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Engaging the Fourth Industrial Revolution : perspectives from theology, philo…
The reality of a radically changing world is beyond dispute. The notion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a heuristic key for the world of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, big data, the internet of things, and biotechnology. The discussion of emerging technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution highlights urgent questions about…
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- 5
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781928424512
- Collation
- xvii, 252 p
- Series Title
- Theological Explorations, Volume 3
- Call Number
- 201.66 VAN e
Dissonant heritages and memories in contemporary Europe
This open access book discusses political, economic, social, and humanitarian challenges that influence both how people deal with their past and how they build their identities in contemporary Europe. Ongoing debates on migration, on local, national, inter- and transnational levels, prove that it is a divisive issue with regards to understanding European integration and identity. At the same ti…
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- 1
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- 9783030114640
- Collation
- xv, 294p.; ill.
- Series Title
- Palgrave studies in cultural heritage and conflict
- Call Number
- 363.69 DIS v
Historical and multidisciplinary perspectives on hope
This open access volume makes an important contribution to the ongoing research on hope theory by combining insights from both its long history and its increasing multi-disciplinarity. In the first part, it recognizes the importance of the centuries-old reflection on hope by offering historical perspectives and tracing it back to ancient Greek philosophy. At the same time, it provides novel per…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030464899
- Collation
- XVI, 263p.; ill.
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- -
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- 128 HEU h
Xinjiang Year Zero
Since 2017, the Chinese authorities have detained hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in ‘reeducation camps’ in China’s northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region. While the official reason for this mass detention was to prevent terrorism, the campaign has since become a wholesale attempt to remould the ways of life of these peoples—an experiment in social…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760464950
- Collation
- 338 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 951.6 INI X
New Dimensions of Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific
There is no bigger policy agenda in the East Asian region than connectivity. Costs of international connectivity are indeed falling, in the movement of goods, services, people and data, leading to greater flows, and to the reorganisation of business and the emergence of new forms of international transactions. There are second-round effects on productivity and growth, and on equity and inclusiv…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760464752
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- xxi,276 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 382.099 LAY N
Arnold Geulincx Ethics
Arnold Geulincx (1624-1669) is a key figure in the history of ideas, whose concepts have been seen as precursors to those developed by Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz and Kant. His Ethics presents a treatment of virtue from the standpoint of occasionalist metaphysics. The great Irish writer Samuel Beckett stated that Geulincx, with his emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human cond…
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- -
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- 9789047411383
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- v, 146 p.: ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 200.9 ARN l
nuclear and radiological emergencies in animal production systems, preparedne…
This Open Access volume explains how major nuclear and radiological emergencies (NREs) can have implications at local, national and international level. The response to NREs requires a competent decision-making structure, clear communication and effective information exchange. National veterinary services have the responsibility to plan, design and manage animal production system in their co…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783662630211
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- XX, 195 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 636.089 IVA n
Museums in a digital culture : how art and heritage become meaningful
The experience of engaging with art and history has been utterly transformed by information and communications technology in recent decades. We now have virtual, mediated access to countless heritage collections and assemblages of artworks, which we intuitively browse and navigate in a way that wasn't possible until very recently. This collection of essays takes up the question of the cultural …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789089646613
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- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 069.02854 VAN m
Cultural convergence : the dublin gate theatre, 1928-1960
Based on extensive archival research, this open access book examines the poetics and politics of the Dublin Gate Theatre (est. 1928) over the first three decades of its existence, discussing some of its remarkable productions in the comparative contexts of avant-garde theatre, Hollywood cinema, popular culture, and the development of Irish-language theatre, respectively. The overarching objecti…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030575625
- Collation
- XVIII, 244 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 792.09 OND c
Process mining workshops : icpm 2021 international workshops, eindhoven, the …
This open access book constitutes revised selected papers from the International Workshops held at the Third International Conference on Process Mining, ICPM 2021, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, during October 31–November 4, 2021. The conference focuses on the area of process mining research and practice, including theory, algorithmic challenges, and applications. The co-loc…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030985813
- Collation
- XIV, 410 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 006.312 PRO j
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