The Enlightened Machine, an Analytical Introduction to Neuropsychology

Health, Fitness & Dieting

ROBINSON, DANIEL

Psychology & Counseling

Columbia Univ. Pr.

The Mind Unfolded

Robinson, Daniel N.

Praeger Pub Text

The Mind Unfolded: Essays on Psychology's Historic Texts

Earth is in dark times. The human race has been largely drugged into a near coma in a corporate program begun in the 1960's. Robots have appeared, many virtually indistinguishable from humans, now becoming superior to humans by default. The Robot planet Flaatu, led by Flommy's ancient nemesis, the evil robot Deceptor Zero, has traveled fifteen billion light years to attack the Earth. A terrorist gang is planning to melt the Eastern Antarctic Ice Shelf, which will flood the planet. BOXOR the Boxing Robot has become addicted to computer viruses, leaving Flommy the Robot to save mankind. But will Flommy's mysterious past prove to be his undoing? Will the Earth -- what's left of it -- survive?

Flommy the Robot 1: Attack of the Robot Planet

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Daniel Robinson

How does the law regard and define mental incompetence, when faced with the problem of meting out justice? To what extent has the law relied on extra-legal authorities--be they religious or scientific--to frame its own categories of mental incompetence and madness? Wild Beasts and Idle Humours takes us on an illuminating journey through the changing historical landscape of human nature and offers an unprecedented look at the legal conceptions of insanity from the pre-classical Greek world to the present. Although actual trial records are either totally lacking or incomplete until the eighteenth century, there are other sources from which the insanity defenses can be constructed. 
 In this book Daniel Robinson, a distinguished historian of psychology, pores over centuries of written law, statements by legal commentators, summaries of crimes, and punishments, to glean from these sources an understanding of epochal views of responsibility and competence. From the Greek phrenesis to the Roman notions of furiosus and non compos mentis, from the seventeenth-century witch trials to today's interpretation of mens rea, Robinson takes us through history and provides the intricate story of how the insanity defense has been construed as a meeting point of the law and those professions that chart human behavior and conduct: namely religion, medicine, and psychology. The result is a rare historical account of "insanity" within western civilization. 
 Wild Beasts and Idle Humours will be essential reading for anyone interested in the evolution of thinking not merely about legal insanity but about such core concepts as responsibility, fitness for the rule of law, competence to enter into contracts and covenants, the role of punishments, and the place of experts within the overall juridical context.

Wild Beasts and Idle Humors: The Insanity Defense from Antiquity to the Present

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Harvard University Press

Politicians, government officials, and public relations officers lean heavily on polling when fashioning public policy. Proponents say this is for the best, arguing that surveys bring the views of citizens closer to civic officials. Critics decry polling's promotion of sycophantic politicians who pander to the whims of public sentiment, or, conversely, the use of surveys by special interest groups to thwart the majority will. Similar claims and criticisms were made during the early days of polling. When George Gallup began polling Americans in 1935, he heralded it as a bold step in popular democracy. The views of ordinary citizens could now be heard alongside those of organized interest groups. When brought to Canada in 1941, the Gallup Poll promised similar democratic rejuvenation. In actual practice, traditionally disadvantaged constituencies such as women, the poor, French Canadians, and African Americans were often heavily underrepresented in Gallup surveys. Preoccupied with election forecasting, Gallup pollsters undercounted social groups thought less likely or unable to vote, leading to a considerable gap between the polling results of the sampled polity and the opinions of the general public.Examining the origins and early years of public opinion polling in Canada, Robinson situates polling within the larger context of its forerunners - market research surveys and American opinion polling - and charts its growth until its first uses by political parties.

The Measure of Democracy: Polling, Market Research, and Public Life, 1930-1945 (Heritage)

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

University of Toronto Press

Practical travel guide for independent budget travellers to European countries bordering the Mediterranean as well as Portugal, Morrocco, Tunisia and Turkey. Provides detailed historical, geographical and cultural information as well as advice on accommodation, where to eat, what to see, etiquette, transport, health and visa requirements. Also includes useful phrases, 185 maps and an index.

Mediterranean Europe on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Mediterranean Europe)

Travel

Specialty Travel

Lonely Planet Publications

As peace finally returns to this last corner of Indochina, visitors are once again making their way to the magnificent Hindu-Buddhist ruins of Angkor. This new title has been developed from the Travel Survival Kit to Vietnam, Laos &amp; Cambodia. 16 pages of color photos.

Lonely Planet Cambodia (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)

WHEELER, RTONY

Asia

Lonely Planet, Berkeley

Lonely Planet Paris: A City Guide

Wheeler, Tony

Europe

Lonely Planet

Intended for the independent traveller, this updated edition covers recommended places to stay and eat for all budgets and provides information on getting around. Historical and cultural background notes - as well as notes on festivals - are also included.

Lonely Planet Vietnam

Storey, Robert

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