Results for "Norton, James"

The philosophical notion of metaphysical explanation has been subject to an increased level of attention in the previous decade. Despite tantalising claims about how metaphysical explanations are part of everyday life, the everyday notion has not been explored. In Everyday Metaphysical Explanation, ... Read More about Everyday Metaphysical Explanation

Part of a series designed to provide background information and selected world press articles on the regions and countries of the world. This title describes India and South Asia.... Read More about Global Studies: India and South Asia

Author James Norton provides a powerful and visually stunning assist to middle school life science teachers with this title, which takes great care to explain such terms as "natural selection, '' "genetic shift, '' and ''branching evolution.'' The graphic organizers explain the number of different m... Read More about Looking at the Mechanisms and Patterns of Evolution with Graphic Organizers (Using Graphic Organizers to Study the Living Environment)

Russell Simmons helped define hip-hop. As promoter, record producer, label executive, and fashion mogul, Simmons has been the most influential figure in shaping the form and reach of hip-hop in American culture. The riveting biography documents the career of the mogul who started out as a struggling... Read More about Russell Simmons (Library of Hip-Hop Biographies)

As a giant of the Age of Enlightenment, Rousseau exerted a powerful influence on the culture. His thoughts and writings influenced government and human liberties, changing the dominant thought of the times. This is the absorbing story of Rousseau's rise in French intellectual circles, outlining the ... Read More about Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Advocate of Government by Consent (Philosophers of the Enlightenment)