Forces of Nature Inquiry Card--Fire Triangles

Forces of Nature Inquiry Card--Fire Triangles

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Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 4

ISBN-13: 1425883974

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Elaborate on the concept of forces in nature using this science inquiry card and lesson. Using vibrant, engaging images for science exploration allows all students to make connections and relate science concepts to new situations.


One and Many

One and Many

Author: Jiayan Zhang

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0824861183

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Is the world one or many? Ji Zhang revisits this ancient philosophical question from the modern perspective of comparative studies. His investigation stages an intellectual exchange between Plato, founder of the Academy, and Ge Hong, who systematized Daoist belief and praxis. Zhang not only captures the tension between rational Platonism and abstruse Daoism, but also creates a bridge between the two.


Plato's Theory of Explanation

Plato's Theory of Explanation

Author: A. Freire Ashbaugh

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780887066078

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Here is the question: what constitutes a good explanation of phenomena? Whereas true being (forms) can be known through dialectic, concrete phenomena can only be explained. An explanation is verisimilar of dialectical knowledge as concrete things are images of eternal ones. Ashbaugh shows how Plato subtly develops the notion of imaging and explaining, accounting for how physical things can be different from forms and how they are connected to forms.


Fire on Earth

Fire on Earth

Author: Andrew C. Scott

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1118534093

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Earth is the only planet known to have fire. The reason is both simple and profound: fire exists because Earth is the only planet to possess life as we know it. Fire is an expression of life on Earth and an index of life’s history. Few processes are as integral, unique, or ancient. Fire on Earth puts fire in its rightful place as an integral part of the study of geology, biology, human history, physics, and global chemistry. Fire is ubiquitous in various forms throughout Earth, and belongs as part of formal inquiries about our world. In recent years fire literature has multiplied exponentially; dedicated journals exist and half a dozen international conferences are held annually. A host of formal sciences, or programs announcing interdisciplinary intentions, are willing to consider fire. Wildfire also appears routinely in media reporting. This full-colour text, containing over 250 illustrations of fire in all contexts, is designed to provide a synthesis of contemporary thinking; bringing together the most powerful concepts and disciplinary voices to examine, in an international setting, why planetary fire exists, how it works, and why it looks the way it does today. Students, lecturers, researchers and professionals interested in the physical, ecological and historical characteristics of fire will find this book, and accompanying web-based material, essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all related disciplines, for general interest and for providing an interdisciplinary foundation for further study. A comprehensive approach to the history, behaviour and ecological effects of fire on earth Timely introduction to this important subject, with relevance for global climate change, biodiversity loss and the evolution of human culture. Provides a foundation for the interdisciplinary field of Fire Research Authored by an international team of leading experts in the field Associated website provides additional resources


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism

Author: Carl McColman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780028642666

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Presents a complete idiot's guide to understanding paganism and examines the basic principles of shamanism, druidism, and Wicca as well as the fundamentals of meditation, magic, divination, and spiritual healing.


The Forester's Log

The Forester's Log

Author: Mary Stuever

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0826344585

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This collection of Stuever's popular columns celebrates the bond between land and people and inspires us to preserve our forest treasures.


Aristotle and Mathematics

Aristotle and Mathematics

Author: John J. Cleary

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 9004320903

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John Cleary here explores the role which the mathematical sciences play in Aristotle's philosophical thought, especially in his cosmology, metaphysics, and epistemology. He also thematizes the aporetic method by means of which he deals with philosophical questions about the foundations of mathematics. The first two chapters consider Plato's mathematical cosmology in the light of Aristotle's critical distinction between physics and mathematics. Subsequent chapters examine three basic aporiae about mathematical objects which Aristotle himself develops in his science of first philosophy. What emerges from this dialectical inquiry is a different conception of substance and of order in the universe, which gives priority to physics over mathematics as the cosmological science. Within this different world-view, we can better understand what we now call Aristotle's philosophy of mathematics.


Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies

Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies

Author: A Cerda

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2009-01-05

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 1439843333

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This book has been published a decade after Fires Effects on Ecosystems by DeBano, Neary, and Folliott (1998), and builds on their foundation to update knowledge on natural post-fire processes and describe the use and effectiveness of various restoration strategies that may be applied when human intervention is warranted. The chapters in this book,