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Author: Karen Backstein Publisher: ISBN: 9781484403129 Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
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This is a retelling of the fable about six blind men who each get a limited understanding of what an elephant is by feeling only one part of it.
Author: Karen Backstein Publisher: ISBN: 9781484403129 Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
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This is a retelling of the fable about six blind men who each get a limited understanding of what an elephant is by feeling only one part of it.
Author: Andy Wrasman Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1490819290 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 267
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Tolerance and co-existence are both great! In fact, they are necessary. If we are to live together in peace without hating each other, or physically harming each other over differences in race, culture, sexual orientation, political views, and religious beliefs, we must have tolerance. However, we must also recognize that every belief can't be equally valid. If two beliefs directly contradict each other, both of them cannot be true, no matter how "tolerant" we become. This means it is false to say that every religion is true, or that every religion leads to God. When people make such claims they show that they have not taken the time to study the world's religions, because a brief reading of the sacred texts of only a handful of religions quickly reveals contradictions on the most fundamental levels. Religious Contradictions Reincarnation (Hinduism and Buddhism) contradicts the belief that this is your only life before eternity (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam). Salvation from sin (Christianity) contradicts the belief that there is no sin to be saved from but simply pain that can be escaped through enlightenment (Buddhism). Jesus Christ is the incarnate, Son of God (Christianity), contradicts the teaching that he is just a prophet (Islam) or that he was a false prophet (Judaism). In light of these contradictions alone, all religions can't be true. They could all be false, but they can't all be true. Are any of them true? This is the most important question anyone can ask. Recognize religious contradictions. Embrace them. Test them. Seek the truth. www.contradictmovement.org
Author: Kevin Simler Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190495995 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 417
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Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is the elephant in the brain. Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their official ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.
Author: Arthur Asa Berger Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351293702 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 192
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In Blind Men and Elephants, Arthur Asa Berger uses case histories to show how scholars from different disciplines and scholarly domains have tried to describe and understand humor. He reveals not only the many approaches that are available to study humor, but also the many perspectives toward humor that characterize each discipline. Each case history sheds light on a particular aspect of humor, making the combination of approaches of considerable value in the study of social research. Among the various disciplines that Berger discusses in relation to humor are: communication theory, philosophy, semiotics, literary analysis, sociology, political science, and psychology. Berger deals with these particular disciplines and perspectives because they tend to be most commonly found in the scholarly literature about humor as well as being those that have the most to offer. Blind Men and Elephants covers a wide range of humor, from simple jokes to the uses of literary devices in films. Berger observes how humor often employs considerable ridicule directed at diverse groups of people: women, men, animals, politicians, African Americans, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, gay people, straight people, and so forth. The book also explains the risk factor in ridicule as a humorous device. Blind Men and Elephants depicts how one entity or one situation can be viewed in as many different ways as the number of people studying it. Berger also shows how those multiple perspectives, the Rashomon Effect, can be used together to create a clearer understanding of humor. Blind Men and Elephants is a valuable companion to Berger's recent effort about humor, An Anatomy of Humor, and will be enjoyed by communication and information studies scholars, sociologists, literary studies specialists, philosophers, and psychologists.
Author: Henry Mintzberg Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 9780743270571 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 420
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This indispensable guide for the creative manager takes readers on a powerful, comprehensive, and illuminating tour through the fields of strategic management. The result is a brilliant, penetrating primer on business strategy that is, at the same time, immensely readable and fun.
Author: Lillian Quigley Publisher: ISBN: 9780684822174 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 27
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Prentenboek naar een oud verhaal waarin zes blinde mannen een olifant van verschillende kanten benaderen en denken dat hij een slang is, of een muur, een boom, een touw, een speer of een waaier.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Elephants Languages : en Pages : 28
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Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.
Author: Jude Daly Publisher: ISBN: 9781910959428 Category : JUVENILE FICTION Languages : en Pages : 0
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When an elephant falls asleep in a farmer's barn, six blind mice try to describe what an elephant is based on the part of the elephant each mouse explores.
Author: Ed Young Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 039925742X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 38
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The Caldecott Honor book and modern classic now in boardbook format. Finally! Nearly twenty years ago, Ed Young translated the ancient parable of the seven blind men and the elephant into a modern children's classic, one as simple as it is profound. A lesson in colors, numbers, the days of the week and most important, knowledge, this beautifully illustrated book has stood the test of time and continues to entertain and teach. Now in board book format, even the youngest children can experience the beauty and wisdom.
Author: Karen Backstein
Author: Karen Backstein
Author: Andy Wrasman
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Author: Kevin Simler
Author: Arthur Asa Berger
Author: Henry Mintzberg
Author: Lillian Quigley
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Author: Jude Daly
Author: Ed Young