For many, Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images, where reports of natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention, with relatively little publicity given to any of the continent's more positive attributes. Africa has at last begun to receive the depth of interest i[...]

What is at the basis of moral action? An altruism acquired by the application of rule and principle? Or, as Noddings asserts, caring and the memory of being cared for? With numerous examples to supplement her rich theoretical discussion, Noddings builds a compelling philosophical argument for an eth[...]

With numerous examples to supplement her rich theoretical discussion, the author builds a compelling philosophical argument for an ethics based on natural caring, as in the care of a mother for her child. She discusses the extent to which we may truly care for plants, animals, or ideas.[...]

Critical Lessons concentrates on the critical, reflective thinking that should be taught in high schools. Taking seriously the Socratic advice, 'know thyself', it focuses on topics that will help students to understand the forces - good and bad - that work to socialize them. This 2006 book argues wh[...]

This volume confronts the expected tension between care and justice as moral orientations. The essays, by renowned educators, reveal how these two moral orientations can work together to produce wiser and more practical policies and practices. The authors explore problems at every level of education[...]

The first edition of Nel Noddings' Philosophy of Education was acclaimed as the "best overview in the field" by the journal Teaching Philosophy and predicted to "become the standard textbook in philosophy of education" by Educational Theory. This classic text, originally designed to give the educati[...]

Mathematical finance is a vast subject and is an ever growing field that no single book can cover everything, nor should it try to do so. Following on from the detailed treatment on stochastic calculus in volume I, this volume focuses on solving equity, currency and commodity derivative problems fac[...]

il volume raccoglie una serie di racconti di viaggiatori che hanno visitato la Sicilia e il sud Italia. Nella selezione sono stati scelti passi riguardanti il carattere dei Siciliani, i mezzi di trasporto, le tradizioni, gli alloggi ecc ecc in modo tale da dare una visione poliedrica della Sicilia d[...]

Follow astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Buzz Aldrin throughout one of the most exciting and impressive days in history This graphic nonfiction book tells the story of this glorious day."[...]