The Matrix and Philosophy Welcome to the Desert of the Real Edited by WILLIAM IRWIN For Peter H. Hare‚ Morpheus to many Contents Introduction: Meditations on The Matrix 1 Scene 1 How Do You Know? 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Computers‚ Caves‚ and Oracles: Neo and Socrates WILLIAM IRWIN Skepticism‚ Morality‚ and The Matrix GERALD J. ERION and BARRY SMITH 16 The Matrix Possibility DAVID MITSUO NIXON 28 Seeing‚ Believing‚ Touching‚ Truth CAROLYN KORSMEYER
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Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security Definitions of Globalization: A Comprehensive Overview and a Proposed Definition Dr. Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan Senior Scholar in Geostrategy and Director of the Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security Geneva Centre for Security Policy Ambassador Gérard Stoudmann Director Geneva Centre for Security Policy June 19‚ 2006 To comment‚ please email Ms. Bethany Webster at b.webster@gcsp
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CHAPTER 1 Consumer Behavior Across Cultures W hen the Canadian media philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the concept of the global 1 village‚ he was referring to Plato’s definition of the proper size for a city—the number of people who could hear the voice of the public speaker. By the global village‚ McLuhan meant that the new electric media of his time‚ such as telephone and television‚ abolished the spatial dimension. By means of electricity‚ people everywhere could resume person-to-person
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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 20 (2013) 68–79 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jretconser Luxury fashion consumption in China: Factors affecting attitude and purchase intent Bopeng Zhang a‚ Jung-Hwan Kim b‚n a b Department of Apparel‚ Educational Studies‚ and Hospitality Management‚ Iowa State University‚ Ames‚ IA 50011‚ USA Department of Retailing‚ College of Hospitality
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CONTENIDO Prologue ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Old English …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Anglo – saxon poetry …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Specific features of Anglo-saxon poetry ……………………………………………………………… 5 Beowulf ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Middle English literature/ 14th century ………………………………………………………………… 7 Geoffrey Chaucer biography ………………………………………………………………………………… 8 The Canterbury Tales ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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Tourism Management 33 (2012) 1007e1029 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management Film tourism e Evolution‚ progress and prospects Joanne Connell University of Exeter Business School‚ Exeter‚ UK a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 14 December 2011 Accepted 20 February 2012 Film tourism has emerged as a major growth sector for research in tourism and it is
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Humanities The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚ critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚ as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences. The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ and visual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history
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