Author: Sylvia Charles
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665592214
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
I have had the idea of this book for many years and have, at last, made a start on putting my thoughts down on paper. I did initially think I would give the book the title of “The Earth Mother’s Diary” but on reflection thought that sounded rather “twee”. My next visualised title was “Whoever said progress was a One-way Street?” but, once again, I wasn’t convinced by the impact this would create even though it represented a lot of my opinions. Eventually due to the nature and content of my book I hit upon the notion of Patchwork Philosophy which seemed to fit the bill perfectly, so here it is. I would stress that if some of my ideas seem offensive to anyone, please don’t take offence, they are purely my own thoughts, ideas and principles upon which I try and live by.
Patchwork Philosophy
Author: Sylvia Charles
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665592214
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
I have had the idea of this book for many years and have, at last, made a start on putting my thoughts down on paper. I did initially think I would give the book the title of “The Earth Mother’s Diary” but on reflection thought that sounded rather “twee”. My next visualised title was “Whoever said progress was a One-way Street?” but, once again, I wasn’t convinced by the impact this would create even though it represented a lot of my opinions. Eventually due to the nature and content of my book I hit upon the notion of Patchwork Philosophy which seemed to fit the bill perfectly, so here it is. I would stress that if some of my ideas seem offensive to anyone, please don’t take offence, they are purely my own thoughts, ideas and principles upon which I try and live by.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665592214
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
I have had the idea of this book for many years and have, at last, made a start on putting my thoughts down on paper. I did initially think I would give the book the title of “The Earth Mother’s Diary” but on reflection thought that sounded rather “twee”. My next visualised title was “Whoever said progress was a One-way Street?” but, once again, I wasn’t convinced by the impact this would create even though it represented a lot of my opinions. Eventually due to the nature and content of my book I hit upon the notion of Patchwork Philosophy which seemed to fit the bill perfectly, so here it is. I would stress that if some of my ideas seem offensive to anyone, please don’t take offence, they are purely my own thoughts, ideas and principles upon which I try and live by.
Heidegger's Philosophy of Being
Author: Herman Philipse
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN: 9788120816848
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This scrupulously researched and rigorously argued book is the first to interpret and evaluate the central topic of Maritn Heidegger`s philosophy his celebrated question of being in the context of the full range of Heidegger`s thought. With this comprehensive approach Herman Philipse distinguishes in unprecedented ways the center from the incidental in Heidegger`s philosophy. Phillopse begins by explaining which problems an interpretation of Heidegger;`s question of being should solve and he specifies which type of interpretation is the best basis for an evaluation of Heidegger`s idea of being and shows.
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN: 9788120816848
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This scrupulously researched and rigorously argued book is the first to interpret and evaluate the central topic of Maritn Heidegger`s philosophy his celebrated question of being in the context of the full range of Heidegger`s thought. With this comprehensive approach Herman Philipse distinguishes in unprecedented ways the center from the incidental in Heidegger`s philosophy. Phillopse begins by explaining which problems an interpretation of Heidegger;`s question of being should solve and he specifies which type of interpretation is the best basis for an evaluation of Heidegger`s idea of being and shows.
Heidegger's Philosophy of Being
Author: Herman Philipse
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691001197
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
This text interprets and evaluates the topic of Martin Heidegger's philosphy in the context of the full range of Heidegger's thought. With this comprehensive approach, Herman Philipse distinguishes the center from the periphery, the essential from the incidental in Heidegger's philosophy. Among other achievements this allows him to shed light on the controversial relationship between Heidegger's life and thought - in particular the connections between his philosophy and his involvement with Nazism.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691001197
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
This text interprets and evaluates the topic of Martin Heidegger's philosphy in the context of the full range of Heidegger's thought. With this comprehensive approach, Herman Philipse distinguishes the center from the periphery, the essential from the incidental in Heidegger's philosophy. Among other achievements this allows him to shed light on the controversial relationship between Heidegger's life and thought - in particular the connections between his philosophy and his involvement with Nazism.
The Devil in Modern Philosophy
Author: Ernest Gellner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134413254
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The essays in this volume gather together Gellner's thinking on the connection between philosophy and life and they approach the topic from a number of directions: philosophy of morals, history of ideas, a discussion of individuals including R. G. Collingwood, Noam Chomsky, Piaget and Eysenck and discussions on the setting of philosophy in the general culture of England and America.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134413254
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The essays in this volume gather together Gellner's thinking on the connection between philosophy and life and they approach the topic from a number of directions: philosophy of morals, history of ideas, a discussion of individuals including R. G. Collingwood, Noam Chomsky, Piaget and Eysenck and discussions on the setting of philosophy in the general culture of England and America.
A Philosophy of Cinematic Art
Author: Berys Gaut
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521822440
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
A wide-ranging and accessible study of cinema as an art form, discussing traditional photographic films, digital cinema, and videogames.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521822440
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
A wide-ranging and accessible study of cinema as an art form, discussing traditional photographic films, digital cinema, and videogames.
