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Between 1995 and 2005, the government of Alberta undertook major reforms to the way water is governed in the arid southern part of the province. Among the most significant reforms was the imposition of moratoria on new water licenses, the introduction of a market for buying and selling existing water licenses, and the adoption of a "conservation holdback" mechanism for returning some licensed water to the environment. In Water Policy Reform in Southern Alberta, B. Timothy Heinmiller looks at how and why these (and other) reforms were adopted after nearly a century of stasis on water policy. The study analyses over three decades of policy decisions, beginning with the Progressive Conservative victory in 1972 to the last major policy reform in 2007. Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework, process tracing methodologies, and content analysis, the author isolates, identifies and reconstructs the actors and processes that shaped over thirty years of water policy in Alberta. Water Policy Reform in Southern Alberta offers important insights on the management of natural resources and the factors influencing meaningful policy change.

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Alberta: A Health System Profile provides the first detailed description of Alberta’s health care system and the underpinning political and social forces that have shaped it. Drawing on significant wealth from government revenues generated through the energy sector, Alberta has been able to develop an extensive public health and health care infrastructure. Alberta has used its financial resources to attract health professionals by offering the highest levels of financial compensation in Canada. However, although it spends more per capita than other Canadian jurisdictions, Alberta’s health care system costs and health outcomes are mediocre compared to those of many other Canadian jurisdictions. This unexpected outcome is the consequence of the unique interplay of economic and political forces within Alberta’s political economy. Through an examination of Alberta’s political and economic history, and using research on the structures and services provided, Alberta: A Health System Profile provides a detailed description of the programs and services that constitute Alberta’s health care system.

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The Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian Verruga or Carrión’s disease (an endemic infectious disease in South America’s Andean regions) by Dr. Alberto Leonardo Barton. Graciela S. Alarcón and Renato D. Alarcón recount Barton’s persistent work against skepticism, obstacles, and limitations imposed by members of Peru’s medical elites of the time, as well as his eventual successful scientific career and the delayed but well-deserved global recognition of his contributions. The book is the result of intense bibliographic research and of original documents aimed not just at the examination of Barton’s life and work, but also the examination of today’s perspectives and future work in the field of infectious and “neglected” diseases. The authors address current scientific information on the relevant bacteria Bartonella bacilliformis, besides current research and clinical status of the other Bartonellas, making it a useful and practical text for those studying infectious diseases.

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Fernando Pessoa (Lisboa, 1888-1935), es autor de una de las obras poéticas más sugerentes y trascendentales de nuestro siglo. Abierta a las corrientes más innovadoras, su poesía es sensual e intuitiva, mágica y abstracta. Alberto Caeiro, uno de los heterónimos en los que Pessoa se desdoblaba en su obra, fue poeta bucólico, maestro de Ricardo Reis y de Álvaro de Campos, que se aplicó a una reconstrucción ideal del paganismo, en su esencia absoluta, tal como un filósofo antimetafísico. La poesía de Pessoa está considerada como la expresión más cabal de las crisis contemporáneas del espíritu, concretándola en la desintegración del propio individuo. Traducción de Pablo del Barco. Edición bilingüe.

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An ecological classification system was developed for Northern Albertathrough the analysis of vegetation, soil, site, and forest productivityinformation. The hierarchical classification system has three levels -ecosite, ecosite phase and plant community type. Thirty-eight ecositesare described with further detail provided by subdivision into ecositeand ecosite phase and plant community type. A soil type classificationsystem that describes 17 soil types was also developed. Managementinterpretations were made for drought, excess moisture, soil ruttinghazard, soil compaction hazard, puddling hazard, soil erosion hazard,frost heave hazard, soil temperature limitations, vegetationcompetition, and windthrow hazard. Colour photos and drawings for 87common plants of northern Alberta are presented.

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Focusing on the Depression, Second World War, and early post-War period, Robert Ascah examines the interaction of politics and capital markets in Canada from the perspective of the debt management function. Ascah's insightful study explores the Dominion Government's dealings with domestic and international finance capital and their reaction to the policies of Alberta's Social Credit government, and in particular the April 1936 default.

