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Measuring Utility

Author : Ivan Moscati
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199372764
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Utility written by Ivan Moscati and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utility is a key concept in the economics of individual decision-making. However, utility is not measurable in a straightforward way. As a result, from the very beginning there has been debates about the meaning of utility as well as how to measure it. This book is an innovative investigation of how these arguments changed over time. Measuring Utility reconstructs economists' ideas and discussions about utility measurement from 1870 to 1985, as well as their attempts to measure utility empirically. The book brings into focus the interplay between the evolution of utility analysis, economists' ideas about utility measurement, and their conception of what measurement in general means. It also explores the relationships between the history of utility measurement in economics, the history of the measurement of sensations in psychology, and the history of measurement theory in general. Finally, the book discusses some methodological problems related to utility measurement, such as the epistemological status of the utility concept and its measures. The first part covers the period 1870-1910, and discusses the issue of utility measurement in the theories of Jevons, Menger, Walras and other early utility theorists. Part II deals with the emergence of the notions of ordinal and cardinal utility during the period 1900-1945, and discusses two early attempts to give an empirical content to the notion of utility. Part III focuses on the 1945-1955 debate on utility measurement that was originated by von Neumann and Morgenstern's expected utility theory (EUT). Part IV reconstructs the experimental attempts to measure the utility of money between 1950 and 1985 within the framework provided by EUT. This historical and epistemological overview provides keen insights into current debates about rational choice theory and behavioral economics in the theory of individual decision-making and the philosophy of economics.

Reading Bataille Now

Author : Shannon Winnubst
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253218829
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Reading Bataille Now written by Shannon Winnubst and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-08 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of Georges Bataille (1897-1962) has often been reduced to his outrageous, erotic, and libertine fiction and essays. This book presents contemporary interpretations that situate Bataille in French and European intellectual traditions, and brings forward key concepts to understand the challenges posed by his important work and philosophy

Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity in Humanities

Author : Eugene Steele
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443889628
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity in Humanities written by Eugene Steele and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The domination of single subjects in academic programmes and institutions has recently been called into question. Literary studies are currently opening themselves up to the epistemological renewal that other fields can offer. They are increasingly borrowing theoretical tools from other subjects in order to analyse the historical, socio-political and institutional conditions of the production of literary texts, to identify the general discursive circumstances in which they emerge, and to study the relationship between literature and other media. Similarly, while subjects such as sociology, history, and political science have always been closely related – if not literally spinoffs from one another, as in the case of sociology vis-à-vis anthropology – what becomes of their specificities when they borrow from geography to address space-related issues, from psychology to understand social actors’ individual motivations, or from literary studies to make sense of individual or collective narratives? The present volume accounts for experiments in research that overstep disciplinary boundaries by analysing the new fields and methodologies emerging in the contemporary globalised academic environment, which puts a strong premium on synergism and linkages. Moreover, it assesses current theoretical reflections on inter-, multi- and transdisciplinarity, as well as research grounded in it, and measures their impact on the evolution of scholarship and curriculum in the fields of literature, language and humanities.

Energy For Water

Author : Christopher Napoli
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351718606
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Energy For Water written by Christopher Napoli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water and energy are inextricably linked as unsound management of either resource can have an impact on the cost, availability, and sustainability of the other. This book explores the "energy for water" component of the water–energy nexus. It offers diverse case studies from around the world including the deserts of Saudi Arabia, rural China, Pakistan’s Indus Basin, arid Greek islands, and urban centers such as Los Angeles. The analyses show that while many regions face unique water scarcity challenges, they are all united by the fact that solutions require mobilizing energy. This book focuses on how different policies and technologies are changing the way societies use energy to extract, treat, and transport water. In terms of policy, chapters explore how initiatives aimed at reducing demand for water and improved integrated resource planning can lead to energy savings. Regarding technology, case studies highlight the pros and cons of different methods of meeting water demand. Through exploring both technology and policy across a wide range of diverse case studies, the book offers a robust explanation of the "energy for water" side of the water–energy nexus equation, making it valuable reading for academics and policymakers. This book was originally published as a special issue as International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Beyond Conservation

Author : Peter Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136571345
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Conservation written by Peter Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After decades of operating off-the-backfoot and protecting and conserving nature perceived as under threat, conservationists are becoming proactive and creative in the face of habitat loss, agricultural intensification and climate change. Beyond Conservation offers a revolutionary agenda for both managing existing wildlands in Britain and for expanding and connecting such lands. Central to this strategy is the imperative to 'rewild' or restore and repair damaged habitat and ecosystems, promote existing biodiversity and reintroduce vanished plant and animal species, while working to reconcile human needs and livelihoods and the needs of nature.

Beyond Otherness

Author : Gurmeet Singh Sidhu
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 9384878359
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Otherness written by Gurmeet Singh Sidhu and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sikhism has a rich legacy of interfaith dialogue however, general survey of Sikh literature shows that intensive studies on interfaith dialogue are very few. In fact, Sikhism has been ignored in the studies of religion. Now the situation is changing, people from different traditions are eager to know about others. Moreover, in contemporary thought thinkers are recognizing the multiplicity of the truth. The scholars from different traditions are trying to reinterpret the religious thoughts for current needs of society. Besides, in present world, it is not imaginable for any faith tradition to claim that they have only real or original spirit. Now it is not possible for one religion to stay alive in sealed structure. In this emerging pluralistic world human beings are attaining knowledge from different faiths and testing various means for their peace of mind. People are becoming passionate to learn more and more about the religion. In addition to this, present world conditions necessitate for interfaith dialogue, for this flexible pluralistic approach is becoming a need of the day, because pluralistic perspective recognizes multifarious views for the truth. This work is an attempt to understand the theory of interfaith dialogue and its significance in general and inclusively the new mystical experience from Sikhism. In the wider context this book deals with the interfaith perspectives of Sikhism and its relevance to the contemporary world. It is an academic work based on Sikh scripture which examines the current issues of interfaith studies. The work has five main chapters. A brief description of important concepts of Sikhism and its institutions is given in an appendix which is useful to non-Sikh readers."

