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Eric Voegelin
Eric Voegelin (1901-1985)

political scientist, philosopher, historian, sociologist

  • University of Vienna

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The collected works of Eric Voegelin
Autobiographical reflections
Autobiographical Reflections (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 34)
Hitler und die Deutschen
Wissenschaft, Politik, und Gnosis
Anamnesis
The new science of politics
Order and history
The nature of the law and related legal writings
Race and state
The drama of humanity and other miscellaneous papers, 1939-1985
History of political ideas
Selected book reviews
History of Political Ideas (Volume 4): Renaissance and Reformation (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 22)
Political religions
Plato
Die politischen religionen
Published Essays
From Enlightenment to Revolution
Conversations with Eric Voegelin
Die Grösse Max Webers
History of Political Ideas (Volume 8): Crisis and the Apocalypse of Man (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 26)
On the form of the American mind
Order and History (Volume 4): The Ecumenic Age (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 17)
What is history? and other late unpublished writings
Order and History (Volume 3): Plato and Aristotle (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 16)
The history of the race idea
Published essays, 1929-1933
Selected Book Reviews (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 13)
Order and History (Volume 1): Israel and Revelation (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 14)
Order and History, Volume Four
History of Political Ideas (Volume 3): The Later Middle Ages (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 21)
Israel and Revelation (Order and History, Volume One)
Selected Correspondence
Eric Voegelin and the foundations of modern political science
History of Political Ideas (Volume 7): The New Order and Last Orientation (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 25)
History of Political Ideas (Volume 5): Religion and the Rise of Modernity (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 23)
Der autoritäre Staat
Modernity without restraint
The authoritarian state
History of Political Ideas (Volume 6): Revolution and the New Science (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 24)
The Theory of Governance and Other Miscellaneous Papers
Die rassenidee in der geistesgeschichte von Ray bis Carus, von dr. Erich Voegelin
Rasse und staat
Ordnung, Bewußtsein, Geschichte. Späte Schriften - eine Auswahl
The theory of governance and other miscellaneous papers, 1921- 1938
Published essays, 1966-1985
Historica
Anamnesis
Hitler and the Germans (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 31)
Ueber die Form des amerikanischen Geistes
Wedekind
Die Entstehung der Revolutionsidee von Marx
Evangelium und Kultur. Das Evangelium als Antwort
Die geistige und politische Zukunft der westlichen Welt
The growth of the race idea
Politische Religion?
La "scienza nuova" nella storia del pensiero politico
Hegel
Nueva Ciencia de La Politica
Plato (Plato & Aristotle)
Religionsersatz
'Die spielerische Grausamkeit der Humanisten'. Studien zu Niccolo Machiavelli und Thomas Morus
The new science of politics
Order and history
Plato
Einführung in die Politik
Il Mito del mondo nuovo
Ordnung und Geschichte
Anamnesis. Zur Theorie der Geschichte und Politik
La politica
Herrschaftslehre
Religionsersatz
A natureza do direito
Das Volk Gottes. Sektenbewegungen und der Geist der Moderne
Lud boży
Briefwechsel über "Die neue Wissenschaft der Politik"
Plato
The new science of politics, an introduction
Sam Harris
Sam Harris (born 1967)

philosopher, neuroscientist, blogger, podcaster

  • Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles

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Ham : Slices of a Life
What Are You Optimistic About?
The End of Faith
Waking Up
The end of faith
The Moral Landscape
Reclaiming our democracy
Letter to a Christian nation
Letter to a Christian Nation
The Four Horsemen
Letter to a Christian Nation
Making Sense
Free will
Tears at Bitter Manor
Making Sense
Free Will
Opinionated Guide to Vegan London
Making Sense
Islam and the Future of Tolerance - a Dialogue
Lying
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
Przebudzenie
Islam and the future of tolerance
End of Faith
The End Of Faith
The end of faith
William A. Dembski
William A. Dembski (born 1960)

mathematician, theologian, computer scientist, philosopher

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Princeton Theological Seminary

