Download or read book Philosophy for Beginners written by Richard Osborne and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does philosophy give some people a headache, others a real buzz, and yet others a feeling that it is subversive and dangerous? Why do a lot of people think philosophy is totally irrelevant? What is philosophy anyway? The ABCs of philosophy - easy to understand but never simplistic. Beginning with basic questions posed by the ancient Greeks - What is the world made of? What is a man? What is knowledge? What is good and evil? - Philosophy For Beginners traces the development of these questions as the key to understanding how Western philosophy developed over the last 2,500 years.

Download or read book Filosof a Griega Para Principiantes written by Axel Cherniavsky and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La reflexión del hombre acerca del mundo y la vida es tan antigua como la humanidad. Pero en el siglo V a. C., cuando Tales predice un eclipse, nace una nueva disciplina que más tarde se llamó filosofía. Con la reflexión (logos), el pensamiento deja de apoyarse en los relatos mitológicos y en la personificación de las fuerzas de la naturaleza, y se vuelve sistemático, racional. Ya había razón en el mito (si no, Ulises no podría haber burlado al cíclope, como se cuenta en la Odisea)... y todavía habrá mito en la razón (si no, Platón no podría explicar la inmortalidad del alma). De todos modos, con el nacimiento de la filosofía hay un cambio en las exigencias, los métodos, las formas de explicar el hombre y el mundo.Las grandes inquietudes de la humanidad: qué es el ser, cuál es la naturaleza del conocimiento, cómo alcanzar la felicidad... comienzan a tratarse filosóficamente. Este paso hacia la razón se da gracias al advenimiento de la polis (no como ciudad, sino como forma de organización social) y al ocio de las clases dominantes, que disponen de tiempo libre para filosofar.. FILOSOFÍA GRIEGA PARA PRINCIPIANTES acompaña las reformulaciones que se hicieron a partir de Sócrates, Platón, Aristóteles y otros filósofos -los presocráticos, los sofistas...- que la historia mantuvo ocultos y marginados durante mucho tiempo, hasta la aparición de las escuelas helenísticas: cinismo, escepticismo, estoicismo y epicureísmo.Era naciente - ArgentinaEste libro contiene el desarrollo de los siguientes temas: Filosofía Siglo XXI para principiantes con ilustraciones de Pablo Sapia Con este libro usted podrá desarrollar conocimientos sobre filosofía griega. Descargue ya este libro y conozca la historia de la Filosofía del griega y a sus máximos exponentes con ilustraciones! Filosofía, filosofía griega, humanidad, historia, filósofos, Sócrates, Aristóteles

Download or read book Cu ntica para principiantes written by Marcos Barraza Urquidi and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-09-22 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcos Barraza es un intelectual de nuestro tiempo que compagina conocimiento científico y humanista. Domina las ciencias exactas y armoniza con las ciencias sociales. Por eso sus textos tienen siempre un sabor delicioso. Aprendes con su charla, te diviertes y estableces una comunicación inmediata con el autor. Cuántica para Principiantes, es un compendio de treinta pequeños capítulos a los que les llamaremos APARTADOS. Pues el autor imaginó la obra que hoy tiene usted en sus manos en una recapitulación de temas que no podían tener una gran extensión buscando fueran más amenos que académicos.

Download or read book Art Theory for Beginners written by Richard Osborne and published by For Beginners (For Beginners). This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, Art Theory For Beginners/i> is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years. Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the Self. Art Theory for Beginners examines and explains the development of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate art in its rich variety of forms. Art Theory For Beginners is a clear and entertaining introduction to the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'.

Download or read book Nietzsche For Beginners written by Marc Sautet and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only does Nietzsche For Beginners delve into the scandalous life and considerable works of Friedrich Nietzsche, it also give a clear picture of the puzzling time in which he lived. We meet the luminaries of the day – Richard Wagner, Bismarck, Freud, and Darwin – and see their influences on his work. We also receive introductions to some of the great minds that preceded and shaped his writing. Luther, Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Kant. Sautet clarifies the individual philosophers and their contributions, making the book an important introduction to philosophy. Nietzche’s famous ménage à trois, his theories of Superman, of the Antichrist of nihilism, and Zarathustra, and his posthumous and misinformed use by the Nazis make for a fascinating read.