Philosophia

Author : Andrea Nye
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135882479
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Philosophia written by Andrea Nye and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophia brings together, for the first time, the work of three major women thinkers of this century, producing a developing commentary on the human condition as an alternative to the mainstream, masculine, philosophical tradition.

Advances in Information Retrieval

Author : Jaap Kamps
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031282418
Total Pages : 635 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Information Retrieval written by Jaap Kamps and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three-volume set LNCS 13980, 13981 and 13982 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 45th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2023, held in Dublin, Ireland, during April 2-6, 2023. The 65 full papers, 41 short papers, 19 demonstration papers, 12 reproducibility papers consortium papers, 7 tutorial papers, and 10 doctorial consortium papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 489 submissions. The book also contains, 8 workshop summaries and 13 CLEF Lab descriptions. The accepted papers cover the state of the art in information retrieval focusing on user aspects, system and foundational aspects, machine learning, applications, evaluation, new social and technical challenges, and other topics of direct or indirect relevance to search.

The Intimate Universal

Author : William Desmond
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023154300X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Intimate Universal written by William Desmond and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Desmond sees religion, art, philosophy, and politics as essential and distinctive modes of human practice, manifestations of an intimate universality that illuminates individual and social being. They are also surprisingly permeable phenomena, and by observing their relations, Desmond captures notes of a clandestine conversation that transforms ontology.

Energy Storage Systems Beyond Li-Ion Intercalation Chemistry

Author : Kai Zhu
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889668193
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Energy Storage Systems Beyond Li-Ion Intercalation Chemistry written by Kai Zhu and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Defining the Value of Medical Interventions

Author : Jan Schildmann
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3170381776
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Defining the Value of Medical Interventions written by Jan Schildmann and published by Kohlhammer Verlag. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining the value in health care and elaborating appropriate value-propositions for health care beneficiaries poses numerous empirical and normative challenges. Different methods of Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) embedded in various interdisciplinary approaches of defining the value of health care have been established in recent years. Current initiatives aim to develop and combine transnational attempts to define an overall acceptable range for value-based healthcare interventions. In this book international scholars with background in medicine, philosophy, health-economics and further disciplines, who participated in an interdisciplinary conference in 2019 combine in-depth analyses with reflections informed by multidisciplinary debates on a pressing issue in healthcare.

Clean Power Politics

Author : Joseph P. Tomain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316982521
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Clean Power Politics written by Joseph P. Tomain and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has been experiencing an energy transition for over four decades, and now - thanks to the Clean Power Plan of the Obama Administration and the Paris climate agreement - a clean energy future is moving closer to reality. In Clean Power Politics, Joseph Tomain describes how clean energy policies have been developed and, more importantly, what's necessary for a successful transition to a clean energy future, including technological innovation, new business models, and regulatory reforms. The energy system of the future will minimize the environmental costs of traditional energy production and consumption, and emphasize expanded use of natural resources and energy efficiency. Because many new energy technologies can be produced and consumed at smaller scales, they will shift decision-making power away from traditional utilities and empower consumers to make energy choices about consumption and price. In this way, a clean energy future embodies a democratization of energy.

Hearing to Review H.R. 4785, the Rural Energy Savings Program Act

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Hearing to Review H.R. 4785, the Rural Energy Savings Program Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Green Building Design in Section 202 and Section 811 Programs

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437986188
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Green Building Design in Section 202 and Section 811 Programs written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sovereign Bodies

Author : Thomas Blom Hansen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400826691
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Sovereign Bodies written by Thomas Blom Hansen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9/11 and its aftermath have shown that our ideas about what constitutes sovereign power lag dangerously behind the burgeoning claims to rights and recognition within and across national boundaries. New configurations of sovereignty are at the heart of political and cultural transformations globally. Sovereign Bodies shifts the debate on sovereign power away from territoriality and external recognition of state power, toward the shaping of sovereign power through the exercise of violence over human bodies and populations. In this volume, sovereign power, whether exercised by a nation-state or by a local despotic power or community, is understood and scrutinized as something tentative and unstable whose efficacy depends less on formal rules than on repeated acts of violence. Following the editors' introduction are fourteen essays by leading scholars from around the globe that analyze cultural meanings of sovereign power and violence, as well as practices of citizenship and belonging--in South Africa, Peru, India, Mexico, Cyprus, Norway, and also among transnational Chinese and Indian populations. Sovereign Bodies enriches our understanding of power and sovereignty in the postcolonial world and in "the West" while opening new conceptual fields in the anthropology of politics. The contributors are Ana María Alonso, Lars Buur, Partha Chatterjee, Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff, Oivind Fuglerud, Thomas Blom Hansen, Barry Hindess, Steffen Jensen, Achille Mbembe, Aihwa Ong, Finn Stepputat, Simon Turner, Peter van der Veer, and Yael Navaro-Yashin.

National Energy Strategy

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book National Energy Strategy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1982: Nondepartmental witnesses. (3 v.)

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1982: Nondepartmental witnesses. (3 v.) written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: