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See It, Dream It, Do It: How 25 people just like you found their dream jobs
Par Colleen Nelson, Kathie MacIsaac. 2023
From award-winning author Colleen Nelson, and literacy advocate Kathie MacIsaac, twenty-five profiles present a plethora of jobs, and people, making…
it easier than ever for young people to see their dreams and to live their dreams!Le plus petit sauveur du monde (Quai no 5)
Par Samuel Larochelle. 2022
Note de production : Cet ouvrage a été créé dans le cadre du Projet de description d’images littéraires d’eBOUND. L’auteur…
et l’illustrateur ont rédigé ou contribué aux descriptions des images, qui sont incluses dans le corps et la narration du texte. Florent, un garçon de dix ans, surprend une conversation entre ses mamans : devant l'état de la planète, elles se demandent si elles veulent avoir un deuxième enfant. À travers une série de mots impossibles à comprendre, il retient l’hésitation dans leurs voix, la peur dans leurs yeux, la main que l’une pose sur le ventre de l’autre, comme quand il n’arrive plus à s’endormir. Florent comprend qu’il y a trop d’humains sur Terre, qu’il ne faut plus faire d’enfants, qu’il aurait fallu arrêter bien avant et que lui-même est de trop. Ses mamans entendront-elles son cri silencieux?Marx and Laozi: A Dialectical Synthesis
Par James Chambers. 2023
In this work the theories of Marx and Laozi are dialectically combined. The resulting synthesis is a positive materialist negation…
of Hegel’s idealist dialectics. Syntheses are presented for Marx and Laozi in ontology, metaphysics, epistemology, scientific method, ethics and politics: the full spectrum of their foundational principles. The book is an attempt to reconstruct a materialist interpretation of Laozi, which can be put to work for Marxist theory.Honest Errors? Combat Decision-Making 75 Years After the Hostage Case
Par Nobuo Hayashi, Carola Lingaas. 2024
This book marks the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Hostage Case in which a US military tribunal in Nuremberg acquitted General Lothar…
Rendulic of devastating Northern Norway on account of his honest factual error. The volume critically reappraises the law and facts underlying his trial, the no second-guessing rule in customary international humanitarian law (IHL) that is named after the general himself, and the assessment of modern battlefield decisions.Using recently discovered documents, this volume casts major doubts on Rendulic’s claim that he considered the region’s total devastation and the forcible evacuation of all of its inhabitants imperatively demanded by military necessity at the time. This book’s analysis of court records reveals how the tribunal failed to examine relevant facts or explain the Rendulic Rule’s legal origin. This anthology shows that, despite the Hostage Case’s ambiguity and occasional suggestions to the contrary, objective reasonableness forms part of the reasonable commander test under IHL and the mistake of fact defence under international criminal law (ICL) to which the rule has given rise. This collection also identifies modern warfare’s characteristics—human judgment, de-empathetic battlespace, and institutional bias—that may make it problematic to deem some errors both honest and reasonable. The Rendulic Rule embodies an otherwise firmly established admonition against judging contentious battlefield decisions with hindsight. Nevertheless, it was born of a factually ill-suited case and continues to raise significant legal as well as ethical challenges today.The most comprehensive study of the Rendulic Rule ever to appear in English, this multi-disciplinary anthology will appeal to researchers and practitioners of IHL and ICL, as well as military historians and military ethicists and offers ground-breaking new research.Nobuo Hayashi is affiliated to the Centre for International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm, Sweden.Carola Lingaas is affiliated to the Faculty of Social Studies at VID Specialized University in Oslo, Norway.Toward an Anthropology of Screens: Showing and Hiding, Exposing and Protecting
Par Mauro Carbone, Graziano Lingua. 2023
This book shows that screens don’t just distribute the visible and the invisible, but have always mediated our body's relationships…
with the physical and anthropological-cultural environment. By combining a series of historical-genealogical reconstructions going back to prehistoric times with the analysis of present and near-future technologies, the authors show that screens have always incorporated not only the hiding/showing functions but also the protecting/exposing ones, as the Covid-19 pandemic retaught us. The intertwining of these functions allows the authors to criticize the mainstream ideas of images as inseparable from screens, of words as opposed to images, and of what they call “Transparency 2.0” ideology, which currently dominates our socio-political life. Moreover, they show how wearable technologies don’t approximate us to a presumed disappearance of screens but seem to draw a circular pathway back to using our bodies as screens. This raises new relational, ethical, and political questions, which this book helps to illuminate.Ordering Colours in 18th and Early 19th Century Europe (International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées #244)
Par Friedrich Steinle, Sarah Lowengard, Tanja C. Kleinwächter. 2023
This book describes the international effort to give order to colours and thus facilitate communication about it, two topics deemed…
