Author: Mekael
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453541063
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
´Simian Soul´ is Mekael´s fifth installment of poetic rendering and it promises to deliver the stellar creative expression that has marked this poet´s journey since the beginning. "'Simian Soul' packs a powerful punch! This collection of poems showcases Mekael's ability to craft a poetic journey, in color. I believe that as Mekael continues to grow as a person, he'll definitely continue to evolve as a poet." - Tammy Reeves, Author "The poems in this book clearly define what makes Mekael unique in a genre that's brimming full of talented people. He pays attention to making sure to take the readers along with him while he travels through the land of creativity. Simian Soul' surely made me feel like I was able to see right through Mekael, see the true artist he is." - Kerry Thomas, Poet With the stroke of his pen, Mekael marshals his abilities, and shows signs that he may in the future, become a Force de Guerre in the poetry community.
Simian Soul Poems by Mekael
Author: Mekael
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453541063
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
´Simian Soul´ is Mekael´s fifth installment of poetic rendering and it promises to deliver the stellar creative expression that has marked this poet´s journey since the beginning. "'Simian Soul' packs a powerful punch! This collection of poems showcases Mekael's ability to craft a poetic journey, in color. I believe that as Mekael continues to grow as a person, he'll definitely continue to evolve as a poet." - Tammy Reeves, Author "The poems in this book clearly define what makes Mekael unique in a genre that's brimming full of talented people. He pays attention to making sure to take the readers along with him while he travels through the land of creativity. Simian Soul' surely made me feel like I was able to see right through Mekael, see the true artist he is." - Kerry Thomas, Poet With the stroke of his pen, Mekael marshals his abilities, and shows signs that he may in the future, become a Force de Guerre in the poetry community.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1453541063
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
´Simian Soul´ is Mekael´s fifth installment of poetic rendering and it promises to deliver the stellar creative expression that has marked this poet´s journey since the beginning. "'Simian Soul' packs a powerful punch! This collection of poems showcases Mekael's ability to craft a poetic journey, in color. I believe that as Mekael continues to grow as a person, he'll definitely continue to evolve as a poet." - Tammy Reeves, Author "The poems in this book clearly define what makes Mekael unique in a genre that's brimming full of talented people. He pays attention to making sure to take the readers along with him while he travels through the land of creativity. Simian Soul' surely made me feel like I was able to see right through Mekael, see the true artist he is." - Kerry Thomas, Poet With the stroke of his pen, Mekael marshals his abilities, and shows signs that he may in the future, become a Force de Guerre in the poetry community.
Simian Soul Poems by Mekael
Author: Mekael
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145354108X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Simian Soul is Mekaels fifth installment of poetic rendering and it promises to deliver the stellar creative expression that has marked this poets journey since the beginning. Simian Soul packs a powerful punch! This collection of poems showcases Mekaels ability to craft a poetic journey, in color. I believe that as Mekael continues to grow as a person, hell definitely continue to evolve as a poet. - Tammy Reeves, Author The poems in this book clearly define what makes Mekael unique in a genre thats brimming full of talented people. He pays attention to making sure to take the readers along with him while he travels through the land of creativity. Simian Soul surely made me feel like I was able to see right through Mekael, see the true artist he is. - Kerry Thomas, Poet With the stroke of his pen, Mekael marshals his abilities, and shows signs that he may in the future, become a Force de Guerre in the poetry community.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145354108X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Simian Soul is Mekaels fifth installment of poetic rendering and it promises to deliver the stellar creative expression that has marked this poets journey since the beginning. Simian Soul packs a powerful punch! This collection of poems showcases Mekaels ability to craft a poetic journey, in color. I believe that as Mekael continues to grow as a person, hell definitely continue to evolve as a poet. - Tammy Reeves, Author The poems in this book clearly define what makes Mekael unique in a genre thats brimming full of talented people. He pays attention to making sure to take the readers along with him while he travels through the land of creativity. Simian Soul surely made me feel like I was able to see right through Mekael, see the true artist he is. - Kerry Thomas, Poet With the stroke of his pen, Mekael marshals his abilities, and shows signs that he may in the future, become a Force de Guerre in the poetry community.
