In this book, the authors give an applied approach to relative value techniques, showing readers how to decide on the best ...

Engl&, the 1950s. When the eligible Nigel, Earl of Marshwood (Edward Atterton) announces his engagement to Hollywood actress Miranda Frayle (Jean Tripplehorn), it causes all manner of trouble. To start with, his mother Felicity (Julie Andrews) is upset that he is marrying outside the aristocracy; then there's Miranda's movie star ex-lover Don Lucas (William Baldwin), who is determined to win her back; & finally there's the bombshell dropped by Felicity's assistant Moxie (Sophie Thompson), who claims to be Miranda's estranged sister. Will Nigel & Miranda ever make it to the altar or will the plotting & complications get the better of them? ...

In this volume, Baghramian presents an historical account of relativistic doctrines from the beginning of western philosophy; offers an introduction & critical assessment of the various types of relativism; & appraises the most influential on-going debates & approaches to relativism. ...

The issue of relativism looms large in many contemporary discussions of knowledge, reality, society, religion, culture & gender. This book offers a path through these debates. It begins by clarifying what exactly relativism is & how it differs from scepticism & pluralism. It then examines five main types of cognitive relativism. ...

Cappelen & Hawthorne present a powerful critique of fashionable relativist accounts of truth, & the foundational ideas in semantics on which the new relativism draws. They argue compellingly that the contents of thought & talk are propositions that instantiate the fundamental monadic properties of truth & falsity. ...

Beginning with a refresher in relativity, experts from the United States Naval Observatory carefully develop & convey the theory vital for a sound knowledge of the motions of celestial bodies. Also takes into account recent resolutions of the International Astronomical Union. ...