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A Short Course in Intellectual Self Defense

Author : Normand Baillargeon
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1609800044
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book A Short Course in Intellectual Self Defense written by Normand Baillargeon and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the relationship between democracy and critical thinking? What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? In A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, historian and educator Normand Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through the spin and jargon of everyday politics and news reporting in order to decide for themselves what is at stake and how to ask the necessary questions to protect themselves from the manipulations of the government and the media. Whether the issue be the call to what we’re told will be a bloodless war, the "debate" around Intelligent Design, or the meaning of a military expenditure, Baillargeon teaches readers to evaluate information and sort fact from official and media spin.

A Short Course in Intellectual Self-defense

Author : Normand Baillargeon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781282647763
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book A Short Course in Intellectual Self-defense written by Normand Baillargeon and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Skilled Interpersonal Communication

Author : Owen Hargie
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000474658
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Skilled Interpersonal Communication written by Owen Hargie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established as the foremost textbook on communication, the seventh edition of Owen Hargie’s Skilled Interpersonal Communication is thoroughly revised and updated with the latest research findings, theoretical developments and applications. The contribution of skilled interpersonal communication to success in both personal and professional contexts is now widely recognised and extensively researched. People have a deep-seated and universal need to interact with others, and the greater their communicative ability the more satisfying and rewarding will be their lives. The main focus of this book is on the identification, analysis and evaluation of the core skills needed in these interactions. The first two chapters provide details of the nature of interpersonal communication and socially skilled performance, respectively, with a review of the main theoretical perspectives pertaining to each. The book then offers detailed accounts of the fourteen main skill areas: nonverbal communication, reinforcement, questioning, reflecting, listening, explaining, self-disclosure, set induction, closure, assertiveness, influencing, negotiating and interacting in and leading group discussions. The book concludes with a discussion on the ethical issues in interpersonal communication. This new edition also features an extended section on groupthink and analyses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on aspects such as greeting patterns and the effectiveness of Project Fear by the UK government to secure citizen compliance. Written by one of the foremost international experts in the field, this is essential reading for students of interpersonal communication in general and to qualified personnel and trainees in many fields.

Order Without Power

Author : Normand Baillargeon
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1609804724
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Order Without Power written by Normand Baillargeon and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the rise of the global protestor—from Arab Spring to the Occupy movement—the term "anarchist" has been littered throughout mainstream media as never before. But just as frequently, its definition is skewed or left wanting: anarchists are painted as nihilists, supporters of chaos, or even terrorists. In Order without Power, an informative primer, Normand Baillargeon thoroughly defines anarchism and recounts its long history. In outlining the forerunners of this movement, he illuminates the differences between collectivists, federalists, communists, syndicalists, and further strains such as anarcho-feminism, pacifist anarchism, and religious anarchism. With sharp examples and concise, lively language, Baillargeon describes the contributions from early anarchists like William Godwin, Max Stirner, Pierre Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin, and Pierre Kropotkin, through Noam Chomsky, as well as the uprisings, struggles, revolts, and revolutions that tested or expanded the theories. From the International Workingmen’s Association to Haymarket, from the Russian Revolution to May 1968, Baillargeon unpacks anarchism’s position on various issues and reveals this political theory’s vibrant heart: anti authoritarianism, or the rational and conscious refusal of any form of illegitimate authority and power.

Seven Management Moralities

Author : T. Klikauer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137032219
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Seven Management Moralities written by T. Klikauer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, Seven Management Moralities delivers a comprehensive overview of all forms of moral and immoral behaviour displayed by management. Utilising Kohlberg's ascending scale of seven moralities, the book includes the ethics of Aristotle, Kant, Utilitarianism, Bauman, Habermas, and Singer.

How to Think Like a Realist

Author : Raymond Pawson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1035321106
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book How to Think Like a Realist written by Raymond Pawson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Think Like a Realist is Ray Pawson’s seminal book on realist social inquiry, boldly linking social research to clinical and physical science and challenging many methodological shibboleths. This unique book pairs outstanding clarity of detail with an accessible approach, exploring the three great methodological challenges in social research: how to think about causality, objectivity, and generality.

Freedom and Other Keys to Creativity

Author : Joaquim Franch
Publisher : Aula Magna Proyecto clave McGraw Hill
ISBN 13 : 8419187585
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Freedom and Other Keys to Creativity written by Joaquim Franch and published by Aula Magna Proyecto clave McGraw Hill. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a lot of buzz on creativity and there are many ways to look at it but, in this book, you will not find a methodology for “unlocking your inner creative soul.” Instead, you will be immersed in a thought-provoking dive into neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and a variety of references from arts and sciences. Creativity takes courage (and it also takes time): one must take the existential approach of becoming (a meaningful engagement with life). Enjoy creativity as a process, not as a tool to conquer a goal. "Most people read one or two books on creativity in a lifetime, Joaquim Franch has probably read them all! In this book, he has broken them down, sorted out the common denominators, and put them in order to produce a book that is both thought proving and practical. An essential read for anyone interested in creativity". Ian Gibbs, with a degree in astrophysics and a postgrad in education, is an entrepreneur working as a learning-strategies specialist. Author of The Sorites Principle and the 2022 TEDx Talk, The Secret Key to Learning Hidden in Plain Sight. "I consider it of great value that the author has made use of creative parameters to address its nature. The result is a useful and original book that undoubtedly helps to take a step further in understanding creativity". Matilde Obradors, Professor in the Department of Communication at the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona). Author of Creatividad y generación de ideas. "My friend Joaquim is a true generalist (and a systems thinker) and, not surprisingly, with this work he has achieved a balanced vision of a widely studied subject in the Anglo-American world. It’s an honest intellectual analysis of diverse sources". Pere Marés, former Professor in the Automatic Control Department at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona).

Chomsky Notebook

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023114475X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Chomsky Notebook written by Noam Chomsky and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Chomsky is as controversial as he is prolific, applying a rational, scientific approach to disciplines as diverse as linguistics, ethics, religion, and the strategy of war. Chomsky's best-known innovations involve a groundbreaking theory of generative and universal grammar, major advances in the classification of languages, and a radical reformulation of political theory and practice. In Chomsky Notebook, Norbert Hornstein (University of Maryland) and Cedric Boeckx (Harvard University) tackle Chomsky's linguistic theories; Akeel Bilgrami (Columbia University) revisits Chomsky's work on freedom and truth; and Pierre Jacob (Institut Jean Nicod) analyzes his naturalism. Chomsky's contributions include an interview and essays on Edward Said and the natural world. Altogether, these works reveal the penetration of Chomsky's thought into a number of fields within and outside of academia. It is an anthology that proves the power of his rationalism.

Media Capitalism

Author : Thomas Klikauer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030879585
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Media Capitalism written by Thomas Klikauer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that media and capitalism no longer exist as separated entities, and posits three reasons why one can no longer exist without the other. Firstly, mass media have become indispensable to capitalism due to the media’s ability to sell the commodities of mass consumerism. Media capitalism also creates pro-capital attitudes among a target population and establishes an ideological hegemony. Thirdly, media capitalism provides mass deception to hide the pathologies of capitalism, which include mass poverty, rising inequalities, and the acceleration of global warming. To illuminate this, the book’s historical chapter traces the emergence of media capitalism. Its subsequent chapters show how media capitalism has infiltrated the public sphere, society, schools, universities, the world of work and finally, democracy. The book concludes by outlining how societies can transition from media capitalism to a post-media- capitalist society.

Between Scientists & Citizens

Author : Jean Goodwin
Publisher : GPSSA
ISBN 13 : 1478152346
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Between Scientists & Citizens written by Jean Goodwin and published by GPSSA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together selected papers from an interdisciplinary conference focused on effective and appropriate communication of science in the often-heated controversies characteristic of contemporary democracies. The forty essays represent cutting-edge work from rhetorical and communication theorists studying the practices and norms of public discourse and science communication, philosophers interested in the informal logic of everyday reasoning and in the theory of deliberative democracy, and science studies scholars examining the intersections between the social worlds of scientists and citizens. Topics include the theory and practice of public participation exercises involving experts and lay publics, communication techniques for conveying uncertainty, complexity and scale, pseudocontroversy and "manufactured doubt" about science, and the maintenance of trust between scientists and citizens.

