Need to whack the weeds in your orchard? Cringing at the drudgery and incessant blare of the mower? Imagine instead long sweeps of an elegant scythe cutting your grass and pesky weeds in blissful, meditative silence. That is the power of the "scythe revolution" sweeping North America. Written by a master of the scythe, professionally trained in Austria, and drawing deeply on research into ori…
Utilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. First, it traces the origins and development of utilitarianism via the work of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, and others. The…
Moral theories can be distinguished not only by the answers they give but also by the questions they ask. Utilitarianism's central commitment is to the promotion of well-being, impartially considered. This commitment shapes utilitarianism in a number of ways. If scarce resources should be directed where they will best promote well-being, and if theoretical attention is a scarce resource, then m…
Buku ini menyajikan latihan-latihan praktis dalam bidang radiologi oral dan interpretasi radiograf untuk keperluan diagnostik kedokteran gigi. Robert P. Langlais dan Craig S. Miller membimbing pembaca dalam memahami teknik pengambilan gambar radiografi, identifikasi struktur anatomi, serta interpretasi kelainan patologis pada radiograf gigi dan maksilofasial. Dengan pendekatan berbasis kasus da…