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Truth v. Justice
Princeton University Press, 2000
Essential for anyone researching truth commissions
The book contains pieces by noted academics such as Amy Gutman, Martha Minow and Kent Greenawalt, providing a reasonably through overview of the moral issues surrounding truth commissions. The book tries to pose and discuss questions such as "Do truth commissions ...
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Why Deliberative Democracy?
Amy Gutmann, Dennis Thompson
Princeton University Press, 2004
The most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy--the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutually acceptable reasons for the laws they enact. Two prominent voices in the ongoing discussion are Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. In Why Deliberative Democracy? , they move the debate ...
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Democracy and Disagreement
Amy Gutmann, Dennis Thompson
Belknap Press, 1998
How can Democracy live with inner conflicts
'Democeracy and disagreement' contributes a great deal to the current discussion in political philosophy, regarding the ways democracy should confront the disagreements inside it. It stand in contrast both to 'procedural democracy' - which insist on the ...
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Ethics and Politics: Cases and Comments
Amy Gutmann, Dennis F. Thompson
Wadsworth Publishing, 2005
"Ethics and Politics": An Eye-Opening Study
When one hears the phrase "political morality", one is inclined to throw it off as an oxymoron. This set of case studies, compiled and commented on by Professors Amy Gutmann (of the esteemed Princeton University) and Dennis Thompson (of a small liberal arts college ...
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Political Ethics and Public Office
Dennis Thompson
Harvard University Press, 1990
Are public officials morally justified in threatening violence, engaging in deception, or forcing citizens to act for their own good? Can individual officials be held morally accountable for the wrongs that governments commit? Dennis Thompson addresses these questions by developing a conception of political ethics that respects the demands of both ...
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Spotlight-Mode Synthetic Aperture Radar: A Signal Processing Approach
Daniel E. Wahl, Paul H. Eichel, ...
Springer, 1996
Excellent treatment of auto-focus techniques from the leader
This book describes the PGA algorithm which is used
extensively in all modern SAR systems. A clear and
broad treatment of SAR processing. This should be
the first SAR book you reach for. It's nice to read
about algorithms from the originators for a change.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson
Steck-Vaughn, 1994
Good Version for Kids
This book is a good version to read to kids. The language is basic enough for kids to follow the plot. I plan on using it as a lesson on legends around Halloween time for my fourth grade students.
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Just Elections: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the United States
Dennis F. Thompson
University Of Chicago Press, 2004
Terrific book
Dennis Thompson has written an outstanding book that discusses a number of important issues relating to how we conduct elections. I want to take particular issue with the first reviewer, who seems literally unable to understand why denial of the vote to felons after ...
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Ayurvedic Zone Diet
Dennis Thompson
Lotus Press, 1999
This book will change my life!
Dr. Thompson presents an ancient wisdom in an easy to read fashion. His presentation of the material is both insightful, well organized and entertaining. Which is quite a feat given the subject matter he has taken on here! The book includes a concise description of ...
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Watt Pottery: A Collector's Reference With Price Guide
Dennis Thompson, W. Bryce Watt
Schiffer Publishing, 1994
great photos, easy deciphering
For a book on Watt Pottery, this book is an excellent value and well worth your time and energy. I had to special order mine, and it took a while to get to me, but I was very happy with it.
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Taxation of American Railroads: A Policy Analysis (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
Dennis L. Thompson
Greenwood Press, 1981
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The Mind in Therapy: Cognitive Science for Practice
Katherine D. Arbuthnott, Dennis W. Arbuthnott, ...
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005
Human mental capacities and processes are the raw materials with which psychotherapists work. Thus what cognitive scientists have discovered in recent decades is potentially tremendous value for psychotherapeutic practice. But the new knowledge is not readily accessible to therapists, who find both language and methodology off-putting. The Mind ...
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Restoring Responsibility: Ethics in Government, Business, and Healthcare
Dennis F. Thompson
Cambridge University Press, 2004
Dennis Thompson argues for a more robust conception of responsibility in public life than prevails in contemporary democracies. Thompson suggests that we stop thinking about public ethics in terms of individual vices (such as selfishness or sexual misconduct) and start thinking about it in terms of institutional vices (such as abuse of power and ...
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The Climax Locomotive
Dennis Thompson, Richard Dunn, ...
Oso Publishing, 2002
Everything you always wanted to know about the Climax Loco
Wonderfully comprehensive book taking you through the history of the Climax locomotive!
The high quality pictures (all in B/W) almost bring the logging era alive and will offer a huge amount of inspiration to any railroad modeller interested in logging scenery and ...
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Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption
Dennis F. Thompson
Brookings Institution Press, 1995
The reputation of Congress is not high, and anyone who writes about its ethics runs the risk of either encouraging the bashers or joining the apologists. This book was written in a spirit of respect for Congress and with an attitude of admiration for most of those who serve as members.
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