Managerialism

Author : T. Klikauer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137334274
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Managerialism written by T. Klikauer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people know what management is but often people have vague ideas about Manageralism. This book introduces Manageralism and its ideology as a colonising project that has infiltrated nearly every eventuality of human society.

Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management

Author : T. Klikauer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137455780
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management written by T. Klikauer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven Moralities of Human Resource Management analyses morality of HRM from the perspective of American psychologist Laurence Kohlberg. This book examines and makes value judgements on whether or not HRM is moral from the viewpoint of Kohlberg's seven stages of morality as a follow-up study of the author's 2012 book, Seven Management Moralities.

Embracing the Wide Sky

Author : Daniel Tammet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416576185
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Embracing the Wide Sky written by Daniel Tammet and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour of brain science explores the disparity between the brain's seemingly endless capacity and its tendency to fail at even simple tasks, in an account by a famous autistic savant that incorporates elements of his own story.

Master Your Mind

Author : Marcel Danesi
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1647393272
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Master Your Mind written by Marcel Danesi and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharpen critical thinking skills and power your brain—for life Think of your mind like a muscle. It must be exercised regularly to get stronger—and for you to get smarter. Master Your Mind will get your brain in shape by helping you cultivate the principles of critical thinking through perplexing puzzles, engaging exercises based on real-world scenarios, interesting case studies, and practical strategies. This modern critical thinking workbook will teach you how to be on your toes mentally, filtering information, decoding it logically and with reason, and assessing it for validity. You'll learn to think twice—perhaps three times—and become a better decision-maker and problem-solver. Master Your Mind delivers: An effective approach—Get a concise look at critical thinking skills, including analysis, objectivity, evaluation, reasoning, deduction, problem-solving, and decision-making. Fun activities—Explore challenging, logic-based exercises that are based on real-world experiences, and learn to develop essential skills in your personal and professional life, especially in the digital age. Mental fitness for life—Learn best practices to incorporate critical thinking into your daily existence for the long term, always keep an open mind, and become a lifelong learner. Train your brain so you can become smarter and more creative with this complete critical thinking workbook.

You Are STILL Being Lied To

Author : Russ Kick
Publisher : Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1934708305
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book You Are STILL Being Lied To written by Russ Kick and published by Red Wheel Weiser. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have revised and expanded edition of The Disinformation Company’s classic anthology, You Are STILL Being Lied To contains more than a dozen all-new essays from contributors like Norman Solomon, Graham Hancock, Alex Jones, John Major Jenkins, Robert Bauval, Richard DeGrandpre, Alexandra Bruce,John Hogue, Gregory Davis, and Scott Creighton on topics ranging from the misleading marketing of antidepressants to the truth about the North American Union, from media consolidation to the New Thought movement. Editor Russ Kick’s massive collection acts as a battering ram against the distortions, myths, and outright lies that have been shoved down our throats by the government, the media, corporations, organized religion, the scientific establishment, and others who want to keep the truth from us. An unprecedented group of researchers including Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Howard Bloom, Sydney Schanberg, Michael Parenti, Riane Eisler, Jim Marrs, and many, many others paint a picture of a world where crucial stories are ignored or actively suppressed and the official version of events has more holes in it than Swiss cheese. A world where real dangers are downplayed and nonexistent dangers are trumpeted. In short, a world where you are being lied to.

Critical Management Ethics

Author : T. Klikauer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 023028177X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Critical Management Ethics written by T. Klikauer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the European tradition of Kant's philosophical trilogy on critique and Hegel's concept of ethical life it outlines the great traditions in ethical philosophy: Aristotelian virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarianism. It presents modern ethics from Nietzsche, Adorno, and Habermas to Kohlberg's stages of moral development.

The Language of Managerialism

Author : Thomas Klikauer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031163796
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Language of Managerialism written by Thomas Klikauer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how management became Managerialism and how the language of managerialism was developed.Providing a comprehensive discussion of the managerialism-language interface, the book argues that firstly, managerialism itself has developed its distinctive language; and secondly, the two concepts of managerialism and language mutually depend upon each other. Written from the critical media studies perspective of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, the book reaches beyond simple business communication, illustrating how the language of managerialism is colonising the non-corporate lifeworld. The book concludes by offering fresh ideas on how to move beyond the language of managerialism.