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Tough-Minded Christianity
Tough-minded Christianity
Intelligent design
The end of Christianity
Debating design
Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology
Moral Darwinism
The design revolution
Darwin's nemesis
Debating Design
No Free Lunch
The Design Revolution
No Free Lunch
The design of life
The Design Inference
Being as Communion
Evidence for God
Darwin's Nemesis
What Darwin didn't know
End of Christianity
Dalko
Uncommon Dissent
The patristic understanding of creation
Debating Design
Evidence for God
Intelligent design uncensored
Design Inference
Intelligent Design? Connor Court Quarterly, No. 14
Fin Del Cristianismo
Signs of intelligence
The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith
Mere creation
Debating design
El Fin Del Cristianismo Descubramos Un Dios De Bondad En Un Mundo De Maldad
Understanding intelligent design
Uncommon dissent
How to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist (or not)
Unapologetic apologetics
Intelligent design uncensored
Diseño Inteligente
Chaos, uniform probability, and weak convergence
Norbert Wiener
Norbert Wiener (1894-1964)

mathematician, autobiographer, psychologist, computer scientist, founder

  • Harvard University, Cornell University

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I am a mathematician
Ex-prodigy
I am a mathematician, the later life of a prodigy
Ex-prodigy: my childhood and youth
Norbert Wiener-A Life in Cybernetics
Norbert Wiener#a Life in Cybernetics : Ex-Prodigy :  My Childhood and Youth and I Am a Mathematician
Norbert Wiener -- a Life in Cybernetics : Ex-Prodigy :  My Childhood and Youth and I Am a Mathematician
The Human Use of Human Beings
Collected works with commentaries
Invention
Nonlinear problems in random theory
The Fourier integral and certain of its applications
Nonlinear problems in random theory
Cybernétique et société
Selected papers of Norbert Wiener
Cybernétique et société : l'usage humain des êtres humains
God & Golem Inc.
Generalized harmonic analysis, and Tauberian theorems
Cybernetics of the nervous system
Extrapolation, interpolation and smoothing of stationary time series
Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
Cibernetica
Nerve, brain and memory models
Extrapolation, interpolation, and smoothing of stationary time series
Time and organization
Selected papers of Norbert Wiener
Norbert Wiener: Collected Works, Vol. 4
Differential space, quantum systems, and prediction
I am a mathematician
Generalized harmonic analysis and Tauberian theory, classical harmonic and complex analysis
Nonlinear problems in random theory
Time series
Cybernetics, or control and communication in the animaland the machine
Extrapolation, Interpolation, and Smoothing of Stationary Time Series with Engineering Applications Application
Mathematical philosophy and foundations
The tempter
The Human Use Of Human Being
Frau am Herd
Extrapolation, Interpolation, and Smoothing of Stationary Time Series
Cibernética ou Controle de Comunicação no Animal e na Máquina
Cybernetics, science, and society
The tempter
Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, Reissue of the 1961 Second Edition
Progress in Biocybernetics [Volume 2]
Time series (M.I.T)
Fourier Integral and Certain of Its Applications
Tauberian theorems
The Hopf-Wiener integral equation
Mensch und Menschmaschine
The Hopf-Wiener integral equation
Time and organization
Futurum Exactum
Mensch und Menschmaschine
Ex-Prodigy
Selected papers of Norbert Wiener, including Generalized harmonic analysis and Tauberian theorems
Human Use of Human Beings
Cybernetics
Extrapolation, interpolation, and smoothing of stationary time
The Fourier integral and certain of its applications
A comparison between the treatment of the algebra of relatives by Schroeder and that by Whitehead and Russell
Time series
Differential space, quantum systems, and prediction
Progress in brain research
I am a mathematician
Extrapolation, interpolation, and smoothing of stationary time series, with engineering applications
Inventar
Fourier series and integrals
Survey of cybernetics
Progress in biocybernetics
Ex-prodigy
The legacy of Norbert Wiener
God and Golem, inc
Extrapolation, interpolation and smoothing of stationary time series, with engineering applications
Generalized harmonic analysis
Progress in brain research
Steve Jones
Steve Jones (born 1944)