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White Light: The Poetry of Alberto Blanco examines the interplay of complementary images and concepts in the award-winning Mexican writer's cycle of poems from 1979 to 2018. Blanco’s poetic trilogy A la luz de siempre is characterized by its broad range of form and subject and by the poet's own eclectic background as a chemist, maker of collages, and musician. Blanco speaks the language of the visual arts, science, mathematics, music, and philosophy, and creates work with deep interdisciplinary roots. This book explores how polarities such as space and place, reading and writing, sound and silence, visual and verbal representation, and faith and doubt are woven through A la luz de siempre. These complements reveal how Blanco’s poetry, like the phenomenon of white light, embraces paradox and transforms into something more than the sum of its disparate and polychromatic parts.

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White Light: The Poetry of Alberto Blanco examines the interplay of complementary images and concepts in the award-winning Mexican writer's cycle of poems from 1979 to 2018. Blanco’s poetic trilogy A la luz de siempre is characterized by its broad range of form and subject and by the poet's own eclectic background as a chemist, maker of collages, and musician. Blanco speaks the language of the visual arts, science, mathematics, music, and philosophy, and creates work with deep interdisciplinary roots. This book explores how polarities such as space and place, reading and writing, sound and silence, visual and verbal representation, and faith and doubt are woven through A la luz de siempre. These complements reveal how Blanco’s poetry, like the phenomenon of white light, embraces paradox and transforms into something more than the sum of its disparate and polychromatic parts.

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Through a selection of thirty works created in a twenty-year time span (1972–92), including some unpublished and never before exhibited canvases from Italian private collections, this volume offers a perspective on the expressive outcomes that marked Alberto Burri’s practice after the 1950s and 1960s, at a time in which he had already gained international critical acclaim. Cellotex, which the artist had long used as a support for his compositions, became the “work” itself. Through a gradual process of stripping down, Burri reached the basic underlying element, i.e. the material that had previously been approached in view of something else. As is the case with his more iconic cycles (such as Sacchi, Legni and Combustioni plastiche), matter here continues to be the undisputed protagonist, capable of setting the rules and fixing compositional balances.

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Bestselling adult coloring book author Alberta Hutchinson helps you find your center with a beautiful array of relaxing Zen designs for you to color!The Zen tradition has been described as a mindset in which one is entirely relaxed, throwing one’s worries into the wind. It’s a way of thinking that centers primarily around meditation, where one carefully observes the breath and the mind to obtain complete and total focus. Zen has emerged as a recent trend in adult coloring and art therapy, providing many colorists with an aesthetic version of this stress-reducing practice through its soothing patterns, intricate designs, and easy access to mindfulness.Bestselling author and adult coloring book pioneer Alberta Hutchinson exemplifies this calming art form through her hand-drawn illustrations. Featured in this lush selection are forty-nine elegant new drawings that mimic ornate rug and floor tile designs, which will relax you while you express your inner creativity. You’ll feel your troubles slipping away as you immerse yourself in coloring these images.This book includes perforated pages that are printed on one side, allowing colorists to remove and display their finished works of art easily. Stress-free and full of fun, Alberta Hutchinson’s Instant Zen Designs is a coloring collection that will put your mind at ease—the only thing wandering will be your colored pencil!

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A comprehensive survey of the work of the legendary Swiss artist, this book illustrates and examines more than 100 of his sculptures, paintings, drawings, and prints This lavishly illustrated retrospective traces the early and midcareer development of the preeminent Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), examining the emergence of his distinct figural style through works including a series of walking men, elongated standing women, and numerous busts. Rare paintings and drawings from his formative period show the significance of landscape in Giacometti’s work, while also revealing the influence of the postimpressionist painters that surrounded his father, the artist Giovanni Giacometti. Other areas of inquiry on which Alberto Giacometti casts new light are his studio practice—amply illustrated with photographs—his obsessive focus on depicting the human head, his collaborations with poets and writers, and his development of the walking man sculpture, thanks to numerous drawings, many of which have never been shown. Original essays by modern art and Giacometti specialists shed new light on era-defining sculptural masterpieces, including the Walking Man, the Nose, and the Chariot, or on key aspects of his work, such as the significance of surrealism, his drawing practice, or the question of space.Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Cleveland Museum of Art (March 12–June 12, 2022)Seattle Art Museum (July 14–October 9, 2022)Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (November 13, 2022–February 12, 2023)The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (March 19–June 18, 2023)