Download or read book Church Administration Handbook written by Bruce P. Powers and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s new about this third edition of the long respected and often used Church Administration Handbook? In addition to time and technological-sensitive updates to the basic organizational details, editor Bruce Powers writes: “The needs of people and churches have continued to change, with questions now being raised about the quality of congregational life, nature of leadership, and responsibility for ministry among all believers . . . As we have prepared this edition, we have sought to address five primary needs. 1. Leadership skills and administrative tools that can be adapted for use in a variety of contexts from traditional to contemporary, from rural to urban, and from unicultural to multicultural settings; 2. Spiritual formation that relates to all of life (from birth to death); 3. Mission consciousness (in community, regionally, nationally, and globally); 4. Ministry of all believers (particularly calling out and equipping vocational, bivocational, and lay ministers); and 5. Leadership competence (the ability to inspire, motivate, and equip the saints for the work of ministry).”

Download or read book Ten Pillars of Buddhism written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ten Pillars of Buddhism are ten ethical precepts-such as generosity, truthfulness, or compassion-that together provide a comprehensive moral guide. These teachings are the source of Buddhist ethics, their depth revealed here as Sangharakshita considers them collectively, then individually. The Ten Pillars of Buddhism provides a fascinating insight for anyone interested in leading an ethical or Buddhist life. "e;A handy and easily readable introduction to Buddhist ethics."e; Prof Damien Keown, author of Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction.

Download or read book The Philosophy of King Solomon written by Russell M. Stendal and published by Aneko Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Philosophy of King Solomon explores Solomon's wisdom, the folly of man's ways, and the still-unfolding prophecy found in the rich book of Ecclesiastes.

Download or read book Philosophy For Dummies written by Martin Cohen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confused by metaphysics? In a muddle with aesthetics? Intimidated by Kant? Then look no further! Philosophy For Dummies, UK Edition is a complete crash-course in philosophical thought, covering key philosophers, philosophical history and theory and the big questions that affect us today. Tying in with standard UK curricula and including core topics such as logic, ethics and political philosophy, this impartial, expert guide cuts through the jargon to give you the facts. Whether you're a philosophy student or a complete beginner, Philosophy For Dummies, UK Edition will get you thinking and talking about philosophy in no time, and with maximum confidence.

Download or read book Chinese Gung Fu written by Bruce Lee and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Bruce Lee's classic work rejuvenates the authority, insight, and charm of the master's original 1963 publication for modern audiences. It seemlessly brings together Lee's original language, descriptions and demonstrations with new material for readers, martial arts enthusiasts and collectors that want Lee in his purest form. This timeless work preserves the integrity of Lee's hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences in which he demonstrates a variety of training exercises and fighting techniques, ranging from gung fu stances and leg training to single- and multiple-opponent scenarios. Thought-provoking essays on the history of gung fu, the theory of yin and yang, and personal, first-edition testimonials by James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay round out this one and only book by Lee on the Chinese martial arts. -- from back cover.