geneticist, scientist, television presenter, professor

  • University of Edinburgh, University of Chicago

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Darwin's island
The Darwin archipelago
Revolutionary science
The Darwin Archipelago The Naturalists Career Beyond Origin Of Species
Lonely Boy
Lonely Boy
The Darwin archipelago
At the Centre
Darwin Archipelago
Darwin's Island
Almost like a whale
The language of genes
The language of the genes
Y
Coral
The Internet for Educators and Homeschoolers
Introducing genetics
In the Blood
Introducing Genetics
Almost Like a Whale
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror
The Intelligent Warrior
Cybersociety 2.0
The Single Helix
Torture Porn Popular Horror After Saw
Darwin's Ghost
College Oral Communication 4
Y
Complete Medicine Cabinets
Introducing Genetics A Graphic Guide
Encyclopedia of New Media
The serpent's promise
Introducing Genetics
Y
On My Knees
Computer Human Interaction
Brand Like A Rock Star Lessons From Rock N Roll To Make Your Business Rich And Famous
When the Lights Went Down
Wie der Wal zur Flosse kam. Ein neuer Blick auf den Ursprung der Arten
Mountain Bike! Deep South
Behind the Rose
Northumberland and Durham....the Sinister Side
Food and cultural studies
Capital Punishments
The Illustrated Police News
CyberSociety
Nottingham...the Sinister Side
Life of David (Solid Foundation Sermon Starters)
SQL Server 2005 Maintenance Plans
En la sangre/ In The Blood
Critical cyberculture studies
Insects Of Cornwall And The Isles Of Scilly
Doing Internet Research
Lancashire Lasses
Virtual Culture
Through the Keyhole
Wicked London
The Cambridge encyclopedia of human evolution
Birmingham...the Sinister Side
Banking Operations - U. K. Lending & International Business (Banking Certificate)
Manchester...the Sinister Side
In darkest London
Pop Music and the Press (Sound Matters)
The Best of SqlservercentralCom Vol7
Psychology express
Proof
Psychology in Focus
Writing from Reading
Evolution
Afterlife As Afterimage
Virtualizing Hadoop
Y : the descent of men
London - the sinister side
Zombies and Sexuality
New management techniques in Royal Mail
Winning Isn't
Yorkshire the Sinister Side
London through the keyhole
Yi chuan xue
Rothman's Rugby Year Book 1985-86
De man
Endless Winter
The Elephant Who Lost His Memory
Genetics in medicine
Bench Joinery
Cruising guide to West Africa
Next Generation Grammar 1 Student eText w/MyLab English
Living processes
Mapping Motivation for Engagement
Lake District Bagging Log Book
Wainwrights Lake District Walks Bagging Log Book
Lake District 214 Wainwright Challenge Logbook
From Genes to Cells
Torture Porn
Serpent?'s Promise
Introducing Graphic Guide Box Set - the Origins of Life
Dahilere Gerek Yok
Rothmans Rugby yearbook
Neko of Nagano
Critical Cyberculture Studies
Intelligent Warrior
Psychology in Focus
Shades of Blue
Darwin Archipelago
Sex, Age and Death
Turning on Your PROFITS Tap
ACT Made Yorkshire
Génétique en Images
Donelle Woolford
Cheese Beer Wine Cider
Lake District Word Search Puzzle Book
WJEC Vocational Award Constructing the Built Environment Level 1/2
Lake District Wainwright Photo Book
Introducing Graphic Guide Box Set - the Origins of Life (EXPORT EDITION)
Customer services
Focus Audio Workshop
Havant the Golden Years
Site Carpentry Level 2
Neredeyse Bir Balina
No Need for Geniuses
Rothman's Rugby yearbook
The Sea
Evolution (a Ladybird Expert Book)
Construction Award and NVQ, Level 2
Edge of Feedback
Dracula
Lake District Tick Book Family Edition
Revolutionary Science
Serpent's Promise
Torture Porn
Research Methods in Psychology
Out Rage
Brand Like A Rock Star
Fresh Linen Is Best Served Cold
Here Comes the Sun
Psychology in Focus
Orest Subtelny
Orest Subtelny (1941-2016)