essential to a modernising world that were also recognizably complex. Expert essays will enhance readers' understanding of the struggle to coordinate nature with art at a time when approaches to both were undergoing rapid change. Ordering Colours shows how such seemingly trivial concerns as identifying the basic colours and disseminating appropriate colour diagrams had to meet philosophical, scientific and professional needs across Europe. Contributors detail the many schemes for colour systematization and their real-world applications; questions of concern to both academic- and manufacturing-focused investigators throughout the long 18th century. They bring together original research and new thinking about landmark early modern studies to address important developments as well as neglected historical contributions of European arts, sciences, and economies. This collection is an important addition to the libraries of all who are interested in public culture and manufacturing developments in the early modern period and is aimed at historians of art, technology, philosophy and physics.From Kant to Nietzsche
Par Jules De Gaultier. 1961
&“Schopenhauer contributed the concept of the will-to-live; Nietzsche that of the will-to-power; and de Gaultier that of the will-to-illusion.&” —Wilmot…
E. Ellis Can you construct your own reality? What if you don&’t trust your senses, but you want to live a happy, productive life? How should you make moral decisions? What do you believe to be true? Do you believe in a supreme being? How do you decide your moral compass? This work by the author of Le Bovarysme treats the tendency to think of things other than they are as a living source of art. Jules de Gaultier sees this sort of behavior not as a moral or ethical problem, but an aesthetic problem. His metaphysical position has a long and complicated history which can be traced back to the philosophical musings of Kant, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche. This book was his first published work, and serves as a thought-provoking introduction to his philosophy.Tell Me About Yourself: Six Steps for Accurate and Artful Self-Definition
Par Holley M Murchison. 2017
Own Your StorySometimes you get only one chance. A good introduction can create connections and open doors. A bad one…
can make conversation fizzle and opportunities fade. What you need is a story that tells who you are—authentically, compellingly, and concisely—and can be adapted to fit any situation. Created for dynamic beings constantly redefining themselves, their work, and the world around them, Tell Me About Yourself pairs interviews and case studies with a simple, scalable framework, helping you craft and deliver comprehensive, compelling, and generally kick-ass introductions and personal stories for yourself, your team, or your company.In an ever-changing innovation economy and a climate that demands we put our best foot forward to create change, there's no better time to learn how to articulate your usefulness to the world.Cuando digo no, me siento culpable
Par Manuel J. Smith. 1975
Un método fácil y de excelentes resultados para afirmar los propios derechos y aspiraciones. Tanto en nuestra vida profesional como…
en la social o familiar, todos nosotros tenemos constante necesidad de relacionarnos con otras personas. Unas relaciones que a veces se convierten en una tortura: cuando sentimos que manipulan nuestra voluntad para plegarla a sus proyectos... y, aun sabiéndolo, somos incapaces de negarnos. A partir de técnicas conductistas, Cuando digo no, me siento culpableofrece un método fácil y de excelentes resultados para afirmar los propios derechos y aspiraciones sin necesidad de manipular los ajenos, y sin tener las frustrantes reacciones defensivas que, a veces con incomodidad, experimentamos.&“If you&’re inspired to explore the ways in which you can treat the planet and your body a little better,…
this little book will give you a comprehensive way to get started.&”—Forbes In an increasingly toxic world, the paths to environmental health and personal well-being run parallel. The journey begins with a few small steps. Is the damage we&’re doing to our planet literally leaving you sick, sore, and gasping for air? Want to take back our inalienable rights to clean air, clean water, and healthy food? In this quietly revolutionary book, environmental pioneer and founder of Greenopia, Gay Browne, shares a roadmap for making incremental changes that will not only transform your life, but heal the world we share. From the home to the office, from the foods we eat to the clothes we wear, here are actions you can take today that will improve your Personal Environmental Health, and help you stop feeling overwhelmed, reduce illness, improve sleep, mood, and focus, and start making a difference, including: *Make conscious choices when shopping, and support companies with good environmental stewardship and healthy products. *Test your water for harmful chemicals, install an affordable water filtration system, and reduce your water use by utilizing water more efficiently. *Work with your doctor to create a personal plan for detoxing your body. *Use only non-toxic and organic household products, and choose organic, eco-friendly fabrics made by sustainable and fair trade certified companies. *Choose the method of transportation that makes the lightest carbon footprint. With these and many other actions, Gay Browne&’s work has taught her that even the smallest change for the better, faithfully practiced, can have an immense positive impact on our minds, bodies, and spirits—not to mention the planet.Time and Space: Second Edition
Par Barry Dainton. 2010
The first edition (2001) of this title quickly established itself on courses on the philosophy of time and space. This…
