Self Expressions

Author : Owen J. Flanagan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195096967
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self Expressions written by Owen J. Flanagan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have the unique ability to consciously reflect on the nature of the self. But reflection has its costs. We can ask what the self is, but as David Hume pointed out, the self, once reflected upon, may be nowhere to be found. The favored view is that we are material beings living in the material world. But if so, a host of destabilizing questions surface. If persons are just a sophisticated sort of animal, then what sense is there to the idea that we are free agents who control our own destinies? What makes the life of any animal, even one as sophisticated as Homo sapiens, worth anything? What place is there in a material world for God? And if there is no place for a God, then what hold can morality possibly have on us--why isn't everything allowed? Flanagan's collection of essays takes on these questions and more. He continues the old philosophical project of reconciling a scientific view of ourselves with a view of ourselves as agents of free will and meaning-makers. But to this project he brings the latest insights of neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychiatry, exploring topics such as whether the conscious mind can be explained scientifically, whether dreams are self-expressive or just noise, the moral socialization of children, and the nature of psychological phenomena such as multiple personality disorder and false memory syndrome. What emerges from these explorations is a liberating vision which can make sense of the self, agency, character transformation, and the value and worth of human life. Flanagan concludes that nothing about a scientific view of persons must lead to nihilism.

Author : Owen Flanagan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198025718
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self Expressions written by Owen Flanagan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-25 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this trailblazing collection of essays on free will and the human mind, distinguished philosopher Owen Flanagan seeks to reconcile a scientific view of ourselves with an account of ourselves as meaning makers and agents of free will. He approaches this old philosophical quagmire from new angles, bringing to it the latest insights of neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychiatry. Covering a host of topics, these essays discuss whether the conscious mind can be explained scientifically, whether dreams are self-expressive or just noise, the moral socialization of children, and the nature of psychological phenomena. Ultimately, Flanagan concludes that a naturalistic view of the self need not lead to nihilism, but rather to a liberating vision of personal identity which makes sense of agency, character transformation, and the value and worth of human life.

Author : Owen Flanagan Professor of Philosophy Duke University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195352122
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self Expressions : Mind, Morals, and the Meaning of Life written by Owen Flanagan Professor of Philosophy Duke University and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995-12-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have the unique ability to consciously reflect on the nature of the self. But reflection has its costs. We can ask what the self is, but as David Hume pointed out, the self, once reflected upon, may be nowhere to be found. The favored view is that we are material beings living in the material world. But if so, a host of destabilizing questions surface. If persons are just a sophisticated sort of animal, then what sense is there to the idea that we are free agents who control our own destinies? What makes the life of any animal, even one as sophisticated as Homo sapiens, worth anything? What place is there in a material world for God? And if there is no place for a God, then what hold can morality possibly have on us--why isn't everything allowed? Flanagan's collection of essays takes on these questions and more. He continues the old philosophical project of reconciling a scientific view of ourselves with a view of ourselves as agents of free will and meaning-makers. But to this project he brings the latest insights of neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychiatry, exploring topics such as whether the conscious mind can be explained scientifically, whether dreams are self-expressive or just noise, the moral socialization of children, and the nature of psychological phenomena such as multiple personality disorder and false memory syndrome. What emerges from these explorations is a liberating vision which can make sense of the self, agency, character transformation, and the value and worth of human life. Flanagan concludes that nothing about a scientific view of persons must lead to nihilism.

Author : Peter Tufts Richardson
Publisher : Consulting Psychologists Press
ISBN 13 : 9780891060857
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Spiritualities written by Peter Tufts Richardson and published by Consulting Psychologists Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to illuminate four spiritualities that correspond to sixteen personality types

Author : Mitchell S. Green
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199283788
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Expression written by Mitchell S. Green and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This systematic philosophical study of self-expression explores the ways in which it reveals our states of thought, feeling, and experience. Green defends striking new theses on such topics as our ability to perceive emotion in others, artistic expression, empathy, expressive language, meaning, facial expression, and speech acts.

Author : Nikki Grimes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425289761
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bronx Masquerade written by Nikki Grimes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved and award-winning novel now available in a new format with a great new cover! When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. There's Lupe Alvarin, desperate to have a baby so she will feel loved. Raynard Patterson, hiding a secret behind his silence. Porscha Johnson, needing an outlet for her anger after her mother OD's. Through the poetry they share and narratives in which they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another, their words and lives show what lies beneath the skin, behind the eyes, beyond the masquerade.

Author : Eustace Miles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Boy's Control and Self-expression written by Eustace Miles and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert B. Bechtel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471188476
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Environmental Psychology written by Robert B. Bechtel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-01-17 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international team of leading scholars explores the latest theories, research, and applications critical to environmental psychology Featuring the latest research and concepts in the field straight from the world's leading scholars and practitioners, Handbook of Environmental Psychology provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of top researchers representing a myriad of disciplines, this groundbreaking resource provides you with a pluralistic approach to the field as an interdisciplinary effort with links to other disciplines. Addressing a variety of issues and practice settings, Handbook of Environmental Psychology is divided into five organized and accessible parts to provide a thorough overview of the theories, research, and applications at the forefront of environmental psychology today. Part I deals with sharpening theories; Part II links the subject to other disciplines; Part III focuses on methods; Part IV highlights applications; and Part V examines the future of the field. Defining the ongoing revolution in thinking about how the environment and psychology interact, Handbook of Environmental Psychology is must reading for anyone coping directly with the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that are destroying our environment and putting our lives in jeopardy. Topics include: * Healthy design * Restorative environments * Links to urban planning * Contaminated environments * Women's issues * Environments for aging * Climate, weather, and crime * The history and future of disaster research * Children's environments * Personal space in a digital age * Community planning

Author : Mark Simon
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
ISBN 13 : 0823008312
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Facial Expressions written by Mark Simon and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad…look glad…look mad…madder…no, even madder…okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. Facial Expressions includes more than 2,500 photographs of 50 faces—men and women of a variety of ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities—each demonstrating a wide range of emotions and shown from multiple angles. Who can use this book? Oh, only every artist on the planet, including art students, illustrators, fine artists, animators, storyboarders, and comic book artists. But wait, there’s more! Additional photos focus on people wearing hats and couples kissing, while illustrations show skull anatomy and facial musculature. Still not enough? How about a one-of-a-kind series of photos of lips pronouncing the phonemes used in human speech? Animators will swoon—and artists will show a range of facial expressions from happy to happiest to ecstatic.

Author : Kohei Arai
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031104641
Total Pages : 941 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Computing written by Kohei Arai and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, “Intelligent Computing - Proceedings of the 2022 Computing Conference”, is a comprehensive collection of chapters focusing on the core areas of computing and their further applications in the real world. Each chapter is a paper presented at the Computing Conference 2022 held on July 14–15, 2022. Computing 2022 attracted a total of 498 submissions which underwent a double-blind peer-review process. Of those 498 submissions, 179 submissions have been selected to be included in this book. The goal of this conference is to give a platform to researchers with fundamental contributions and to be a premier venue for academic and industry practitioners to share new ideas and development experiences. We hope that readers find this book interesting and valuable as it provides the state-of-the-art intelligent methods and techniques for solving real-world problems. We also expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject.