the contents of experience essays on perception

The Contents of Experience Essays on Perception

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tim Crane, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, NA

Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alston, William P., PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In this clear and provocative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> epistemology ong>ofong> religious ong>experienceong>, William P. Alston argues that ong>theong> perception ong>ofong> God-his term for direct experiential awareness ong>ofong> God-makes a major contribution to ong>theong> grounds ong>ofong> religious belief. Surveying ong>theong> variety ong>ofong> reported direct ong>experienceong>s ong>ofong> God, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about God on ong>theong> basis ong>ofong> mystical ong>experienceong>.

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anong>theong>m Press, This volume is a collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> on an alternative understanding ong>ofong> Marxism, anchored in ong>theong> ideas ong>ofong> humanism, democracy and pluralism. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> question ong>theong> stereotyped, positivist notion ong>ofong> Marxism as practised by ong>theong> exponents ong>ofong> ong>ofong>ficial Marxism. ong>Theong>y highlight ong>theong> legacy ong>ofong> ong>theong> suppressed voices in ong>theong> Marxist tradition, and provide new insights in ong>theong> reading ong>ofong> Marxism in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> provide a new reading ong>ofong> Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov and ong>theong> Frankfurt School; review ong>theong> phenomenon ong>ofong> Perestroika; explore ong>theong> new historiography on Comintern; and examine ong>theong> relation between Marxism and postmodernism. Acquista Ora

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong>se ten original ong>essaysong> on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach and makes a fresh contribution to ong>theong> study ong>ofong> dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. ong>Theong>re are ong>essaysong> on genres, on individual playwrights and on social conditions affecting ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> drama. Togeong>theong>r, ong>theong> ong>essaysong> make a valuable contribution to ong>theong> study ong>ofong> drama.

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Wendell / Wirzba, Norman, PUBLISHER: Shoemaker & Hoard, Essential ong>essaysong> from Wendell Berry's writings on agrarianism, agriculture, and community.

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Lawrence E. / Kagan, Jerome / Harrison, Harrison E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Developing Cultures: ong>Essaysong> on Cultural Change "is a collection ong>ofong> 21 expert ong>essaysong> on ong>theong> institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> are an outgrowth ong>ofong> a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in ong>theong>ir widely discussed book Culture Matters ong>theong> goal ong>ofong> which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in ong>theong> Third World. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects ong>ofong> education, ong>theong> world's major religions, ong>theong> media, political leadership, and development projects. ong>Theong> book is companion volume to "Developing Cultures: Case Studies."().

Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tuvill, Daniel, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Virginia Press, ong>Theong>se two sets ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> by ong>theong> seventeenth-century clegyman Tuvil illustrate literary tastes and fashions ong>ofong> ong>theong> time and ong>ofong>fer examples ong>ofong> such popular genres as ong>theong> sermon, ong>theong> resolve, and ong>theong> meditation.

Forging a Nation: Perspectives on the Canadian Military

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Horn (Lieutenant-Colonel), Bernd, PUBLISHER: Vanwell Publishing, Forging A Nation ong>ofong>fers a collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> on ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> Canadian military ong>experienceong>. For more than two centuries, Canadians have taken up arms to defend ong>theong> nation and our national ideals, to support our allies and to bring peace in oong>theong>r parts ong>ofong> ong>theong> world. This book ong>ofong>fers an important commentary on ong>theong>se actions, and ong>theong> way our military ong>experienceong> has shaped our country's national and international identity.ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> are organized into four distinct eras: Part I covers ong>theong> colonial period, from early contact with ong>theong> First Nations to Canada's participation in ong>theong> American Civil War and ong>theong> Boer War. Part II studies ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> two world wars on Canada in terms ong>ofong> mobilization, industrial development and operational strategies. ong>Theong> third section examines ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> national security from a Canadian context, identifies ong>theong> distinctly Canadian style ong>ofong> warfare and national defence issues. Part IV explores Canada's role in international spheres-alliance relationships, Cold War participation, involvement in oong>theong>r areas ong>ofong> ong>theong> globe, and includes a penetrating appraisal ong>ofong> our peacekeeping heritage.

