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If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?

Author : John Lloyd
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307460673
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People? written by John Lloyd and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a lively, wonderfully enjoyable anthology of hundreds of quotes you probably have never heard before, arranged thematically from A to Z. From laugh-out-loud-funny bon mots to some real headscratchers, Lloyd and Mitchinson have gathered a universe of star-studded blurbs like: “The Beatles are dying in the wrong order.” —Victor Lewis Smith “When you forget to eat, you know you’re alive.” —Henry James “I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.” —Nancy Reagan “You know ‘that look’ women get when they want sex? Me neither.” —Steve Martin

Ignorance is Bliss: The Chinese Art of Not Knowing

Author : Mieke Matthyssen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030739023
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Ignorance is Bliss: The Chinese Art of Not Knowing written by Mieke Matthyssen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the popular, yet puzzling, Chinese saying Nande hutu 难得糊涂 to uncover how the ancient Chinese wisdom of not knowing is constructed, interpreted, practiced and valued in contemporary society. Originating in the calligraphy of Qing-dynasty scholar Zheng Banqiao, Nande hutu translates literally as: “hard to attain muddle-headedness”. Mieke Matthyssen traces the historical development of this saying and related philosophies to reveal a culturally conditioned, multi-layered inclination to different forms of not knowing. In contemporary society, she argues, this inclination forms part of a living art: in some respects, a passive, evasive strategy for self-preservation; in other respects, a strategy for coping with intrapersonal, interpersonal and social complexities. Drawing on an extensive range of primary sources and original research, the analysis skillfully combines philosophical and socio-historical analysis with theory from Chinese philosophy, philosophical psychology and the relatively new field of indigenous psychology, to provide an in-depth understanding of how Nande hutu has shaped, and continues to shape, the Chinese psyche and behaviour. This book will appeal to all readers looking for fresh insights into Chinese culture, and in particular to students and scholars of Chinese and Asian studies, cultural and social anthropology, and philosophical and indigenous psychology.

The Ignorance of Bliss

Author : Sandy Hanna
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 1682617955
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book The Ignorance of Bliss written by Sandy Hanna and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ignorance of Bliss tells the true story of ten-year-old Sandy, who moves with her American military family to Saigon, Vietnam where her father, the Colonel, serves as a military advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. In 1960s Saigon, Sandy finds a world of crushing poverty and extraordinary beauty; a world of streets, villas, and brothels, where politics and intrigue reside between plot and counterplot. Blissfully living a life of French decadence, Sandy maneuvers between coups, spies, bombings, corruption, and scandal as she and her thirteen-year-old brother, Tom, run an illicit baby powder and Hershey bar business on the black market and live a life of school, scouts, dance parties, and movies at the underground theater. When the Colonel’s counterpart, Colonel Le Van Sam, delivers an expose on the current ruling Diem regime, Sandy finds that her constant spying on her father’s activities has brought her face to face with the reality of Vietnam and the anti-American sentiment that pervades it. This coming-of age story takes place in a turbulent country striving for nationalism, giving the reader a stunning look into the life of military dependents living abroad and the underlying ignorance that surrounded a little understood time in history.

Too Much Information

Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262543915
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Too Much Information written by Cass R. Sunstein and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling co-author of Nudge explores how more information can make us happy or miserable—and why we sometimes avoid it but sometimes seek it out. How much information is too much? Do we need to know how many calories are in the giant vat of popcorn that we bought on our way into the movie theater? Do we want to know if we are genetically predisposed to a certain disease? Can we do anything useful with next week's weather forecast for Paris if we are not in Paris? In Too Much Information, Cass Sunstein examines the effects of information on our lives. Policymakers emphasize “the right to know,” but Sunstein takes a different perspective, arguing that the focus should be on human well-being and what information contributes to it. Government should require companies, employers, hospitals, and others to disclose information not because of a general “right to know” but when the information in question would significantly improve people's lives. Of course, says Sunstein, we are better off with stop signs, warnings on prescription drugs, and reminders about payment due dates. But sometimes less is more. What we need is more clarity about what information is actually doing or achieving.

