Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient worldThe second-century Greek physician Galenthe most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocratesis a central figure in Western medicine.
Das Problem des Seinsglaubens in der Phänomenologie Husserls läßt sich zweifelsohne zu deren zentralen Themen wie Wahmehmung, Phantasie und Zeitbewußtsein zählen und steht auch in engem Zusammenhang mit diesen.
Examines 21 unquestioned assumptions that cloud our collective consciousness *; Reveals faulty thinking and conceptual blindspots that distort beliefs in science, philosophy, and spirituality--from ';the universe exploded from nothing in a Big Bang' to ';we create our own reality' *; Explains how ';thought viruses' spread as we use these clichd assumptions in our daily communications We live in a world filled with clichs--convenient assumptions and unquestioned conclusions that many of us use without giving them a second thought.
This book takes a critical look at the role of language in an increasingly diversified and globalised world, using the new framework of 'sociolinguistics of globalisation' to draw together research from human geography, sociolinguistics, and intercultural communication.
At the heart of this book is one of the most ancient and profound question philosophers, spiritual seekers, and curious individuals have pondered since the beginning of history: "e;Who am I?
In this second edition of Steve Fuller's original work Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: A New Beginning for Science and Technology Studies, James Collier joins Fuller in developing an updated and accessible version of Fuller's classic volume.
This book takes a critical look at the role of language in an increasingly diversified and globalised world, using the new framework of 'sociolinguistics of globalisation' to draw together research from human geography, sociolinguistics, and intercultural communication.
This book assesses the construction of masculinities in relation to appearance, embodiment and emotions by drawing on perspectives in psychology, sociology, gender studies and public health.
Content and Consciousness is an original and ground-breaking attempt to elucidate a problem integral to the history of Western philosophical thought: the relationship of the mind and body.
This book examines the contributions of the transhumanism approach to technology, in particular the contributed chapters are wary of the implications of this popular idea.
Deutschland ist ein Einwanderungsland und die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit Migrations- und Integrationsprozessen wird für ein erfolgreiches Zusammenleben in dieser Gesellschaft immer wichtiger.
This book, first published in 1974, studies the similarities between Rousseau's thought and that of the Stoics, examining Rousseau's ideas on man, society, the state and government.
Transparency and Apperception: Exploring the Kantian Roots of a Contemporary Debate explores the links between the idea that belief is transparent and Kant's claims about apperception.
In My Ever After is not a mass media style "e;general readership"e; book on immortality; rather, it is an argument against a current school -- neurophilosophy's virtual equation of consciousness and the world.
This book attempts to advance Donald Griffin's vision of the "e;final, crowning chapter of the Darwinian revolution"e; by developing a philosophy for the science of animal consciousness.
Evolutionary thinking has expanded in the last decades, spreading from its traditional stronghold - the explanation of speciation and adaptation in biology - to new domains.
This collection features eleven original essays, divided into three thematic sections, which explore the work of Wilfrid Sellars in relation to other twentieth-century thinkers.
This book argues against the received view of propositional theory, according to which mental attitudes-such as believing, knowing, hoping, and wishing-are relations held between agents and propositions.
FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE ONLY WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD'Reading this is like receiving a warm hug' Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life'A warm and reassuring path through the most challenging moments of our lives' Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone***Modern life doesn't always go our way.
This volume explores 'unknown time' as a cultural phenomenon, approaching past futures, unknown presents, and future pasts through a broad range of different disciplines, media, and contexts.
Drawing on the non-individualistic perspective of social representations theory, this book presents an alternative view of social identity by articulating the inseparable dynamic relationships that exist between content, process and power relations when social identity is embedded in social knowledge.
Gerd Gigerenzer's influential work examines the rationality of individuals not from the perspective of logic or probability, but from the point of view of adaptation to the real world of human behavior and interaction with the environment.
This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love.
This book aims to justify and systematize the desiderata that a satisfying philosophical account of mental representations should meet, which is consistent with common-sense practice and scientific research.
