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Author : Nelly Oudshoorn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134873433
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Natural Body written by Nelly Oudshoorn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Patricia Wheeler
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781631295829
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Beyond The Natural written by Patricia Wheeler and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Beyond the Natural, Patricia Wheeler shares her experiences of hearing the voice of God and being touched by His love and mercy in ways that were sometimes quiet, sometimes ear-shattering, often miraculous and always profound. Told with humor and humility, these stories are rooted in everyday life and life-altering events. The parochial school educator captivated generations of young students with these anecdotes as they inevitably became a much-loved tradition in her classroom. Now this remarkable testimony of personal faith will inspire you to listen for God in your own life. After 38 years teaching third grade in a suburb of Seattle, Washington, Patricia retired with her husband Bob and dog Sammie to southwest Arizona. She enjoys fishing, camping, biking and exploring the area's natural beauty and picturesque towns. As a talented artist, she frequently donates her paintings and mixed-media portraits to support many community causes.
Author : Robert G. Wesson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262731027
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Beyond Natural Selection written by Robert G. Wesson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: proposes an approach to evolution that is more in harmony with modern science than Darwinism or neo-Darwinism
Author : Philippe Descola
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022614500X
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Beyond Nature and Culture written by Philippe Descola and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gives to anthropological reflection a new starting point and will become the compulsory reference for all our debates in the years to come.” —Claude Lévi-Strauss, on the French edition Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Culture—as a collective human making, of art, language, and so forth—is often seen as essentially different from nature, which is portrayed as a collective of the nonhuman world, of plants, animals, geology, and natural forces. Philippe Descola shows this essential difference to be not only a Western notion, but also a very recent one. Drawing on ethnographic examples from around the world and theoretical understandings from cognitive science, structural analysis, and phenomenology, he formulates a sophisticated new framework, the “four ontologies” —animism, totemism, naturalism, and analogism—to account for all the ways we relate ourselves to nature. By thinking beyond nature and culture as a simple dichotomy, Descola offers a fundamental reformulation by which anthropologists and philosophers can see the world afresh. “A compelling and original account of where the nature-culture binary has come from, where it might go—and what we might imagine in its place.” —Somatosphere “The most important book coming from French anthropology since Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Anthropologie Structurale.” —Bruno Latour, author of An Inquiry into Modes of Existence “Descola’s challenging new worldview should be of special interest to a wide range of scientific and academic disciplines from anthropology to zoology . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice
Author : David N. Cole
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597269115
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book Beyond Naturalness written by David N. Cole and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central concept guiding the management of parks and wilderness over the past century has been “naturalness”—to a large extent the explicit purpose in establishing these special areas was to keep them in their “natural” state. But what does that mean, particularly as the effects of stressors such as habitat fragmentation, altered disturbance regimes, pollution, invasive species, and climate change become both more pronounced and more pervasive? Beyond Naturalness brings together leading scientists and policymakers to explore the concept of naturalness, its varied meanings, and the extent to which it provides adequate guidance regarding where, when, and how managers should intervene in ecosystem processes to protect park and wilderness values. The main conclusion is the idea that naturalness will continue to provide an important touchstone for protected area conservation, but that more specific goals and objectives are needed to guide stewardship. The issues considered in Beyond Naturalness are central not just to conservation of parks, but to many areas of ecological thinking—including the fields of conservation biology and ecological restoration—and represent the cutting edge of discussions of both values and practice in the twenty-first century. This bookoffers excellent writing and focus, along with remarkable clarity of thought on some of the difficult questions being raised in light of new and changing stressors such as global environmental climate change.
Author : Lyall Watson
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307816524
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Beyond Supernature written by Lyall Watson and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-06-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking look at the world of the supernatural that shows how many paranormal events can be explained by what we already know—or don’t know—about the natural world. Scientist and rationalist Lyall Watson, the author of the million-copy bestseller Supernature, reveals the inconsistencies, blank spots, and “soft edges” in current scientific theory that make the existence of the supernatural not only an intriguing possibility—but a necessary and perfectly logical part of our explanation of the workings of the universe. Examining breakthroughs in science from biology to biofeedback, from quantum physics to paraphysics, the author proposes a revolutionary synthesis of nature and supernature. He offers surprising insights into such “unexplainable” phenomena as telepathy, reincarnation, synchronicity, poltergeists, evolutionary intelligence, and other mind-bending questions challenging science today. Beyond Supernature is a groundbreaking new chapter in the never-ending search for reality. It is a book for anyone who can still look at the world with both common sense and a sense of wonder.
