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Reason's Traces
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Contributions to the Cultural History of Early Tibet
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Reasons and Lives in Buddhist Traditions
The celebrated career of a venerated scholar inspires incisive new contributions to the field of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Particularly known for his groundbreaking and influential work in Tibetan studies, Matthew Kapstein is a true polymath in Buddhist and Asian studies more generally; possessing unsurpassed knowledge of Tibetan culture and civilization, he is also deeply grounded in Sanskrit and Indology, and his highly accomplished work in these cultural and civilizational areas has exemplified a whole range of disciplinary perspectives. Reflecting something of the astonishing range of Matthew Kapstein’s work and interests, this collection of essays pays tribute to a luminary in the ...
Les Tibétains
De par sa situation géographique, dans le passé le Tibet vécut isolé dureste du monde et pâtit d'une profonde méconnaissance. Récemment, l'intérêt grandissant suscité par le Tibet s'accompagna d'une multiplication d'études académiques, avec la particularité que celles-ci étaient souvent limitées à des domaines spécialisés. Matthew Kapstein nous livre ici le fruit d'une investigation panoramique menée dans une perspective historique de grande ampleur. L'expertise et la clarté qu'a su apporter l'auteur résultent d'une longue amitié tissée avec le pays et son peuple dont il est un observateur attentif.
The Unpredictability of Gameplay
The Unpredictability of Gameplay explores the many forms of unpredictability in games and proposes a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding and categorizing non-deterministic game mechanics. Rather than viewing all game mechanics with unpredictable outcomes as a single concept, Mark R. Johnson develops a three-part typology for such mechanics, distinguishing between randomness, chance, and luck in gameplay, assessing games that range from grand strategy and MMORPGs to slot machines and card games. He also explores forms of unanticipated unpredictability, where elements of games fail to function as intended and create new forms of gameplay in the process. Covering a range of ga...
