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Comparative account of substantive technology theory in the 20th century
(2003)It would be just as easy to say what this thesis is not about as it would be to say what it is about. Indeed, some would venture to say that most of this thesis is not about technology at all, with a paragraph about ... -
Craft, ritual, and world view : Ojibwa ontology through transformative philosophy
(1999)The meaning of Ojibwa crafted objects within their cultural horizon is explored through interviews with Ojibwa crafts people. Transformative philosophy is used as a method to bridge the profound gap between Western and ... -
Cross-cultural dialogue : the concept of autonomy as a case study
(2000)This study is an examination of cross cultural philosophical discourse between North American Indigenous cultures and the dominant Western culture. The methodological approaches used in this study are modeled after the ... -
Development of key components of a nitrogen budget for a forested watershed on the Canadian boreal plain
(2009)This investigation, which took place as part of the Forest Watershed and Riparian Disturbance (FORWARD) study in west-central Alberta on the Boreal Plain, measured key components of a nitrogen (N) budget in a relatively ... -
Emotions, metaphors and reality : a phenomenological approach to William Lyall's Intellect, the emotions and the moral nature
(2001)In their work The Faces of Reason: An Essay on Philosophy and Culture in English Canada 1850-1950, Leslie Armour and Elizabeth Trott consider that the Canadian way of doing philosophy uses reason in an accommodationist ... -
The Influence of physical activity on driving performance and cognitive functioning in older adults : a randomized controlled trial
(2010)As individuals age, two central concerns involve driving safely and preserving cognitive faculties. While some research examining fitness effects on elderly cognition has been conducted, little has been done to investigate ... -
Jungian bridge to native philosophy
(1997)The gap between Western and Native world views is much more profound than the West has imagined. I support this claim from a variety of angles and offer insight into it from the work of Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung ... -
Yuma state : a philosophical study of the Indian residential school experience
(2001)Indian residential schools in Canada span a history over one hundred years producing a storm of controversy that is ongoing. The principal parties to this controversy include a number of Christian churches in Canada, the ...
