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Sisyphus No More

Author : Roger C. Byrd
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538136619
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Sisyphus No More written by Roger C. Byrd and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prisoners released from our bloated American correctional institutions return to a mostly unwelcoming society where they face onerous post-release challenges. No wonder recidivism is near fifty percent, adding tens of billions of dollars annually to the cost of American prisons. Sisyphus No More is a multifaceted argument for increasing prisoner education and training programs to promote the reintegration into society of returning prisoners and increase the likelihood of their securing living-wage jobs. By greatly reducing recidivism, the programs will pay for themselves several times over. Such programs also humanize the treatment of prisoners and help them escape the fate of Sisyphus, the mythological king condemned to a bitterly repetitive fate. The book has two parts. The first provides background on the American prison system and enumerates the tolls incarceration takes on prisoners, their families, and their communities and the costs released prisoners continue to pay that severely hinder their reintegration. In the second part, the authors set forth compelling psychological, sociological, ethical, and financial grounds for increasing education and training to support the reintegration of released prisoners. The final two chapters report on innovative prison education programs and identify steps toward making education and training a priority in our prisons.

The Children of Sisyphus

Author : Orlando Patterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Children of Sisyphus written by Orlando Patterson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays

Author : Albert Camus
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307827828
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Sisyphus And Other Essays written by Albert Camus and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.

The Myth of Sisyphus

Author : Elliott M. Simon
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838641163
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Sisyphus written by Elliott M. Simon and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is both a poignant reflection of the human condition and a prominent framing text for classical, medieval, and renaissance theories of human perfectibility. In this unique reading of the myth through classical philosophies, pagan and Christian religious doctrines, and medieval and renaissance literature, we see Sisyphus, "the most cunning of human beings," attempting to transcend his imperfections empowered by his imagination to renew his faith in the infinite potentialities of human excellence."--BOOK JACKET

Sisyphus Shrugged

Author : Robert Peate
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781495433733
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book Sisyphus Shrugged written by Robert Peate and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-02 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I think we need to be beholden to each other.” The second strike is on. This sequel/rebuttal to Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged tells the astounding story of what happened in society after John Galt's declaration of independence. As America suffers capitalism run amok, journalist Evelyn Riley uncovers a mystery that takes her on a quest from slave-wage New York to the burned-out ruins of Detroit and beyond. The return of John Galt will cause repercussions for America and the World. John Galt's strike of business leaders opposed to the overbearing leftist Thompson Administration resulted in a pendulum swing rightward. The Administration was defeated in the next elections by Richard “Rick” West, a fierce opponent of organized labor. He began to end regulations, social programs, and the taxes to pay for them, despite the outcry of those whose lives depended on them. Death, disease, and crime increased dramatically. The survivors slave away at two or three jobs a day without unions, safety standards, weekends, or a minimum wage. Evelyn Riley was one of the last to obtain a decent job before the changes hit. A political liberal, she abhors what has been done to America by West and his successor, David Lang. She supported Lang's opponent, Laurence Sterling, in the most recent election. Sterling, a liberal, vowed to restore America's labor laws and standards, progressive taxation, and the social programs for which America had been known the World over. Elected over the intense opposition of Lang's supporters, Sterling will take office in a matter of weeks. One day in January 2029, mere days before the Sterling inauguration, Evelyn's boss shares a rumor from a friend in the Government: both productivity and absenteeism at General Motors, one of the two remaining car companies in Detroit, have increased in recent months. Intrigued and asked to investigate, Evelyn embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Little does she know that John Galt is planning his return to fight Sterling, or that this time labor is not going to stand idly by. A new generation of labor leaders is preparing an action and a prescription of its own. The many who discovered Robert Peate's The Recovery to be one of the most original and challenging stories in years will find in Sisyphus Shrugged an equally original and uncompromising view of how to govern the physical world presented with the same storytelling power. Of this work, Robert says, “It is my goal, with this work, to provide not only a sequel but a rebuttal, to show Rand's limits and flaws for the betterment of society. In contrast to John Galt, I live for Humanity, and I ask Humanity to live for me (and for everyone else). I say the World owes everyone a living. Anyone who thinks otherwise does not share my morality.” Join Evelyn Riley as she learns that with change comes danger. For more information, please visit sisyphusshruggedbook.com.

The Children of Sisyphus

Author : Orlando Patterson
Publisher : Peepal Tree PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9781845230944
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Children of Sisyphus written by Orlando Patterson and published by Peepal Tree PressLtd. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bleak portrayal of life on the Dungle—the rubbish heap where the very poorest squat—this beautifully poetic, existentialist novel turns an unwavering eye to life in the Jamaican ghetto. By interweaving the stories of Dinah, a prostitute who can never quite escape the circumstances of her life, and Brother Solomon, a respected Rastafarian leader who allows his followers to think that a ship is on its way to take them home to Ethiopia, this brutally poetic story creates intense and tragic characters who struggle to come to grips with the absurdity of life. As these downtrodden protagonists shed their illusions and expectations, they realize that there is no escape from meaninglessness, and eventually gain a special kind of dignity and stoic awareness about life and the universe.

