Download or read book Living with Concepts written by Andrew Brandel and published by Fordham University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this anthology, philosophers and anthropologists examine a concept too often taken for granted: that of the concept itself. Concepts are often thought of as mere tools of analysis, or as straightforwardly equivalent to signs or symbols. But the contributors in this volume challenge these conventional frameworks, turning instead to the ways concepts are intrinsically embedded in our forms of life and how they constitute the very substrate of our conscious existence. Attending to our ordinary lives with concepts requires not an ascent from the rough ground of reality into the skies of theory, but rather acceptance of the fact that thinking is congenital to living with and through concepts. The volume offers a critical and timely intervention into both contemporary philosophy and anthropological theory by unsettling the distinction between thought and reality that continues to be too often assumed. showing how the supposed need to grasp reality may be replaced by an acknowledgement that we are in its grip. Contributors: Jocelyn Benoist, Andrew Brandel, Michael Cordey, Veena Das, Rasmus Dyring and Thomas Schwarz Wentzer, Michael D. Jackson, Michael Lambek, Sandra Laugier, Marco Motta, Michael J. Puett, and Lotte Buch Segal.
Download or read book Strategic Concepts That Clarify a Focused Life written by J. Robert Clinton and published by Barnabas Pub. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full title of this book is Strategic Concepts-That Clarify A Focused Life, A Self-Study Manual Defining and Applying Focused Life Concepts to Leaders Today. This manual was originally written in 1995 by Dr. J. Robert Clinton and used in classes at Fuller Seminary. After ten years of use the book has been revised to show the latest findings gathered from these ten years of studies of leaders' lives. The manual gives results of research on focused lives: life purpose, effective methodologies, major role and ultimate contribution. It defines a Personal Life Mandate-a two to three page document with narrative paragraphs giving the findings of a focused life. The end result is a major tool for decision making and help in movement toward a focused life. The concepts will be used by leaders for their own lives and for others as they mentor them toward completion of an Ephesians 2:10 life.
Download or read book About Life written by Paul S. Agutter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses modern biological knowledge to tackle the question of what distinguishes living organisms from the non-living world. The authors first draw on recent advances in cell and molecular biology to develop an account of the living state that applies to all organisms (and only to organisms). This account is then used to explore questions about evolution, the origin of life, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The novel approach taken by this book to issues in biology will interest and be accessible to both the general reader as well as students and specialists in the field.
Download or read book Life Concepts written by Vishwas Doneria and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Understanding the basic concepts is the foundation for stable growth/success. * Just imagine your life without knowledge of the basic concepts of life! * Life Concepts is focused on the basic concepts of life that we overlook or are unaware about but are required for happiness/success. * The goal is to derive easy-to-understand concepts (to provide direction/guidance) after gaining an in-depth knowledge of human nature, material and spiritual world, society's beliefs, laws of nature, and science of God. * This also explains the Enlightenment journey of Author to find the ultimate truth/knowledge, while living a normal life within the society. Disclosure: All concepts shared are generic, applicable to every person and practical to implement in life. Author Vishwas Doneria himself has already implemented these concepts in his life (along with helping many people) before he decided to share these concepts with everyone. Irrespective of your present beliefs/conditions: * The goal is to make the individual self-sufficient (i.e., self-help) to understand the concepts of life. * If you believe in God, it's a journey to restore your natural state from the material world to the highest level of the spiritual world (i.e., Liberation). * In general (even if you don't believe in God), it's the journey of experiences/concepts to understand the basics about happiness/success (up to its highest/pure level). * This is also helpful anytime you decide to create your fresh beliefs altogether. * Life Concepts is also helpful to overcome any existing belief/thought that you want to be free for a long time. Author's Belief: Knowledge/Concepts can't be true unless it's applicable forever to every person.
Download or read book Life Choices written by Lori Waite Turner and published by Thomson Brooks/Cole. This book was released on 1992 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality of Life written by David Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-02-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality of life is one of the most important issues facing the world today and is central to the development of social policy. This innovative book discusses this crucial topic, assessing the criteria for judging attempts to raise quality of life, including the satisfaction of basic and social needs, autonomy to enjoy life and social connectivity. It considers key topics such as: individual well-being and health-related quality of life human needs - living fulfilling and flourishing lives poverty and social exclusion social solidarity, altruism and trust within communities. Quality of Life is the first systematic presentation of this subject from both individual and collective perspectives. It provides a powerful overview of a concept which is becoming increasingly prominent in the social sciences and is essential reading for students of social policy, sociology and health studies.
Download or read book Life Concepts from Aristotle to Darwin written by Lucas John Mix and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the history of life-concepts, with a focus on the vegetable souls of Aristotle, investigating how they were interpreted and eventually replaced by evolutionary biology. Philosophers have long struggled with the relationship between physics, physiology, and psychology, asking questions of organization, purpose, and agency. For two millennia, the vegetable soul, nutrition, and reproduction were commonly used to understand basic life and connect it to “higher” animal and vegetable life. Cartesian dualism and mechanism destroyed this bridge and left biology without an organizing principle until Darwin. Modern biology parallels Aristotelian vegetable life-concepts, but remains incompatible with the animal, rational, subjective, and spiritual life-concepts that developed through the centuries. Recent discoveries call for a second look at Aristotle’s ideas – though not their medieval descendants. Life remains an active, chemical process whose cause, identity, and purpose is self-perpetuation.
