Bøger af Gallagher

Shaun Gallagher presents a ground-breaking interdisciplinary account of action. He shows that in order to understand human agency and the aspects of mind that are associated with it, we need to grasp the crucial role of context or circumstance in action, and the normative constraints of social and cultural practices.

When Mr Leap Frog from Frog's Hollow set out to fetch a plumber to fix his taps he had no idea that his life was going to change forever. After getting lost and meeting many strange creatures, he was enlisted to help Frillneck the Wizard return the Peace Crystal to the Forest of Peace and save the world.

This book shares nine lessons designed to foster mathematical reasoning in middle school students and research on how to support teachers in creating such lessons.

This comprehensive study, cosponsored by the Christian College Coalition, addresses questions faced by students in introductory literature courses. It examines literature as a form of human action and argues that the reading and writing of literary works provide vital ways for men and women to act as responsible agents in God's world.Building upon the doctrine of Creation, the authors show how the reading of literature helps us to be more effective interpreters of the stories and images we encounter daily. They demonstrate that great works of literature open up a realm of beauty and truth and help us gain an understanding of ourselves, God, and the world.