Product Description: In philosophy as in ordinary life, cause and effect are twin pillars on which much of our thought seems based. But almost a century ago, Bertrand Russell declared that modern physics leaves these pillars without foundations. Russell's revolutionary conclusion was that "the law of causality is a relic of a bygone age, surviving, like the monarchy, only because it is erroneously supposed to do no harm"...read more

Product Description: Guitarists and bassists are forever striving to capture their instrument's sound on recordings. This hands-on guide describes the techniques that accomplish this best. The book provides practical advice for creating a home studio space, choosing and using amps and microphones, processing and enhancing sound with effects, and special approaches for recording acoustic and electric bass and guitar, as well as double bass...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Argues that to understand time we must take an Archimedean point of view from outside time

Product Description: This book examines the distinction between fact-stating and non-fact-stating uses of language. This distinction is important in many areas of modern philosophy and is central to "non-factualism"; the view that despite appearances, certain areas of discourse are not factual...read more