The philosophy of Albert Schweitzer has proved widely influential in modern thinking, especially in the field of ethics. His leading ethical idea can be summarized in the phrase "reverence for life" - namely, that good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, and evil consists in destroying and obstructing life. For Schweitzer, all life is sacred. Ethics thus deals with human attitudes and behavior toward all living beings.
Includes professional inspection worksheets with checklists in every chapter. Fully illustrated (over 150 photos and drawings). All the information homeowners need to maintain their house. Content based on the authors 30 years' experience as a home inspector.
Brave New World Revisited, written almost thirty years after Brave New World, was a non-fiction work in which he considered whether the world had moved toward or away from his vision of the future from the 1930s. He believed when he wrote the original novel that it was a reasonable guess as to where the world might go in the future. In Brave New World Revisited, he concluded that the world was becoming like Brave New World much faster than he originally thought.
Over the past quarter century, the practice of building has undergone significant changes in several areas, notably mechanical, electrical, and communications systems. New areas of social concern have emerged, especially for buildings that are accessible by all, and for building in a sustainable manner. This third edition, in the tradition of its predecessors, sticks to the basics, but includes hundreds of changes both large and small that reflect the current state of the art and science of building.
Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences, Third Edition
This classic text on multiple regression is noted for its non-mathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach. Readers profit from its verbal-conceptual exposition and frequent use of examples. The applied emphasis provides clear illustrations of the principles and provides worked examples of the types of applications that are possible.
