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Platons Begründung der Seele im absoluten Denken
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ISSN: 03448142 ISBN: 9783110195637 3110195631 3110935058 Year: 2012 Volume: 76 Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter,

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Was sind platonische Ideen? Welche sachliche Notwendigkeit gibt es für die Annahme solcher Entitäten? In welchem Verhältnis stehen sie zu der menschlichen Seele? Diese Fragen stehen im Mittelpunkt des Buches. Ausgehend von der zweiten Fahrt im Phaidon werden die Ideen als denkbare Bestimmtheiten interpretiert, die in ihrer Gesamtheit ein vollkommen differenziertes Geflecht all dessen bilden, was in welthaftem Werden überhaupt seinsmöglich ist. Im Fortgang geht es darum, wie wir Erkenntnis von den Ideen erlangen und welche seelischen Fähigkeiten dabei beansprucht werden. Hier stehen der 7. Brief und die Anamnesis-Lehre im Vordergrund. Theoretische Erkenntnis der Ideen ist nicht unabhängig vom praktischen Lebensvollzug: Theorie und Praxis bilden in der platonischen Philosophie eine untrennbare Einheit. Warum das so ist, wird ausgehend von der Tugendlehre in Politeia IV erklärt. Auf dieser Grundlage der theoretischen und praktischen Aspekte von Platons Philosophie wird ein einheitlicher Begriff von Seele entwickelt: Das Geflecht der denkbaren Ideen wird als absolutes Denken ausgelegt, die Seele ist ein Abbild dieses Denkens. Die Seele verwirklicht als Prinzip zeitlichen Werdens die Seinsmöglichkeiten in der Welt.


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In and out
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ISBN: 1443839450 9781443839457 1443839078 9781443839075 Year: 2012 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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The aim of the book is twofold: first, to provide an overview of the critical history of eccentricity; and secondly to conceptualise a notion that is often presented as a defining feature of the English "character". It addresses the key issues raised by eccentricity and brings out interdisciplinary links between science, politics, literature and the arts: the sources and dissemination of the concept of eccentricity; its relationship with the English national character as historical and ideolo...


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Severe domestic squalor
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ISBN: 1139888447 1139579428 1139573403 1139572601 113956904X 0511998538 1139570854 1283716291 1139569945 1107012724 Year: 2012 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Should you intervene in the life of the 48-year-old woman whose dwelling is stuffed with accumulated rubbish and who will not let anyone help get rid of it - or the 78-year-old surrounded by putrescent food and filth - or the 'animal accumulator'? Cases of severe domestic squalor (sometimes called Diogenes Syndrome) are among the most complex and difficult faced by community agencies. Local councils, housing officers, health professionals, social services, animal welfare agencies, public guardians and of course relatives and neighbours often feel powerless and lack confidence about what to do when faced with such situations. The guidelines, recommendations and case examples in Severe Domestic Squalor will help concerned people to understand what can be done and how, by providing an understanding of the causative factors and who should take the lead in dealing with them.


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The science of sensibility : reading Burke's philosophical enquiry
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ISBN: 9789400721012 9400721013 Year: 2012 Volume: 206 206 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer,

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Attracting philosophers, politicians, artists as well as the educated reader, Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, first published in 1757, was a milestone in western thinking. Situated on the threshold between early modern philosophy and the Enlightenment, Burke's oeuvre combines reflections on aesthetics, politics and the sciences. In the eighteenth century, these domains were connected by the key notion of sensibility, which structured debates not only in physiology, epistemology and psychology, but also in the arts and in politics. This notion referred to an organic sensitivity depending on the nervous structure of the human body. At the same time, however, sensibility denoted subtle moral and aesthetic perceptions, an acuteness of emotional and physical feeling and the susceptibility to delicate or powerful passionate arousal. The Science of Sensibility interprets Burke's Philosophical Enquiry as an important contribution to this culture of sensibility and places this seminal work in its broader historical and philosophical context. Authors in this collection come from various disciplines and give a manifold of perspectives on Burke's Philosophical Enquiry, including approaches from art history, classics, English literature, cultural history, history of science, philosophy, political science, Irish studies, cultural studies and feminist studies. Confronting established fields with new disciplines and sub-disciplines, this edited volume reassesses Burke's prominence in the history of ideas. The Science of Sensibility is the first book length work devoted primarily to Burke's Philosophical Enquiry in both its historical context and for its contemporary relevance

