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This book situates Ralph Waldo Emerson in the tradition of philosophy as “spiritual exercise”, arguing that the defining feature of his literary philosophy is the conviction that there is an inherent link between moral persuasion and literary excellence. Hosseini persuasively argues that the Emersonian project can be viewed as an extension of Socrates’ call for a return to the beginning of philosophy, to search for a way of revolutionizing our ways of seeing from within. Examining Emerson’s provocative style of writing, Hosseini contends that his prose is shaped by a desire to bring about psychagogia, or influencing the soul through the power of words. This book furthermore examines ...
A pictorial history of Iranians in Chicago offers a collection of Persian Palace photographs from Iran's exhibit at the World Columbian Exposition in 1893, along with an Iranian Moen-Ol Saltaneh's observations of 1893 Chicago.
A rip-roaring adventure in the style of Buchan involving the descendants of the original Onogurian Three. Caroline Letchworth and Major Finneston are joined by the younger Onogurians and travel to the icy wilds of Iceland and the Faroe Isles seeking a legendary bell.
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Sustainability in Construction Engineering" that was published in Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction presents the latest developments in AI and ML technologies applied to real-world civil engineering concerns. With an increasing amount of attention on the environmental impact of every industry, more construction projects are going to require sustainable construction practices. This volume offers research evidence, simulation results, and case studies to support this change. Sustainable construction, in fact, not only uses renewable and recyclable materials when building new structures or repairing deteriorating ones, but also adopts all possible methods to reduce energy consumption and waste. The concisely written but compreh...
You are in the know after all. “Why do you endow those who are more stupid with greater wealth?!” BMW is a short story that probes into the psyche of a desperate teenager. In a non-linear, one-sided conversation with whom the narrator suspects to be the "gatekeepers of hell," true despair is palpably shown.
"This 10-volume compilation of authoritative, research-based articles contributed by thousands of researchers and experts from all over the world emphasized modern issues and the presentation of potential opportunities, prospective solutions, and future directions in the field of information science and technology"--Provided by publisher.
Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington.