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Aping Mankind
Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour and culture? Where should we draw the line? In this brilliant critique Raymond Tallis dismantles "Neuromania", arising out of the idea that we are reducible to our brains and "Darwinitis" according to which, since the brain is an evolved organ, we are entirely explicable within an evolutionary framework. With precision and acuity he argues that the belief that human beings can be understood in biological terms is a serious obstacle to clear thinking about what we are and what we might become. Neuromania and Darwinitis deny human uniqueness, minimise the differences between us and our nearest animal kin and offer a grotesquely simplified account of humanity. We are, argues Tallis, infinitely more interesting and complex than we appear in the mirror of biology. Combative, fearless and thought-provoking, Aping Mankind is an important book and one that scientists, cultural commentators and policy-makers cannot ignore. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new preface by the Author.
The EU Common Security and Defence Policy
Introduction 1: The Origins and Evolution of CSDP 2: The Common Security and Defence Policy within the Framework of Common Foreign and Security Policy 3: The Substantive and Institutional Framework of Common Security and Defence Policy 4: The Policy Context of CSDP 5: CSDP Military Missions 6: CSDP Civilian Missions 7: International Agreements 8: Interactions Between CSDP and Other Strands of External Action 9: Practical and Economic Underpinnings of CSDP 10: Conclusions.
Rethinking Wood
Advances in the materials and the digitalization of architecture bring about new methods in design and construction. Whereas traditional timber construction consists of pre-cut and pre-assembled timber sections, modern timber buildings today consist of elaborate wood-based materials. Owing to their flexibility and good properties in terms of building physics and ecology, these wood-based materials are ideal for computer-aided building component production. Fifteen case examples from research, teaching, and practical applications provide inspiring insights into the potential of formable wood-based materials and digital design: Woven Wood, Wood Foam, Living Wood and Organic Joints, Timber Joints for Robotic Building Processes, Efficiencies of Wood, Designing with Tree Form.
Child Rights and Drug Control in International Law
Responding to the harms caused by drugs is one of the most challenging social policy issues of our time. In Child Rights and Drug Control on International Law, Damon Barrett explores the meaning of the child’s right to protection from drugs under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the relationship between this right and the UN drug control conventions. Adopting a critical approach, the book traces the intersecting histories of the treaties, the role of child rights in global drug policy discourse, and the practice of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. It invites us to reflect upon the potential for child rights to provide justification for state actions associated with wider human rights risks.
Impact: Design With All Senses
This book reflects and expands on the current trend in the building industry to understand, simulate and ultimately design buildings by taking into consideration the interlinked elements and forces that act on them. Shifting away from the traditional focus, which was exclusively on building tasks, this approach presents new challenges in all areas of the industry, from material and structural to the urban scale. The book presents contributions including research papers and case studies, providing a comprehensive overview of the field as well as perspectives from related disciplines, such as computer science. The chapter authors were invited speakers at the 7th Symposium “Impact: Design With All Senses”, which took place at the University of the Arts in Berlin in September 2019.
Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications
The present book includes a set of selected extended papers from the 5th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH 2015), held in Colmar, France, from 21 to 23 July 2015. The conference brought together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in methodologies and applications of modeling and simulation. New and innovative solutions are reported in this book. SIMULTECH 2015 received 102 submissions, from 36 countries, in all continents. After a double blind paper review performed by the Program Committee, 19% were accepted as full papers and thus selected for oral presentation. Additional papers were accepted as sho...
Engage with Fungi
Wie wollen wir in Zukunft leben? Wie tragen wir Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Erde, für unsere Umwelt, für uns Menschen? Indem wir die Kreativitätsmotoren Wissenschaft, Kunst und Gesellschaft zusammenführen, um gemeinschaftlich und transdisziplinär Visionen für eine nachhaltige Zukunft und beschreitbare Wege in eine solche zu erarbeiten.Das Buch Engage with Fungi („Beschäftigung mit Pilzen“) berichtet beispielhaft von einem solchen Unterfangen und stellt das gemeinsame Forschen an und das Lernen von Pilzen in den Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung. Pilze sind Baumeister, Stoffwechselkünstler und Experten des Vernetzens und der Kollaboration. Sie lehren uns, dass in der Natur die Ko...
Digital Eisenman
How should an innovative architect react today to the electronic revolution which is taking place? This work explores the answer by looking at the work of New York architect, Peter Eisenman. It includes a selection of excepts from Eisenman's writings and an analysis of some of his projects.
Drug Control and Human Rights in International Law
This book explores how international drug control law should be interpreted within the context of international human rights law.
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Foreign Relations Law
This 46-chapter book, written by leading experts across the globe, compares and contrasts the foreign relations law of nations around the world, both documenting important differences and also noting commonalities and emerging trends. Comparative foreign relations law is a newly emerging field of study and teaching, and this volume is likely to become a key reference work as the field continues to develop.