Author : Tom Stonier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447118359
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)
Download or read book Beyond Information written by Tom Stonier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preamble The emergence of machine intelligence during the second half of the twentieth century is the most important development in the evolution of this planet since the origin of life two to three thousand million years ago. The emergence of machine intelligence within the matrix of human society is analogous to the emergence, three billion years ago, of complex, self-replicating molecules within the matrix of an energy-rich molecular soup - the first step in the evolution of life. The emergence of machine intelligence within a human social context has set into motion irreversible processes which will lead to an evolutionary discontinuity. Just as the emergence of "Life" represented a qualitatively different form of organisation of matter and energy, so will pure "Intelligence" represent a qualitatively different form of organisation of matter, energy and life. The emergence of machine intelligence presages the progression of the human species as we know it, into a form which, at present, we would not recognise as "human". As Forsyth and Naylor (1985) have pointed out: "Humanity has opened two Pandora's boxes at the same time, one labelled genetic engineering, the other labelled knowledge engineering. What we have let out is not entirely clear, but it is reasonable to hazard a guess that it contains the seeds of our successors".
Author : Jesse J. Prinz
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1846145724
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (461 download)
Download or read book Beyond Human Nature written by Jesse J. Prinz and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative, revelatory tour de force, Jesse Prinz reveals how the cultures we live in - not biology - determine how we think and feel. He examines all aspects of our behaviour, looking at everything from our intellects and emotions, to love and sex, morality and even madness. This book seeks to go beyond traditional debates of nature and nurture. He is not interested in finding universal laws but, rather, in understanding, explaining and celebrating our differences. Why do people raised in Western countries tend to see the trees before the forest, while people from East Asia see the forest before the trees? Why, in South East Asia, is there a common form of mental illness, unheard of in the West, in which people go into a trancelike state after being startled? Compared to Northerners, why are people in the American South more than twice as likely to kill someone over an argument? And, above all, just how malleable are we? Prinz shows that the vast diversity of our behaviour is not engrained. He picks up where biological explanations leave off. He tells us the human story.
Author : Aurore Henze
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557097908
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Beyond Natural Cures written by Aurore Henze and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A health book that presents a non-supplement approach to naturally healing the body and mind. One of the first books to effectively address "naturopathic psychotherapy." Dr. James DeMeo, author and natural scientist, describes it as a "Unique approach that supports the larger concept of natural healing by bringing in the emotions and life energy." In a refreshingly personal yet highly researched and concise way, Dr. Aurore takes on mammoth and thought-provoking subject matter. A brave book that is easy to read, triumphant and thought-provoking.
Author : Anthony O'Hear
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191519669
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Beyond Evolution written by Anthony O'Hear and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1997-10-09 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony O'Hear takes a stand against the fashion for explaining human behaviour in terms of evolution. He maintains, controversially, that while the theory of evolution is successful in explaining the development of the natural world in general, it is of limited value when applied to the human world. Because of our reflectiveness and our rationality we take on goals and ideals which cannot be justified in terms of survival-promotion or reproductive advantage. O'Hear examines the nature of human self-consciousness, and argues that evolutionary theory cannot give a satisfactory account of such distinctive facets of human life as the quest for knowledge, moral sense, and the appreciation of beauty; in these we transcend our biological origins. It is our rationality that allows each of us to go beyond not only our biological but also our cultural inheritance: as the author says in the Preface, 'we are prisoners neither of our genes nor of the ideas we encounter as we each make our personal and individual way through life'.