Semantic priming : perspectives from memory and word recognition
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ISBN: 1841690791 0415651670 9786610267750 1280267755 0203338006 1135432546 9780203338001 9781841690797 9781135432553 1135432554 9781135432508 1135432503 9781135432546 9780415651677 9781280267758 6610267758 Year: 2012 Publisher: New York, N.Y. Psychology Press

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Semantic priming has been a focus of research in the cognitive sciences for more than thirty years and is commonly used as a tool for investigating other aspects of perception and cognition, such as word recognition, language comprehension, and knowledge representations. Semantic Priming: Perspectives from Memory and Word Recognition examines empirical and theoretical advancements in the understanding of semantic priming, providing a succinct, in-depth review of this important phenomenon, framed in terms of models of memory and models of word recognition.The first section examines mo


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Psychology of priming
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ISBN: 9781621003649 9781621003892 1621003892 1621003647 Year: 2012 Publisher: New York, N.Y. Nova Science Publishers


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Heights of reflection
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ISBN: 9781571135025 1571135022 9781571139870 1571139877 9781571138262 9786613772091 1571138269 1281016799 Year: 2012 Publisher: Suffolk Boydell & Brewer

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Mountains have always stirred the human imagination, playing a crucial role in the cultural evolution of peoples around the globe and becoming infused with meaning in the process. Beyond their geographical-geological significance, mountains affect the topography of the mind, whether as objects of peril or attraction, of spiritual enlightenment or existential fulfilment, of philosophical contemplation or aesthetic inspiration. This volume challenges the oversimplified assumption that human interaction with mountains is a distinctly modern development, one that began with the empowerment of the individual in the wake of Enlightenment rationalism and Romantic subjectivity. These essays by European and North American scholars examine the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the present, with a focus on the interaction between humans and the alpine environment. The contributors consider mountains not as mere symbolic tropes or literary metaphors, but as constituting a tangible reality that informs the experiences and ideas of writers, naturalists, philosophers, filmmakers, and composers. Overall, this volume seeks to provide multiple answers to questions regarding the cultural significance of mountains as well as the physical practice of climbing them. Contributors: Peter Arnds, Olaf Berwald, Albrecht Classen, Roger Cook, Scott Denham, Sean Franzel, Christof Hamann, Harald Höbusch, Dan Hooley, Peter Höyng, Sean Ireton, Oliver Lubrich, Anthony Ozturk, Caroline Schaumann, Heather I. Sullivan, Johannes Türk, Sabine Wilke, Wilfried Wilms. Sean Ireton is Associate Professor of German at the University of Missouri. Caroline Schaumann is Associate Professor of German Studies at Emory University.


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Imperfection
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ISBN: 9781926836775 9781926836768 1926836766 9781926836751 1926836758 1280687134 9781280687136 1926836774 9786613664075 6613664073 Year: 2012 Publisher: Edmonton, AB

