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Effective Intentions
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Author : Alfred R. Mele
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-22
Effective Intentions written by Alfred R. Mele and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-22 with Psychology categories.
Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision; there is only a 100 millisecond window of opportunity for free will, and all it can do is veto conscious decisions, intentions, or urges; intentions never play a role in producing corresponding actions; and free will is an illusion. In Effective Intentions Alfred Mele shows that the evidence offered to support these claims is sorely deficient. He also shows that there is strong empirical support for the thesis that some conscious decisions and intentions have a genuine place in causal explanations of corresponding actions. In short, there is weighty evidence of the existence of effective conscious intentions or the power of conscious will. Mele examines the accuracy of subjects' reports about when they first became aware of decisions or intentions in laboratory settings and develops some implications of warranted skepticism about the accuracy of these reports. In addition, he explores such questions as whether we must be conscious of all of our intentions and why scientists disagree about this. Mele's final chapter closes with a discussion of imaginary scientific findings that would warrant bold claims about free will and consciousness of the sort he examines in this book.
More Than Good Intentions
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Author : Dean Karlan
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011-04-14
More Than Good Intentions written by Dean Karlan and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-14 with Business & Economics categories.
A leading economist and researcher report from the front lines of a revolution in solving the world's most persistent problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more resources. At the other: We've thrown billions down a sinkhole over the last fifty years and accomplished almost nothing. Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an entirely new approach that blazes an optimistic and realistic trail between these two extremes. In this pioneering book Karlan and Appel combine behavioral economics with worldwide field research. They take readers with them into villages across Africa, India, South America, and the Philippines, where economic theory collides with real life. They show how small changes in banking, insurance, health care, and other development initiatives that take into account human irrationality can drastically improve the well-being of poor people everywhere. We in the developed world have found ways to make our own lives profoundly better. We use new tools to spend smarter, save more, eat better, and lead lives more like the ones we imagine. These tools can do the same for the impoverished. Karlan and Appel's research, and those of some close colleagues, show exactly how. In America alone, individual donors contribute over two hundred billion to charity annually, three times as much as corporations, foundations, and bequests combined. This book provides a new way to understand what really works to reduce poverty; in so doing, it reveals how to better invest those billions and begin transforming the well-being of the world.
The Cure For Good Intentions
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Author : Sophie Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-06-24
The Cure For Good Intentions written by Sophie Harrison and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with Medical categories.
'When I was twenty-eight I trained as a doctor. Initially everyone was interested. Amazing! people said, when I told them. What made you do that? I couldn't find a short answer. Sometimes I said, "I had a revelation on a beach." It was partly true' The Cure for Good Intentions is about a life-changing decision. Sophie gave up her job as an editor at a prestigious literary magazine and put herself through medical school and hospital training before eventually becoming a GP. From peaceful office days spent writing tactful comments on manuscripts she entered a world that spoke an entirely different language. She was now inside scenes familiar from television and books - long corridors, busy wards, stern consultants, anxious patients - but what was her part in it all? Back in the community as a brand-new GP, the same question grew ever more pressing. This is a book about how a doctor is made: it asks what a doctor does, and what a doctor is. What signifies a doctor: a caring-yet-brisk bedside manner? A mode of dress? A stethoscope? A firm way with a prescription pad? What is empathy, and what does it achieve? How do we deal with pain, our own and other people's? The Cure is an outsider's look at the inside of a profession that has never been so scrutinised, or so misunderstood.
Good Morning Intentions
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Author : Britt Deanda
language : en
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Release Date : 2021-02-01
Good Morning Intentions written by Britt Deanda and has been published by New Harbinger Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
"Designed to enrich social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual living, Good Morning Intentions is a practical book about the natural health care benefits of daily rituals.” —Foreword Reviews What can you do each morning to raise your vibration and jumpstart your bliss? Spoiler alert: The answer isn’t coffee. If you want to feel more grounded, energized, and connected to your goals, you should try what famous and highly successful people—from Benjamin Franklin and Jane Austen to Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey—have been doing throughout history: adopt a morning ritual, and stick to it! But where do you start? In Good Morning Intentions, two yoga and meditation teachers and entrepreneurs reveal 21 rituals to help you make each morning really matter, setting you up for daily success. In this easy-to-use and accessible guide, you’ll find a powerful blend of energy-boosting exercises, breathwork, simple meditations, and intention-setting practices—rather than complex yoga postures—to help you start your day with a deep sense of joy, vitality, and radiance. If you’re ready to align your life with a higher purpose, increase your motivation, and reach your highest goals, make this book a part of your daily ritual. Coffee is optional.