Love's Philosophy
Author: Richard John White
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742512573
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Love comes in many forms and touches all our lives, and despite its changing history, it remains constant in human experience. Love's Philosophy explores the basic expressions of love. In this book, White looks at friendship, romance, parenthood, and humanitarian love in classical and contemporary perspective. He argues that the philosophical oblivion of love has been a mistake. By examining both the historical and contemporary formations of love, he proposes alternative models to guide both our thinking and our experience of loving.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742512573
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Love comes in many forms and touches all our lives, and despite its changing history, it remains constant in human experience. Love's Philosophy explores the basic expressions of love. In this book, White looks at friendship, romance, parenthood, and humanitarian love in classical and contemporary perspective. He argues that the philosophical oblivion of love has been a mistake. By examining both the historical and contemporary formations of love, he proposes alternative models to guide both our thinking and our experience of loving.
Kant and the Metaphysics of Causality
Author: Eric Watkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521543613
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
A book about Kant's views on causality as understood in their proper historical context.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521543613
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
A book about Kant's views on causality as understood in their proper historical context.
Patchwork Leviathan
Author: Erin Metz McDonnell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691197369
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries. However, some groups within these states are distinctly more effective and public oriented than the rest. Why? Patchwork Leviathan explains how a few spectacularly effective state organizations manage to thrive amid general institutional weakness and succeed against impressive odds. Drawing on the Hobbesian image of the state as Leviathan, Erin Metz McDonnell argues that many seemingly weak states actually have a wide range of administrative capacities. Such states are in fact patchworks sewn loosely together from scarce resources into the semblance of unity. McDonnell demonstrates that when the human, cognitive, and material resources of bureaucracy are rare, it is critically important how they are distributed. Too often, scarce bureaucratic resources are scattered throughout the state, yielding little effect. McDonnell reveals how a sufficient concentration of resources clustered within particular pockets of a state can be transformative, enabling distinctively effective organizations to emerge from a sea of ineffectiveness. Patchwork Leviathan offers a comprehensive analysis of successful statecraft in institutionally challenging environments, drawing on cases from contemporary Ghana and Nigeria, mid-twentieth-century Kenya and Brazil, and China in the early twentieth century. Based on nearly two years of pioneering fieldwork in West Africa, this incisive book explains how these highly effective pockets differ from the Western bureaucracies on which so much state and organizational theory is based, providing a fresh answer to why well-funded global capacity-building reforms fail—and how they can do better.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691197369
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Corruption and ineffectiveness are often expected of public servants in developing countries. However, some groups within these states are distinctly more effective and public oriented than the rest. Why? Patchwork Leviathan explains how a few spectacularly effective state organizations manage to thrive amid general institutional weakness and succeed against impressive odds. Drawing on the Hobbesian image of the state as Leviathan, Erin Metz McDonnell argues that many seemingly weak states actually have a wide range of administrative capacities. Such states are in fact patchworks sewn loosely together from scarce resources into the semblance of unity. McDonnell demonstrates that when the human, cognitive, and material resources of bureaucracy are rare, it is critically important how they are distributed. Too often, scarce bureaucratic resources are scattered throughout the state, yielding little effect. McDonnell reveals how a sufficient concentration of resources clustered within particular pockets of a state can be transformative, enabling distinctively effective organizations to emerge from a sea of ineffectiveness. Patchwork Leviathan offers a comprehensive analysis of successful statecraft in institutionally challenging environments, drawing on cases from contemporary Ghana and Nigeria, mid-twentieth-century Kenya and Brazil, and China in the early twentieth century. Based on nearly two years of pioneering fieldwork in West Africa, this incisive book explains how these highly effective pockets differ from the Western bureaucracies on which so much state and organizational theory is based, providing a fresh answer to why well-funded global capacity-building reforms fail—and how they can do better.
Pages from Grandmas Notebooks: Selected Essays and Poems
Author: Leona Flowers
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1684711460
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Pages from Grandma's Notebooks is a collection of personal essays/memoirs. Within its pages she hopes to present to the reader through her own epiphanies and gathered wisdom, some insights into how we can each face the challenges and difficult battles in our lives and become winners. Her intent through this book's messages is to provide some guidance to those seeking a philosophy for survival and to offer everyone some needed prescriptions for living a more joyful and dynamic life.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1684711460
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Pages from Grandma's Notebooks is a collection of personal essays/memoirs. Within its pages she hopes to present to the reader through her own epiphanies and gathered wisdom, some insights into how we can each face the challenges and difficult battles in our lives and become winners. Her intent through this book's messages is to provide some guidance to those seeking a philosophy for survival and to offer everyone some needed prescriptions for living a more joyful and dynamic life.