If Ignorance Is Bliss, We Should All Be Ecstatic

Author : Fred Leavitt
Publisher : Open Books Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781948598446
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book If Ignorance Is Bliss, We Should All Be Ecstatic written by Fred Leavitt and published by Open Books Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing we think we know - NOTHING - is likely to be correct. If Ignorance is Bliss, We Should All Be Ecstatic explores the limitations of knowledge and argues that neither reasoning nor direct observation can be trusted. Not only are they unreliable sources, but they do not even justify assigning probabilities to claims about what we can know. This position, called radical skepticism, has intrigued philosophers since before the birth of Christ, yet nobody has been able to refute it. Fred Leavitt uses two unique methods of presentation. First, he supports abstract arguments with summaries of real-life examples from many and varied fields, which make the arguments much more convincing and compelling. He cites more than 200 studies from psychology, mathematics, chaos theory, quantum mechanics, evolutionary theory, history, the corporate world, politics, the military, and current news reporting. Second, Leavitt's writing is user-friendly, even when dealing with complex issues. Whether answering the telephone, turning on the TV, talking with friends, or munching on an apple, we expect things to happen predictably. These expectations, paired with radical skepticism, exemplify cognitive dissonance at the highest level.

The Unknowers

Author : Linsey McGoey
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1780326386
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Unknowers written by Linsey McGoey and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deliberate ignorance has been known as the ‘Ostrich Instruction’ in law courts since the 1860s. It illustrates a recurring pattern in history in which figureheads for major companies, political leaders and industry bigwigs plead ignorance to avoid culpability. So why do so many figures at the top still get away with it when disasters on their watch damage so many people’s lives? Does the idea that knowledge is power still apply in today’s post-truth world? A bold, wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between ignorance and power in the modern age, from debates over colonial power and economic rent-seeking in the 18th and 19th centuries to the legal defences of today, The Unknowers shows that strategic ignorance has not only long been an inherent part of modern power and big business, but also that true power lies in the ability to convince others of where the boundary between ignorance and knowledge lies.

Blissful Ignorance: The Art of Being an Entrepreneur

Author : Cassidy Phillips
Publisher : Lioncrest Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781544513171
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Blissful Ignorance: The Art of Being an Entrepreneur written by Cassidy Phillips and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You think you have a foolproof plan for entrepreneurial success, but somewhere in the midst of getting overwhelmed with every detail, obsessed with every opportunity, you're dissatisfied with employee output, directionless toward growth, or just plain stuck. You need to redefine your thought process-keeping it simple, cutting out complexities, and getting back to why you built the business in the first place. Cassidy Phillips founded one of the world's most successful health and fitness brands, TriggerPoint. While revolutionizing an industry and establishing a household name, he learned a lot along the way. In Blissful Ignorance, he draws upon his triumphs and missteps to help entrepreneurs learn how to simplify their approach, ignite their passion, and discover their own purpose-driven path.Filled with Cassidy-isms-no-nonsense best practices for any industry-this is the wake-up call that will empower you to be exactly who you are supposed to be-in business and in life.

Ignorance Is Not Bliss

Author : Zachariah M Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781503568273
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book Ignorance Is Not Bliss written by Zachariah M Wells and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is promoting seeking knowledge throughout your whole life, no matter how many degrees you have.

Wisdom from the Couch

Author : Jennifer Kunst
Publisher : Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1937612619
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book Wisdom from the Couch written by Jennifer Kunst and published by Central Recovery Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple yet sophisticated model of personal growth that can lead to lasting change, drawn from the truths of psychoanalysis.

