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The Future of Ideas, The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World

The Future of Ideas, The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World

The Internet revolution has come. Some say it has gone. In The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig explains how the revolution has produced a counterrevolution of potentially devastating power and effect. Creativity once flourished because the Net protected a commons on which widest range of innovators could experiment. But now, manipulating the law for their…
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Functions and Generality of Logic, Reflections on Dedekind’s and Frege’s Logicisms

Functions and Generality of Logic, Reflections on Dedekind’s and Frege’s Logicisms

This book examines three connected aspects of Frege’s logicism: the differences between Dedekind’s and Frege’s interpretation of the term ‘logic’ and related terms and reflects on Frege’s notion of function, comparing its understanding and the role it played in Frege’s and Lagrange’s foundational programs. It concludes with an examination of the notion of arbitrary function,…
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E-Life after the Dot Com Bust

E-Life after the Dot Com Bust

After the dramatic failures of the dot coms in 2000 and 2001, many observers were quick to report on the death of electronic commerce. Investor confidence sagged, stock prices of technology firms in nearly all of the related sectors suffered. In reality, the picture is not nearly as dismal as the press would have us…
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Ambient Intelligence – Software and Applications, 5th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence

Ambient Intelligence – Software and Applications, 5th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is a recent paradigm emerging from Artificial Intelligence (AI), where computers are used as proactive tools assisting people with their day-to-day activities, making everyone’s life more comfortable. Another main concern of AmI originates from the human computer interaction domain and focuses on offering ways to interact with systems in a more natural…
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Think and Grow Rich, The Complete Original Edition (With Bonus Material)

Think and Grow Rich, The Complete Original Edition (With Bonus Material)

Napoleon Hill's transformational classic on creating wealth Also Includes the Bonus Essay "Adversity—A Blessing in Disguise" Originally published in 1937, Napoleon Hill's life-changing philosophy of success has sold millions of copies and changed countless lives. Since its publication, Think and Grow Rich has become one of the most iconic and pivotal self-improvement titles ever written.…
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