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Originalism and the good constitution / by McGinnis, John O., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Originalism : Its Discontents and the Supermajoritarian Solution -- The Nature of the Argument -- The Supermajoritarian Theory of Constitutionalism -- The Compliance of the US Constitution with Desirable Supermajority Rules -- The Continuing Desirability of an Old Supermajoritarian Constitution -- Supermajoritarian Failure, Including the Exclusion of African Americans and Women -- Original Methods Originalism -- Original Methods versus Constitutional Construction -- Precedent, Originalism, and the Constitution -- The Normative Theory of Precedent -- Imagining an Originalist Future.…”
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Shakespeare's History Plays : Rethinking Historicism / by Parvini, Neema

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: New historicism -- ch. 3: Cultural materialism -- ch. 4: An argument against anti-humanism -- ch. 5: Solutions -- ch. 6: Shakespeare's historical and political thought in context -- ch. 7: Personal action and agency in Henry VI -- ch. 8: Ideology in Richard II and Henry IV -- ch. 9: Conclusion.…”
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Shakespeare's History Plays : Rethinking Historicism / by Parvini, Neema

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: New historicism -- ch. 3: Cultural materialism -- ch. 4: An argument against anti-humanism -- ch. 5: Solutions -- ch. 6: Shakespeare's historical and political thought in context -- ch. 7: Personal action and agency in Henry VI -- ch. 8: Ideology in Richard II and Henry IV -- ch. 9: Conclusion.…”
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Grammatical categories variation in romance languages / by Manzini, Maria Rita

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Logical dynamics of information and interaction by Benthem, J. F. A. K. van, 1949-

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La sécurité d'emploi dans le secteur public : Essai by Borgeat, Louis

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The flight from reality in the human sciences by Shapiro, Ian

Table of Contents: “…Fear of not flying -- The difference that realism makes : social science and the politics of consent / Ian Shapiro and Alexander Wendt -- Revisiting the pathologies of rational choice / Donald Green and Ian Shapiro -- Richard Posner's praxis -- Gross concepts in political argument -- Problems, methods, and theories in the study of politics : or, what's wrong with political science and what to do about it -- The political science discipline: a comment on David Laitin.…”
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Paul and Isaiah's servants Paul's theological reading of Isaiah 40-66 in 2 Corinthians 5:14-6:10 / by Gignilliat, Mark S.

Table of Contents: “…Paul, the Old Testament, and theological reading : recent interpretation and a search for a theological approach -- Placing the exegetical/theological argument of 2 Corinthians 5.14-6.10 -- The servant of Yahweh and 2 Corinthians 5.14-21 : Paul's reading of the redemptive drama of Isaiah 40-66 -- Paul : a servant of the servant -- The theological implications of Paul's Old Testament reading.…”
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Democracy without politics by Bilakovics, Steven, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: democracy as self-subverting -- "More than kings yet less than men": Tocqueville on the new extremes of democratic society -- Civilization without the discontents: Tocqueville on democracy as the social state of nature -- The regime of revolution: Claude Lefort on history, nature, and convention after the democratic revolution -- Political phoenix: Sheldon Wolin on the limits and limitlessness of democracy -- Conclusion: post-politics: society without argument.…”
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Anthem critical thinking and writing skills an introductory guide / by Ehrhardt, Victoria Pontzer

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Introduction to Critical Thinking What is Argument? Research and Evidence Inductive Reasoning Deductive Reasoning The Classical Fallacies Reasoning Through the Ages Putting It All Together -- A Research Project Appendix 1: Answers for Practice Exercises and chapter Reviews Appendix 2: Logic Test Appendix 3: Answers for Logic Test Appendix 4: Persuasive Paper Rubric.…”
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Murder on the White Sands the disappearance of Albert and Henry Fountain / by Recko, Corey, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Sayers -- Ed Brown -- Indictments -- Shootout at Wildy Well -- The trial -- Jack Maxwell testifies -- Garrett takes the stand -- The prosecution closes -- The defense and rebuttal -- Closing arguments and the verdict -- In conclusion -- Epilogues.…”
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William James on ethics and faith by Slater, Michael R., 1976-

Table of Contents: “…The will and the right to believe ; James's Wager and the right to believe -- Pt. II. Two moral arguments for religious faith. James's religious ethics in "The moral philosopher and the moral life" ; Overcoming pessimism in "Is life worth living?" …”
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The price of freedom denied religious persecution and conflict in the twenty-first century / by Grim, Brian J.

