Understanding the US military
"This book offers an accessible introduction to the U.S. military as an institution and provides insights into the military's structure and norms. Designed for undergraduate students, the book offers an interdisciplinary overview of America's armed forces through three critical …
"Americans today face no shortage of threats to their financial well-being, such as job and retirement insecurity, health care costs, and spiraling college tuition. While one might expect that these concerns would motivate people to become more politically engaged on the issues,…
Highlights how old age is not all downhill by illustrating the paradoxes and pleasures of old age, and new research about successful aging. Also, shows what activities one can do to age well, how attitudes and expectations about aging are linked to how we age, and ways to enjoy …
Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program…
Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program…
"Activity and Participation in Late Antique and Early Christian Thought is an investigation into two basic concepts of ancient pagan and Christian thought. The study examines how activity in Christian thought is connected with the topic of participation: for the lower levels of …
Doing harm seems much harder to justify than merely allowing harm. If a boulder is rushing towards Bob, you may refuse to save Bob's life by driving your car into the path of the boulder if doing so would cost you your own life. You may not push the boulder towards Bob to save y…
Introduction -- From action and contemplation to stress and relaxation -- The action bias and the human condition -- Science and humanities -- Work and leisure -- Public and private -- A life of meaning in a market world -- Conclusion: the university and the world "This book is…
"This book is about the tension and potential balance between the active and contemplative lives--between the "vita activa" and the "vita contemplativa"--Ideals that have been debated since antiquity. The message of this book is that deep human needs call forth both possibilitie…