Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland

Ó Nualláin, Seán

de Valera, Ruaidhri

Duchas The Heritage Society

The custom of erecting circles of spaced upright stones began in Ireland and Great Britain about 2000 BC and seems to have continued for some twelve centuries. Over a thousand of these ritual or ceremonial monuments are known on the two islands, with almost a quarter of them in Ireland. The majority of the Irish circles occur in mid-Ulster and south Munster, but individual examples are also found on the est and west of the country. This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to the Irish examples. Dr O'Nuallain provides a succint and accesible account of the circles and the monuments that accompany them. He describes the layout of the circles and their contents, explores their purpose, and touches on the lives of the builders. The text is beautifully illustrated with stone circles from Meath, Wicklow, Tyrone, Limerick, Tipperary, Mayo, Cork and Kerry. Stone Circles in Ireland is based on the author's own extensive fieldwork and the results of modern excavations and research. Aimed at the layperson as well as the student, it includes a distribution map, a comprehensive glossary, a select bibliography and an index.

Stone Circles in Ireland (Irish Treasures Series)

Arts & Photography

Sculpture

Robinson Pr

The disciplines that traditionally comprise cognitive science are artificial intelligence, linguistics, philosophy (including epistemology and philosophy of mind), and cognitive psychology. The boundary disciplines are neuroscience, ethnoscience, and ethology. This volume begins with an account of all these disciplines where they relate to cognition, with an indication of the direction of the most important current lines of research. From these antecedents, it moves toward a theory of cognition that has psychological and computational consequences. Paper edition (139-7), $42.50. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Search for Mind: A New Foundation for Cognitive Science (Ablex Series in Computational Sciences)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Ablex Pub

The Search for Mind: A New Foundation for Cognitive Science (Ablex Series in Computational Science)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Surveying the various fields that form the foundation of cognitive science, from philosophy to computer science, the author attempts to demonstrate how the strands inform each other and discusses the development of common language and overall theory of cognition and development. He introduces the relevant theoretical controversies in epistemology, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and ethology. He then proposes a set of attributes common to all symbolic functioning. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Search for Mind: Second Edition

Intellect Ltd

Being Human: The Search for Order

We live at a time of unparallelled environmental and moral crisis. Not only do we not believe anything but, despite exponential advances in information production, we do not know very much either. This book is a guide for everyone who, understandably, feels perplexed. Presenting an explanation of recent findings in science and their relationship with society and politics as we enter the third millennium, the book also seeks to provide guidance towards responsible political action in this current crisis. From new technology's power to preserve the status quo, to the true impetus behind the Human Genome Project, Sean O Nuallain brings to topical concerns some much needed clarity. Complete with reader-friendly summaries to current thought in the biological, physical, and social sciences, the book is designed to be accessible to a general readership, it should also appeal to all those working or studying in the Sciences."

Social Sciences

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