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Explores nature, cognition and society as an interwoven tapestry across disciplinary boundaries, examining how information and communication are instrumental in and for living systems. Integrates a fuller and richer account through the physical, life, cognitive, social sciences and the arts. 51 b&w illus. This is the second volume in the MEDIA * LIFE * UNIVERSE Trilogy.

AI Laws and Policies -- Theoretical Research on AI and the Rule of Law -- Application of AI in the Rule of Law -- Analysis of Al-Related Cases -- Report on the Development of AI and the Rule of Law -- Expert Interviews on Development of AI and the Rule of Law -- Interviews with AI Companies on the Rule of Law.

1: Introduction -- Part 1: Family in the Empty Nest -- 2: Mothering from Full Nest to Empty Nest -- 3: Fathering from Full Nest to Empty Nest -- 4: Adult Children's Bedrooms and Emptying the Nest: The Mechanisms of Transition -- 5: Visiting Parents: The Recomposing and Renegotiation of Family Roles and Responsibilities -- 6: The Come-Back to 'Full Nest' in Times of Pandemic in France and Poland -- 7: The Recomposition: Parental Roles and Animal Roles in the Empty Nest -- Part 2: Couple in the Empty Nest 8: Redefining Couple Relationship in the Empty Nest: The Evolving Involvement -- 9: Redefining Couple Relationship in the Empty Nest: Together, but Apart -- 10: No Intimate Bonds in the Empty Nest: Uncoupling and Recoupling -- Part 3: The Self in the Empty Nest -- 11: What Do We Do In Our Free Time? Personal Life Strategies -- 12: Without Children at Home: The Transition to Herplaces and Hisplaces -- 13: Changing Roles, Changing Emotions: Women's Emotions in Coping with Change -- 14: Struggling with Limitations, Creating New Possibilities: The Identity of Men in the Empty Nest Stage -- 15: Conclusion.

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- How to Use This Book -- Part One Researching Pragmatism -- 1 Introduction Sami Pihlström -- 2 Research Methods, Problems, and Resources Sami Pihlström -- 3 A History of Pragmatism James Campbell -- Part Two Pragmatism and Theoretical Philosophy -- 4 Epistemology, Logic, and Inquiry John Capps -- 5 Metaphysics Sami Pihlström -- 6 Science and Technology Larry Hickman -- Part Three Pragmatism and Applied Philosophy -- 7 Aesthetics Armen T. Marsoobian -- 8 Ethics Michael Eldridge -- 9 Social Theory Erkki Kilpinen -- 10 Politics Shane J. Ralston -- 11 Education Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon -- 12 Economics Paul B. Thompson -- 13 Race Shannon Sullivan -- 14 Religion Ulf Zackariasson -- 15 Environmental Pragmatism Jennifer Welchman -- 16 Global Pragmatism and Higher Education Naoko Saito and Tomohiro Akiyama -- Part Four Pragmatism in the Multicultural World -- 17 Feminist Pragmatist Praxis Danielle Lake, Sunny Heenen, and Judy Whipps -- 18 Pragmatism and Indigenous Philosophy Anna Cook -- 19 Pragmatism in Europe Emil Višňovský -- 20 Analytic Philosophy and Pragmatism Henrik Rydenfelt -- 21 New Directions Sami Pihlström -- Part Five Appendices -- 22 Chronology Michael Eldridge -- 23 Glossary Michael Eldridge and Sami Pihlström -- 24 A Select Bibliography John R. Shook Updated by Sami Pihlström -- Index.

Sonic Rebellions combines theory and practice to consider contemporary uses of sound in the context of politics, philosophy, and protest by exploring the relationship between sound and social justice, with particular attention to sonic methodologies not necessarily conceptualised or practiced in traditional understandings of activism.

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Introduction to Sociology Through Comedy teaches foundational sociological concepts using comedy, first considering the history of sociology before employing examples from comedians - including standalone comedy bits, sketches, characters, and scenes - to illustrate a specific theory, concept, or social phenomenon.