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Useful Fictions

Author : Michael Austin
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803232977
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Useful Fictions written by Michael Austin and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We tell ourselves stories in order to live," Joan Didion observed inThe White Album. Why is this? Michael Austin asks, inUseful Fictions. Why, in particular, are human beings, whose very survival depends on obtaining true information, so drawn to fictional narratives? After all, virtually every human culture reveres some form of storytelling. Might there be an evolutionary reason behind our species' need for stories? Drawing on evolutionary biology, anthropology, narrative theory, cognitive psychology, game theory, and evolutionary aesthetics, Austin develops the concept of a "useful fiction," a simple narrative that serves an adaptive function unrelated to its factual accuracy. In his work we see how these useful fictions play a key role in neutralizing the overwhelming anxiety that humans can experience as their minds gather and process information. Rudimentary narratives constructed for this purpose, Austin suggests, provided a cognitive scaffold that might have become the basis for our well-documented love of fictional stories. Written in clear, jargon-free prose and employing abundant literary examplesfrom the Bible toOne Thousand and One Arabian NightsandDon QuixotetoNo ExitAustin's work offers a new way of understanding the relationship between fiction and evolutionary processesand, perhaps, the very origins of literature.

God Over All

Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198786883
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book God Over All written by William Lane Craig and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a defense of God's unique status as the creator of all things apart from himself in the face of the challenge of mathematical Platonism. It is based on William Lane Craig's Cadbury Lectures given at the University of Birmingham in March 2015.

The Neo-Kantian Reader

Author : Sebastian Luft
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040294790
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Neo-Kantian Reader written by Sebastian Luft and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latter half of the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth century witnessed a remarkable resurgence of interest in Kant’s philosophy in Continental Europe, the effects of which are still being felt today. The Neo-Kantian Reader is the first anthology to collect the most important primary sources in Neo-Kantian philosophy, with many being published here in English for the first time. It includes extracts on a rich and diverse number of subjects, including logic, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, and transcendental idealism. Sebastian Luft, together with other scholars, provides clear introductions to each of the following sections (to the authors as well as to each text), placing them in historical and philosophical context: the beginnings of Neo-Kantianism: including the work of Hermann von Helmholtz, Otto Liebman, Friedrich Lange, and Hermann Lotze the Marburg School: including Hermann Cohen, Paul Natorp, and Ernst Cassirer the Southwest School: including Wilhelm Windelband, Heinrich Rickert, Emil Lask, and Hans Vaihinger responses and critiques: including Moritz Schlick, Edmund Husserl; Rudolf Carnap, and the 'Davos dispute' between Martin Heidegger and Ernst Cassirer. The Neo-Kantian Reader is essential reading for all students of Kant, nineteenth and twentieth century philosophy, history and philosophy of science, and phenomenology, as well as to those studying important philosophical movements such as logical positivism and analytic philosophy and its history.

Product Management in Practice

Author : Matt LeMay
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 1098119703
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Product Management in Practice written by Matt LeMay and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Product management has become a critical function for modern organizations, from small startups to corporate enterprises. And yet, the day-to-day work of product management remains largely misunderstood. In theory, product managers are high-flying visionaries who build products that people love. In practice, they're hard-working facilitators who bring clarity and focus to their teams. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition, Matt LeMay provides real-world guidance for current and aspiring product managers. Updated for the era of remote and hybrid work, this book provides actionable answers to product management's most persistent and confounding questions, starting with: What exactly am I supposed to do all day? With this book, you'll learn: What the day-to-day work of product management entails--and how to excel at it Why no job title or description will resolve the ambiguity of your role How to bridge the false dichotomy between "strategy" and "execution" Why the temptation to focus on decks and documentation can be bad for your team (and for you) How to prioritize your time and pick your battles

Pragmatic Magical Thinking

Author : Ari Freeman
Publisher : Aeon Books
ISBN 13 : 1801520844
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Pragmatic Magical Thinking written by Ari Freeman and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaiming magic and magical thought in the modern, mainstream world The modern Western world has often raised its eyebrows at magic, associating it with madness and superstition. However, this ignore the fact of the matter that magic is a universal human experience which has existed in a multitude of forms across time and space. Now, in his groundbreaking book, Ari Freeman presents his argument that magic is still a human universal - we’ve just forgotten how to talk about it! Laying out clear and concise arguments, Pragmatic Magical Thinking will enlighten readers to how magic can be a practical approach to achieving real world results, drawing on evidence from science, philosophy, history and anthropology. For both beginners at magic, and the long practicing witch or wizard, Ari Freeman’s book is a breath of fresh air for the world of magical studies, inviting readers to join him in placing magic in it’s rightful place as a serious and mainstream subject of conversation and enquiry. Pragmatic Magical Thinking covers a wide and comprehensive selection of subjects in relation to your magical education. These include, but are not limited to: magic and memory, spirits, belief, magic in everyday life, science and magic, religion and magic, Kabbalist cosmology and morality.