A Passion for Ignorance

Author : Renata Salecl
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691245711
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book A Passion for Ignorance written by Renata Salecl and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original and provocative exploration of our capacity to ignore what is inconvenient or traumatic Ignorance, whether passive or active, conscious or unconscious, has always been a part of the human condition, Renata Salecl argues. What has changed in our post-truth, postindustrial world is that we often feel overwhelmed by the constant flood of information and misinformation. It sometimes seems impossible to differentiate between truth and falsehood and, as a result, there has been a backlash against the idea of expertise, and a rise in the number of people actively choosing not to know. The dangers of this are obvious, but Salecl challenges our assumptions, arguing that there may also be a positive side to ignorance, and that by addressing the role of ignorance in society, we may also be able to reclaim the role of knowledge. Drawing on philosophy, social and psychoanalytic theory, popular culture, and her own experience, Salecl explores how the passion for ignorance plays out in many different aspects of life today, from love, illness, trauma, and the fear of failure to genetics, forensic science, big data, and the incel movement—and she concludes that ignorance is a complex phenomenon that can, on occasion, benefit individuals and society as a whole. The result is a fascinating investigation of how the knowledge economy became an ignorance economy, what it means for us, and what it tells us about the world today.

Sweet Melissa

Author : Susan Segovia-Munoz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530518739
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Sweet Melissa written by Susan Segovia-Munoz and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A withdrawn teenage girl audaciously dives into the subterranean world of drug addiction, darkness and deceit. While wholeheartedly attempting to escape the vicious merry-go-round of repetition, and haphazardly trying to slip out of the miscreant subculture, she stumbles upon one obstacle after the other.

Is Ignorance A Bliss?

Author : Riddhi Saraya
Publisher : The World Of Hidden Thoughts
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is Ignorance A Bliss? written by Riddhi Saraya and published by The World Of Hidden Thoughts. This book was released on with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Is Ignorance A Bliss?’ is a collection of quotes, poems, short stories, and micro tales complied by Riddhi Saraya from India. This book is a combination of work of many influential national and international writers. ‘Is Ignorance A Bliss?’ is a book about magic, feelings and treasures of nature that we seek elsewhere and then end up finding on our doorstep. Within its pages are the thoughts and feelings depicting how ‘Nature: Mother Earth’ is being ignored. The writings in this book will tell you about the unseen beauty, the unexpressed love, and the care, nature provides us with. This book shatters the myth that bliss can come from ignorance. Through the writings of this book, we want the readers to remember that every one of us are a part of nature and it is the first home to every human kind.

Writings on an Ethical Life

Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497645581
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Writings on an Ethical Life written by Peter Singer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential collection of writings by one of the most visionary and daring philosophers of our time Since bursting sensationally into the public consciousness in 1975 with his groundbreaking work Animal Liberation, Peter Singer has remained one of the most provocative ethicists of the modern age. His reputation, built largely on isolated incendiary quotations and outrage-of-the-moment news coverage, has preceded him ever since. Aiming to present a more accurate and thoughtful picture of Singer’s pioneering work, Writings on an Ethical Life features twenty-seven excerpts from some of his most lauded and controversial essays and books. The reflections on life, death, murder, vegetarianism, poverty, and ethical living found in these pages come together in a must-read collection for anyone seeking a better understanding of the issues that shape our world today. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Singer, including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

The Book of General Ignorance

Author : John Mitchinson
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0307405516
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Book of General Ignorance written by John Mitchinson and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the phenomenal British bestseller. Challenging what most of us assume to be verifiable truths in areas like history, literature, science, nature, and more,The Book of General Ignorance is a witty “gotcha” compendium of how little we actually know about anything. It’ll have you scratching your head wondering why we even bother to go to school. Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again. You’ll be surprised at how much you don’t know! Check out The Book of General Ignorance for more fun entries and complete answers to the following: How long can a chicken live without its head? About two years. What do chameleons do? They don’t change color to match the background. Never have; never will. Complete myth. Utter fabrication. Total Lie. They change color as a result of different emotional states. How many legs does a centipede have? Not a hundred. How many toes has a two-toed sloth? It’s either six or eight. Who was the first American president? Peyton Randolph. What were George Washington’s false teeth made from? Mostly hippopotamus. What was James Bond’s favorite drink? Not the vodka martini.