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The Canadian prairies are an ideal place to grow a huge variety of vegetables, and there are plenty of healthful and economic benefits to having your own garden. Whether you have a traditional backyard space or several containers on a high-rise balcony, you can grow a season-long supply of tasty produce. Best-selling garden writer Laura Peters provides all you need to know to dig in: * Basics such as light, soil, exposure and frost tolerance * Almost infinite garden styles, including raised beds and limited space gardening * Preparing the garden and selecting which vegetables to grow where * Recommended varieties, including new, traditional, heirloom and unusual selections * Seasonal care, including mulching, weeding and watering * Tips throughout, including how to extend the growing season and what to do with your harvest * Organic approaches to management of pests and diseases * An appendix featuring companion plants and relationships * Helpful hardiness maps, and delicious colour photos throughout. * From A to Z--yummy asparagus, through to healthy kale and peculiar kohlrabi, all the way to colourful peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and zucchini--it's all here in this informative gardening guide.

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The days of buoyant capital investment, jobs, and wealth are passing Alberta by as the boom-and-bust cycle runs its course and the global climate crisis becomes more acute. As the province scrambles to boost the dying oil economy and curb spending, one solution is all but ignored – a sales tax. In this collection, Alberta scholars and policy experts map out why and how a provincial sales tax should and can be implemented.Drawing on policy analysis, recent history, personal experiences, and conversations with Albertans, former politicians, and senior public servants, contributors build a decisive case for why a sales tax is a more efficient tax than corporate or personal income taxes. They examine energy revenues, household incomes, and political support as well as opportunities for improving democracy and reducing the volatility of government revenues. Finally, this volume offers recommendations on structuring a consultative review process to improve Alberta’s long-term fiscal sustainability.

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This book is a unique and intimate portrait of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. "With this volume I wish to document Giacometti's personality from a completely different standpoint. I do so using photographs taken almost continuously from 1943 up to the time of his death; these were the twenty years in which his art became well-known. Alberto Giacometti's nature, work and thoughts fascinated me and other friends tremendously. I was one of the lucky ones allowed to experience his life. My encounters with him, and the resulting photographs, were of a more intimate, personal sort. Giacometti was not a legend to me. I treasured his absolute will for freedom. He was often cunning and harsh with his judgements and opinions, yet at the same time sensitive. His contradictoriness - often described by others - to me represented an expression of his personality, fervent existence and presence. I loved and respected this man. I believe his work belongs among the most important works of the contemporary art scene." - Ernst Scheidegger.

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Para Benjamín Prado (Madrid, 1961) la creación literaria es una dedicación casi obsesiva, y así su obra incluye igualmente libros de poemas (el último, el titulado Iceberg), relatos o artículos, que diversas novelas, biografías y ensayos. Miguel García-Posada ha señalado el entusiasmo por la poesía y la pasión vital que rezuma la obra poética de Prado, y destaca su fervor por la condición memorable del poema añadiendo: Prado busca ante todo que su poesía sea canto, lírica, canción.

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Cualquier poema verdadero se nos aparece originalmente como la luz donse se nos permite ver lo que hasta antes de él no veíamos. Así, el mismo poema se convierte en guía de quien lo lee. Y de eso se trata: de leer los poemas que Pessoa reunió bajo la firma de Alberto Caeiro, dejándose orientar por ellos. Este segundo volumen recoge los Poemas inconjuntos y los Apéndices.

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The University of Alberta Libraries houses one of the most outstanding collections of Austrian, Habsburg and Central European materials in North America. This unique strength has at its heart the acquisition of two major Austrian collections: the famous "Priesterseminar" library of the Archbishop of Salzburg, purchased in 1965, and the library of Viennese Juridisch-Politische Leseverin, purchased in 1969. The Salzburg Collection, one of the most important collections in Canada for Central European law studies, consists of the original law collection of the Seminary library of the Archbishop of Salzburg. The Priesterseminar Library has its origins in the Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council of Trent (1545-1563), at which the Catholic Church affirmed and clearly defined its dogmas in the face of the Protestant challenge. This catalogue, published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, provides a glimpse into the riches of these two collections.

