Another interpretation of Hume's view of the self has been argued for by James Giles.

An inherent problem with the arcane Wade – Giles use of apostrophes to differentiate aspiration is that many English readers do not understand it, which has resulted in the frequent mispronunciation of Taoism as instead of.

* Pinyin has more access points than Wade – Giles for online retrieval.

The people of the village cheer: Farmer Giles has become a hero.

More recently, philosopher and psychologist James Giles has argued that human sexual desire is neither a biological instinct nor something learned or constructed by culture.

In addition, Underground Railroad historian Giles Wright has published a pamphlet debunking the quilt code.

Taiwan has used Wade – Giles for decades as the de facto standard, co-existing with several official but obscure romanizations in succession, namely, Gwoyeu Romatzyh ( 1928 ), MPS II ( 1986 ), and Tongyong pinyin ( 2000 ).

However, the use of apostrophes preserves b, d, g, and j for the romanization of Chinese languages containing voiced consonants, such as Shanghainese ( which has a full set of voiced consonants ) and Min Nan ( Hō-ló-oē ) whose century-old Pe ̍ h-ōe-jī ( POJ, often called Missionary Romanization ) is similar to Wade – Giles.

This season has been running for seventy years now, and until recently maintained its links with the oldest traditions of British commercial theatre by being run by the actor Jack Watling, his son Giles and most recently, his son-in-law Seymour Matthews.

Paxman is the eldest of four children and has two brothers, one of whom, Giles, is the British Ambassador to Spain ( having previously been ambassador to Mexico ), and a sister, Jenny, a producer at BBC Radio.

It was part of Giles County at the time of incorporation, but county boundaries have changed, and since 1870 it has been in Marshall County.

The city has five elected leaders: four commissioners Ted Floyd, James Maness, Art Giles and Jim Bradshaw ( one from each of the city's four districts ) and a mayor Ed Hagerty, elected at-large, who serves as chairperson of the City Commission.

Downes is sceptical of earlier historians ' claims of a lower middle-class background, and writes that a 19th-century suggestion that Giles Vanbrugh was a sugar-baker has been misunderstood.

A man alleged to be a soldier in the Maryland State Militia was detained in Fort McHenry, and Judge Giles in Baltimore issued a writ of habeas corpus, but the fort's commander, Major W. W. Morris, wrote in reply, " At the date of issuing your writ, and for two weeks previous, the city in which you live, and where your court has been held, was entirely under the control of revolutionary authorities.

The character proved popular with fans, and since 2003, Joss Whedon has attempted to continue Giles ' story through a spin-off, Ripper ; as of 2009, Whedon has submitted a 90-minute script to the BBC, but rights issues have so far prevented the series moving into development.

Canonically, the character's story is continued in the comic book Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, in which Giles has ascended to the highest position of authority in the Watcher's Council.

His family has worked within the Council of Watchers for at least three generations ; both his father and grandmother, Edna Giles, were also Watchers.

During this time, Giles claimed to be a founding member of Pink Floyd in order to impress girls ( although since Pink Floyd was founded in 1965, when Giles would have been around ten years old, it was not a particularly credible claim ), and may have delved into criminal activity ( he remarks that hot-wiring a car is " like riding a bloody bicycle ", and a psychologically younger Giles has no qualms about breaking into a clothing store and attacking a police officer ).

After being filled in on everything that has happened to the Scoobies in his absence, Giles apologizes to Buffy, insisting that he never should have left them, but Buffy assures him that he did the right thing.

Afterwards, it is revealed that Giles has left to Faith his entire estate in his will ( with the exception of the ' Vampyr ' book from the first episode of the series, which he leaves to Buffy ), and Faith assures Buffy this doesn't mean Giles cared about her less but rather felt Faith needed it more.

As noted by early dog explorers such as Ernest Giles large portions of the desert are characterized by gravel-covered terrains covered in thin desert grasses and it also contains extensive areas of undulating red sand plains and dunefields, low rocky / gravelly ridges and substantial upland portions with a high degree of laterite formation.

