The archeology of the frivolous: reading Condillac, By Jacques Derrida

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The archeology of the frivolous: reading Condillac, By Jacques Derrida

The archeology of the frivolous: reading Condillac, By Jacques Derrida
Duquesne University Press | 1980 | ISBN 0391016369 | 143 Pages | PDF OCR | 1.7 MB

In 1746 the French philosophe Condillac published his Essay on the Origin of Human Knowledge, one of many attempts during the century to determine how we organize and validate ideas as knowledge. In investigating language, especially written language, he found not only the seriousness he sought but also a great deal of frivolity whose relation to the sober business of philosophy had to be addressed somehow. If the mind truly reflects the world, and language reflects the mind, why is there so much error and nonsense? Whence the distortions? How can they be remedied?

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Emerald Architecture: Case Studies in Green Building (GreenSource Books) Summary By Greensource

Emerald Architecture: Case Studies in Green Building (GreenSource Books)

Emerald Architecture: Case Studies in Green Building (GreenSource Books) Summary By Greensource
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional 2008-04-21 | 166 Pages | ISBN: 0071544119 | PDF | 35 MB

Improve Your Green Design Skills with 24 Full-Color Case Studies of Sustainable Structures and Facilities!

Turn to Emerald Architecture for a full-color collection of 24 in-depth case studies of sustainable structures and facilities.

Packed with more than 200 design-inspiring photos and illustrations, this beautiful architectural guide presents design data and specifications from a wide variety of projects, including schools, offices, labs, libraries, government buildings, and even a summer camp.

For each case study, the book gives a description of the building, how it works, and how successful it has been. In addition, each case study includes architectural details, elevations, and floor plans…photos and illustrations…site plans…product sources and credits…key building parameters…charts for tracking climate and rainfall…and LEED scores and ratings.

Written by the experts at GreenSource Magazine, Emerald Architecture provides:

* A one-stop source for green architectural data and design inspiration
* 24 in-depth case studies of sustainable structures
* More than 200 beautiful photos and illustrations
* Details, plans, charts, diagrams, and elevations
* Key parameters, such as location, square footage, cost, carbon footprint, and energy use
* Charts for tracking climate and rainfall to forecast energy needs
* Source and product information to maximize research and planning

A vital tool for everyone who wants to capitalize on the latest advances in sustainable design and construction, Emerald Architecture presents an abundance of “hard” information on the planning, design, and methods for green structures.

The sustainability movement in architecture is gaining tremendous momentum every year, especially now that buildings can be rated with LEED and their operations tracked for effectiveness. However, the building industry is still in need of “hard” information about the planning, design, products, and methods for sustainable structures.

In order to help meet this crucial need, Emerald Architecture offers you a full-color collection of 24 in-depth case studies of green buildings that are as attractive as they are sustainable.

Using more than 200 beautiful photos and illustrations, this timely architectural guide presents design data and specifications from a wide variety of projects, including schools, offices, labs, libraries, multifamily housing, and government buildings.

For each of the cutting-edge projects included, Emerald Architecture provides a lucid description of the building itself…how it works…and an evaluation of how successful it has been.

Written by the experts at GreenSource Magazine, this invaluable design tool features the following information for each of the 24 case studies of successful sustainable structures and facilities:

* Comprehensive architectural details, elevations, and floor and site plans
* Numerous full-color photos and illustrations of the project
* Carbon footprint and energy use
* Accurate product sources and credits to aid in research and planning
* Key parameters, such as location, square footage, and cost
* Handy charts for tracking climate and rainfall to understand energy use
* LEED scores and ratings

In addition, this all-in-one green resource contains a comprehensive introduction to concepts of sustainable design…time- and money-saving material on new building technology…the international aspects of sustainable design and construction…innovative new green products…and many forward-looking design ideas and techniques that are currently being used to enhance the beauty, viability, and management of sustainable structures and facilities.

An essential, skills-building reference, Emerald Architecture presents a state-of-the-art compendium of “hard” information on the planning, design, and methods for green structures and facilities.

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Heather M. L. Miller, Archaeological Approaches to Technology

Archaeological Approaches to Technology

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Heather M. L. Miller, "Archaeological Approaches to Technology"
Emerald Group Pub 2006 | ISBN-10: 0124969518 | 304 Pages | PDF | 6,7 MB

This book is designed for upper-division undergraduate and graduate level archaeology students taking courses in ancient technologies, archaeological craft production, material culture, the history of technology, archaeometry, and field methods. This text can also serve as a general introduction and a reference for archaeologists, material culture specialists in socio-cultural disciplines, and engineers/scientists interested in the backgrounds and histories of their disciplines. The study of ancient technologiesthat is, the ways in which objects and materials were made and usedcan reveal insights into economic, social, political, and ritual realms of the past.This book summarizes the current state of ancient technology studies by emphasizing methodologies, some major technologies, and the questions and issues that drive archaeologists in their consideration of these technologies. It shows the ways that technology studies can be used by archaeologists working anywhere, on any type of society and it embraces an orientation toward the practical, not the philosophical. It compares the range of pre-industrial technologies, from stone tool production, fiber crafts, wood and bone working, fired clay crafts, metal production, and glass manufacture. It includes socially contextualized case studies, as well as general descriptions of technological processes. It discusses essential terminology (technology, material culture, chaine operatoire, etc.), primarily from the perspective of how these terms are used by archaeologists.

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