Minor Histories
Author: Mike Kelley
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262611985
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The second volume of writings by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley, focusing on his own work. What John C. Welchman calls the "blazing network of focused conflations" from which Mike Kelley's styles are generated is on display in all its diversity in this second volume of the artist's writings. The first volume, Foul Perfection, contained thematic essays and writings about other artists; this collection concentrates on Kelley's own work, ranging from texts in "voices" that grew out of scripts for performance pieces to expository critical and autobiographical writings.Minor Histories organizes Kelley's writings into five sections. "Statements" consists of twenty pieces produced between 1984 and 2002 (most of which were written to accompany exhibitions), including "Ajax," which draws on Homer, Colgate- Palmolive, and Longinus to present its eponymous hero; "Some Aesthetic High Points," an exercise in autobiography that counters the standard artist bio included in catalogs and press releases; and a sequence of "creative writings" that use mass cultural tropes in concert with high art mannerisms—approximating in prose the visual styles that characterize Kelley's artwork. "Video Statements and Proposals" are introductions to videos made by Kelley and other artists, including Paul McCarthy and Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose. "Image-Texts" offers writings that accompany or are part of artworks and installations. This section includes "A Stopgap Measure," Kelley's zestful millennial essay in social satire, and "Meet John Doe," a collage of appropriated texts. "Architecture" features an discussion of Kelley's Educational Complex (1995) and an interview in which he reflects on the role of architecture in his work. Finally, "Ufology" considers the aesthetics and sexuality of space as manifested by UFO sightings and abduction scenarios.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262611985
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The second volume of writings by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley, focusing on his own work. What John C. Welchman calls the "blazing network of focused conflations" from which Mike Kelley's styles are generated is on display in all its diversity in this second volume of the artist's writings. The first volume, Foul Perfection, contained thematic essays and writings about other artists; this collection concentrates on Kelley's own work, ranging from texts in "voices" that grew out of scripts for performance pieces to expository critical and autobiographical writings.Minor Histories organizes Kelley's writings into five sections. "Statements" consists of twenty pieces produced between 1984 and 2002 (most of which were written to accompany exhibitions), including "Ajax," which draws on Homer, Colgate- Palmolive, and Longinus to present its eponymous hero; "Some Aesthetic High Points," an exercise in autobiography that counters the standard artist bio included in catalogs and press releases; and a sequence of "creative writings" that use mass cultural tropes in concert with high art mannerisms—approximating in prose the visual styles that characterize Kelley's artwork. "Video Statements and Proposals" are introductions to videos made by Kelley and other artists, including Paul McCarthy and Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose. "Image-Texts" offers writings that accompany or are part of artworks and installations. This section includes "A Stopgap Measure," Kelley's zestful millennial essay in social satire, and "Meet John Doe," a collage of appropriated texts. "Architecture" features an discussion of Kelley's Educational Complex (1995) and an interview in which he reflects on the role of architecture in his work. Finally, "Ufology" considers the aesthetics and sexuality of space as manifested by UFO sightings and abduction scenarios.
The Origins of Self-Consciousness in The Secret Doctrine
Author: H. P. Blavatsky
Publisher: Theosophy Trust Books
ISBN: 0979320542
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Any attempt to explain the mysterious connections between consciousness and matter, and self-consciousness in particular, necessarily involves much complexity. Because all levels of relative reality are present here and now, the human being embodies the whole hierarchy of the cosmos: a microcosm of the macrocosm, to use an insightful Renaissance expression. Besides the physical human body, there is the dynamic structural plan of that body (called the 'astral body'), the desire nature, the life force that permeates all living creatures, consciousness involved in sense perception and practical operations, consciousness capable of universal thought and awareness, and pure consciousness manifest in pristine intuition. Above these six principles of human nature broods the luminous spirit called the Atman. Many people are seldom aware of anything more in themselves than the first five of these principles, although many also have intuitive glimpses of universal understanding, often as transcendent experiences which cannot be sustained. Because understanding cannot be separated from experience, and experience cannot be divorced from the way we live, think, feel and have our being, various spiritual traditions have offered practices to nurture these inner awakenings to our higher natures and to a greater awareness of spiritual reality. Theosophy connects together how we live our lives, what we think and how we focus our attention, the bold exploration of our inner natures, how we react to what comes to us (karma), and how we can build depth of awareness across lifetimes, with Enlightenment. Theosophy, therefore, connects ethics and action, including both physical action in the world and the action of our own thoughts. Where we are ignorant of all the dimensions of our circumstances-and, short of Enlightenment, we are all ignorant-motive for thought and action is fundamental for altering one's karmic trajectory and future incarnations. The selections from The Secret Doctrine in this book are gathered with a focus on the consciousness exhibited in Nature, its origin and destiny, and on human self-consciousness, in particular. This book therefore explores one vital current in the Ocean of Wisdom that is Theosophy. A thoughtful and persistent reading of these texts will radically transform one's understanding of the unity of self-consciousness and the world around us, and of one's place in the greater scheme of things.
