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La seule source légitime de l’autorité politique est le savoir. Telle est l’une des thèses fondamentales de la pensée politique de Platon. Mais quel savoir l’homme politique doit-il posséder pour gouverner ? Sur qui s’exerce-t-il ? Quelles sont les modalités de son action ? Autant de questions qui occupent le Politique, dialogue où Platon élabore la notion de science politique et où il définit non seulement ce qu’elle est mais ce qu’elle fait, lui assignant par là même, pour la première fois, un rôle prescriptif, à la frontière du théorique et du pratique. Savoir prescriptif et architectonique dont le modèle est l’architecture, soin du troupeau humain sur le modèle du pastorat, production de l’unité de la cité sur le modèle du tissage : le Politique donne à la science du gouvernement des hommes son statut et sa finalité, ses modèles et ses instruments.Lecture philosophique suivie du Politique, cet ouvrage entend montrer ce qui fait l’originalité et la profondeur de ce dialogue. Et justifier, du même coup, qu’on le lise à la même hauteur que la République ou les Lois. Car s’il n’y a pas de bonne politique sans un bon politique, quelle influence celui-ci peut-il avoir sur les bipèdes sans plumes que nous sommes, et qui ne sont pas naturellement faits pour vivre ensemble dans une cité ? Platon répond en donnant au politique une figure nouvelle : celle du royal tisserand, attentif à préserver le tissu social de la moindre déchirure, le principal risque étant l’attraction du semblable par le semblable et la haine de celui qui est différent et étranger. Rien n’est donc plus actuel que cet entrelacement que la science politique platonicienne cherche à produire, grâce auquel la cité, au-delà de ses antagonismes naturels, accède à une harmonie garantie par des valeurs partagées.

The semiconductor industry is a fundamental building block of the new economy, there is no area of modern life untouched by the progress of nanoelectronics. The electronic chip is becomingan ever-increasing portion of system solutions, starting initially from less than 5% in the 1970 microcomputer era, to more than 60% of the final cost of a mobile telephone, 50% of the price of a personal computer (representing nearly 100% of the functionalities) and 30% of the price of a monitor in the early 2000’s.Interest in utilizing the (sub-)mm-wave frequency spectrum for commercial and research applications has also been steadily increasing. Such applications, which constitute a diverse but sizeable future market, span a large variety of areas such as health, material science, mass transit, industrial automation, communications, and space exploration.Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors for mm-Wave Systems Technology, Modeling and Circuit Applications provides an overview of results of the DOTSEVEN EU research project, and as such focusses on key material developments for mm-Wave Device Technology. It starts with the motivation at the beginning of the project and a summary of its major achievements. The subsequent chapters provide a detailed description of the obtained research results in the various areas of process development, device simulation, compact device modeling, experimental characterization, reliability, (sub-)mm-wave circuit design and systems.

Der Band präsentiert die Druckfassungen der Vorträge zum Thema ‚Werte‘, die anlässlich der Erlanger Universitätstage vom 12. März bis 9. April 2019 in Amberg und vom 24. Oktober bis zum 28. November 2019 in Ansbach gehalten wurden. Den fünf Erlanger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, Prof. Dr. Maren Conrad, Dr. Caroline Hack, Dr. Klaus Lösch, Prof. Dr. Roland Sturm und Prof. Dr. Georges Tamer – aus den fünf Disziplinen Germanistik/Komparatistik, Medizinethik, Amerikanistik, Politikwissenschaft und Orientalische Philologie/Islamwissenschaft – gelangen spannende Vorträge, in denen das komplexe Rahmenthema „Werte“ aus der jeweiligen Fachperspektive beleuchtet wurde; ihnen glückte die Gratwanderung, ihre Beiträge so auszuformulieren, dass sie trotz ihres hohen wissenschaftlichen Anspruchs für ein breites Publikum verständlich bleiben

In the face of unprecedented disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid acceleration of digital technologies, it is necessary to rethink the competences required by teachers for meeting new and flexible learning demands. Teacher training is an area constantly evolving along with emerging social challenges that are transforming educational institutions and agents. This book provides teachers with skills, innovative solutions, cutting-edge studies, and methodologies to meet education and training system demands. In our changing world, preparing teachers worldwide for the challenges and shifts of this era involves the opportunity to exchange theories, practices, and experiences such as those contained in this book.