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ESTE LIBRO CONTIENE ALGUNOS DE LOS RELATOS MÁS PERFECTOS ESCRITOS EN LENGUA INGLESA. SU MÉRITO ESTÁ EN LA CONCISIÓN, LA SUTIL MANERA DE CONTAR, LA GENEROSIDAD QUE PERMITE AL LECTOR SENTIRSE MÁS INTELIGENTE QUE EL AUTOR. UN GESTO DISCRETO, UN DETALLE NIMIO, UNA PALABRA QUE PARECE SER CASUAL, REVELA LA VERDAD SOBRE UN PERSONAJE Y BRINDA LA CLAVE DE LA HISTORIA. EL LECTOR ACABA LA ÚLTIMA PÁGINA CON LA AGRADECIDA IMPRESIÓN DE QUE ALGO, QUIZÁS INNOMBRABLE, MARAVILLOSO O TERRIBLE, LE HA SIDO REVELADO

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The provincial mammal -- the bighorn sheep -- is one of thousands of species of animals inhabiting the diverse ecosystems found throughout Alberta. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and insects and includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent wildlife-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike.

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In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province.Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this election. It examines the legacy of the Progressive Conservative dynasty, the PC and NDP campaigns, polling, and online politics, providing context and setting the stage. It highlights the importance of Alberta's energy sector and how it relates to provincial politics with focus on the oil sands, the carbon tax, and pipelines.Examining the NDP in power, Orange Chinook draws on Indigenous, urban, and rural perspectives to explore the transition process and government finances and politics. It explores the governing style of premier Rachel Notley, paying special attention to her response to the 2016 For McMurray wildfire and to the role of women in politics.Orange Chinook brings together Alberta's top political watchers in this fascinating, multifaceted analysis.

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Pocos nombres del hispanismo, si algún otro hay, suscitan tanto consenso como el de Alberto Blecua, por la excelencia de su labor, su papel como renovador ?y aun refundador? de determinadas áreas de la disciplina, la amplitud de su magisterio y la decisiva impronta de su personalidad en todos aquellos, grandes e chicos, que han tenido el placer de tratarlo y de aprender con él. Alberto Blecua no merece un homenaje, sino muchos. El que el lector tiene en sus manos es uno de los posibles: el que le brindan quienes se han formado cerca de él, en su estela. De sus discípulos y más estrechos colaboradores surge, llegado el momento de su jubilación como catedrático de literatura española de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.Desde luego que en los trabajos aquí reunidos también hay, de forma implícita, un retrato de Alberto Blecua. La atención a asuntos relacionados con el Libro de buen amor, la crítica textual, la poesía del Quinientos, Cervantes o Lope, no menos que el sesgo con que

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Alberta is the permanent or migratory home of over 400 species of birds, including the provincial bird -- the great horned owl. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike.

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A estas alturas, pocos dudan de que Rafael Alberti (1902-1999) puede ser considerado el poeta de la memoria. Bien conocido asimismo es el sentimiento de desarraigo que impregna su obra en los años del exilio argentino. Partiendo de ello, el presente estudio reconstruye y decodifica las imágenes de deseo nostálgico de lo perdido que surgen de sus versos, los cuales dan prueba de la honda carencia emotiva que embiste al yo lírico. En este contexto peculiar, de los poemas del autor cobran vida mundos retrospectivos, concretados en una corporeidad material de la que afloran significados y pulsiones latentes.Mediante el presente ensayo se ha pretendido arrojar nuevas luces sobre este proceso de composición, estructurando el estudio en torno a la relación del sujeto poético con los artefactos que lo rodean y que pasan a ser cosas o fetiches en las terminologías marxista y psicoanalítica. De la función narrativa del objeto, además, se ha considerado el valor de los espacios habitados e in

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This visually delightful full-colour book features 75 recipes that reflect the regional cuisine of Alberta. The recipes also include folkloric, historic and anecdotal information about the recipes and the food products from which they are made.

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Many Canadian parties are shifting their process for selectingleaders from delegate conventions to methods that -- at least in theory-- allow all members to vote for the leader. In the leadershipselections of the 1990s, Alberta's governing Conservatives used aprimary balloting system, the opposition Liberal Party allowed membersto vote by phone, and the NDP held a traditional leadershipconvention. In Quasi-Democracy? David Stewart and Keith Archer examinepolitical parties and leadership selection in Alberta using mail-backsurveys administered to voters who participated in the Conservative,Liberal, and NDP leadership conventions elections of the 1990s.Leadership selection events, they contend, provide rare opportunitiesfor observing the internal workings of the parties and people who"stand between the politicians and the electorate." Usingparticipant accounts and material from the press media, the authorsanalyze the factors that influence leadership selection in each party,develop attitudinal profiles of the supporters of the parties, andexamine the party activists with respect to their backgrounds inprovincial and federal politics. Quasi-Democracy? will beinvaluable reading for students and scholars of party democracy andrepresentation, and for those interested in the intricate machinationsof the political process in Alberta.

