Download or read book Knowledge Reigns Supreme written by Priya Parmar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge Reigns Supreme: The Critical Pedagogy of Hip-hop Artist KRS-ONE argues for the inclusionary practice of studying and interpreting postmodern texts in today’s school curriculum using a (Hip-hop) cultural studies and critical theory approach, thus creating a transformative curriculum.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Plato written by Gail Fine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plato is the best known, and continues to be the most widely studied, of all the ancient Greek philosophers. The updated and original essays in the second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Plato provide in-depth discussions of a variety of topics and dialogues, all serving several functions at once: they survey the current academic landscape; express and develop the authors' own views; and situate those views within a range of alternatives. The result is a useful state-of-the-art reference to the man many consider the most important philosophical thinker in history. This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Plato differs in two main ways from the first edition. First, six leading scholars of ancient philosophy have contributed entirely new chapters: Hugh Benson on the Apology, Crito, and Euthyphro; James Warren on the Protagoras and Gorgias; Lindsay Judson on the Meno; Luca Castagnoli on the Phaedo; Susan Sauvé Meyer on the Laws; and David Sedley on Plato's theology. This new edition therefore covers both dialogues and topics in more depth than the first edition did. Secondly, most of the original chapters have been revised and updated, some in small, others in large, ways.
Download or read book The Man Code written by Ron E. Jefferson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man Code: Being a Man of Purpose on Purpose is the accumulated knowledge of personal experience, deep observation, and spiritual discernment. There are many links that culminate men into becoming who they are for the good and the bad. The influences of present and absentee fathers are the dominant factors in men finding their purpose. The identification of the mother’s role is exemplified to achieve greater understanding about the contribution of the meaning of manhood. The reasons why men interact with others in the way they do—with both men and women and in relationships—will be discussed. There must be a reconstruction of the unfruitful antiquated codes of men based on mentalities of lingering boyhood. Ultimately, discovering the foundation, groundwork, development, and characteristics of true manhood paves the way so that men can live their life’s purpose.
Download or read book The Concept and Application of Transdisciplinarity in Intellectual Discourse and Research written by MISTRA MISTRA and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) was publicly launched as a think tank in March 2011 and took up the task of following a transdisciplinary approach to the research generated within the organisation. The projects initiated by MISTRA integrate various streams of knowledge and expertise when examining complex issues such as nation formation, economic growth, social equity, adaptable science and technology, and other strategic topics related to South Africa's development as a democracy. Serving in part as an intellectual movement and in part as a research institution, activities are structured around diverse topics that require the opening up of intellectual space for strategic research and reflection specific, but not exclusive, to the African continent. A project was launched: The concept and application of transdisciplinarity in intellectual discourse and research. The intent of the study was two fold: in the first place the need for better theoretical understanding of a transdisciplinarity approach was identified as a necessity; and in the second place MISTRA intended to apply transdisciplinarity towards the opening up of an African approach guided in part by the Afrikology principles of the late Professor Dani Nabudere. By orientation Transdisciplinarity is an approach that recognises a united and borderless intellectual terrain. It is an attempt to formulate an integrative process of knowledge production and distribution in reaction to the twentieth century narrow discipline focus and hyper-specialisation. It responds to the multi-layered challenges of diffused disciplines, interlinked socio economic problems, the impact of globalisation, the de-terretorialised nation state, technological advancements, environmental concerns, agriculture and food security and health. And it recognises that, in history, some of the most revolutionary breakthroughs in science and technology in fact happened on the margins of narrow disciplines.
Download or read book The Concept and Application of Transdisciplinarity in Intellectual Discourse and Research written by Hester du Plessis and published by Real African Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past four decades, transdisciplinarity has gained conceptual and practical traction for its transformative value in accounting for the complex challenges besetting humankind, including social relations and natural ecosystems. The need to develop frameworks for joint problem-solving involving diverse stakeholders is unquestionable. Besides generating inclusivity, which embraces academia, civil society, and policymakers in the public and private sectors, transdisciplinarity allows for the appreciation of phenomena from a multiplicity of angles and affords societies creative ways of seeking solutions to challenges that may appear intractable. This book puts forward alternatives within this arena and attempts to directly respond to the multilayered challenges of diffuse disciplines, interlinked socioeconomic problems, impacts of globalization, technological advancements, environmental concerns, food security, and more.
Download or read book Feel the Bhagavad Gita written by Vijay Kumar Saxena and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Sanskrit scripture with universal appeal that has been read for centuries, but its full meaning is little understood by Western culture. Even those with an encyclopedic knowledge of the Bible find it difficult to apply the Gitas practical lessons to daily living. Vijay Kumar Saxena unveils the mysteries of the text, including what it says about human nature and the supreme secret behind everything animate and inanimate in the universe. Learn what the Gita says about questions such as: Why do negative emotions often dominate our nature? Why do we behave as we behave? How can we convert our existential living into living with substance, meaning, and purpose? What is the universal truth of all religions? The author also explores whether there is a way to live life as naturally as a boat floats on a calm sea--cruising ahead and enjoying time with friends--with ample time to be who we want to be. Discover the powerful truths hidden in an ancient, sacred text and appreciate what it means to be human when you Feel the Bhagavad Gita.