fully revised and expanded new edition sees the addition of chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and dynamic time, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Surveying both historical debates and the ideas of modern physics, Barry Dainton evaluates the central arguments in a clear and unintimidating way and is careful to keep the conceptual issues throughout comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematical training. The book makes the philosophy of space and time accessible for anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. With over 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms, the book has the requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as an essential textbook for philosophy of time and space courses.Companions in Guilt Arguments in Metaethics: Arguments in Metaethics
Par Christopher Cowie, Rach Cosker-Rowland. 2020
Comparisons between morality and other ‘companion’ disciplines – such as mathematics, religion, or aesthetics – are commonly used in philosophy,…
often in the context of arguing for the objectivity of morality. This is known as the ‘companions in guilt’ strategy. It has been the subject of much debate in contemporary ethics and metaethics. This volume, the first full length examination of companions in guilt arguments, comprises an introduction by the editors and a dozen new chapters by leading authors in the field. They examine the methodology of companions in guilt arguments and their use in responding to the moral error theory, as well as specific arguments that take mathematics, epistemic norms, or aesthetics as a ‘companion’, and the use of the companions in guilt strategy to vindicate claims to moral knowledge. Companions in Guilt Arguments in Metaethics is essential reading for advanced students and researchers working in moral theory and metaethics, as well as those in epistemology and philosophy of mathematics concerned with the intersection of these subjects with ethics.Recognition in the Age of Social Media: Race, Gender, And Violence
Par Bruno Campanella. 2024
The desire to be recognized is a basic human trait. In contemporary society, social media platforms play a key role…
in defining how processes of recognition take shape. To post, to like, or to comment have become daily practices of expressing individual recognition. On the one hand, social media platforms make it easier for individuals to be visible and to be recognized; on the other hand, they control the structure of these dynamics. This timely and original book reflects on processes of recognition on social media platforms. Revisiting traditional discussions on recognition theory, Bruno Campanella investigates how the field of media and communication has used the concept and poses new questions raised by the omnipresence of social media. He argues that existing work does not fully explore the impact of platforms on contemporary processes of recognition. Individuals must learn new skills to make themselves visible online, but how to achieve this changes as a consequence of the role played by platforms: what is seen depends on decisions taken by their algorithms, which impacts how individuals and social groups are valued in society. Recognition in the Age of Social Media is a key contribution to the field, and a must-read for students and scholars of media and communication, sociology, and politics.The Art of Study (Routledge Revivals)
Par T. H. Pear. 1930
First published in 1930, The Art of Study is addressed to all who are old enough and young enough to…
regard the winning of knowledge as fine art. Like other arts, it can be helped by science. The book discusses reasons for the success and failure of different individuals, not omitting intelligence, stupidity, and laziness. It asks whether the memory can be trained. It contrasts the art forms of the lesson, the lecture, and the talk. It gives suggestions for increasing the student’s concentration upon work, for taking notes, and for using them afterwards. While urging the importance of hard work, it helps the student to discover parts of his tasks in which such effort will be effective.The book discusses ideas concerning the order and balance of nature (or "economy of nature") from the late 17th century…
to the early 20th century. The perspective taken is broad, longue durée and interdisciplinary, and reveals the interplay of scientific, philosophical, moral and social ideas. The story begins with natural theology (dating roughly to the onset of the so-called Newtonian Revolution) and ends with the First World War. The cut-off date has been chosen for the following reasons: the war changed the state of things, affecting man’s way of looking at, and relating to, nature both directly and indirectly; indeed, it put an end to most applications of Darwinism to society and history, including interpretations of war as a form of the struggle for existence. The author presents an overview of the different images of nature that were involved in these debates, especially in the late 19th century, when a large part of the scientific community paid lip service to ‘Darwinism’, while practically each expert felt free to interpret it in his own distinct way. The book also touches on the so-called ‘social Darwinism’, which was neither a real theory, nor a common body of ideas, and its various views of society and nature’s economy. Part of this book deals with the persistence of moralizing images of nature in the work of many authors. One of the main features of the book is its wealth of (detailed) quotations. In this way the author gives the reader the opportunity to see the original statements on which the author bases his discussion. The author privileges the analysis of different positions over a historiography offering a merely linear narrative based on general implications of ideas and theories. To revisit the concept of the so-called "Darwinian Revolution", we need to examine the various perspectives of scientists and others, their language and, so to speak, the lenses they used when reading "facts" and theories. The book ends with some general reflections on Darwin and Darwinisms (the plural is important) as a case study on the relationship between intellectual history, the history of science and contextual history.Written by a historian, this book really gives new, multidisciplinary perspectives on the "Darwinian Revolution."The Question of Life's Meaning: An African Perspective