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Many Canadian parties are shifting their process for selectingleaders from delegate conventions to methods that -- at least in theory-- allow all members to vote for the leader. In the leadershipselections of the 1990s, Alberta's governing Conservatives used aprimary balloting system, the opposition Liberal Party allowed membersto vote by phone, and the NDP held a traditional leadershipconvention. In Quasi-Democracy? David Stewart and Keith Archer examinepolitical parties and leadership selection in Alberta using mail-backsurveys administered to voters who participated in the Conservative,Liberal, and NDP leadership conventions elections of the 1990s.Leadership selection events, they contend, provide rare opportunitiesfor observing the internal workings of the parties and people who"stand between the politicians and the electorate." Usingparticipant accounts and material from the press media, the authorsanalyze the factors that influence leadership selection in each party,develop attitudinal profiles of the supporters of the parties, andexamine the party activists with respect to their backgrounds inprovincial and federal politics. Quasi-Democracy? will beinvaluable reading for students and scholars of party democracy andrepresentation, and for those interested in the intricate machinationsof the political process in Alberta.

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The Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian Verruga or Carrión’s disease (an endemic infectious disease in South America’s Andean regions) by Dr. Alberto Leonardo Barton. Graciela S. Alarcón and Renato D. Alarcón recount Barton’s persistent work against skepticism, obstacles, and limitations imposed by members of Peru’s medical elites of the time, as well as his eventual successful scientific career and the delayed but well-deserved global recognition of his contributions. The book is the result of intense bibliographic research and of original documents aimed not just at the examination of Barton’s life and work, but also the examination of today’s perspectives and future work in the field of infectious and “neglected” diseases. The authors address current scientific information on the relevant bacteria Bartonella bacilliformis, besides current research and clinical status of the other Bartonellas, making it a useful and practical text for those studying infectious diseases.

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Providing a fresh evaluation of Alberti’s text On Painting (1435), along with comparisons to various works of Nicholas Cusanus - particularly his Vision of God (1450) - this study reveals a shared epistemology of vision. And, the author argues, it is one that reflects a more deeply Christian Neoplatonic ideal than is typically accorded Alberti. Whether regarding his purpose in teaching the use of a geometric single point perspective system, or more broadly in rendering forms naturalistically, the emphasis leans toward the ideal of Renaissance art as highly rational. There remains the impression that the principle aim of the painter is to create objective, even illusionistic images. A close reading of Alberti’s text, however, including some adjustments in translation, points rather towards an emphasis on discerning the spiritual in the material. Alberti’s use of the tropes Minerva and Narcissus, for example, indicates the opposing characteristics of wisdom and sense certainty that function dialectically to foster the traditional importance of seeing with the eye of the intellect rather than merely with physical eyes. In this sense these figures also set the context for his, and, as the author explains, Brunelleschi’s earlier invention of this perspective system that posits not so much an objective seeing as an opposition of finite and infinite seeing, which, moreover, approximates Cusanus’s famous notion of a coincidence of opposites. Together with Alberti’s and Cusanus’s ideals of vision, extensive analysis of art works discloses a ubiquitous commitment to stimulating an intellectual perception of divine, essential, and unseen realities that enliven the visible material world.

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Le Traite du ciel d'Albert de Saxe a exerce une enorme influence sur les conceptions cosmologiques de la fin du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance, notamment sur des penseurs tels que Nicolas de Cues, Nicolas Copernic, Leonard de Vinci et Galilee, qui, tout en les contestant sur certains points, s'en sont inspires. Le nombre de manuscrits et d'editions imprimees consacres a cet ouvrage, specialement en Allemagne, en Italie et dans l'Est de l'Europe, temoigne de cette grande renommee.>br/>Pourtant, ce n'est pas tellement la pensee d'Albert qui se reflete dans ces textes que celle de ses maitres, a savoir Buridan (surtout) et Oresme, dont l'influence est omnipresente. Il faudrait donc parler de l'enorme importance de ces deux grands maitres dans le discours de leur disciple et des repercussions que leurs hypotheses ont eues sur les siecles subsequents. C'est, en definitive, a cela que sert la presente edition critique des Quaestiones in De caelo d'Albert de Saxe: donner un texte definitif qui puisse permettre une evaluation de l'apport de chacun, sans craindre de balayer les idees recues.

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