Giles is frustrated and takes an antagonistic position, and then learns that the Council plans on conducting an extensive review of Buffy ( her methods, skills, and abilities ).

On his knowledge of the game, Clough continued: " I never did get to know John Giles, still don't.

Despite having an outstanding knowledge of the game, Giles personally never liked being a manager.

A keen observer of men and events, Giles acquired in the course of these travels much valuable knowledge and experience, which he turned to good account.

Giles moved his book collection to the shop, and it became the Scooby Gang's meeting place and source of knowledge, much as the library had been in the first three seasons.

Giles goes over basic knowledge about the First Evil, explaining that it can only take on the appearance of the dead, but it's incapable of solid form.

They are guided by Buffy's Watcher, Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who is well-versed in demonology and is responsible for Buffy's training as a Slayer.

They are guided by Buffy's " Watcher ", Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who is well-versed in demonology and is responsible for Buffy's training as a Slayer.

They are guided by Buffy's " Watcher ", Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who is well-versed in demonology and is responsible for Buffy's training as a Slayer.

In Season Eight, she and Giles decided to partner together in a " Slayer social worker " program to keep Slayers from going to the dark side.

Rupert Edmund Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As a child, Giles dreamed of being either " a fighter pilot or possibly a grocer ", but he soon learned that being a Watcher is a calling, much as being a Slayer is, and Rupert's father explained his destiny to him when he was ten years old ( revealed in " Never Kill a Boy on the First Date ").

When new Slayer Kendra Young arrives in Sunnydale, Giles shares with her an appreciation for obscure texts, resulting in Buffy nicknaming her the " She-Giles.

Giles briefly serves as Watcher for Kendra's replacement Slayer, Faith Lehane.

As Buffy's Cruciamentum approaches ( a brutal tradition of the Watchers ' Council in which a depowered Slayer is forced to battle a particularly dangerous vampire using only her wits ), Giles struggles to cope with the guilt of betraying Buffy's trust.

Giles is head of the Slayer operations in England, parallel with Andrew's operations in Italy and Buffy and Xander's in Scotland, and he keeps in close contact with Xander and Andrew, discussing issues.

In the story " Safe ," Giles and Faith hear of a " Slayer Sanctuary " in a town called Hanselstadt from a young Slayer named Courtney.

* Rupert Giles, a character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer who was also known as " Ripper "

Xander meets Buffy Summers ( Gellar ), the Slayer, on her first day at Sunnydale High, as well as her Watcher Rupert Giles ( Anthony Head ).

Now under the mentorship of Rupert Giles, who is training him as a Watcher, Andrew comes to Los Angeles to help contain psychotic Slayer Dana ( cf.

Ethan plans to ' hide behind the Slayer ', exploiting her desire to protect Giles and thus protect Ethan in the process.

However after accepting the role of Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Head was unable to play Adam Klaus in later episodes leaving the way clear for Stuart Milligan to take over the role until the present.

It starred Anthony Head better known as the Prime Minister in Little Britain and Rupert Giles, Librarian and Watcher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

* Rupert Giles, fictional character in the American TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

* Giles ( Buffy comic ), story based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series

Buffy overhears Giles discussing it with Angel and tells Giles she refuses to be the Slayer if it means she will die, then begs her mother to go away with her for the weekend.

Despite her desire to live a normal life she feels compelled to fulfill her destiny as a Slayer, and the need for her to live up to this responsibility is reinforced by Giles.

In the canonical comic Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Giles informs Faith that he is, for all intents and purposes, the Watcher's Council.

Their duties have expanded to monitoring Slayers as well ; Giles offers Faith Lehane a new identity in exchange for her undertaking the mission to kill Genevieve Savidge, a sociopathic Slayer.

When one particular Watcher, Rupert Giles, defies the rules of the test and interferes in the Cruciamentum of his Slayer – Buffy Summers – he is dismissed from his position immediately.