...Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thou...

...Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thou...

...Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thou...

...ent of primary and of secondary salinisation, because measuring the salinity of a soil has been a slow process. Nevertheless, estimates abound in the literature, with values for the area of salt-affected soils in the world ranging from about 350 to 1000 million hectares: at maximum this is about 6% of the world’s land surface. However, as far as agricultural production is ...

...uty, regular sex, or because this is the first person they have found who is interested in a relationship? Do they research the psychological litera... ...ecome masters of the provinces of North Africa. ―Though the 11 th Century the Muslim rulers fostered an advanced level of sciences, litera... ... fuzzy idea of what human love is. This idea usually relates to some romantic notion developed from an exposure to the fantasies of fiction in litera... ...s. ―Although China‘s invasion of Tibet in 1951 resulted in the loss of a million Tibetan lives and the destruction of much of its art, litera... ...otential genius. That‘s why we, like Venezuela, allow those as young as 2 to experience the paths toward humanness. Music, the arts, science, litera... ... Stone Flower. Sounds like many of my peaks were in opera and ballet.‖ —―It‘s not uncommon when viewing or performing the arts. Painting, litera...

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...r of The Recursive Mind “I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. I think the idea about “mental synthesis” is brilliant and that it should enter the literature as an alternative to the other theories that explain the origin of humans.” — FREDERICK E WASSERMAN, Professor of Biology, Boston University “The value of Vyshedskiy's book may rest on his highly original conce...

...in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, science, literature, sports, education, humor, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)...

...s as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor of Chinese. His published works cover Chinese language and literature, history and philosophy.This series of lectures, published as “China and the Chinese”, was given at Columbia University in 1902, to mark the establishment of a Chinese professorship there. The lectures were not int...