This book is an endeavour to prepare the students for competitive examinations like IAS, IES, IFS, Bank POS, LIC, AAOS etc. It is enriched with problem solving tools and assessment that would serve as a one-stop solution for students. Shortest methods for solving tricky conceptual questions have also been given to simplify learning.
The objective of this little book is to supply students with a number of model essays-descriptive, narrative and reflective and imaginative on a variety of subjects. It is written in a very simple and easy-to-understan language. The careful study of the
This book has been written for the students preparing on the basis of new syllabus of UPSC , New Delhi for Civil Services Preliminary Examination. All the subject matter is presented in a simple, lucid style and in an elaborate form which will help even a fresher in following the subject with a little effort and informing clear mental concepts
Any level of study within literature and culture requires an engagement with a wider scope of themes, issues and discourses, and these debates are often centred around key ‘essays’. This book examines a wide range of these essays on topics such as posthumanism, racism, feminism, necropolitics, the Anthropocene, gender, Global North/South, neo- and de-colonialism, universals, borders and limits, interspecies relations, blackness, cosmopolitics, epistemology, addiction. The essays selected represent scholars from a range of disciplines, ethnicities, nationalities and genders, and offer readings relevant across the arts and humanities. Each chapter explains why the essay is of vital importance in our contemporary era, introduces and explains the key themes and theories with which it engages, demystifies any complex content and positions it within wider current debates. Covering all of the essential debates that students and academics must engage with, alongside a close analysis and critique of contemporary seminal essays in the debate, this book will be an essential read for students of literature and culture across the arts and humanities.
This book is a collection of essays and research papers on a wide variety of subjects, including philosophy, computers, drama, poetry, literature, history, art, music, theology, networking, mathematics, business economics, transmission media and databases.
An exploration of the European Union with sections on conflict, intelligence and security, immigration and human rights, world economic development and environmental sustainability, high technologies and their growing impact.
Contemporary Issues, Science, Africa and More attends to very sensitive and contemporary issues pertaining to biotechnology such as human cloning and Genetic Engineering. It also comprises such areas as Affirmative Action, one's right to abortion, one's right to sexual choice(s), questions relating to whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero or not and other similar but controversial issues. In addition, there are topics included in "Contemporary Issues, Science, Africa and More" relating to matters of ethnicity, culture and development, in particular as they impact Africa. Those studying Philosophy or Law will augment their own skills of debate and their organizing and presentation of arguments. History and Social Studies students, as well as students of African Studies, will benefit immensely from this text and will acquire a new outlook on culture and its usefulness in Africa. Students of Science will sharpen their knowledge and skills in the areas of Biotechnology in areas such as Molecular/Cellular Biology, and in particular in the understanding of biological concepts such as cloning, Genetic Engineering, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), stem cells, embryonic stems cells and so on. Teachers not trained in Science or pressed with time to do research, will have a simple reference guide in "Contemporary Issues, Science, Africa and More". One's debating skills, skills and knowledge in Science and overall knowledge of contemporary issues will be greatly enhanced after reading this book.
The perfect introduction to contemporary epistemology, completely overhauled for its third edition In Contemporary Debates in Epistemology, pairs of specially commissioned essays defend opposing views on some of today’s most compelling epistemological issues and problems. Offering a unique blend of accessibility and originality, this timely volume brings together fresh debates on hotly contested issues to provide readers with the opportunity to engage in comparative analysis of constantly changing and developing epistemological concepts. Now in its third edition, Contemporary Debates in Epistemology features up-to-date coverage of the latest developments in the field. Entirely new essays examine questions of epistemic normativity and knowledge, the relationship between belief and credence, the possibility of internalist epistemology, epistemic instrumentalism, norms of assertion, the use of thought experiments in epistemology, and more. Presents a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the major topics in contemporary epistemology Contains head-to-head chapters offering forceful advocacy of opposing philosophical stances Focuses on core areas of epistemology Uses a lively debate format that sharply defines the issues and encourages further discussion All-new chapters provide fully updated coverage of new and emerging topics in epistemology Part of the Wiley-Blackwell Contemporary Debates in Philosophy series, Contemporary Debates in Epistemology, Third Edition, remains an essential resource for advanced undergraduate philosophy majors, graduate students in philosophy, and epistemologists who want to keep current with contemporary epistemological debates.