Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law: British Perspectives
Author: Paul J. Du Plessis File Type: pdf A new assessment of the importance of the lex Aquilia (wrongful damage to property) on Roman law in Britain Few topics have had a more profound impact on the study of Roman law in Britain than the lex Aquilia, a Roman statute enacted c.287286 BCE to reform the Roman law on wrongful damage to property. This volume investigates this peculiarly British fixation against the backdrop larger themes such as the development of delicttort in Britain and the rise of comparative law. Taken collectively, the volume establishes whether it is possible to identify a British method of researching and writing about Roman law. **
Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Nassim Nicholas Talebs landmark Incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decision-making in a world we dont understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. All four volumesAntifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, and the expanded edition of The Bed of Procrustes, updated with more than 50 percent new materialare now together in one ebook bundle. ANTIFRAGILE Startling . . . richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides.The Wall Street Journal Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same the antifragile gets better and better. What is crucial is that the antifragile loves errors, as it incurs small harm and large benefits from them. Spanning politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine in an interdisciplinary and erudite style, Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. THE BLACK SWAN [A book] that altered modern thinking.The Times (London) A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics It is unpredictable it carries a massive impact and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random and more predictable. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan so was 911. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows that black swan events underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives, and yet weespecially the expertsare blind to them. FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS [Fooled by Randomness] is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luthers ninety-five theses were to the Catholic Church.Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Are we capable of distinguishing the fortunate charlatan from the genuine visionary? Must we always try to uncover nonexistent messages in random events? Fooled by Randomness is about luck more precisely, about how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skillthe marketsFooled by Randomness is an irreverent, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining exploration of one of the least understood forces in our lives. THE BED OF PROCRUSTES Talebs crystalline nuggets of thought stand alone like esoteric poems.Financial Times This collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses Talebs major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. With a rare combination of pointed wit and potent wisdom, Taleb plows through human illusions, contrasting the classical views of courage, elegance, and erudition against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness.
Author: Richard A. Bauman
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Crime and punishment have concerned humanity since the beginning of social life. Their manifestations in ancient Rome remains a fascinating topic, as the law of most European countries today is derived from ancient Roman law. Richard A. Bauman tells the history of punishment from the Roman Republic to the late Empire, shedding light on some decisive aspects of Roman history. He assesses punishment according to its innate humanity and cruelty, traces the changes in Roman attitudes, laws and practices during this era. Trials for treason, sedition and corruption illuminate political history common law crimes like murder, and forgery that sharpen our perception of social history discussions of freedom of speech increase our understanding of intellectual history and religious persecutions fill out the picture of religious history. In its scope and focus, this is an unprecedented study, painting a vivid picture of the theory and practice of punishment in ancient Rome.
Author: Jan Olof Bengtsson
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Personalism is understood today as the name of an important current in twentieth-century thought which, inspired by the Christian and humanistic traditions of the West, has sought to deepen our understanding of the meaning and value of human personhood. Opposing both individualism and collectivism, personalism has stressed the uniqueness of each person, the meaning and value of interpersonal relations, and the unity that holds persons together and is, ultimately, also personal in itself the person of God. Personalisms insights into the nature of personhood have broad implications for our view of ethics, politics, education, and religion. The history of personalism has, however, been poorly understood. Jan Olof Bengtsson shows that personalism began as early as the eighteenth century and was a central, international current of thought throughout the nineteenth century - that it was, in fact, more characteristic of the nineteenth century than of the twentieth.ReviewOnce in a great while a book comes along that is so crucial to an area of study as to be assured of setting the tone in that domain of scholarship for many decades to come... The fuller story of personalisms history was delayed largely because the research required to unearth it would have to be done in Europe and England and by a person fully fluent in at least English, German, and French. What was needed was a first-rate historian of ideas, and one willing to invest a decade in the project. Fortunately for us, such a scholar eventually appeared. Jan Olof Bengtsson has completed the book many