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> examines ong>theong> development ong>ofong> Churchill and Hitler as strategic leaders and analyzes in particular ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir formative years on ong>theong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, and approaches to ong>theong> conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on ong>theong> calculated use ong>ofong> all ong>theong> means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological and economic - to achieve ong>theong> national end. ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

All I Know (Sort Of): Essays on Everything

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenberg, David, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> and articles, written in ong>theong> 70s and early 80s, contain thousands ong>ofong> little tidbits that can contribute to a total understanding ong>ofong> both U.S. and world history and culture. ong>Theong> author draws on his unique ong>experienceong> to think about ong>theong> serious problems we face, and, in very direct and clear language, shares his view ong>ofong> ong>theong> world. Wheong>theong>r you are just beginning to understand politics and history, or a veteran who's seen it all, "All I Know" can be a great basis for helping to shape your world view.

On Writing Short Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bailey, Tom, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Writing Short Stories ong>ofong>fers a fascinating introduction to writing fiction and ong>theong> short story by bringing togeong>theong>r 9 original ong>essaysong> by prong>ofong>essional writers and 30 exemplars ong>ofong> short fiction. ong>Theong> first part features original ong>essaysong> by well-known authors such as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andre Dubus that take ong>theong> student through ong>theong> process ong>ofong> writing ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> focus on ong>theong> characteristics and craft ong>ofong> ong>theong> short story and its writer, and take ong>theong> student from ong>theong> workshopping process all ong>theong> way through ong>theong> ong>experienceong> ong>ofong> working with agents and publishers. ong>Theong> second part ong>ofong> ong>theong> text is an anthology ong>ofong> stories-many referred to in ong>theong> ong>essaysong>-that gives readers dynamic examples ong>ofong> technique brought to life. In this second edition, Bailey brings ong>theong> text up-to-date with new and revised ong>essaysong> and a freshened anthology that retains many ong>ofong> ong>theong> classics, but adds in new styles and diverse voices-from short short fiction to ong>theong> postcolonial writing ong>ofong> non-Western authors. In doing so, Bailey gives readers a broader scope ong>ofong> ong>theong> short fiction landscape. ong>Theong> first part ong>ofong> ong>theong> text now features Bailey's updated essay on ong>theong> elements ong>ofong> fiction, which incorporates many ong>ofong> ong>theong> nw stories in ong>theong> anthology. ong>Theong>re are also two new ong>essaysong> that expand on ong>theong> workshopping process: "Whose Story Is It? ong>Theong> Anonymous Workshop" by Antonya Nelson and "After ong>theong> Workshop: Transitional Drafts" by Robert Nelson. C. Michael Curtis also updates his essay on "Publishers and Publishing" from ong>theong> first edition, bringing in ong>theong> latest innovations in electronic and online publishing.

Varieties of Southern History: New Essays on a Region and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salmond, John A. / Clayton, Bruce / Salmond, John, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is a unique collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> by some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's leading historians ong>ofong> ong>theong> South, togeong>theong>r with work by younger scholars. All contributors, however, are working at ong>theong> cutting edge ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir particular methodological approaches. ong>Theong> book, for example, includes both an essay by Pulitzer Prize winner Rhys Isaac, and one by Rutgers University graduate student Beth Hale. Yet, both have a common concern to explore ong>theong> reaches ong>ofong> ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn past through ong>theong> dimension ong>ofong> ethnography. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> book are grouped according to ong>theong>me. ong>Theong> largest section, ong>theong> social sciences and Souong>theong>rn history, includes ong>essaysong> drawing heavily on ong>theong> insights ong>ofong> anthropology ong>ofong> ethnography and ong>ofong> statistical analysis. Each essay in ong>theong> second section is designed to illustrate how life history can be used to illuminate much larger histoical ong>theong>mes and processes. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> last section on labor in ong>theong> "new" South all illustrate, among oong>theong>r things, ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> drawing on ong>theong> insights ong>ofong> historians ong>ofong> women in order to redress ong>theong> masculinist presuppositons ong>ofong> labor historians. All ong>theong> ong>essaysong> in ong>theong> book, in fact, reflect current concerns with gender and race in ong>theong> re-interpretation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Souong>theong>rn past.

New Essays on the Country of the Pointed Firs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howard, June / Elliot, Emory / June, Howard, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> Country ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important works ong>ofong> New England local color fiction. This collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> builds on feminist literary scholarship that affirms ong>theong> value ong>ofong> Jewett's work, but goes beyond previously published studies by ong>ofong>fering an analysis ong>ofong> how race, nationalism, and ong>theong> literary marketplace shape her narrative. ong>Theong> volume constitutes a major rethinking ong>ofong> Jewett's contribution to American literature, and will be ong>ofong> interest to ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> American literary studies, feminist cultural criticism, and American studies.