Publisher: Theosophy Trust Books
ISBN: 0979320542
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Any attempt to explain the mysterious connections between consciousness and matter, and self-consciousness in particular, necessarily involves much complexity. Because all levels of relative reality are present here and now, the human being embodies the whole hierarchy of the cosmos: a microcosm of the macrocosm, to use an insightful Renaissance expression. Besides the physical human body, there is the dynamic structural plan of that body (called the 'astral body'), the desire nature, the life force that permeates all living creatures, consciousness involved in sense perception and practical operations, consciousness capable of universal thought and awareness, and pure consciousness manifest in pristine intuition. Above these six principles of human nature broods the luminous spirit called the Atman. Many people are seldom aware of anything more in themselves than the first five of these principles, although many also have intuitive glimpses of universal understanding, often as transcendent experiences which cannot be sustained. Because understanding cannot be separated from experience, and experience cannot be divorced from the way we live, think, feel and have our being, various spiritual traditions have offered practices to nurture these inner awakenings to our higher natures and to a greater awareness of spiritual reality. Theosophy connects together how we live our lives, what we think and how we focus our attention, the bold exploration of our inner natures, how we react to what comes to us (karma), and how we can build depth of awareness across lifetimes, with Enlightenment. Theosophy, therefore, connects ethics and action, including both physical action in the world and the action of our own thoughts. Where we are ignorant of all the dimensions of our circumstances-and, short of Enlightenment, we are all ignorant-motive for thought and action is fundamental for altering one's karmic trajectory and future incarnations. The selections from The Secret Doctrine in this book are gathered with a focus on the consciousness exhibited in Nature, its origin and destiny, and on human self-consciousness, in particular. This book therefore explores one vital current in the Ocean of Wisdom that is Theosophy. A thoughtful and persistent reading of these texts will radically transform one's understanding of the unity of self-consciousness and the world around us, and of one's place in the greater scheme of things.
Death in Classic and Contemporary Film
Author: D. Sullivan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137276894
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Mortality is a recurrent theme in films across genres, periods, nations, and directors. This book brings together an accomplished set of authors with backgrounds in film analysis, psychology, and philosophy to examine how the knowledge of death, the fear of our mortality, and the ways people cope with mortality are represented in cinema.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137276894
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Mortality is a recurrent theme in films across genres, periods, nations, and directors. This book brings together an accomplished set of authors with backgrounds in film analysis, psychology, and philosophy to examine how the knowledge of death, the fear of our mortality, and the ways people cope with mortality are represented in cinema.
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
Author: Brian Christian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039363583X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them. Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us—and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. When the systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Researchers call this the alignment problem. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole—and appear to assess Black and White defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And as autonomous vehicles share our streets, we are increasingly putting our lives in their hands. The mathematical and computational models driving these changes range in complexity from something that can fit on a spreadsheet to a complex system that might credibly be called “artificial intelligence.” They are steadily replacing both human judgment and explicitly programmed software. In best-selling author Brian Christian’s riveting account, we meet the alignment problem’s “first-responders,” and learn their ambitious plan to solve it before our hands are completely off the wheel. In a masterful blend of history and on-the ground reporting, Christian traces the explosive growth in the field of machine learning and surveys its current, sprawling frontier. Readers encounter a discipline finding its legs amid exhilarating and sometimes terrifying progress. Whether they—and we—succeed or fail in solving the alignment problem will be a defining human story. The Alignment Problem offers an unflinching reckoning with humanity’s biases and blind spots, our own unstated assumptions and often contradictory goals. A dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, it takes a hard look not only at our technology but at our culture—and finds a story by turns harrowing and hopeful.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039363583X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them. Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us—and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. When the systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Researchers call this the alignment problem. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole—and appear to assess Black and White defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And as autonomous vehicles share our streets, we are increasingly putting our lives in their hands. The mathematical and computational models driving these changes range in complexity from something that can fit on a spreadsheet to a complex system that might credibly be called “artificial intelligence.” They are steadily replacing both human judgment and explicitly programmed software. In best-selling author Brian Christian’s riveting account, we meet the alignment problem’s “first-responders,” and learn their ambitious plan to solve it before our hands are completely off the wheel. In a masterful blend of history and on-the ground reporting, Christian traces the explosive growth in the field of machine learning and surveys its current, sprawling frontier. Readers encounter a discipline finding its legs amid exhilarating and sometimes terrifying progress. Whether they—and we—succeed or fail in solving the alignment problem will be a defining human story. The Alignment Problem offers an unflinching reckoning with humanity’s biases and blind spots, our own unstated assumptions and often contradictory goals. A dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, it takes a hard look not only at our technology but at our culture—and finds a story by turns harrowing and hopeful.
The People of India
Author: Sir Herbert Hope Risley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropometry
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropometry
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The Secret Doctrine
Author: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Working-Class Literature(s)
Author: John Lennon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789176351277
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
These essays cover the history of working-class literature(s) in Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and Ireland. Together with the essays in a previous volume, they give a complex picture of working-class literatures.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789176351277
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
These essays cover the history of working-class literature(s) in Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa and Ireland. Together with the essays in a previous volume, they give a complex picture of working-class literatures.
The Exhibitionary Complex
Author: Kim West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789187843761
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789187843761
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description