Download or read book Concepts of Biology written by Samantha Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black & white print. Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy.
Download or read book Life Concepts written by Vishwas Doneria and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · Understanding the basic concepts is the foundation for stable growth/success.· Just imagine your life without knowledge of the basic concepts of life!· Life Concepts is focused on the basic concepts of life that we overlook or are unaware about but are required for happiness/success.· The goal is to derive easy-to-understand concepts (to provide direction/guidance) after gaining an in-depth knowledge of human nature, material and spiritual world, society's beliefs, laws of nature, and science of God.· This also explains the Enlightenment journey of Author to find the ultimate truth/knowledge, while living a normal life within the society. Disclosure: All concepts shared are generic, applicable to every person and practical to implement in life. Author Vishwas Doneria himself has already implemented these concepts in his life (along with helping many people) before he decided to share these concepts with everyone.Irrespective of your present beliefs/conditions:· The goal is to make the individual self-sufficient (i.e., self-help) to understand the concepts of life.· If you believe in God, it's a journey to restore your natural state from the material world to the highest level of the spiritual world (i.e., Liberation).· In general (even if you don't believe in God), it's the journey of experiences/concepts to understand the basics about happiness/success (up to its highest/pure level).· This is also helpful anytime you decide to create your fresh beliefs altogether.· Life Concepts is also helpful to overcome any existing belief/thought that you want to be free for a long time.Author's Belief: Knowledge/Concepts can't be true unless it's applicable forever to every person.
Download or read book Concepts and Measurement of Quality of Life in Health Care written by L.Y Nordenfelt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994-04-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a number of scholarly studies on the definition, assessment and measurement of human quality of life. The book contains fundamental analyses of basic concepts such as welfare, wellbeing, happiness and quality of life itself, but contains also discussions on the application of such concepts for measuring purposes mainly in a health care context. Although the approach to these problems in the book is predominantly philosophical, there are also some studies which take a different, mainly sociological and medical, point of view. Most of the authors have a Scandinavian origin and their essays mirror the current debate on quality of life in northern Europe. The book however also contains contributions by distinguished scholars from the U.K., France, Italy and the Netherlands.
Download or read book Evolution Origin of Life Concepts and Methods written by Pierre Pontarotti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 15 selected contributions to the 22nd Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2018 in Marseille. They are grouped under the following major themes: · Origin of Life · Concepts and Methods · Genome and Phenotype Evolution The aims of these annual meetings in Marseille are to bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists who employ evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research, and to promote the exchange of ideas and encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering an up-to-date overview of recent advances in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students.
Download or read book Alters and Schiff Essential Concepts for Healthy Living written by Jeff Housman and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Concepts for Healthy Living, Seventh Edition urges students to think critically about their health and overall wellness and empowers them, with clearly identified tools, to help them reach this goal. It provides a clear and concise introduction to the latest scientific and medical research in personal health and highlights common behaviors and attitudes related to individual health needs. The Seventh Edition, with an all new author team, includes a wealth of new and updated data, including modern information on violence and abuse, relationships and sexuality, and physical fitness.
Download or read book Career Counseling written by Vernon G. Zunker and published by Brooks Cole. This book was released on 2002 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly successful book has been called the most comprehensive book on the market, providing readers with needed career theory as well as practical techniques and examples. Through the author's clear writing style, case examples, tables, and exercises, readers develop a solid understanding of the theoretical models of career counseling and are thoroughly exposed to the practical information on how to effectively counsel clients about career issues.
Download or read book Qabalistic Concepts written by William G. Gray and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emphasizes how the Qabalah actively influences the Western Mystery Tradition. Gray discusses the value of "nothing," the purpose of the cross, the tree of life, and path working. His work makes Qabalah accessible to the Westerner, presenting it as a way of working with the inner principles of life to reveal one's ultimate identity and activate it in one's everyday awareness.
Download or read book Living Energies written by Callum Coats and published by Gateway Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schauberger shows how a world that exploited its resources rather than cherishing them was doomed to destroy itself.
Download or read book Responsible Living written by Victoria W. Thoresen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the challenges of the transition to responsible, sustainable lifestyles, this book examines developments over the last decade in relation to: - the creation of awareness of consumer citizenship, civic involvement and environmental stewardship - research, projects and publications on education for responsible living - the creation and implementation of relevant teaching methods and materials - policies on education for sustainable consumption and lifestyles - global processes for education on sustainable development The articles deal with topics related to policy support, institutional approaches, educators, young people, and local communities. They draw attention to successful initiatives and reflect upon what still needs to be done. The book also looks at the roles that central actors such as PERL (The Partnership for Education and research about Responsible Living) play in this process.
Download or read book Career Counseling written by Vernon G. Zunker and published by Thomson Brooks/Cole. This book was released on 1990 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The updated version of this successful text retains its clear, straightforward style as it addresses issues that will face practitioners in the 1990's. With a practical approach, special attention is given to adults in career transition and the needs of women.