The Cambridge Companion to Brecht

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomson, Peter / Sacks, Glendyr, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This Companion ong>ofong>fers students crucial guidance on Brecht's ong>theong>atrical career from beginning to end, bringing togeong>theong>r ong>theong> contrasting views ong>ofong> major critics and active practitioners to ong>ofong>fer a provocative overview. ong>Theong> nineteen newly-commissioned ong>essaysong> place Brecht's creative work in its historical and biographical context, with separate ong>essaysong> on seven major plays, on ong>theong> poetry, ong>theong> ong>theong>atrical ong>theong>ories, ong>theong> use ong>ofong> music, ong>theong> innovations in stage design, ong>theong> ways ong>ofong> working with actors and his hugely influential career with ong>theong> Berliner Ensemble.

Selected Essays of Wilson Harris: The Unfinished Genesis of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Wilson / Bundy, Andrew / Bundy, A. F. M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Wilson Harris is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> outstanding literary innovators ong>ofong> ong>theong> century. His novels date from ong>Theong> Palace ong>ofong> ong>theong> Peacock to Jonestown. This long-awaited volume matches Harris's career with his critical writings, from to ong>theong> present day. Selected ong>Essaysong> ong>ofong> Wilson Harris brings togeong>theong>r twenty-one lectures, addresses and ong>essaysong> to make available Harris's full range ong>ofong> writings on subjects including: * ong>theong> literate imagination * traditions ong>ofong> myth and fable in Central and South America * ong>theong> North American literary imagination, from Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville and Ralph Ellison, to William Faulkner and Jean Rhys * inheritances and legacies ong>ofong> writers ong>ofong> ong>theong> postcolonial diaspora This comprehensive collection also comes complete with: * an extensive editorial introduction, providing valuable historical and ong>theong>oretical context for ong>theong> ong>essaysong> * a map ong>ofong> Guyana * bibliographies ong>ofong> Harris's fiction and non-fiction * appendices on ong>theong> legends ong>ofong> El Dorado and ong>theong> Holy Grail.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains ong>essaysong> by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>theong>m. Equally poignant are ong>theong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>theong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>theong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied and meaningful, ong>Theong> Path ong>ofong> ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in ong>theong> role ong>ofong> women and minorities in establishing ong>theong> canon ong>ofong> American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. ong>Theong> ong>essaysong> in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical and historical interpretation ong>ofong> ong>theong> novel that reflects ong>theong> best ong>ofong> recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments and prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing ong>theong> forms ong>ofong> popular melodrama and heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. ong>Theong> individual ong>essaysong> examine ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> Stowe's novel on ong>theong> characterization ong>ofong> women in ong>theong> American novel and on later women writers, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> women in ong>theong> antislavery movement, ong>theong> literary exchanges between Stowe and her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin and ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gothic novel, and ong>theong> characterizations ong>ofong> blacks in this novel and in later works.

Homer's the Odyssey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Homer, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents ong>theong> most important 20th-century criticism on major works from ong>Theong> Odyssey through modern literature -- ong>Theong> critical ong>essaysong> reflect a variety ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology ong>ofong> ong>theong> author's life, and an index

Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Freud, Sigmund, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents ong>theong> most important 20th-century criticism on major works from ong>Theong> Odyssey through modern literature -- ong>Theong> critical ong>essaysong> reflect a variety ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology ong>ofong> ong>theong> author's life, and an index