Sisyphus Wins

Author : Jerry Fabyanic
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996963619
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Sisyphus Wins written by Jerry Fabyanic and published by . This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about what is was like to grow up gay in a large Catholic family during he '50s and '60s.

Sisyphuss Boulder

Author : Eric Dietrich
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027294798
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Sisyphuss Boulder written by Eric Dietrich and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2005-02-17 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consciousness lies at the core of being human. Therefore, to understand ourselves, we need a theory of consciousness. In Sisyphus's Boulder, Eric Dietrich and Valerie Hardcastle argue that we will never get such a theory because consciousness has an essential property that prevents it from ever being explained. Consequently, philosophical debates over materialism and dualism are a waste of time. Scientific explanations of consciousness fare no better. Scientists do study consciousness, and such investigations will continue to grow and advance. However, none of them will ever reveal what consciousness is. In addition, given the centrality of consciousness in philosophy, Dietrich and Hardcastle claim that philosophy itself needs to change. That the central problems of philosophy persist is actually a profound epistemic fact about humans. Philosophy, then, is a limit to what humans can understand. (Series A)

Camus and Sartre

Author : Ronald Aronson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226027968
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Camus and Sartre written by Ronald Aronson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-01-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now it has been impossible to read the full story of the relationship between Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. Their dramatic rupture at the height of the Cold War, like that conflict itself, demanded those caught in its wake to take sides rather than to appreciate its tragic complexity. Now, using newly available sources, Ronald Aronson offers the first book-length account of the twentieth century's most famous friendship and its end. Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the German occupation of France. The two became fast friends. Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous overnight after Paris was liberated. As playwrights, novelists, philosophers, journalists, and editors, the two seemed to be everywhere and in command of every medium in post-war France. East-West tensions would put a strain on their friendship, however, as they evolved in opposing directions and began to disagree over philosophy, the responsibilities of intellectuals, and what sorts of political changes were necessary or possible. As Camus, then Sartre adopted the mantle of public spokesperson for his side, a historic showdown seemed inevitable. Sartre embraced violence as a path to change and Camus sharply opposed it, leading to a bitter and very public falling out in 1952. They never spoke again, although they continued to disagree, in code, until Camus's death in 1960. In a remarkably nuanced and balanced account, Aronson chronicles this riveting story while demonstrating how Camus and Sartre developed first in connection with and then against each other, each keeping the other in his sights long after their break. Combining biography and intellectual history, philosophical and political passion, Camus and Sartre will fascinate anyone interested in these great writers or the world-historical issues that tore them apart.

The Blue Museum

Author : Phil Cousineau
Publisher : Phil Cousineau
ISBN 13 : 9780962654824
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book The Blue Museum written by Phil Cousineau and published by Phil Cousineau. This book was released on 2021 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly three thousand years, King Sisyphus of Corinth has been one of the most compelling characters in world mythology. The iconic image of Sisyphus putting his shoulder to the boulder and pushing it to the summit of a mountain in the Underworld is recognizable the world over. To many poets and philosophers, from Homer and Aeschylus to Lucille Clifton and Albert Camus, the rebel hero has been a powerful symbol for hard-earned wisdom and the struggle to transcend suffering, while more skeptical commentators have interpreted Sisyphus' defiance of the gods as futile and doomed. In this mythopoetic novel, Phil Cousineau reimagines Sisyphus as telling his own tale through notebooks he kept while enduring his notorious punishment, which include surprising revelations about the self-sacrifice he made for his fellow Corinthians, his bold fight against the injustice of the gods, and the unbounded love for his wife and sons that earned him a second chance at life. The Lost Notebooks of Sisyphus is a timeless allegory that helps us come to terms with our own daily struggles and shines new light on Camus' existential conclusion that, "We must imagine Sisyphus as happy." I am Sisyphus, King of Corinth, great-great-grandson of Prometheus, great-grandson of Deucalion and Pyrrha, grandson of Hellen and Orseis, son of Aeolus and Enarate, husband of Merope, father of Glaucus, Ornytion, Almus, and Thersander, and grandfather of Bellerophon, slayer of the Chimera. I am a champion of navigators, sailors, athletes, merchants, poets, and playwrights, and an enemy of tyrants, despots, bullies, ruffians, and demagogues. I honor the gods and goddesses by building splendid temples, holy shrines, and sacrificial altars worthy of their glory. Many men deep am I, as my mentor, the deep-browed, long- bearded, wise-counseling Alexandros of Milos described me. What I am not is a scoundrel, as scandalmongers have impugned across the centuries while exonerating the cruel gods who condemned me.

Albert Camus

Author : Oliver Gloag
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198792972
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Albert Camus written by Oliver Gloag and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Camus is one of the best known philosophers of the twentieth century, as well as a widely read novelist. This book contextualises Camus in his troubled and conflicted times, and analyses the enduring popularity of his major philosophical and literary works in connection with contemporary political, social, and cultural issues.

