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Free Download Richard M. Ryckman, "Theories of Personality"
English | 2007 | pages: 711 | ISBN: 0495099082, 0534049141 | PDF | 4,2 mb
Thoroughly updated to include the latest research references, Richard Ryckman’s "theory by theory" approach to personality carefully guides students through major theories in a way that helps them develop a comprehensive understanding of personality. Ryckman’s personal writing style presents the major theories in a straightforward way helping readers more easily distinguish between them. At the beginning of the text, Ryckman provides a framework that defines personality, and emphasizes the science of personality (including the interrelation between research and theory). Then, he introduces each major theoretical position with an objective overview of the theorist’s basic concepts and principles. Ryckman concludes by noting the ways in which the different theories stimulate additional research efforts, and by presenting five current research trends that have resulted from the work of these earlier theorists. The result is a text that merges the best of classic and contemporary research in the field leaving students with a solid working knowledge of personality.

Free Download Theories of Legal Obligation
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031540662 | 173 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 1.5 MB
This volume collects six original essays by internationally respected researchers who have devoted themselves to the study of legal obligation. It brings together works that innovatively address key dimensions of the current debates concerning legal obligation from different and, in some cases, even opposing theoretical perspectives. As a result, the collection offers a comprehensive discussion of legal obligation that promises to significantly advance our understanding of the obligatory dimension of law. What specifically connects the contributions gathered here is one common thread: coming to terms with a notion – legal obligation – that is of both practical and theoretical importance. On the one hand, it is widely regarded as a fundamental legal concept by legal practitioners and laypeople alike, as not only judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and juries but also ordinary citizens make extensive use of obligation-related terms and discourses. On the other hand, the notion of legal obligation is of paramount significance for the theory of law. Indeed, even legal theorists who, quite understandably, refuse to reduce the law to a mere obligation-imposing device and opt instead for a view in which the normative dimension of the law also encompasses powers, rights, permissions, privileges and immunities, duly acknowledge the centrality of legal obligation for the understanding and conceptualisation of law. Hence the importance of the treatments presented in this volume.

Free Download Theories and Modes of Climate-Smart Agriculture (340 Pages)
by Bo Li, Xiaogang Yin, Quanhui Wang, Fu Chen & Wejin Zhang
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9811283559 | 341 pages | True PDF | 359.56 MB

Free Download Christopher M. Weible, "Theories Of The Policy Process Ed 5"
English | ISBN: 103231124X | 2023 | 388 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Theories of the Policy Process provides a forum for the experts in policy process research to present the basic propositions, empirical evidence, latest updates, and the promising future research opportunities of each policy process theory.

Free Download Southern Theories: Contemporary and Future Challenges
by Oliver Mutanga and Tendayi Marovah
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032415975 | 188 Pages | True PDF | 2.54 MB

Free Download Marta Camps, Parth Chauhan, "Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions: Methods, Theories, and Interpretations"
English | 2009 | pages: 575 | ISBN: 1461413699, 038776478X | PDF | 13,7 mb
As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques. Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.

Free Download Simple Theories By Frank Olaf Wagner
2000 | 260 Pages | ISBN: 0792362217 | PDF | 12 MB
Simplicity theory is an extension of stability theory to a wider class of structures, containing, among others, the random graph, pseudo-finite fields, and fields with a generic automorphism. Following Kim’s proof of `forking symmetry’ which implies a good behaviour of model-theoretic independence, this area of model theory has been a field of intense study. It has necessitated the development of some important new tools, most notably the model-theoretic treatment of hyperimaginaries (classes modulo type-definable equivalence relations). It thus provides a general notion of independence (and of rank in the supersimple case) applicable to a wide class of algebraic structures. The basic theory of forking independence is developed, and its properties in a simple structure are analyzed. No prior knowledge of stability theory is assumed; in fact many stability-theoretic results follow either from more general propositions, or are developed in side remarks. Audience: This book is intended both as an introduction to simplicity theory accessible to graduate students with some knowledge of model theory, and as a reference work for research in the field.

Free Download Moral Development and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman, and Haidt By John C. Gibbs
2013 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0199976171 | PDF | 3 MB
Moral Development and Reality explores the nature of moral development, human behavior, and social interconnections. The exploration elucidates the full range of moral development, from superficial perception to a deeper understanding and feeling through social perspective-taking. By comparing, contrasting, and going beyond the key theories of preeminent thinkers Lawrence Kohlberg, Martin Hoffman, and Jonathan Haidt, author John C. Gibbs tackles vital questions: What exactly is morality and its development? Can the key theoretical perspectives be integrated? What accounts for prosocial behavior, and how can we understand and treat antisocial behavior? Does moral development, including moments of moral inspiration, reflect a deeper reality? This third edition of Moral Development and Reality is thoroughly updated, refined, and expanded. A major addition to this volume is the attention to the work of Jonathan Haidt, a prominent theorist who studies the psychological bases of morality across cultures and political ideologies. Gibbs is authoritative with respect to Kohlberg’s, Hoffman’s, and Haidt’s theories, thanks in good measure to his privileged position, having worked or been acquainted with all three of these key figures for decades. A new foreword by David Moshman introduces the third edition, calling it "the most important contribution to the study of moral development since the turn of the century." Moral Development and Reality will have broad appeal across academic and applied disciplines, especially education and the helping professions. With its case studies and chapter questions, it also serves as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in social/developmental psychology and human development.

Free Download Intelligent Computing Theories and Application: 17th International Conference, ICIC 2021, Shenzhen, China, August 12-15, 2021, Proceedings, Part II by De-Shuang Huang
English | EPUB | 2021 | 778 Pages | ISBN : 3030845281 | 106.3 MB
This two-volume set of LNCS 12836 and LNCS 12837 constitutes – in conjunction with the volume LNAI 12838 – the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2021, held in Shenzhen, China in August 2021. The 192 full papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 458 submissions.

Free Download Wendy L. Tate, "Handbook of Theories for Purchasing, Supply Chain and Management Research "
English | ISBN: 183910449X | 2022 | 592 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Answering the strong call for theory application and development in purchasing and supply management (PSM) and supply chain literature, this Handbook is an essential reference that provides extensive guidance on which theories to apply, how to apply them, and when to build theory.