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A Provisional Phenomenology Of The Audiobook, Dylan E. Wittkower Jan 2011

A Provisional Phenomenology Of The Audiobook, Dylan E. Wittkower

Philosophy Faculty Publications

In this preliminary phenomenology of the experience of an audiobook, I compare the engagement with language with that of reading and listening to a present speaker, as well as approaching the particularities of embodied audiobook listening on its own terms. The process of constructing meaning at the level of individual sentences is treated exhaustively, while the remainder is approached only in its general contours. We see that the audiobook contains its own temporal structure and forms a context in which physical and social experiences become background.


Confucianism And The Legalism: A Model Of The National Strategy Of Governance In Ancient China, Haiwen Zhou Jan 2011

Confucianism And The Legalism: A Model Of The National Strategy Of Governance In Ancient China, Haiwen Zhou

Economics Faculty Publications

The Confucian school emphasizes family value, moral persuasions, and personal relations. Under Confucianism, there is a free-rider issue in the provision of efforts. Since national officials are chosen through personal relations, they may not be the most capable. The Legalist school emphasizes the usage of incentives and formal institutions. Under the Legalism, the ruler provides strong incentives to local officials which may lead to side effects because some activities are noncontractible. The cold-blood image of the Legalism may alien citizens. By exploiting the paternalistic relationship between the ruler and the ruled under Confucianism and the strength of institution-building under the …


The Case Of The Dangerous Detective, Ronald S. Green, D. E. Wittkower Jan 2011

The Case Of The Dangerous Detective, Ronald S. Green, D. E. Wittkower

Philosophy Faculty Publications

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"Shrinking Historicism": Review Of Dale Townshend, The Orders Of Gothic: Foucault, Lacan, And The Subject Of Gothic Writing 1764-1820, Edward Jacobs Jan 2011

"Shrinking Historicism": Review Of Dale Townshend, The Orders Of Gothic: Foucault, Lacan, And The Subject Of Gothic Writing 1764-1820, Edward Jacobs

English Faculty Publications

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