The Poems of Nakahara Chūya

Author : Chūya Nakahara
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780852442555
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book The Poems of Nakahara Chūya written by Chūya Nakahara and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed English translation of poems by one of the most gifted and colourful of Japan's early modern poets: Nakahara Chuya. Now ranked among the finest Japanese verse of the 20th century, influenced by both Symbolism and Dada, he created lyrics renowned for their songlike eloquence, their personal imagery and their poignant charm.

Life is a Bicycle

Author : Garry Fitchett
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1630477664
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Life is a Bicycle written by Garry Fitchett and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new philosophy for finding joy and fulfillment through work, and identifying the career path that’s right for you. Historically, men and women have worked to provide the bare essentials for everyday life. Life is a Bicycle examines work’s higher purpose: to nurture the advancing mind and unfold the soul. It is your birthright to express yourself harmoniously through your daily work. Using the bicycle as a metaphor for the journey, this book lets you discover: The largest collection of quotes ever assembled capturing the art of discovering sincere, heartfelt work Four fountainheads that reveal and spur your desire, will, and love Principles that will guide you through an evolution of thought en route to your professional best Enlightening exercises and insightful questions designed to reveal your true nature The mechanics—but more importantly the heart and soul—of how to discover your professional authenticity If you believe your talent, energy, and appetite indicate ideal work that is capable of bringing out your best while reaping the greatest professional enjoyment possible—and this is the life you want—then you must answer the question: Who’s riding my bicycle?

Resistance, Rebellion, and Death

Author : Albert Camus
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307827852
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Resistance, Rebellion, and Death written by Albert Camus and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • Twenty-three political essays that focus on the victims of history, from the fallen maquis of the French Resistance to the casualties of the Cold War. In the speech he gave upon accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Albert Camus said that a writer "cannot serve today those who make history; he must serve those who are subject to it." Resistance, Rebellion and Death displays Camus' rigorous moral intelligence addressing issues that range from colonial warfare in Algeria to the social cancer of capital punishment. But this stirring book is above all a reflection on the problem of freedom, and, as such, belongs in the same tradition as the works that gave Camus his reputation as the conscience of our century: The Stranger, The Rebel, and The Myth of Sisyphus.

Sisyphus's Boulder

Author : Eric Dietrich
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789027251961
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Sisyphus's Boulder written by Eric Dietrich and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consciousness lies at the core of being human. Therefore, to understand ourselves, we need a theory of consciousness. In Sisyphus's Boulder, Eric Dietrich and Valerie Hardcastle argue that we will never get such a theory because consciousness has an essential property that prevents it from ever being explained. Consequently, philosophical debates over materialism and dualism are a waste of time. Scientific explanations of consciousness fare no better. Scientists do study consciousness, and such investigations will continue to grow and advance. However, none of them will ever reveal what consciousness is. In addition, given the centrality of consciousness in philosophy, Dietrich and Hardcastle claim that philosophy itself needs to change. That the central problems of philosophy persist is actually a profound epistemic fact about humans. Philosophy, then, is a limit to what humans can understand. (Series A)

Black Sisyphus

Author : John Gillespie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781389834950
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Black Sisyphus written by John Gillespie and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Black Sisyphus" is the debut collection of poetry by the philosopher-poet John Gillespie Jr. that gets to the heart of black existence. By weaving together the poetic and the autobiographical "Black Sisyphus" gives breadth and lyric to the experience of anti-black violence, love, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, dread, and redemption. The book is divided into five sections that, in the spirit of Audre Lorde's Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, pushes the boundaries of the genre of poetry, biography, and mythography in order to give the birth to the figure of "Black Sisyphus."

Acts

Author : Tzachi Zamir
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472120298
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Acts written by Tzachi Zamir and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people act? Why are other people drawn to watch them? How is acting as a performing art related to role-playing outside the theater? As the first philosophical study devoted to acting, Acts: Theater, Philosophy, and the Performing Self sheds light on some of the more evasive aspects of the acting experience— such as the import of the actor's voice, the ethical unease sometimes felt while embodying particular sequences, and the meaning of inspiration. Tzachi Zamir explores acting’s relationship to everyday role-playing through a surprising range of examples of “lived acting,” including pornography, masochism, and eating disorders. By unearthing the deeper mobilizing structures that underlie dissimilar forms of staged and non-staged role-playing, Acts offers a multi-layered meditation on the percolation from acting to life. The book engages questions of theatrical inspiration, the actor’s “energy,” the difference between acting and pretending, the special role of repetition as part of live acting, the audience and its attraction to acting, and the unique significance of the actor’s voice. It examines the embodied nature of the actor’s animation of a fiction, the breakdown of the distinction between what one acts and who one is, and the transition from what one performs into who one is, creating an interdisciplinary meditation on the relationship between life and acting.