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Civil Happiness
Economists have long laboured under the misapprehension that all humans exist as rational beings that find happiness in maximizing their personal utility. This impressive volume presents an historical review of the evolution of economic thought, from economic philosophy to contemporary mathematical economics, and its critique of how the human and social dimensions of economics have been lost in this evolutionary process. Examining the crucial period in the late eighteenth century when economists such Smith and Genovesi tried to reconcile the classical tradition of Civil humanism emerging commercial society, this key book analyses the impact that the hedonist approach to economics had in removing the ethical conception of happiness. In addition, it focuses on the impact that J.S. Mill, Wicksteed and Pareto had in shifting methodological thinking away from an emphasis on civil happiness. Simply put, this book is essential reading for economists everywhere.
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Cancer
Over the past two decades, intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) has been used for a variety of malignant tumors and has contributed significantly to improve local tumor control. Based on the 31st San Francisco Cancer Symposium and the 6th International Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Symposium in 1996, this book presents the most recent information available on the use of IORT in cancer treatment. A brief historical overview of the development of IORT is followed by discussions of its biological, physical and technical aspects. The main part of the book is devoted to the clinical applications of IORT and the results of its use in the management of cancers of the brain, head and neck, gastroin...
The Comic Intermezzo
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A Modern Guide to the Economics of Happiness
Exploring the modern approach to the economics of happiness, which came about with the Easterlin Paradox, this book analyses and assesses the idea that as a country gets richer the happiness of its citizens remains the same. The book moves through three distinct pillars of study in the field: first analysing the historical and philosophical foundations of the debate; then the methodological and measurements issues and their political implications; and finally empirical applications and discussion about what determines a happy life.
Brandelli
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The Eighteenth-century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians
On an eighteenth-century map of European culture, Italian musicians would be found almost everywhere. Unlike in earlier ages, they now provided an intrinsic part of the international exchange: no longer exotic birds, but not yet the representatives of a single nation, they helped other Europeans to forget traditional frontiers in music. In this fascinating book, eight specialised music historians investigate several important aspects of the Italian contribution, highlighting local musical practices, the aesthetic of genres, and the larger patterns of musical cultivation and patronage.
Diario di Roma
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Gli ossequi della Notte FuxWV II.2.9 (K 305)
Ein besonderes Geschenk zum Namenstag präsentierte Kaiser Joseph I. seiner Gemahlin Amalie Wilhelmine im Jahr 1709: die Aufführung der Oper Gli ossequi della Notte im Garten der Sommerresidenz Favorita. Diese Serenata ist eine groß angelegte Huldigung an die Kaiserin, angeführt von der allegorischen Figur der Nacht, die nicht müde wird, die Tugenden der Regentin zu loben. Die Vertonung durch Johann Joseph Fux (ca. 1660–1741) glänzt mit einer prächtigen Instrumentation, die vom Trompetenensemble bis zu Gamben eine Palette an Klangfarben bietet. Die doppelchörige Anlage hebt den Festcharakter hervor, lässt aber zugleich Raum für leise Töne und eine subtile Ausdeutung des Librettos...