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Gegenwartsgesellschaften funktionieren über enorm dynamische Zeitlogiken und eröffnen vielfältige Handlungsräume. Das transdisziplinäre Glossar bietet Einblicke in die vielseitigen Erkenntnisse und Perspektiven zum Thema Zeit im Lebensverlauf. Die einzelnen Stichworte beschreiben Aspekte individueller Zeitlichkeit und sozialer Zeitstrukturen in ihrer Diversität, mitunter auch Unberechenbarkeit, die den Lebensrhythmus und schließlich das Lebensgefühl mitbestimmen. Damit rücken nicht zuletzt Fragen zur Konstruktion sinnvoller Zeitgestaltung und soziokultureller Zwänge zwischen Planbarkeit und Kontingenz in den Blick: als Auseinandersetzung mit Zeitordnungen und einem sozial verfassten Zeiterleben, das auf diese Zeitordnungen bezogen und durch diese strukturiert ist.

This reprint is a collection of research that contributes to a better understanding of energy transfer related to alternative vehicles. The hybridization of power units and alternative propulsion systems are the mainly developed technology in the automotive field today. The modernization of conventional propulsion sources is justified by the increasingly stringent economic, ecological, and comfort requirements. The common link in any renewable energy source or propulsion system today is electric motors. Their correct use in propulsion offers the possibility of reducing or eliminating harmful emissions both in the form of toxic compounds and noise or unwanted vibrations. The research works were related to energy transfer in both hybrid and electric vehicles, and conversion of energy from renewable sources such as photovoltaic installations to power alternative vehicles. However, you will also find in this reprint papers that are related to modules of alternative propulsion such as drivetrain efficiency analysis, ways of energy accumulation in batteries, and influence of the charging method on the energy consumption of a vehicle during its life cycle.

The cultural and scientific significance of animal magnetism as performance. The long nineteenth century bears the mark of Anton Mesmer. In a burgeoning media landscape, and in an emerging entertainment culture that fashioned growing numbers of people into audiences, the performative qualities of Mesmer’s magnetic healing techniques came to define magnetism’s cultural power. Shaped by many performers, magnetism flowed into other practices – mentalist, somnambulist, spiritist, hypnotist, mystical, magical and medical. Examining mesmerism as a socially and theatrically embedded phenomenon, Performing Magnetism shows that it was not merely a medical or pseudoscientific practice but a performative and culturally situated one. Drawing on new case studies from Europe, Asia and Northern Africa, the book offers a transnational perspective on nineteenth-century epistemologies and explores how magnetic practices intersected with science, art, popular entertainment, and engagement with the occult. Its interdisciplinary scope will engage readers interested in the cultural history of performance, media, and knowledge.

Platelets are critical elements in the blood stream, supporting hemostasis (defense against bleeding), as well as performing even more complex tasks within networks of biological (immunity) and pathophysiological processes, such as cancer and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Changes in the number (and function) of platelets may have a substantial impact on any of these processes. The “simple” finding of a reduced platelet count (thrombocytopenia) has a history (origin) and a consequence (e.g., bleeding). This book brings together international experts to provide an up-to-date overview of the impact of thrombocytopenia from a clinical perspective.

From local action to global inspiration: how communities around the world are shaping a circular future through collective, relational, and regenerative entrepreneurial practices. Building on the first edition of Circular Communities (2022), this second edition explores culturally diverse and community-led approaches to circular resource stewardship. These examples demonstrate how communities generate ecological, cultural, social, aesthetic and financial value by collectively closing resource loops. In their new book, urban designer Els Leclercq, architect Mo Smit and regenerative entrepreneurship expert Fátima Delgado Medina expand on the Circular Value Flower: a value-based, relational model developed to analyse, communicate and design circular practices. This enables a holistic environmental approach by linking communities with the (urban) landscape and wider eco-system through resource stewardship. Written for communities, spatial designers, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners, this book offers insights and instruments with which to design, collaborate, and act - supporting global circular practices and allowing these to flourish, connect, and grow into valuable networks.