other scholars awaited and sincerely hoped someone else would write. The result has been gratifying. The book... will become the handbook of those who study personalism and the reference book for those whose areas touch upon it... The book is economical in its language but grand in its sweep. - Randall E. Auxier, The Pluralist A major new work of intellectual history... exhibiting the highest standards of scholarship, including a truly impressive erudition... The book is at once richly informative and analytically incisive. Only a person with a broad and advanced mastery of the history of Western thought could have written a study of such simultaneous scope and depth... it would surprise me greatly if in years to come this book will not be regarded as the authoritative, standard work on its subject and that scholars will declare Bengtsson says, and according to Bengtsson... His book contributes significantly to intellectual history but also to the continuing development of personalism. - Claes G. Ryn, The Pluralist Jan Olof Bengtssons The Worldview of Personalism is, if anything, a historical tour de force. While the books aim goes beyond mere history readers cannot but be impressed by its account of the early personalists and their influence on later writers. The discussion of Jacobi, Schelling, and Lotze is particularly noteworthy and with this discussion the development of both European and Anglo-American personalism must hereafter be seen in a new light. - Phillip Ferreira, The Pluralist Provides a history of the origins of European personalism that has not existed in English... remarkable... an exceptional work in the history of ideas and the history of philosophy... [a] magnificent history of early personalism - James McLachlan, The Pluralist an admirable mastery and orderly deployment of a great mass of detailed study - Appraisal, The Journal of the Society for Post-Critical and Personalist Studies, Vol. 6, No. 3 About the AuthorJan Olof Bengtsson teaches the history of ideas at Lund University.
Author: Drew Davidson
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Computer and video games are leaving the PC and conquering the arena of everyday life in the form of mobile applications (such as GPS cell phones, etc.) the result is new types of cities and architecture. How do these games alter our perception of real and virtual space? What can the designers of physical and digital worlds learn from one another? Space Time Play presents the following themes the superimposition of computer games on real spaces and convergences of real and imaginary playspaces computer and video games as practical planning instruments. With articles by Espen Aarseth, Ernest Adams, Richard A. Bartle, Ian Bogost, Gerhard M. Buurman, Edward Castranova, Kees Christiaanse, Drew Davidson, James Der Derian, Noah Falstein, Stephen Graham, Ludger Hovestadt, Henry Jenkins, Heather Kelley, James Korris, Julian Kucklich, Frank Lantz, Lev Manovich, Jane McGonigal, William J. Mitchell, Kas Oosterhuis, Katie Salen, Mark Wigley, and others.
Author: Dave Mustaine
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The fall and rise of a heavy metal icon Dave Mustaine is the first to admit that hes bottomed out a few times in his dark and twisted speed metal version of a Dickensian life. Impoverished, transient childhood? Check. Abusive, alcoholic parent? Check. Mind-fucking religious weirdness (in his case the extremes of the Jehovahs Witnesses and Satanism)? Check. Alcoholism, drug addiction, homelessness? Check, check, check. Soul-crushing professional and artistic setbacks? Check. Rehab? Check (seventeen times, give or take). Near-death experience? Check that one, too. James Hetfield, with whom many years ago Mustaine founded a band known as Metallica, once observed, with some incredulity, that Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. Thats how lucky hes been, how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. And Hetfield is right. Mustaine has been lucky. He has been blessed. But heres the thing about having a horseshoe lodged in your rectum It also hurts like hell. And you never forget its there. Mustaine has battled through it all to achieve dizzying heights. From the early, heady days of Metallica, being unceremoniously let go only to become a world-famous rock starfounder, front man, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (and de facto CEO) for Megadeth, one of the most popular bands in heavy metalMustaines is a story that will inspire, stun, and terrify.
Author: Angelina E. Castagno
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Through rich ethnographic accounts of teachers in two demographically different secondary schools in the same urban district, Angelina E. Castagno investigates how whiteness operates in ways that thwart (and sometimes co-opt) even the best intentions and common sense--thus resulting in educational policies and practices that reinforce the status quo and protect whiteness rather than working toward greater equity. Whereas most discussions of the education of diverse students focus on the students and families themselves, Educated in Whiteness highlights the structural and ideological mechanisms of whiteness. In schools, whiteness remains dominant by strengthening and justifying the status quo while simultaneously preserving a veneer of neutrality, equality, and compassion. Framed by critical race theory and whiteness studies, this book employs concepts like interest convergence, a critique of liberalism, and the possessive investment in whiteness to better understand diversity-related educational policy and practice. Although in theory most diversity-related educational policies and practices are intended to bring about greater equity, too often in practice they actually maintain, legitimate, and so perpetuate whiteness. Castagno not only sheds light on this disconnect between the promises and practices of diversity-related initiatives but also provides insight into why the disconnect persists.--Publishers website.
