstances are constituted within the variable imagination of worlds and their horizons. It will be of interest to all students and researchers in anthropology, as well as scholars in fields as diverse as film studies, cultural studies, comparative religion, science and technology studies, and broader social theory.
Download or read book Multi Dimensional Modal Logic written by Maarten Marx and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modal Logic is a branch of logic with applications in many related disciplines such as computer science, philosophy, linguistics and artificial intelligence. Over the last twenty years, in all of these neighbouring fields, modal systems have been developed that we call multi-dimensional. (Our definition of multi-dimensionality in modal logic is a technical one: we call a modal formalism multi-dimensional if, in its intended semantics, the universe of a model consists of states that are tuples over some more basic set.) This book treats such multi-dimensional modal logics in a uniform way, linking their mathematical theory to the research tradition in algebraic logic. We will define and discuss a number of systems in detail, focusing on such aspects as expressiveness, definability, axiomatics, decidability and interpolation. Although the book will be mathematical in spirit, we take care to give motivations from the disciplines mentioned earlier on.
Download or read book The Unravelling written by Michael Chalk and published by Michael Chalk Author and Publisher. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 1238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unravelling is a gripping historical fiction set in Rhodesia, now named Zimbabwe, and the United Kingdom during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The novel depicts the military, political, and tribal intrigues that led to the country's collapse as its disenfranchised black population took up arms to break free from Rhodesia’s colonial past. You will meet two young men, Nick and Sipho, who have a deep love for the country of their birth and for its endangered elephant and rhino herds which are facing an existential threat from poaching. During the Rhodesian Bush War both men had served with distinction with the Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR) and had become stalwart brothers in arms After being demobilised from the RAR in July 1980, Nick goes to study in the UK where he falls in love with Rachel Dixon, the daughter of a controversial English businessman. Sipho remains in Zimbabwe. He is a patriot from the Ndebele nation. He loves his tribal heritage but loves his country more. Following the disbandment of the RAR he joins the new Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and serves it with distinction. However, despite such service he becomes the victim of shameful tribal discrimination by the ZNA hierarchy. Johannes du Toit, a callous white man and a deserter from the Rhodesian Light Infantry, flees Rhodesia in 1978 when his poaching activities are uncovered. He returns to Zimbabwe in 1981 to continue his nefarious activities. The four characters meet at Mhuka Ranch in southeast Zimbabwe in 1981, where a lethal encounter leaves three people dead. The truth of what happened on that fateful day remains unknown to the public but will be revealed to the reader.
Download or read book The Connectives written by Lloyd Humberstone and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Connectives, Lloyd Humberstone examines the semantics and pragmatics of natural language sentence connectives (and, or, if, not), giving special attention to their formal behavior according to proposed logical systems and the degree to which such treatments capture their intuitive meanings. It will be an essential resource for philosophers, mathematicians, computer scientists, linguists, or any scholar who finds connectives, and the conceptual issues surrounding them, to be a source of interest.
Download or read book Agencies of the Frame written by Michael Tawa and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agencies of the Frame: Tectonic Strategies in Cinema and Architecture aims to explore parallel approaches to the conceptualisation and composition of place, space, time, materiality and narrative in cinematographic and architectural practices. Beyond drawing useful implications for design, the book investigates a range of themes to mobilise a reconsideration of cinema and architecture as non-representational practices. It suggests that films and buildings can be read and designed as assemblages not directed to the formal expression of meaning, but to the framing of strategic and enabling conditions of emergent sense, realised within the tectonic and material conditions of the cinematic and the architectural as such. Succinct analyses of precedents in film, music, painting and architecture are used to foreground tectonic and compositional characteristics related to spatiality, temporality and narrative that are transferable across disciplines and practices. The thematic framework of the book engages theoretical material by Heidegger, Simondon, Deleuze, Nancy, Agamben and Stiegler. Classical modernist and postmodernist films by Dreyer, Antonioni, Hitchcock, Godard, Paradjanov, Tarkovski, Herzog, Lynch and Heneke are analysed side by side with important traditional, modernist and contemporary buildings, including works by Corbusier, Scarpa, Lewerentz, Zumthor and Markli. Illustrated with drawings and photographs by the author, the book should be of interest to practitioners and students of art, design, cinema and the built environment who wish to expand the creative scope and resonance of their work.
Download or read book The Unravelling written by Will Gibson and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the not-so-distant year of 2038, a world on the precipice of chaos is divided into two stark realms: the meticulously governed suburbs, where AI reigns supreme, and the lawless, untamed urban wastelands that sprawl beyond. It is within this fragile equilibrium that the fate of humanity hangs by a thread. At the heart of this compelling futuristic thriller lies an audacious plan conceived by a disillusioned English boy. His objective: to rescue the luminous Asian pop star, Suki, from the clutches of a world defined by its horrors. Yet, destiny has a different script in mind-one that draws Joe Jones, a weary New York cop, into the vortex of an incomprehensible global conspiracy. A wave of unprecedented system failures ripples across the fabric of civilization, from the once-reliable driverless vehicles to the volatile fluctuations of the stock market. Amid this mayhem, a singular figure emerges-Joe Jones-tasked with deciphering the intricate web of sabotage and deceit that now engulfs the world. As chaos tightens its grip and uncertainty becomes the norm, Joe races against time. His mission is twofold: to save his estranged family from the chaos that threatens to engulf them and to protect the enigmatic pop star, Suki, who harbors secrets that could alter the course of humanity. As he delves deeper into the labyrinthine conspiracy, Joe must uncover the truth behind the British boy's audacious actions-a truth that carries the specter of apocalyptic consequences. In a relentless pursuit through a landscape where technology and human vulnerability intertwine, Joe navigates a treacherous path. With stakes higher than ever and the survival of humanity hanging in the balance, he must confront the very essence of the human spirit. Will Joe Jones succeed in thwarting a sinister plot that has the power to extinguish mankind? Can he unveil the hidden truths before they plunge the world into darkness? "Dystopian Resonance," a gripping and resonant narrative, delves into the heart of a world teetering between order and chaos. As humanity grapples with the consequences of its own creations, Joe Jones stands as a beacon of determination, resilience, and sacrifice. In this enthralling tale, the boundaries of technology, morality, and the human condition blur, revealing the extraordinary lengths one man is willing to traverse to safeguard the ones he cherishes and prevent the annihilation of a world on the brink.
Download or read book Extensions of Classical Logic written by Dov M. Gabbay and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modal Logic written by Patrick Blackburn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-22 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an advanced 2001 textbook on modal logic, a field which caught the attention of computer scientists in the late 1970s. Researchers in areas ranging from economics to computational linguistics have since realised its worth. The book is for novices and for more experienced readers, with two distinct tracks clearly signposted at the start of each chapter. The development is mathematical; prior acquaintance with first-order logic and its semantics is assumed, and familiarity with the basic mathematical notions of set theory is required. The authors focus on the use of modal languages as tools to analyze the properties of relational structures, including their algorithmic and algebraic aspects, and applications to issues in logic and computer science such as completeness, computability and complexity are considered. Three appendices supply basic background information and numerous exercises are provided. Ideal for anyone wanting to learn modern modal logic.
Download or read book New Makers of Modern Culture written by Justin Wintle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 1812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Makers of Modern Culture will be widely acquired by both higher education and public libraries. Bibliographies are attached to entries and there is thorough cross- referencing.
Download or read book People Nations and Traditions in a Comparative Frame written by DMaris Coffman and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2021-03-10 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the turn of the twenty-first century was characterised by the ‘history wars’ in which bitter internecine battles raged between different historical schools, Jonathan Steinberg was noteworthy for his methodological pluralism. His own historical worked spanned diplomatic history, military history, the social history of war, biography, social history, banking history, political culture and genocide studies. He often employed a comparative historical approach, which teased out deep historical explanations by examining personalities, nations and traditions simultaneously. This book offers a critical appreciation of his contribution to modern historical practice with contributions by former students and colleagues, whose own interests are as diverse as those of Steinberg himself.