historian, political scientist

  • Harvard University

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The unwilling allies
Ukraine
The Mazepists
Ukrainians in North America
Domination of Eastern Europe
Mazepynt︠s︡i
Domination of Eastern Europe (History/16th/17th Century History)
Diariusz Podrozny of Pylyp Orlyk : (1731-1733)
Milovan Đilas
Milovan Đilas (1911-1995)

politician, political commissar, political scientist, poet lawyer

  • University of Belgrade, Panto Mališić Gymnasium, Berane

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Susreti sa Staljinom
Wartime
Druženje s Titom
Vlast
Rise and fall
Bošnjak
Đilas
Revolucionarni rat
Tito
ʻEt milḥamah
Vlast i pobuna
Njegoš--pjesnik, vladar, vladika
Besudna zemlja
Vlast i pobuna
Druženje s titom
Fall of the new class
Conversations with Stalin
Land without justice
The new class
Anatomy of a moral
The stone and the violets
Montenegro
Memoir of a revolutionary
The leper
Nesavršeno društvo
The new class
Parts of a lifetime
Wartime
Under the colors
Njegoš: poet, prince, bishop
Tamnica i ideja
Land without justice
Under the colors [by] Milovan Djilas
Pad nove klase
Of prisons and ideas
Parts of a lifetime
Nowa klasa wyzyskiwaczy
Njegoš
Njegos
Essais politiques
Lenin on relations between socialist states
Idee und System
Land Without Justice
Lit︠s︡o totalitarizma
Njegos
Memoir of a revolutionary
Memoir of a revolutionary [by] Milovan Djilas
L' exécution : nouvelles
On new roads of socialism
Svetovi i mostovi
The stone and the violets [by] Milovan Djilas
The new class
WARTIME
Gubavac i druge priče
Anatomie einer Moral
Njegoš oder Dichter zwischen Kirche und Staat
Nová třída, rozbor kommunismu jako společenského systému
The stone and the violets
The leper, and other stories
Lenin on relations between socialist states
Problemi naše književnosti
Bošnjak Adil Zulfikarpašić
Montenegro
Nova klasa
Na novim putevima socijalizma
On new roads of socialism
La nouvelle classe dirigeante
Druz enje s Titom
The new class
Lov na ljude
Izgubljene bitke
Sur les voies nouvelles du socialisme
O agresivnom pritisku vlada sovjetskog bloka protiv Jugoslavije
Novyi klass
Montenegro
Novyĭ klass
Savremene teme
Prisions and Ideas
Anatomy of a moral
Land without justice
Ljubav i druge priče
Crna Gora
Legenda o Njegošu
Dilas (Akvarijus)
Lénine et les rapports entre états socialistes
Razmišljanja o raznim pitanjima
Vlast
Članci, 1941-1946
The leper, and other stories
Sluga božji i druge pripovetke
Under the colors
Najlepše pripovetke Milovana Đilasa
Milovan Đilas
Land without justice
Bošnjak
Vcherashnie kommunisty o kommunizme
The new class
Crna Gora
La nouvelle classe dirigeante
Raspad i rat
Anatomy of a moral
Rane pripovetke, 1930-1940
Tito, moĭ drug, i moĭ vrag
Izgubljene bitke
Das Dorf im Dreiländereck
The new class
Donald Kennedy
Donald Kennedy (1931-2020)

biologist, academic

  • Harvard University, Dublin School

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A Place in the Sun
Academic duty
The Cold and the Dark
Cellular and organismal biology
Academic duty
From cell to organism
The last of your springs
Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007
THE LIVING CELL READINGS FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Air pollution, the automobile, and public health
Humans, nature, and birds
Responsibility and the University (The Grace A. Tanner Lecture in human values)
Science magazine's state of the planet, 2006-2007
Integration
Science and the media
The living cell
From cell to organism