The author sets before the reader a lifelike picture of the deities of classical times as they were conceived and worshipped by the ancients themselves, and thereby to awaken in the minds of young students a desire to become more intimately acquainted with the noble productions of classical antiquity.
From the content: Introduction Mathematical modelling Measurement Scientific explanation Context of discovery Context of justification Uncertainty of scientific knowledge Morality and moral philosophy System ofvalues associated with science General principles of moral decision-making Researchethics Methodological and ethical issues related to experimentation Methodological and ethical issues to researchinformation Methodological and ethical issuesrelated to legal protection of intellectual property
This book examines and critiques how the United States Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts perpetuates structural inequality.
Este 'opúsculo' (como o próprio Maquiavel o chamou) escrito por um cortesão italiano da época renascentista, endereçado 'ao magnífico Lorenzo de Medici' (na época, o Duque de Urbino, em Florença), e publicado somente após a sua morte, acabou por ser reconhecido pela posteridade como um dos tratados políticos mais fundamentais elaborados pelo pensamento humano, e que teve um papel crucial na construção do conceito de Estado como o conhecemos na modernidade.