Download or read book The Law and Ethics of Freedom of Thought Volume 1 written by Marc Jonathan Blitz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom of thought is one of the great and venerable notions of Western thought, often celebrated in philosophical texts – and described as a crucial right in American, European, and International Law, and in that of other jurisdictions. What it means more precisely is, however, anything but clear; surprisingly little writing has been devoted to it. In the past, perhaps, there has been little need for such elaboration. As one Supreme Court Justice stressed, “[f]reedom to think is absolute of its own nature” because even “the most tyrannical government is powerless to control the inward workings of the mind.” But the rise of brain scanning, cognition enhancement, and other emerging technologies make this question a more pressing one. This volume provides an interdisciplinary exploration of how freedom of thought might function as an ethical principle and as a constitutional or human right. It draws on philosophy, legal analysis, history, and reflections on neuroscience and neurotechnology to explore what respect for freedom of thought (or an individual’s cognitive liberty or autonomy) requires.
Download or read book The Art of Psychic Protection written by Judy Hall and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to psychic self-defense with simple practices for protecting yourself from the spiritual pitfalls of everyday life and preserving your energetic well-being. We protect ourselves in many ways—insurance policies, locks on our doors, and so forth. But our physical safety is not the only thing that needs looking out for, so too does our psychic well-being. We all need the occasional boost to defend against unhealthy invading energies. This is particularly the case for exceptionally sensitive people or those who work as therapists or healers. The simple and effective psychic protection tools explained in this book include: Guided imagery techniques to facilitate mastery of the exercises Recommendations on the use of specific crystals, gems, and talismans Practical advice on how to avoid being exposed to things that may compromise your psychic strength Also offered are advanced techniques to prepare for activities such as meditation, out-of-body experiences, and channeling.
Download or read book Spell Jars for Beginners written by Anita Gonzalez and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2023-06-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of spell jars can be traced all the way back to ancient times, and evidence of rituals that are very similar can be discovered in a wide variety of cultures and traditions. One of the earliest examples comes from Ancient Egypt, where magic spells were written on papyrus or pieces of pottery and buried in tombs. These items were then discovered centuries later. Citizens in ancient Greece and Rome were known to protect themselves by carrying amulets and talismans with them at all times. It was also usual practice for them to employ little containers that were stuffed with various herbs and other components. During the Middle Ages in Europe, spell jars were known as witch bottles and were used to ward off evil spirits or to curse an enemy. These bottles were typically used to hold urine, hair, and fingernails before being buried on the property of the individual who had performed the spell. In some cases, the bodies were even found buried within the walls of the dwellings or beneath the floors. The use of spell jars in North America can be traced back to the African diaspora and the practice of Hoodoo, which is a form of African American folk magic. In Hoodoo, the jars are believed to hold the power to cast spells. Hoodoo practitioners produced and used spell jars filled with herbs, roots, and other substances for a variety of purposes, including love spells, money spells, and protection spells.
Download or read book Taming Your Private Thoughts written by Jay Dennis and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2004-12-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using James 1:14-16 as a platform for showing the danger of wrong thinking progressing to sin, this book uses biblical models, historical figures, and real-life case studies to encourage and equip believers for the ongoing battle against sinful thinking and runaway thoughts.
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Download or read book The Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development Volume I written by Michael D. Matthews and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from philosophy, religion, biology, behavioral and social sciences, and the arts, The Routledge International Handbooks of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volumes I and II, present cutting-edge scholarship about the concept of character across the life span, the developmental and contextual bases of character, and the key organizations of societal sectors, within and across nations, that promote character development in individuals, families, and communities. This first volume, Conceptualizing and Defining Character, explores the foundations of the field by providing an array of interdisciplinary approaches to character development, including economics, education, law, literature, military science, philosophy, and many more. With contributions from international experts, Volume I brings together cutting-edge research and discusses instances of character development, including civic character, courage, fairness, forgiveness, gratitude, morality, tolerance, and thankfulness. This comprehensive publication is an essential reference for researchers and graduate students in behavioral sciences, biology, philosophy, theology, and economics, as well as practitioners leading or evaluating character education or character development programs around the world. Find Volume II: Moderators, Threats, and Contexts here: www.routledge.com/9781032172453
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Download or read book American Opinion on Trade written by Alexandra Guisinger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have contradictory beliefs about how international trade affects the country as whole and specific communities. Yet notwithstanding the heat of political rhetoric, these beliefs are rarely mobilized into political action. Alexandra Guisinger examines this apparent disconnect by examining the bases of Americans' trade preferences in today's post-industrial economy and why do so few politicians attempt to take advantage of these preferences. The changing American economy has made the direct effects of trade less obvious, making the benefits and costs more difficult to determine. In addition, information sources, including the media, have changed in content and influence over time, their influence varies across different groups of individuals, and partly as a result individuals hold countervailing beliefs about the effect of trade on their own and others' economic outcomes. American Opinion on Trade provides a multi-method examination of the sources of attitudes, drawing on survey data and experimental surveys; it also traces how trade issues become intertwined with attitudes toward redistribution as well as gender and race.
Download or read book Identity Lost written by Pascal Marco and published by Oceanview Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's July, 1975 and an overworked Chicago police force receives a call that an 85-year-old white man has been attacked by a gang of black youths on the lakefront in Burnham Park. Amid public outrage, contentious Mayor Richard J. Daley commands his police to find the killers fast and make the bucolic park safe again. Uncommonly but fortunately for the police, twelve-year-old James Overstreet steps forward and identifies five of the six assailants and arrests are made. But detectives and county attorneys bungle the case, leaving the judge no choice but to release the accused. This startling turn of events jeopardizes James's life, forcing the entire Overstreet family into witness protection in Arizona, and creates a nightmare that will haunt the brave witness forever. Fast-forward thirty years. The stoic young man has grown to become Maricopa County's most feared prosecutor. But his life is about to be turned upside down when paths from the past cross into the present, veering toward a shocking climax.
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Download or read book Drugs in Institutions written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evidence Respect and Truth written by Liat Levanon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can we rely solely on statistics when we judge what is true and just? This book takes a holistic approach to addressing this question. It considers the legal trial as its paradigmatic case study before analysing a wide range of different cases, including profiling, the use of algorithms to predict students' grades, and the authorisation of automated cars. The book suggests that when we make judgements about the truth or about justice, approximations are not good enough. Truth and justice are uncompromising. They must be so, because the value that underlies them both is respect; and respect takes no compromise. Thus, in the search for truth as in the search for justice, a body of evidence that imposes a statistical compromise will not do. Only evidence that in principle allows reaching the truth and doing justice is good evidence. Once such evidence has been traced, the burden is on us to make good use of the evidence and reach truth and justice. We might or might not succeed, but once we have done our best on evidence that allows success, our judgements are justified; and as such, they can resolve conflicts over the truth and over justice.
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