Good Intentions
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Author : Charles North
language : en
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Release Date : 2008-09-01
Good Intentions written by Charles North and has been published by Moody Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with Religion categories.
We often struggle to answer the question: What is the right thing to do here? Good Intentions suggests that it is possible to do good in economic matters if we begin with the right assumptions (and begins to ask the right questions): —Is greed ever good? —How can we give poor kids a million bucks? —How did Ben and Jerry get so rich? —Is capitalism ruining the environment? —Do immigrants take American jobs? Our actions can produce outcomes that reflect what we value.
When Good Intentions Run Smack Into Reality
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Author : Brian Klemmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-08
When Good Intentions Run Smack Into Reality written by Brian Klemmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08 with Motivation (Psychology) categories.
Answers the tough questions that come when you are not creating the results you desire.
Good Intentions Are Not Good Enough
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Author : Michelle Garcia Winner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07
Good Intentions Are Not Good Enough written by Michelle Garcia Winner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07 with Office politics categories.
Book geared to young adults and adults on why Social Thinking/social skills are important in the workplace, community, and in relationships.
The Hell Of Good Intentions
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Author : Stephen M. Walt
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2018-10-16
The Hell Of Good Intentions written by Stephen M. Walt and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-16 with Political Science categories.
From the New York Times–bestselling author Stephen M. Walt, The Hell of Good Intentions dissects the faults and foibles of recent American foreign policy—explaining why it has been plagued by disasters like the “forever wars” in Iraq and Afghanistan and outlining what can be done to fix it. In 1992, the United States stood at the pinnacle of world power and Americans were confident that a new era of peace and prosperity was at hand. Twenty-five years later, those hopes have been dashed. Relations with Russia and China have soured, the European Union is wobbling, nationalism and populism are on the rise, and the United States is stuck in costly and pointless wars that have squandered trillions of dollars and undermined its influence around the world. The root of this dismal record, Walt argues, is the American foreign policy establishment’s stubborn commitment to a strategy of “liberal hegemony.” Since the end of the Cold War, Republicans and Democrats alike have tried to use U.S. power to spread democracy, open markets, and other liberal values into every nook and cranny of the planet. This strategy was doomed to fail, but its proponents in the foreign policy elite were never held accountable and kept repeating the same mistakes. Donald Trump won the presidency promising to end the misguided policies of the foreign policy “Blob” and to pursue a wiser approach. But his erratic and impulsive style of governing, combined with a deeply flawed understanding of world politics, are making a bad situation worse. The best alternative, Walt argues, is a return to the realist strategy of “offshore balancing,” which eschews regime change, nation-building, and other forms of global social engineering. The American people would surely welcome a more restrained foreign policy, one that allowed greater attention to problems here at home. This long-overdue shift will require abandoning the futile quest for liberal hegemony and building a foreign policy establishment with a more realistic view of American power. Clear-eyed, candid, and elegantly written, Stephen M. Walt’s The Hell of Good Intentions offers both a compelling diagnosis of America’s recent foreign policy follies and a proven formula for renewed success.
Good Intentions
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Author : Shepard Forman
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 2000
Good Intentions written by Shepard Forman and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
Includes statistics.
Good Intentions Bad Outcomes
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Author : Santiago Levy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Good Intentions Bad Outcomes written by Santiago Levy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Political Science categories.
Despite various reform efforts, Mexico has experienced economic stability but little growth. Today more than half of all Mexican workers are employed informally, and one out of every four is poor. Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to this state of affairs and it suggests reforms to improve the situation. Over the past decade, Mexico has channeled an increasing number of resources into subsidizing the creation of low-productivity, informal jobs. These social programs have hampered growth, fostered illegality, and provided erratic protection to workers, trapping many in poverty. Informality has boxed Mexico into a dilemma: provide benefits to informal workers at the expense of lower growth and reduced productivity or leave millions of workers without benefits. Former finance official Santiago Levy proposes how to convert the existing system of social security for formal workers into universal social entitlements. He advocates eliminating wage-based social security contributions and raising consumption taxes on higher-income households to simultaneously increase the rate of growth of GDP, reduce inequality, and improve benefits for workers. Go od Intentions, Bad Outcomes considers whether Mexico can build on the success of Progresa-Oportunidades, a targeted poverty alleviation program that originated in Mexico and has been replicated in over 25 countries as well as in New York City. It sets forth a plan to reform social and economic policy, an essential element of a more equitable and sustainable development strategy for Mexico.