Download or read book Framed For Love written by Mirriam Musonda-Salati and published by Mirriam Kangwa Salati-Oppong. This book was released on with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Framed for Love," the city's sprawling expanse becomes the labyrinthine backdrop for a tale of conspiracy, betrayal, and redemption. Falsely accused Emily seeks refuge in investigative journalist Alex's relentless pursuit of truth. As they navigate the neon-lit streets, dangerous alliances surface, and shadows of Emily's past resurface, challenging their every move. The investigation takes a dangerous turn, bringing them closer to the heart of the conspiracy. As the duo unravels the intricate web of deceit, whispers of betrayal shake their trust, forcing them to reevaluate allies and strategies. Midnight revelations in the dead of night alter the course of the investigation, and they find themselves racing against shadows as conspirators become aware of their pursuit. Undercover and exposed to mounting obstacles, Alex and Emily's quest for truth takes a toll, witnessing the collateral damage inflicted by the conspiracy. Unspoken bonds deepen as personal stories are shared, adding complexity to their journey. The narrative reaches its climax with a revelation about one of the conspirators, pushing Alex and Emily to desperate measures. The investigation reveals a complex web of deceit, challenging their every move. A betrayal shakes their trust, forcing them to reevaluate their allies and strategies. In the dead of night, a revelation shocks them, changing the course of the investigation. The conspirators become aware of Alex and Emily's pursuit, escalating the danger. To gather crucial information, they go undercover, risking exposure for the sake of the truth. Slowly, the pieces of the puzzle start falling into place, leading them closer to the mastermind. A falling out with a key ally forces Alex and Emily to go rogue, intensifying the danger. A surprising revelation about one of the conspirators adds a layer of complexity to the narrative. Faced with mounting obstacles, they resort to desperate measures to stay ahead. The investigation takes an emotional toll as they witness the collateral damage caused by the conspiracy. Doubt creeps in as they discover an unexpected connection between the conspiracy and someone close. In the heart of darkness, they confront the true puppeteer orchestrating the conspiracy. The noose tightens, and the final showdown is imminent. The story concludes with the reckoning, where conspirators face justice, but the personal toll of the investigation becomes apparent. In the aftermath, healing wounds begin as Alex and Emily come to terms with the scars left by the investigation. Embracing the future, they find love and solace in each other's arms, having weathered the storm of deception and emerged stronger.
Download or read book The troubled triangle Unravelling the linkages between inequality pluralism and environment written by Wil G. Pansters and published by Rozenberg Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, the fourth section looks at the interrelations between environmental issues and cultural pluralism.
Download or read book Janet Frame in Focus written by Josephine A. McQuail and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealand author Janet Frame (1924-2004) during her lifetime published 11 novels, three collections of short stories, a volume of poetry and a children's book. The details of her life--her tragic early years, her confinement in a psychiatric hospital and her miraculous reprieve--overshadow her work and she remains largely neglected by scholars. These essays focus on Frame's autobiography, short stories and novels. Contributors from around the world explore a range of topics, including her mother's Christadelphian faith, her relationships with two 20th century icons (William Theophilus Brown and John Money), and a view of Frame in the context of trauma studies. Two of the essays were presented at the 2014 Northeast Modern Language Association convention.
Download or read book Unravelling Civilisation written by Hagen Schulz-Forberg and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of contributions about the history and practice of travel and travel writing from a variety of academic disciplines including anthropology, history, linguistics and literary criticism. It brings together scholars from over ten different countries and reflects on what travel is and how travel writings function. It traces the history of travel and travel writing and the notion or idea of a European civilisation that permeates performances and perceptions. The notion of Europe appears as a set of quality standards as well as guidelines for experiences against which civilisations are measured. This set of standards and guidelines, however, is far from stable. It is a floating foundation carrying different versions of Europe throughout time. The authors tackle the problem from different angles: travels from Europe across the seven oceans transported the idea of European civilisation just as travels to Europe or within Europe. The volume explores the different meanings attached to the term 'Europe' and 'civilisation' throughout history and shows how different political or cultural contexts affect the notion of what Europe is or should be.