Religion, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, Anthony / Roberts, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In this volume seventeen distinguished historians ong>ofong> early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews ong>ofong> major areas ong>ofong> debate: ong>ofong> ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> regulations which determined ong>theong> social and legal status ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essional actors in Elizabethan England, ong>ofong> Protestant ideas about marriage, ong>ofong> ong>theong> political significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Anglo-Scottish Union, ong>ofong> relations between ong>theong> Churches ong>ofong> England, Scotland and Ireland under ong>theong> early Stuarts, and ong>ofong> ong>theong> riddle ong>ofong> ong>theong> inner dynamic ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>experienceong> ong>ofong> emigration ong>ofong> New England. Case-studies in ong>theong> social and religious history ong>ofong> ong>theong> period include ong>theong> relationship between ideas ong>ofong> cleanliness and godliness, ong>theong> flowering ong>ofong> ong>theong> notion ong>ofong> unitive Protestantism in two declarations on behalf ong>ofong> ong>theong> National Church and provincial preaching at a moment ong>ofong> political crisis in ong>theong> north ong>ofong> England. Three ong>essaysong> draw on literary evidence to explore attitudes to men ong>ofong> war, ong>theong> use ong>ofong> ong>theong> murder pamphlet as a Puritan conversion narrative and ong>theong> service provided by scholarly readers for politically influential public figures. Two ong>essaysong> make impressive use ong>ofong> fieldwork to reveal how ong>theong> churches ong>ofong> James I and VI's two kingdoms were furnished and how ong>theong> gardens ong>ofong> Sir Nicholas and Sir Francis Bacon illuminate ong>theong>ir minds and attitudes. ong>Theong> European dimension is represented by an essay on Nicolas Pithou's history ong>ofong> ong>theong> Reformation in ong>theong> city ong>ofong> Troyes. This very wide-ranging and fascinating collection ong>ofong> ong>essaysong> will appeal both to specialists in ong>theong> period and to those interested in ong>theong> social and cultural history ong>ofong> early modern Britain.

The Secret of Significance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGee, Robert S., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, How much time have you wasted trying to gain ong>theong> approval ong>ofong> oong>theong>rs? Have you given up on experiencing God's complete acceptance ong>ofong> you? Based on ong>theong> best-selling "ong>Theong> Search for Significance," "ong>Theong> Secret ong>ofong> Significance "will take you on a self evaluation to see if you are in fact running your life on ong>theong> performance treadmill and how you can ong>experienceong> ong>theong> solution to ong>theong> fear ong>ofong> rejection by finding complete acceptance in Christ. This accessible book ong>ofong>fers true stories, biblical references, and advice from best-selling author and counselor Robert McGee on how you can ong>experienceong> ong>theong> secret to lasting significance.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rottweiler and ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years ong>ofong> ong>experienceong> in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character and behavior traits and illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, and show ong>theong> dog.

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ong>Experienceong>d Web Journalist (English/American moong>theong>r tongue) We are looking for a fast-moving, forward-thinking, innovative, English/American moong>theong>r tongue prong>ofong>essional. You should be able to find and create great ong>contentsong> for FineDiningLovers and make ong>theong>m accessible for our audience on social media. We're looking for someone with: - A minimum ong>ofong> three years ong>experienceong> writing and editing for ong>theong> web - Demonstrated ong>experienceong> on writing, curating and editing stories focused on food and food related items. A history ong>ofong> identifying sharp angles and interesting stories before ong>theong>y hit ong>theong> mainstream. Headline-writing magic - Incredible attention to detail and intolerance for errors - Seo knowledge - ong>Experienceong> with main social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). Strong organization skills, plus ong>experienceong> juggling multiple daily deadlines - Knowledge ong>ofong> CMS and common web publishing platforms - ong>Experienceong> with Google Analytics. ong>Experienceong> as staff writer will be considered a plus. Maggiori dettagli nella sezione riservata agli utenti Premium. Inserzionista: Mediamatch

Making Sense of Wine: A Study in Sensory Perception

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, Alan / Mondavi, Robert, PUBLISHER: Wine Appreciation Guild, International Wine Academy director, Alan Young has taught wine appreciation classes from Australia to Napa California and from Hong Kong to Bordeaux France. His depth ong>ofong> ong>experienceong> with all wines ong>ofong> ong>theong> world, combined with a scientific approach to sensory evaluation ong>ofong> wines provides an authoritative and user friendly book. A serious discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> nature and role ong>ofong> sight, smell, touch and taste in ong>theong> evaluation ong>ofong> wine, combined with practical exercises to improve sensory perception.

William Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bloom, Harold / Faulkner, William, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Presents ong>theong> most important 20th-century criticism on major works from ong>Theong> Odyssey through modern literature -- ong>Theong> critical ong>essaysong> reflect a variety ong>ofong> schools ong>ofong> criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on ong>theong> contributing critics, a chronology ong>ofong> ong>theong> author's life, and an index

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