"In a clear and elegant style, T.M. Scanlon reframes current philosophical debates as he explores the moral permissibility of an action. Permissibility may seem to depend on the agent's reasons for performing an action. There seems to be an important moral difference, for exampl…
"Recent decades have seen unprecedented growth in the number of students travelling abroad for the purpose of short-term academic study. As such, attention is turning to the role that education abroad can have in enhancing student learning and producing global-ready graduates. T…
The Concept of Logical Consequence is a critical evaluation of the model-theoretic and proof-theoretic characterizations of logical consequence that proceeds from Alfred Tarski's characterization of the informal concept of logical consequence. This study evaluates and expands up…
The Great Depression of the 1930s: lessons for today
The great depression of the 1930s: lessons for today
"Understanding the Great Depression has never been more relevant than in today's economic crisis. This edited collection provides an authoritative introduction to the Great Depression as it affected the advanced countries in the 1930s. The contributions are by acknowledged exper…
The Great Depression of the 1930s: lessons for today
This text brings together contributions written by internationally distinguished economic historians. The editors explore the current fascination with the 1930s Great Depression and link it with the Great Recession which began in 2007 and still poses a threat to economic stabili…