The Philosopher's Toolkit

Author : Julian Baggini
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444357476
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book The Philosopher's Toolkit written by Julian Baggini and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this popular compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection Features significantly revised, updated and expanded entries, and an entirely new section drawn from methods in the history of philosophy This edition has a broad, pluralistic approach--appealing to readers in both continental philosophy and the history of philosophy, as well as analytic philosophy Explains difficult concepts in an easily accessible manner, and addresses the use and application of these concepts Proven useful to philosophy students at both beginning and advanced levels

Transforming Information Literacy Programs

Author : Carroll Wetzel Wilkinson
Publisher : Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
ISBN 13 : 083898603X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Information Literacy Programs written by Carroll Wetzel Wilkinson and published by Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr. This book was released on 2012 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book raises a broad scope of themes including the intellectual, psychological, cultural, definitional and structural issues that academic instruction librarians face in higher education environments. The chapters in this book represent the voices of eight instruction librarians, including two Immersion faculty members. Other perspectives come from a library dean, a library school faculty member, a library coordinator of school library media certification programs, and a director emerita from a School of Education.

The Philosopher's Toolkit

Author : Peter S. Fosl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119103231
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book The Philosopher's Toolkit written by Peter S. Fosl and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the bestselling guide to the study of philosophy: the ideal intellectual ‘toolkit’ for sharpening analytical skills and building philosophical acuity Whether used as a guide to basic principles or a resource for key concepts and methods, The Philosopher's Toolkit equips readers with all the intellectual ‘tools’ necessary for engaging closely with philosophical argument and developing fluency in the methods and language of philosophical inquiry. Featuring accessible explanations, practical examples, and expert guidance, this text empowers readers to understand traditional philosophical thinking and to engage with new ideas. Focuses on the practical methods and concepts necessary for philosophical inquiry Presents a versatile resource for both novice and advanced students in areas of philosophy, critical theory, and rhetoric Adopts a pluralistic approach to teaching philosophy, making this a suitable resource for many courses Delivers extensive cross-referenced entries, recommended readings, and updated online resources Covers an array of topics, from basic tools of argumentation to sophisticated philosophical principles Fully revised and updated to include new topics and entries as well as expanded recommended reading lists to encourage further study

A World of States of Affairs

Author : D. M. Armstrong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521589482
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book A World of States of Affairs written by D. M. Armstrong and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-03-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive system of analytical metaphysics, argued from a distinctive philosophical perspective.

Ontology, Causality, and Mind

Author : John Bacon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521415620
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Ontology, Causality, and Mind written by John Bacon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays, all especially written for this volume, explore the many facets of Armstrong's work, concentrating on his interests.

Rousseau's Exemplary Life

Author : Christopher Kelly
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150174593X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Rousseau's Exemplary Life written by Christopher Kelly and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stimulating reading of Rousseau's Confessions, Christopher Kelly breaks down the artificial distinction traditionally made between this autobiographical work and Rousseau's overtly philosophical works. At the same time, Kelly provides us with the most complete commentary on the Confessions written in any language.

A Pragmatic Approach to Conceptualization of Health and Disease

Author : Maartje Schermer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031622413
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book A Pragmatic Approach to Conceptualization of Health and Disease written by Maartje Schermer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

God and Abstract Objects

Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319553844
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book God and Abstract Objects written by William Lane Craig and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an exploration and defense of the coherence of classical theism’s doctrine of divine aseity in the face of the challenge posed by Platonism with respect to abstract objects. A synoptic work in analytic philosophy of religion, the book engages discussions in philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metaontology. It addresses absolute creationism, non-Platonic realism, fictionalism, neutralism, and alternative logics and semantics, among other topics. The book offers a helpful taxonomy of the wide range of options available to the classical theist for dealing with the challenge of Platonism. It probes in detail the diverse views on the reality of abstract objects and their compatibility with classical theism. It contains a most thorough discussion, rooted in careful exegesis, of the biblical and patristic basis of the doctrine of divine aseity. Finally, it challenges the influential Quinean metaontological theses concerning the way in which we make ontological commitments.