Download or read book HipHopEd The Compilation on Hip hop Education written by Christopher Emdin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of #HipHopEd: The Compilation on Hip-hop Education brings together veteran and emerging scholars, practitioners and students from a variety of fields to share their research and experiences as it relates to the use of hip-hop in educational spaces. This text extends the current literature on hip-hop and education and focuses on the philosophy of hip-hop and education, the impact that hip-hop culture has on the identity of educators, and the use of hip-hop to inform mental health practices. Through their personal and practical experiences, authors of this text will spark new and creative uses of hip-hop culture in educational spaces.
Download or read book Lyrical Assassins written by Lamonte Collyear and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrical Assassins: 50 of the Greatest Prophet Emcees is an illustration of my personal tribute to the gifted men and women whose extraordinary oratory skills have garnered my attention to listen, learn, admire, and respect. Hip-hop music has been through quite a few transformations during its existence. Despite the ups and downs, hip-hop has lived a very fruitful life. Rap artists have invented some of the most dynamic creations of music while entertaining a mass audience of fans nationwide and abroad. This book represents my personal favorites from number 1 to 50, with a list of honorable mentions and top fifty rap groups.
Download or read book Making the University Matter written by Barbie Zelizer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making the University Matter investigates how academics situate themselves simultaneously in the university and the world and how doing so affects the viability of the university setting. The university stands at the intersection of two sets of interests, needing to be at one with the world while aspiring to stand apart from it. In an era that promises intensified political instability, growing administrative pressures, dwindling economic returns and questions about economic viability, lower enrolments and shrinking programs, can the university continue to matter into the future? And if so, in which way? What will help it survive as an honest broker? What are the mechanisms for ensuring its independent voice? Barbie Zelizer brings together some of the leading names in the field of media and communication studies from around the globe to consider a multiplicity of answers from across the curriculum on making the university matter, including critical scholarship, interdisciplinarity, curricular blends of the humanities and social sciences, practical training and policy work. The collection is introduced with an essay by the editor and each section has a brief introduction to contextualise the essays and highlight the issues they raise.
Download or read book Prayer written by Richard J. Foster and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1992-08-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms-from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions, and shows the way into prayers of contemplation, healing, blessing, forgiveness, and rest. Coming to prayer is like coming home, Foster says. "Nothing feels more right, more like what we are created to be and to do. Yet at the same time we are confronted with great mysteries. Who hasn't struggled with the puzzle of unanswered prayer? Who hasn't wondered how a finite person can commune with the infinite Creator of the universe? Who hasn't questioned whether prayer isn't merely psychological manipulation after all? We do our best, of course, to answer these knotty questions but when all is said and done, there is a sense in which these mysteries remain unanswered and unanswerable . . . At such times we must learn to become comfortable with the mystery." Foster shows how prayer can move us inward into personal transformation, upward toward intimacy with God, and outward to minister to others. He leads us beyond questions to a deeper understanding and practice of prayer, bringing us closer to God, to ourselves, and to our community.
Download or read book Jeopardy and Philosophy written by Shaun P. Young and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its debut in 1964, Jeopardy! has been one of America’s favorite and longest-running daytime quiz shows. It turns the question-answer format of traditional quiz shows on its head and requires contestants to pose correct questions to answers in selected categories. While mining information and facts from Alchemy to Zoology, Jeopardy!, is a uniquely intellectual, erudite, and challenging daytime television program. Far beyond entertaining its fans with nail-biting contests of knowledge, memory, and speed, it all but requires them to participate. Few people watch Jeopardy! without pressing an invisible button and blurting out questions to their TV screen. Because of this personal and intellectual investment, most Jeopardy! fans are devout. Watching the show is valued as a daily ritual in which genuine intellectual skill and encyclopedic knowledge (as opposed to thin Hollywood depictions such as those in Big Bang Theory or Rain Man) are not only respected and placed in the spotlight, but also rewarded with national prestige and prize winnings. Champion Ken Jennings (who contributes to this volume) has won over three million dollars and remained champion seventy-four times. For those who embrace Jeopardy! as an intellectual oasis in the arid desert of popular culture, it is the geeks who shall inherit the earth. Jeopardy!’s celebration of intellect and forward-thinking is well recognized throughout popular culture and among all age groups. Ken Jennings, Chuck Forrest, and other all-time champions are near celebrities, while the show itself regularly reaches out through special tournaments to different segments of American culture, such as actors and musicians (Celebrity Jeopardy!), high-school and college students (Teen Tournament and College Championship Jeopardy!) and senior citizens (Senior Tournament Jeopardy!). Still, despite its widespread respect and, some might complain, smug self-respect, neither the show nor its fans take themselves too seriously. Jokes about host Alex Trebek’s hair and famous parodies of Jeopardy! on Saturday Night Live are as familiar as Weird Al Yankovic’s MTV-mainstay “I Lost on Jeopardy!” (to the tune of “Our Love’s in Jeopardy”): Don't know what I was thinkin' of, I guess I just wasn't too bright. Well, I sure hope I do better Next weekend on The Price Is Right.