Author: Robin Prior
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From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitlers Germany as inevitable. But in 1940 Great Britains defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi threat. In this cogently argued book, Robin Prior delves into the documents of the timewar diaries, combat reports, Home Securitys daily files, and much moreto uncover how Britain endured a year of menacing crises. The book reassesses key events of 1940crises that were recognized as such at the time and others not fully appreciated. Prior examines Neville Chamberlains government, Churchills opponents, the collapse of France, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. He looks critically at the position of the United States before Pearl Harbor, and at Roosevelts response to the crisis. Prior concludes that the nation was saved through a combination of political leadership, British Expeditionary Force determination and skill, Royal Air Force and Navy efforts to return soldiers to the homeland, and the determination of the people to fight on in spite of all terror. As eloquent as it is controversial, this book exposes the full import of events in 1940, when Britain fought alone and Western civilization hung in the balance. **htmlReview Elegant, well marshalled and powerful Priors authoritative, no-nonsense coverage underlines the periods momentousnessAshley Jackson, BBC History Magazine. (Ashley Jackson BBC History Magazine 2015-08-01) A stirring retelling of the saga of 1940, emphasizing the centrality of Winston Churchill . . . [Prior] writes vividly and well.Max Hastings, New York Review of Books (Max Hastings New York Review of Books) About the Author Robin Prior is professor of history at Flinders University, Adelaide,and author of six previous books. He lives in Adelaide, Australia.html
Author: Gilbert Simondon
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Simondon is a secret password among certain discussions within philosophy today. As a philosopher of technology, Simondons work has a place at the forefront of current thinking in media, technology, psychology, and philosophy with complex accounts of mans relationship to technology and the realm that continues to form itself via this tension between man and his technical universe. In this introduction to Simondons oeuvre, the reader has access to the grounding of one of the most fundamental and critical questions that has been the focus of philosophy for millennia the relationship between man and animal. **About the AuthorGilbert Simondon was a French philosopher of technology whose work continues to attract new interest within a variety of academic fields. Drew S. Burk is a cultural theorist and translator of contemporary French philosophy. Simondon is a secret password among certain discussions within philosophy today. As a philosopher of technology, Simondons work has a place at the forefront of current thinking in media, technology, psychology, and philosophy with complex accounts of mans relationship to technology and the realm that continues to form itself via this tension between man and his technical universe. In this introduction to Simondons oeuvre, the reader has access to the grounding of one of the most fundamental and critical questions that has been the focus of philosophy for millennia the relationship between man and animal. **
Author: Charles Lowery
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In *Un-Democratic Acts New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools*, the focus is on ideals of democracy and democratic leadership to promote passionate debate, critical thinking, and change. Each chapter utilizes the unique voice and experiences of the author to tackle topics that are often taboo andor politicized for ratings or votes but seldom for progress and change. Rather than continuing the circular course of back and forth arguments whose beginning and end points are the same, the authors utilize their voice to invoke change and focus on solutions. While each chapter takes on a life of its own, the collective work embodies the purpose and challenge that todays leadership faces from a variety of perspectives. Most importantly these concepts are intended to create dissonance and divergence, a moving away from the typical and usual ways of doing, to break down the status quo thinking that dominates the related fields of academia and schooling. Do we accept the status quo and work to find our niche within the system? Or, do we hold ourselves and others accountable to truly honor the founding principles of freedom and equality for all as professed in the United States Constitution? In *Un-Democratic Acts New Departures for Dialogues in Society and Schools*, the editors create a space in which imagining the possibility of a democratic and just society where all individuals are truly respected and treated fairly is the American way. **