Reference, Truth and Conceptual Schemes

Author : G. Forrai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401728682
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Reference, Truth and Conceptual Schemes written by G. Forrai and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The purpose of the book is to develop internal realism, the metaphysical-episte mological doctrine initiated by Hilary Putnam (Reason, Truth and History, "Introduction", Many Faces). In doing so I shall rely - sometimes quite heavily - on the notion of conceptual scheme. I shall use the notion in a somewhat idiosyncratic way, which, however, has some affinities with the ways the notion has been used during its history. So I shall start by sketching the history of the notion. This will provide some background, and it will also give opportunity to raise some of the most important problems I will have to solve in the later chapters. The story starts with Kant. Kant thought that the world as we know it, the world of tables, chairs and hippopotami, is constituted in part by the human mind. His cen tral argument relied on an analysis of space and time, and presupposed his famous doctrine that knowledge cannot extend beyond all possible experience. It is a central property of experience - he claimed - that it is structured spatially and temporally. However, for various reasons, space and time cannot be features of the world, as it is independently of our experience. So he concluded that they must be the forms of human sensibility, i. e. necessary ingredients of the way things appear to our senses.

Reasons and Empty Persons: Mind, Metaphysics, and Morality

Author : Christian Coseru
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303113995X
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Reasons and Empty Persons: Mind, Metaphysics, and Morality written by Christian Coseru and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-22 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for his groundbreaking and influential work in Buddhist philosophy, Mark Siderits is the pioneer of “fusion” or “confluence philosophy", a boldly systematic approach to doing philosophy premised on the idea that rational reconstruction of positions in one tradition in light of another can sometimes help address perennial problems and often lead to new and valuable insights. Exemplifying the many virtues of the confluence approach, this collection of essays covers all core areas of Buddhist philosophy, as well as topics and disputes in contemporary Western philosophy relevant to its study. They consider in particular the ways in which questions concerning personal identity figure in debates about agency, cognition, causality, ontological foundations, foundational truths, and moral cultivation. Most of these essays engage Siderits’ work directly, building on his pathbreaking ideas and interpretations. Many deal with issues that have become a common staple in philosophical engagements with traditions outside the West. Their variety and breadth bear testimony to the legacy of Siderits’ impact in shaping the contemporary conversation in Buddhist philosophy and its reverberations in mainstream philosophy, giving readers a clear sense of the remarkable scope of his work.

Self-Control

Author : W. L. Tiemeijer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009115707
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Self-Control written by W. L. Tiemeijer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good self-control is a crucial factor in the distribution of life outcomes, ranging from success at school and work, to good mental and physical health, and to satisfying romantic relationships. While in the last decades psychologists have learned much about this all-important trait, both social theory and politics have not caught up. Many academics and policymakers still seem to believe that everybody has unlimited capacity for self-control and that maintaining discipline is purely a matter of volition. This book shows that such beliefs are fundamentally mistaken. It presents the state-of-the-art in research on self-control, explains why this trait has been largely overlooked, and sets out the profound implications of this psychological research for moral responsibility, distributive justice and public policy. It shows that the growing emphasis in politics on 'personal responsibility' is deeply problematic, and outlines alternatives more in accord with human psychology.

Dionysus Reborn

Author : Mihai Spariosu
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801423277
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Dionysus Reborn written by Mihai Spariosu and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mihai Spariosu here explores the significance of the closely linked concepts of play and aestheticism in philosophical and scientific discourse since the end of the eighteenth century. Spariosu points out that since its birth in archaic and classical Hellenic thought the concept of play has always been subject to the influences of various rational and prerational sets of values. Spariosu maintains that there have been not one but two major modern concepts of aestheticism: artistic aestheticism, related to a prerational mentality and introduced in modern thought by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche; and philosophicalscientific aestheticism, initiated by Kant and Schiller and shaped by rationalism. According to Spariosu, the first has often arisen in response to the attempts of philosophy and science to impose their standards on art, and the second has often been called on to deal with the epistemological crises that periodically shake these disciplines. Spariosu also looks closely at some of the play concepts that surface in modern science in connection with the Darwinian theory of evolution and the play of scientific discourse itself, as exemplified by the new physics and the contemporary philosophy of science. A penetrating and cogently argued book, Dionysus Reborn will be welcomed by readers interested in Continental philosophy, scientific discourse, and the aesthetics of play, including literary theorists, comparatists, philosophers, intellectual historians, and social scientists.