Par Aribiah David Attoe. 2023
In answering the question of life’s meaning, the African perspective is only just beginning to emerge. While this is true,…
a critical examination of African theories of meaningfulness, the possibility of life’s meaninglessness, as well as ideas about the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life are largely underexplored within the African philosophical tradition. This book provides several plausible accounts of meaning in/of life from an African perspective, examines the relationship between death and life’s meaningfulness, and explores the possibility of life’s meaninglessness, proposing the “philosophy of indifference” as the proper mode/mood for living with the meaninglessness of life.Manifestación sin tanto rollo: Te cuento todo, aquí no hay secretos
Par Karla Barajas. 2023
«Posiblemente ya has escuchado mucho sobre manifestación, pero creo que estamos en el punto donde hay tanta y tanta información…
que ya no sabes cuál es el “camino” para obtener mágicamente eso que deseas y vivir esa vida que tanto anhelas. Mi objetivo contigo es que puedas aprender a manifestar sin tanto rollo. Que entiendas que es fácil, divertido, y que es real que sí puedes tener todo eso que quieres, tomando en cuenta todo lo que te estaré platicando en este libro.» Karla Barajas creció en un entorno donde las terapias alternativas eran lo más común, por ello, conceptos como tapping, sanacióncon manos y Ley de la Atracción resultan familiares para ella desde que era pequeña. Gracias a todo este bagaje y a su propia curiosidad, Karla empezó a involucrarse a temprana edad en estos temas y como creadora de contenido nos ha demostrado que los conoce bien y tiene, además, la habilidad de explicarlos de manera sencilla y amena. En estas páginas te acerca a la manifestación con un recuento de los temas más importantes, ejercicios para autoconocimiento, explicaciones sobre Ley de la Atracción y ejemplos de la vida diaria. ¡Bienvenido a un viaje que te llevará a conocerte más y a definir lo que verdaderamente deseas manifestar!Filosofía de la amistad: Experiencia, sentido y valor de nuestro vínculo más libre
Par Laura F. Belli, Danila Suárez Tomé. 2023
Una invitación a pensar, desde la filosofía, el modo en que nos relacionamos con otros a partir de la afectividad,…
la reciprocidad, el cuidado y la confianza. Riguroso y original, ofrece elementos consistentes y provocadores para el debate y la reflexión crítica sobre una forma de vínculo central en la vida humana. La amistad ha sido materia del arte y la literatura, y objeto de estudio de un sinnúmero de disciplinas que van desde las ciencias sociales hasta la genética pasando por la matemática. Pero ¿qué es en sí misma? ¿Qué distingue a la amistad del amor romántico o filial? ¿Cuáles son las características de esta experiencia humana que se despliega y materializa en vínculos y relaciones abiertos a la afectividad, la reciprocidad, el cuidado y la confianza? ¿Cómo la pensó la filosofía? Laura F. Belli y Danila Suárez Tomé -filósofas y amigas- exploran qué significa la amistad en la historia de las ideas y qué formas asume en la actualidad; qué la hace tan intrínseca, existencial e íntimamente humana, tan cotidiana al tiempo que tan enigmática. Original en la construcción de su objeto, consistente y riguroso en su abordaje, este libro provocador y apasionado da cuenta de la amistad desde la perspectiva del pensamiento filosófico, pero también de sus configuraciones contemporáneas declinadas en falsos amigos, frenemies, amigos virtuales, animales no humanos, y sus reconfiguraciones desde las propuestas de los feminismos.Microtraumas: Cuando no sabes qué está mal, pero nada se siente bien
Par Meg Arroll. 2023
La vida no tiene que sofocarnos. Este libro brinda herramientas esenciales para identificar y superar los microtraumas y así vivir…
cada día como lo merecemos. Este es el resultado de la acumulación de rasguños, cortaditas y golpes psicológicos. El embotamiento emocional, las microagresiones,las relaciones familiares, las humillaciones durante la infancia, la positividad tóxica y el gaslighting son todos ejemplos de microtraumas que tienen por efecto algunas consecuencias como la ansiedad de alto funcionamiento, la sensación de languidecer, el perfeccionismo desadaptativo, comer de forma emocional y tener problemas para dormir.On the Aesthetic Education of Man: And Letters to Prince Frederick Christian von Augustenburg
Par Keith Tribe, Alexander Schmidt, Friedrich. Schiller. 2016
“The artist is certainly the child of his age, but all the worse for him if he is at the…
same time its pupil, even worse its minion.” One of the most profound works of German philosophy, Friedrich Schiller’s On the Aesthetic Education of Man examines politics, revolution, and the history of ideas in order argue that art should have a greater role in shaping society. Deeply disillusioned with the course of the French Revolution, Schiller expressed his complaints in a series of letters to a patron, an impassioned attempt to drag mankind upward from failure to greatness by placing ideas of aesthetic education at the heart of the human experience: “Our era has actually taken both wrong turnings, and has fallen prey to coarseness on the one path, lethargy and perversity on the other. Having strayed along both paths, it is beauty that can lead [us] back.”