Author : Marta Williams
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577317165
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Beyond Words written by Marta Williams and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful follow-up to her groundbreaking book, Learning Their Language, Marta Williams presents fascinating stories that explore the connections among humans, nature, and animals and demonstrates the effective and life-enhancing techniques of intuitive communication.
Author : Jean-Pierre Briffaut
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1394255497
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (942 download)
Download or read book Complexities 1 written by Jean-Pierre Briffaut and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complexity is not a new issue. In fact, in their day, William of Ockham and René Descartes proposed what can best be described as reductionist methods for dealing with it. Over the course of the twentieth century, a science of complexity has emerged in an ever-increasing number of fields (computer science, artificial intelligence, engineering, among others), and has now become an integral part of everyday life. As a result, everyone is confronted with increasingly complex situations that need to be understood and analyzed from a global perspective, to ensure the sustainability of our common future. Complexities 1 analyzes how complexity is understood and dealt with in the fields of cybersecurity, medicine, mathematics and information. This broad spectrum of disciplines shows that all fields of knowledge are challenged by complexity. The following volume, Complexities 2, examines the social sciences and humanities in relation to complexity.
Author : Massimo Pigliucci
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801867880
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (678 download)
Download or read book Phenotypic Plasticity written by Massimo Pigliucci and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001-08-17 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author begins by defining phenotypic plasticity and detailing its history, including important experiments and methods of statistical and graphical analysis. He then provides extended examples and discussion of the molecular basis of plasticity, the plasticity of development, the ecology of plastic responses, and the role of costs and constraints in the evolution of plasticity. A brief epilogue looks at how plasticity studies shed light on the nature/nurture debate in the popular media.".
Author : Anat Pick
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782382275
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)
Download or read book Screening Nature written by Anat Pick and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmentalism and ecology are areas of rapid growth in academia and society at large. Screening Nature is the first comprehensive work that groups together the wide range of concerns in the field of cinema and the environment, and what could be termed “posthuman cinema.” It comprises key readings that highlight the centrality of nature and nonhuman animals to the cinematic medium, and to the language and institution of film. The book offers a fresh and timely intervention into contemporary film theory through a focus on the nonhuman environment as principal register in many filmic texts. Screening Nature offers an extensive resource for teachers, undergraduate students, and more advanced scholars on the intersections between the natural world and the worlds of film. It emphasizes the cross-cultural and geographically diverse relevance of the topic of cinema ecology.
Author : Melissa Richardson
Publisher : Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
ISBN 13 : 1462108547
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (621 download)
Download or read book Beyond Basics With Natural Yeast: Recipes for Whole Grain Health written by Melissa Richardson and published by Cedar Fort Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Say goodbye to commercial yeast, and hello to a healthier body! With allergies to gluten and commercial yeast on the rise, natural yeast is a fun and healthy solution to baking all the foods you love—while improving your body's antioxidants, breaking down grains, and making your bread taste more delicious than ever. "Bread Geek" Melissa Richardson, coauthor of The Art of Baking with Natural Yeast, is back with new and refined techniques and tips that will take your natural yeast breads to the next level. Try over 60 new recipes, including vegan, diabetic-friendly, and no-wait recipes like: -Cranberry Ginger Loaf -Vegan Waffles -Cracked Pepper Spelt Crackers -Basil Dinner Crepes -Salted Chocolate Sourdough Bread From troubleshooting tips to artistic finishing touches, this guide will make baking with natural yeast fail-proof, healthy, and delicious—every time. So grab your starter, flour your hands, and get ready to bake!
Author : David Sobel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935713043
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Beyond Ecophobia written by David Sobel and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dean B. Bennett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780884483250
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Nature and Renewal written by Dean B. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATURE AND RENEWAL: Wild River Valley & Beyond, by Dean Bennett, is the story of a magnificent wilderness in a relatively unknown valley, circumscribed by high, steep mountains-the White Mountains of Maine and New Hampshire. It is also the story of the valley's rogue river, Wild River; of a raging wildfire and the disappearance of an entire village community; of both land abuse and land stewardship; of ecological disaster and renewal; of nature's vulnerability and resiliency; and of people who experienced tragedy and good fortune.
