In this book, a well-known and highly respected philosopher details the complicated anatomy of linguistic meaning, showing how its elements fit together; he explores the interface between "languages"
These essays by some of the most prominent figures in linguistics, artificial intelligence, and psychology explore the problems involved in creating a general cognitive science that will treat languag
What is the bottom line on Artificial Intelligence? "The AI Business offers a comprehensive summary of the commercial picture, present and future, for Artificial Intelligence in the computer industry,
These nineteen original essays by such internationally known economists as Paul Samuelson, Albert Ando, Nissan Liviatan, Wilhelm Krelle, Phoebus Dhrymes, Mitsuo Saito, T. W. Anderson, R. J. Ball, and
This book solves several mathematical problems in the areas of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) and parallel computation. In particular, it describes optimal layouts for the shuffle-exchange graph,
This book completes Professor Shrock's full-scale history of MIT's Geology Department. This book completes Professor Shrock's full-scale history of MIT's Geology Department. Volume I, Faculty and Sup
Our thermal environment is as rich in cultural associations as our visual, acoustic, olfactory, and tactile environments. This book explores the potential for using thermal qualities as an expressive
"Elements of Neutron Interaction Theory" is a first-year textbook for graduate students in nuclear engineering, dealing with the interactions of neutrons, photons, and charged particles with nuclei, a
A classic examination of superb design through the centuries. Widely regarded as a classic in the field, Experiencing Architecture explores the history and promise of good design. Generously illustr
In Psychiatry in the Scientific Image, Dominic Murphy looks at psychiatry from the viewpoint of analytic philosophy of science, considering three issues: how we should conceive of, classify, and expla
Globalisation today is as much a problem for international harmony as it is a necessary condition of living together on our planet. Increasing interconnectedness in ecology, economy, technology, and p
Artificial life, or a-life, is an interdisciplinary science focused on artificial systems that mimic the properties of living systems. In the 1990s, new media artists began appropriating and adapting
Ben Shneiderman's book dramatically raises computer users' expectations of what they should get from technology. He opens their eyes to new possibilities and invites them to think freshly about future
This textbook offers an understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages. The approach is analytic and hands-on. The text uses interpreters, written in Scheme, to express the semantics
The underlying theme of Rudi Dornbusch's work is unabashedly Chicago, namely, the University of Chicago belief that markets solve problems best and that most bureaucrats, even when well-intentioned, a
How will continued proliferation of nuclear weapons change the global political order? This collection of essays comes to conclusions at odds with the conventional wisdom. Stephen Rosen and Barry Pose
Financial systems are crucial to the allocation of resources in a modern economy. They channel household savings to the corporate sector and allocate investment funds among firms; they allow intertemp
Provides an integrated overview of digital librairies, including a historical perspective, the state of the art, and late-1990s research. Although the book covers a range of technical, economic, socia
The Middle East remains one of the world's most volatile regions. Stretching from Morocco to Iran, the area has seen numerous international and internal conflicts over the past decades. Understanding
The "Internet edge" is our collective struggle to change as the world becomes more connected. Turmoil at the Internet edge occurs around interacting social, legal and technological realms. Examples in
with the cooperation of Robert V. D. CampbellThis collection of technical essays and reminiscences is a companion volume to I. Bernard Cohen's biography, Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer.
Although the international flow of telecommunications has grown rapidly, the expansion of direct trade in telecommunications equipment has not kept pace. In this book, Ronald Cass and John Haring ask
Anyone who watches the television news has seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second de
Ideals of democratic participation and rational self-government have long informed modern political theory. As a recent elaboration of these ideals, the concept of deliberative democracy is based on t
"1998 Winner of the International Studies Association's Harold and Margaret Sprout Award" ." . . sets out a wealth of documented detail that shows how we should be super-sceptical of 'official' busin
Continuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science ofdesign, this new edition of Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence adds a chapterthat sorts out the curr
Deadly internal conflicts threaten dozens of countries and major international security, it is examined in this book by 20 contributors of the Project on Internal Conflict at Harvard University's Cent
Control Flow Semantics presents a unified, formal treatment of the semantics of a wide spectrum of control flow notions as found in sequential, concurrent, logic, object-oriented, and functional progr
Ranging from broad inquiries into the roles of economics and sociology in the explanation of technolgical change to an argument for the possibility of "uninventing" nuclear weapons, this selection of
In order to address contemporary issues, industrial relations as a field of study will have to take an increasingly international and comparative dimension. Accordingly, this text looks at the critica
The fourth edition of "linguistics" has been thoroughly updated and science. This is especially evident in the chapter on language acquisition, which now includes sections on the acquisition of morpho
This primer provides an overview of the technical background needed to understand today's nonproliferation issues. It describes all the existing types of weapons of mass destruction and examines the t
How do Americans view environmental issues? From EarthFirst! members to sawmill workers, this study by a team of cognitive anthropologists offers both good and bad news for those addressing environmen
It is standardly assumed that universal grammar (UG) allows a given hierarchical representation to be associated with more than one linear order. For example, English and Japanese phrases consisting o
In the shrinking arms market of the post-Cold War era, countries with advanced arms industries face difficult choices concerning force size, arms production, arms export and defence industrial capacit
The rapid collapse of socialism has raised new economic policy questions and revived old theoretical issues. In this book, Joseph Stiglitz explains how the neoclassical, or Walrasian model (the formal
Robert Morris is best known for his significant contributions to minimalist sculpture and antiform art, as well as for a number of widely influential theoretical writings on art. Illustrated throughou
This definitive study of the legendary British landscape painter John Constable (1776-1837) reveals the full breadth and originality of his vision of nature.In his heroic pursuit of 'natural painting'
"Valuing the Earth" collects more than 20 essays that broaden economic thinking by setting the economy in its ecological and ethical context. They demonstrate that, contrary to current macro-economic
The first volume of Franklin M. Fisher's collected essays," Industrial Organization, Economics, and the Law, "focused on the application of economic analysis to legal disputes in the areas of regulati
