Matthew Stuart

Though John Locke set out to write a book that would resolve questions about the origin and scope of human knowledge, his Essay Concerning Human Understanding is also a profound contribution to metaphysics, full of arguments about the fundamental features of bodies, the notions of essence and kind, the individuation of material objects, personal identity, the nature and scope of volition, freedom of action, freedom of will, and the relationship between matter and mind. Matthew Stuart examines a broad range of these arguments, and explores the relationships between them. He offers fresh interpretations of such familiar material as the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, and Locke's account of personal identity; and he also takes us deeper into less familiar territory, including Locke's case against materialism and his philosophy of action.Locke's Metaphysics shows Locke to be a more consistent, systematic and interesting metaphysician than is generally appreciated. It d

Though John Locke set out to write a book that would resolve questions about the origin and scope of human knowledge, his Essay Concerning Human Understanding is also a profound contribution to metaph

高效能軟體團隊對於任何組織持續交付價值來說都至關重要。團隊拓撲是一種高效能團隊模式，本書為組織設計和團隊交互提供了一種實用的、逐步的、自我調整的模型，將團隊視為基本的交付方式，團隊結構和溝通路徑能夠隨著技術和組織的成熟而發展。在本書中，IT顧問Matthew Skelton和Manuel Pais在軟體組織設計方面邁出了重要的一步。本書使用案例研究和行業實例展示了一種明確定義的團隊間交互和相互關聯的方式，使軟體架構更清晰、更持續，將團隊間的問題轉化為自治組織的有價值信號。

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