Download or read book Preparing for Higher Education s Mixed Race Future written by Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing attention and representation of multiraciality in both the scholarly literature and popular culture warrants further nuancing of what is understood about multiracial people, particularly in the changing contexts of higher education. This book offers a way of Preparing Higher Education for its Mixed Race Future by examining Why Multiraciality Matters. In preparation, the book highlights recent contributions in scholarship – both empirical studies and scholarly syntheses – on multiracial students, staff, and faculty/scholars across three separate yet interrelated parts, which will help spur the continued evolution of multiraciality into the future.
Download or read book The Economisation of Climate Change written by Jakob Skovgaard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how G20, IMF and OECD have addressed climate finance and fossil fuel subsidies, including consequences for climate politics.
Download or read book Knowledge Economy written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Knowledge Economy The knowledge economy, or knowledge-based economy, is an economic system in which the production of goods and services is based principally on knowledge-intensive activities that contribute to advancement in technical and scientific innovation. The key element of value is the greater dependence on human capital and intellectual property as the source of innovative ideas, information and practices. Organisations are required to capitalise on this "knowledge" in their production to stimulate and deepen the business development process. There is less reliance on physical input and natural resources. A knowledge-based economy relies on the crucial role of intangible assets within the organisations' settings in facilitating modern economic growth. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Knowledge economy Chapter 2: Human capital Chapter 3: Creative destruction Chapter 4: Information society Chapter 5: Productivity Chapter 6: Knowledge worker Chapter 7: Information revolution Chapter 8: Post-capitalism Chapter 9: Business cluster Chapter 10: Deskilling Chapter 11: Innovation economics Chapter 12: Informatization Chapter 13: Entrepreneurship Chapter 14: Knowledge Economic Index Chapter 15: Technology and society Chapter 16: Knowledge society Chapter 17: Creative economy (economic system) Chapter 18: Clusters of Innovation Chapter 19: TVET (technical and vocational education and training) Chapter 20: Triple helix model of innovation Chapter 21: Digital agriculture (II) Answering the public top questions about knowledge economy. (III) Real world examples for the usage of knowledge economy in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Knowledge Economy.
Download or read book The Philosophy of Jnanadeva written by Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat and published by Popular Prakashan. This book was released on 1961 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Philosophy of J nadeva written by B. P. Bahirat and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present work is devoted to the philosophical teachings of Jnanadeva the well-known 13h century saint and genius of Maharashtra in whom we find a rare combination of poetry, philosophy and deep religious experience. The author has based his work mainly on Jnanadeva`s Amrtanabhava, but he has also taken into consideration other works of Jnanadeva. He gives a clear and lucid exposition of Jnanadeva's theory of Chidvilasa, which is approached by him through an acute criticism of the theory of Avidya. He also shows how Jnanadeva's philosophy culminates in his conception of natural devotion and forms a firm foundation of the Bhakti-cult in Maharashtra. The views of Jnanadeva are also compared with those of Eastern and Western thinkers. This is the first attempt to present in English the Philosophy of Jnanadeva in a systematic form and to convey a clear vision of his lofty and integral idealism.
Download or read book The Irrational Atheist written by Vox Day and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On one side of the argument is a collection of godless academics with doctorates from the finest universities in England, France, and the United States. On the other is Irrational Atheist author Vox Day, armed with nothing more than historical and statistical facts. Presenting a compelling argument (but not for the side one might expect), Day strips away the pseudo-scientific pretentions of New Atheism with his intelligent application of logic, history, military science, political economy, and well-documented research. The arguments of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and Michel Onfray are all methodically exposed and discredited as Day provides extensive evidence proving, among other things, that: More than 93 percent of all the wars in human history had no relation to religion The Spanish Inquisition had no jurisdiction over professing Jews, Muslims, or atheists, and executed fewer people on an annual basis than the state of Texas Atheists are 3.84 times more likely to be imprisoned than Christians "Red" state crime is primarily in "blue" counties Sexually abused girls are 55 times more likely to commit suicide than girls raised Catholic In the twentieth century, atheistic regimes killed three times more people in peacetime than those killed in all the wars and individual crimes combined. The Irrational Atheist provides the rational thinker with empirical proof that atheism's claims against religion are unfounded in logic, fact, and science.
