American business jargon. 2014.
Serafim Tulikov — Serafim Sergeyevich Tulikov, ( ru. Серафим Сергеевич Туликов) (July 7, 1914 January 29, 2004), was a Russian and Soviet composer who was born in the Imperial Russia, and died in Russia. He was often credited as S. Tulikov, in his musical works… … Wikipedia
What Computers Can't Do — Book cover of the 1979 paperback edition See also: Philosophy of artificial intelligence Hubert Dreyfus has been a critic of artificial intelligence research since the 1960s. In a series of papers and books, including Alchemy and AI (1965), What… … Wikipedia
Humanist Manifesto — is the title of three manifestos laying out a Humanist worldview. They are the original Humanist Manifesto (1933, often referred to as Humanist Manifesto I), the Humanist Manifesto II (1973), and Humanism and Its Aspirations (2003, a.k.a.… … Wikipedia
Humanist Manifesto II — The second manifesto was written in 1973 by Paul Kurtz and Edwin H. Wilson, and was intended to update the previous one. It begins with a statement that the excesses of Nazism and world war had made the first seem far too optimistic , and… … Wikipedia
Internet Retailing — ▪ 1999 In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, computers, stocks, and even new and used automobiles were widely available from World Wide Web sites that seemed to spring up almost daily.… … Universalium
Joan of Arc — (Jehanne d’Arc) (ca. 1412–1431) Joan of Arc, also called the Maid of Orléans, was a peasant girl who became a national heroine and the patron saint of France. At a crucial period of the Hundred Years’War, she led the French resistance to… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
political philosophy — Branch of philosophy that analyzes the state and related concepts such as political obligation, law, social justice, and constitution. The first major work of political philosophy in the Western tradition was Plato s Republic. Aristotle s… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