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Este livro propõe um conjunto de estudos sobre a educação militar na América do Sul, exceto a Guiana Francesa, departamento francês em ultramar. Na América Latina, não há uma entidade que padronize a estrutura política e o modelo de educação militar, como ocorre na União Europeia. Cada país adota formas e normas que acredita serem as mais adequadas para educar seus militares. Nesse contexto latino-americano, dada a constante participação dos militares na política, com a manutenção menor ou maior da autonomia político-institucional das Forças Armadas, nem sempre há conexão entre os sistemas civil e militar de ensino.Todavia, conforme os textos reunidos neste livro exemplificam, a região conheceu, no interior dos processos de transição dos regimes burocrático-autoritários para governos democráticos que marcaram os últimos trinta anos, tentativas, mais ou menos profundas, de maior controle civil sobre a educação militar.

This book examines legal and state theoretical ideas on the relationship between religion and state, and its significance for the politics of religion in Norway in the 19th century. The main sources are Norwegian and Danish literature on legal and state theory, including literature that interprets the Constitution’s provisions on religion. The analysis shows that constitutional and state philosophical theories on religion and state had significant impact on the development of the politics of religion in Norway.

"Der Geburtenrückgang hat alle Industrieländer erfasst, jedoch in unterschiedlichem Ausmaß. Die Auswirkungen für die sozialen Sicherungssysteme, Wirtschaft und Staat sind von immenser Tragweite. Ob Familienpolitik die Geburtenrate beeinflussen kann, ist bisher umstritten. Angesichts der internationalen Gemeinsamkeit des Phänomens und der Länderunterschiede steht die Wissenschaft vor der Herausforderung einer integrierenden Erklärung, die auch den vielfältigen Entwicklungen seit 1970 gerecht wird. Der Autor untersucht die Ursachen des Geburtenrückgangs in neuartig breiter Dimension: 28 Länder werden über vier Jahrzehnte und anhand von 51 Faktoren analysiert. Es wird eine Erklärung entworfen, die ökonomische, gesellschaftliche, technische und politische Faktoren berücksichtigt und für den Beginn des Geburtenrückgangs und die heutige Ländervariation unterschiedliche Wirkmechanismen anführt. Die Makrostudie belegt einen erheblichen Einfluss der Familienpolitik und zeigt, welche Kontextbedingungen dabei wichtig sind. Die identifizierten politischen Maßnahmen können gleichzeitig die Lebensperspektiven für Familien verbessern und zur demografischen Nachhaltigkeit beitragen."

The Resonance of Unseen Things offers an ethnographic meditation on the “uncanny” persistence and cultural freight of conspiracy theory. The project is a reading of conspiracy theory as an index of a certain strain of late 20th-century American despondency and malaise, especially as understood by people experiencing downward social mobility. Written by a cultural anthropologist with a literary background, this deeply interdisciplinary book focuses on the enduring American preoccupation with captivity in a rapidly transforming world. Captivity is a trope that appears in both ordinary and fantastic iterations here, and Susan Lepselter shows how multiple troubled histories—of race, class, gender, and power—become compressed into stories of uncanny memory. “We really don’t have anything like this in terms of a focused, sympathetic, open-minded ethnographic study of UFO experiencers. . . . The author’s semiotic approach to the paranormal is immensely productive, positive, and, above all, resonant with what actually happens in history.” —Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, Rice University “Lepselter relates a weave of intimate alien sensibilities in out-off-the-way places which are surprisingly, profoundly, close to home. Readers can expect to share her experience of contact with complex logics of feeling, and to do so in a contemporary America they may have thought they understood.” —Debbora Battaglia, Mount Holyoke College “An original and beautifully written study of contemporary American cultural poetics. . . . The book convincingly brings into relief the anxieties of those at the margins of American economic and civic life, their perceptions of state power, and the narrative continuities that bond them to histories of violence and expansion in the American West.” —Deirdre de la Cruz, University of Michigan