Pierced by the Word

Author : John Piper
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 0307564282
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Pierced by the Word written by John Piper and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pierced by the Word takes up thirty-one subjects as unique as "How to Be a Refuge for Your Children," "How to Drink Orange Juice to the Glory of God," and "Embracing the Pain of Shame." Some are longer, some shorter, like the real-world conversations they so closely resemble, and each comes from the fertile mind of John Piper and is written in his own inimitable style. Together, the readings will lead to a deeper understanding of God and a cleaner, clearer relationship with Him. Most of all, Piper's approach shows how meditating on God's powerful Word can affect every aspect of our lives. Whether you’re steeped in the Word of God or newly acquainted with it, these thirty-one meditations will penetrate to the deepest reaches of your soul. With a contagious passion, John Piper awakens us to violent prayer, piercing pleasure, and fearless faith.

Ignorance Is the Bliss

Author : Heyward Carzell Sanders
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781456487386
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Ignorance Is the Bliss written by Heyward Carzell Sanders and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In is story I had to look in the dictionary to see what bliss meant, the dictionary says it mean; supreme happiness, or the joy of heaven, or the cause of great joy. We all know what ignorance means, now for it to be use together, what was someone were trying to say. Me myself it sound like the Kane and Abel concept, where that one of the son was able to progress easy and the father understood what he was trying to do, and the other son raise a lot of Kane, stay angry because they did not have the patience to take their time to do anything right, one mind was in peace with their self for being able to understand the things that they are doing, so we can call that one a understanding and respectful bliss, now the other mind that was angry all the time for not having patience took the weaker road, it was more easier for him to create trouble and scheme than to take his time and do it right, and that became his bliss to make his self comfortable with himself being wrong. Two types of bliss are with two different lifestyles that approach life in a way that was more understandable for them both. I will be talking about a lot of things that I have seen or heard as well as experience during my life time, and you will see the thing that I am revealing which have been done in the past that have program some of us to function the same way in the future, which we never grow out of maybe because we was not taught how to change from one level to another level. You will see people that hold a life time grudge for something that happen when they was a young person and talk about it like it happen yesterday. But now at fifty years old and over they still talk about wanting revenge over something that was so small that they should had paid no mind to it and went on with their life. Some of these grudges are things that are a part of growing up, the things that one experience in their life from making mistakes by picking the wrong people to hang with. Then you will have some people blame their parents for not being able to have the same benefits that the other kids had when they was young, and at fifty years old and over they still bring it up to their parents like it was yesterday for not taking care of them more better.

Why It's Ok to Ignore Politics

Author : Christopher Freiman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781138389007
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Why It's Ok to Ignore Politics written by Christopher Freiman and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel like you're the only person at your office without an "I Voted!" sticker on Election Day? It turns out that you're far from alone - 100 million eligible U.S. voters never went to the polls in 2016. That's about 35 million more than voted for the winning presidential candidate. In this book, Christopher Freiman explains why these 100 million need not feel guilty. Why It's OK to Ignore Politics argues that you're under no obligation to be politically active. Freiman addresses new objections to political abstention as well as some old chestnuts ("But what if everyone stopped voting?"). He also synthesizes recent empirical work showing how our political motivations distort our choices and reasoning. Because participating in politics is not an effective way to do good, Freiman argues that we actually have a moral duty to disengage from politics and instead take direct action to make the world a better place. Key Features: Makes the case against a duty of political participation for a non-expert audience Presupposes no knowledge of philosophy or political science and is written in a style free of technical jargon Addresses the standard, much-repeated arguments for why one should vote (e.g., one shouldn't free ride on the efforts of others) Presents the growing literature on politically motivated reasoning in an accessible and entertaining way Covers a significant amount of new ground in the debate over a duty of political participation (e.g., whether participating absolves us of our complicity in state injustice) Challenges the increasingly popular argument from philosophers and economists that swing state voting is effective altruism Discusses the therapeutic benefits of ignoring politics--it's good for you, your relationships, and society as a whole.