Download or read book Beyond Spreadsheets with R written by Jonathan Carroll and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary Beyond Spreadsheets with R shows you how to take raw data and transform it for use in computations, tables, graphs, and more. You'll build on simple programming techniques like loops and conditionals to create your own custom functions. You'll come away with a toolkit of strategies for analyzing and visualizing data of all sorts using R and RStudio. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Spreadsheets are powerful tools for many tasks, but if you need to interpret, interrogate, and present data, they can feel like the wrong tools for the task. That's when R programming is the way to go. The R programming language provides a comfortable environment to properly handle all types of data. And within the open source RStudio development suite, you have at your fingertips easy-to-use ways to simplify complex manipulations and create reproducible processes for analysis and reporting. About the Book With Beyond Spreadsheets with R you'll learn how to go from raw data to meaningful insights using R and RStudio. Each carefully crafted chapter covers a unique way to wrangle data, from understanding individual values to interacting with complex collections of data, including data you scrape from the web. You'll build on simple programming techniques like loops and conditionals to create your own custom functions. You'll come away with a toolkit of strategies for analyzing and visualizing data of all sorts. What's inside How to start programming with R and RStudio Understanding and implementing important R structures and operators Installing and working with R packages Tidying, refining, and plotting your data About the Reader If you're comfortable writing formulas in Excel, you're ready for this book. About the Author Dr Jonathan Carroll is a data science consultant providing R programming services. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics. Table of Contents Introducing data and the R language Getting to know R data types Making new data values Understanding the tools you'll use: Functions Combining data values Selecting data values Doing things with lots of data Doing things conditionally: Control structures Visualizing data: Plotting Doing more with your data with extensions

Download or read book Cuba for Beginners written by Rius and published by Pathfinder. This book was released on 1970 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented in political cartoon style by the well-known Mexican cartoonist.

Download or read book The Rules of Money written by Richard Templar and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Templar presents 100 golden behaviors for creating wealth, making it grow, and making it last--rules that work and techniques readers can begin using immediately"--Publisher description.

Download or read book How to Wash a Chicken written by Tim Calkins and published by Page Two. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Business and Economics Winner of the IndieReader Discovery Award for Top Business Book Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award "Clear, practical, thorough and right on the mark. It's a must-read for people who are new to giving presentations as well as experienced presenters who want to get even better. This book belongs on everyone's bookshelf." Jim Lecinski Associate Professor of Marketing, Northwestern University; former Vice-President of US Sales and Service, Google, Inc. How to Wash a Chicken is not a book about public speaking (or chickens), it's a comprehensive playbook for business leaders and people on their way up to give the best presentations of their lives, and embark on a circle of presentation success. All too often, the best intentions and most innovative ideas get lost in a poorly executed presentation. Author Tim Calkins understands the power of a compelling presentation and the difficulty in accomplishing one. The brand strategist, professor and author has been giving presentations since he was eight, when he delivered his first official presentation with an uncooperative chicken at a 4-H competition. From business updates to project recommendations to marketing plans, Calkins has given more than five thousand presentations to date. With concrete suggestions, helpful tricks, and step-by-step guidance that's applicable to all industries, Calkins sets out to propel his readers to create and deliver effective business presentations and pitches. When all lessons from How to Wash a Chicken are applied, readers will be empowered throughout the preparation and presentation process. They will be able to present with more confidence and conviction than they ever had before, setting them on a path of professional growth.

Download or read book Agostinho buscador inquieto da verdade written by José Zacarias de Souza and published by EDIPUCRS. This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Derrida for Beginners written by Jim Powell and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The documentary comic books of the For Beginners series deal with complex and serious subjects. They attempt to untimidate and uncomplicate the great ideas and work of great thinkers. The movements and concepts dealt with are placed in their historical, political and intellectual contexts. The books are painstakingly researched, humourouly written and enlivened with classic comic-strip illustrations, photographs, paintings, etc. The range of subjects covered is truly vast and varied Malcom X and the New Age guru Castenanda, Shakespeare and Foucault, Jewish Holocaust and Arab and Israel, Structuralism and Biology.

Download or read book Plato in 90 Minutes written by Paul Strathern and published by Philosophers in 90 Minutes. This book was released on 1996 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age when philosophers had scarcely glimpsed the horizons of the mind, a boy named Aristocles decided to forgo his ambitions as a wrestler. Adopting the nickname Plato, he embarked instead on a life in philosophy. In 387 B.C. he founded the Academy, the world's first university, and taught his students that all we see is no reality but merely a reproduction of the true source. And in his famous Republic he described the politics of "the highest form of state". In Plato in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Plato's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Plato's work; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Plato within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.