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Luciano Floridi unpacks this fundamental concept - what information is, how it is        measured, its value and meaning - cutting across the sciences and humanities, from        DNA to the Internet, and the ethical issues related to privacy, copyright, and        accessibility....

If you think you know Winnie the Witch, think again! In 'Winnie and the Toof Fairy' you'll find out what Winnie does when she realises she's not the only one with the ability to wave a wand; in 'Winnie's One-Witch Band' she tries to match Wilbur's musical talents; in 'Itchy Witchy' Winnie takes...

This book examines the findings, theoretical basis, and new methodology of The        Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+). This major        longitudinal study investigates the role of the social environment on crime        causation, involving a cohort of 700 young people from the age of 12....

Neil Gilbert argues that the changes in welfare policy we are witnessing in Europe and the US are not marginal adjustments to the borders of the welfare atate, but represent a fundamental shift or transformation in the design and philosophy of social protection. There has been, Gilbert argues, a turn away from the conventional welfare state...

This book addresses the fundamental issues in the phase-based approach to the mental computation of language that have arisen from the recent developments in the Minimalist Program. Leading linguists focus on phase theory and the interaction of syntax with the semantic and phonological interfaces....

This book presents a detailed fieldwork-based study of the ancient Indian religion of Jainism. Drawing on field research in northern Gujarat and on the study of both ancient Sanskrit and Prakrit and modern vernacular Jain religious literature, John Cort provides a rounded portrait of the religion as it is practiced today....