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"".aspirations to perfection awaken us to our actual imperfection."" It is in the space between these aspirations and our inability to achieve them that Grant reflects upon imperfection. Grant argues that an awareness of imperfection, defined as both suffering and the need for justice, drive us to an unrelenting search for perfection, freedom, and self-determination. The twenty-one brief chapters of Imperfection develop this governing idea as it relates to the present situation of the God debate, modern ethnic conflicts, and the pursuit of freedom in relation to the uncertainties of personal i “…aspirations to perfection awaken us to our actual imperfection.” It is in the space between these aspirations and our inability to achieve them that Grant reflects upon imperfection. Grant argues that an awareness of imperfection, defined as both suffering and the need for justice, drives us to an unrelenting search for perfection, freedom, and self-determination. The twenty-one brief chapters of Imperfection develop this governing idea as it relates to the present situation of the God debate, modern ethnic conflicts, and the pursuit of freedom in relation to the uncertainties of personal identity and the quest for self-determination.Known for his exploration of the relationship between Buddhism and violent ethnic conflict in modern Sri Lanka, as well as his contribution to the study of Northern Ireland and the complex relationships among religion, literature, and ethnicity, Grant provides the reader with an analysis of the widespread rise of religious extremism across the globe. Referencing Plato, Van Gogh, Jesus, and the Buddha, he enlightens the reader with both succinct and original insights into human society. Imperfection is the result of an important Canadian public intellectual at work.


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Radical Approaches to Political Science: Roads Less Traveled
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ISBN: 3847400282 3866495366 Year: 2012 Publisher: Leverkusen Verlag Barbara Budrich

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This ground breaking volume offers a range of alternative approaches to political science, highlighting problems too rarely confronted by "mainstream" political scientists. Ranging from Gunfighter Sagas to the changing faces of an imaginary Mars, the innovative chapters introduce whole new ways of rethinking politics, stirring up the all too conventional ways of the discipline. "Klaus von Beyme, one of the most erudite members of our profession, in his introduction conclusively demonstrates the book's cross-disciplinary merits. I believe this valuable work will be a powerful boost to an international, comparatively informed, pluralist political science." The collection is a very good example of old fashioned socio-historic research that will leave the reader with the good feeling of having learned something interesting and being able to make the connection between our hectic, new, super-modern, digital present and a past that remains relevant and informative if studied carefully and employed to contemporary challenges that often lie at the heart of international development. Radical Approaches to Political Science is a unique collection of essays which is of value not only to any political scientist sensitive to political phenomena and their developments, but also or perhaps primarily, to all those who in their academic work find room for methodological reflection with regards to the state of our discipline. It is this kind of awareness that affords us the avoidance of such pitfalls as excessive descriptiveness and aim at what Eisfeld propagates throughout the book: becoming critical thinkers. By doing so, we can master the science of democracy. Eisfeld's ambitious engagement with the subject matter casts light upon new and alternative approaches in terms of reshaping political science with 21st century relevance, the creation of a discipline with a heightened regional scope, and the adoption of flexible new frameworks that are of service to pluralism and the changing nature of democratic governance. Inherent within the chapters are chords of critical political theory, factors of diversity and convergence, private and public interest amid an environment of anti-democratic thought, ideological dimensions of violence within culture, frontier myth, as well as transitions toward democracy within the Western Europe sphere. As such, the volume features a rich blend of traditional practices and perceptions, radical interpretation, historical dynamism, societal conflict, and power relations that cut across conventional boundaries from being both interdisciplinary and anti-disciplinary in critical thought and expression. This very comprehensive volume offers a range of alternative approaches to political science, highlighting problems too rarely confronted by mainstream political scientists. "Klaus von Beyme, one of the most erudite members of our profession, in his introduction conclusively demonstrates the book's cross-disciplinary merits. I believe this valuable work will be a powerful boost to an international, comparatively informed, pluralist political science."


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Treating your OCD with exposure and response (ritual) prevention therapy : workbook
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ISBN: 0190230673 0199714983 9780199714988 0190240709 Year: 2012 Publisher: New York, New York : Oxford University Press,

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An estimated 2-3% of the population is affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is a chronic condition that significantly affects daily functioning and quality of life. Many people with OCD would greatly benefit from receiving professional help to learn how to successfully manage this debilitating condition. This workbook aims to guide patients of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in how to best benefit from the treatment provided by their therapists. Treatments addressed in this publication include exposure and ritual (response) prevention, an effective, evidence-based treatmen

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