This volume in the "Routledge History of Philosophy" series covers many of the most important philosophers and movements of the 19th century, including utilitarianism, positivism and pragmatism.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, first published in 2003, takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers such as Avicenna and Maimonides.

Leading specialists examine what it was like to do philosophy in the cultures and institutions of ...

Blackwell Publishing is delighted to announce that this book has been Highly Commended in the 2004 BMA Medical Book Competition. Here is the judges' summary of this book: "This is a technical book on a technical subject but presented in a delightful way. There are many books on statistics for doctors but there are few that are excellent and this is certainly one of them.

Statistics is not an easy subject to teach or write about. The authors have succeeded in producing a book that is as good a...

Praise for the first edition:"...manages to integrate theory, research, and illustration very nicely...all in all an excellent piece of work." - Michael Hogg, University of Queensland"...extremely contemporary in its coverage and yet it introduces the classic works as well. The balance here is perfect..." - Samuel Gaertner, University of Delaware* What are the origins of individals' identification with groups?* What are the causes and consequences of the distinction between different groups?*...

More than 300,000 developers have benefited from past editions of UML Distilled . This third edition is the best resource for quick, no-nonsense insights into understanding and using UML 2.0 and prior versions of the UML. Some readers will want to quickly get up to speed with the UML 2.0 and learn the essentials of the UML.

Others will use this book as a handy, quick reference to the most common parts of the UML. The author delivers on both of these promises in a short, concise, and focused p...

Written in response to a book on the origins of morality by his erstwhile friend Paul Rée, the three essays comprising The Genealogy of Morals--all advancing the critique of Christian morality set forth in Beyond Good and Evil--are among Nietzsche's most sustained and cohesive work.

In the first essay, Nietzsche sets up a contrast between what he calls "master" morality and "slave" morality and shows how strength and action have often been replaced by passivity and nihilism. The next essay, l...

This edition goes beyond others that largely leave readers to their own devices in understanding this cryptic work, by providing an entree into the text that parallels the traditional Chinese way of approaching it: alongside Slingerland's exquisite rendering of the work are his translations of a selection of classic Chinese commentaries that shed light on difficult passages, provide historical and cultural context, and invite the reader to ponder a range of interpretations. The ideal student ...

Regie van het primaire proces richt zich op de taken van de verpleegkundige op niveau 5. Zij onderscheidt zich doordat zij zich met name bezighoudt met sturing van de directe omgeving van de patiënt. Deze taak wordt in dit boek gedefinieerd als de regie van het primaire proces.

Verpleegkundigen zijn verantwoordelijk voor de zelfstandige uitvoering van het primaire proces bij de patiënt. Hiervoor moeten zij bekwaam zijn in diagnostiek, interventiekeuze en reflectie op uitkomsten. Van de verp...

Wetenschapsfilosofie is het onderzoek naar de grondslagen, de geldigheid en de reikwijdte van wetenschappelijke kennis en onderzoeksmethoden. Dat wetenschapsfilosofische reflectie van belang is voor wetenschappelijk onderzoekers behoeft dan ook geen betoog. Maar wetenschapsfilosofie is geen zaak voor filosofen en wetenschappelijk onderzoekers alleen.

Veel studenten in het hoger onderwijs komen terecht in een beroepspraktijk waarvoor een academische opleiding vereist is. Ook daar, in de prakti...