Table of Contents: “…Testing the competing arguments.…”
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The institutional imperative the politics of equitable development in Southeast Asia / by Kuhonta, Erik Martinez, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Extensions and conclusions: Extending the theoretical argument : the Philippines and Vietnam ; Conclusion.…”
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Corruption as a last resort : adapting to the market in Central Asia / by McMann, Kelly M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…An absence of alternatives : a new framework for understanding corruption -- Alternatives to corruption and the impact of market reform : the arguments and their theoretical implications -- Bribery, favoritism, and clientelism : evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Market actors as an unrealized alternative : the impact of market reforms -- Islamic institutions and secular charities : obstacles to providing substitute resources -- Families : the uneven impact of market reforms -- Reducing corruption : policy recommendations -- Appendix : statistical analysis.…”
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Corruption as a Last Resort : Adapting to the Market in Central Asia / by McMann, Kelly M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…An absence of alternatives : a new framework for understanding corruption -- Alternatives to corruption and the impact of market reform : the arguments and their theoretical implications -- Bribery, favoritism, and clientelism : evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Market actors as an unrealized alternative : the impact of market reforms -- Islamic institutions and secular charities : obstacles to providing substitute resources -- Families : the uneven impact of market reforms -- Reducing corruption : policy recommendations -- Appendix : statistical analysis.…”
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Staying Alive: A Survival Manual for the Liberal Arts / by Fradenburg, L. O. Aranye, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Hands off our jouissance : the collaborative risk of a shared disorganization -- Driving education : a crash course -- An army of lovers -- Living the liberal arts : an argument for embodied learning communities -- Human-tongued basilisks -- Breathing with Lacan's Seminar X : expression and emergence -- The object breath -- Life's reach : territory, display, ekphrasis -- Ekphrastic Beowulf : defying death and staying alive in the academy -- Fuzzy logic.…”
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Religion in criminal justice by Miller, Monica K.

Table of Contents: “…An introduction to religion in criminal justice -- Religion in high profile trials -- Religion in the legal system -- Common prosecution appeals -- Common defense appeals -- Court decisions regarding religion in closing arguments -- Research questions surrounding religious appeals -- Overview of experimental studies -- Study one : the use of religious appeals by prosecutors -- Study two : the use of religious appeals by defense attorneys -- Discussion, limitations, and future studies -- Conclusions.…”
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Understanding affirmative action politics, discrimination, and the search for justice / by Kellough, J. Edward

Table of Contents: “…Affirmative action : the concept and the controversy -- Early efforts focusing on equality of opportunity -- Affirmative action and preferential selection -- Assessing the argument : a review of the case for affirmative action -- The Supreme Court and affirmative action : an examination of the early development of statutory and constitutional constraints -- Cases from 1995 to 2003 : challenges, uncertainty, and the survival of affirmative action -- Evidence on the effectiveness of affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the Twenty-first century.…”
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Corruption as a Last Resort : Adapting to the Market in Central Asia / by McMann, Kelly M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…An absence of alternatives : a new framework for understanding corruption -- Alternatives to corruption and the impact of market reform : the arguments and their theoretical implications -- Bribery, favoritism, and clientelism : evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Market actors as an unrealized alternative : the impact of market reforms -- Islamic institutions and secular charities : obstacles to providing substitute resources -- Families : the uneven impact of market reforms -- Reducing corruption : policy recommendations -- Appendix : statistical analysis.…”
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