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Magnificent Rebels
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-09-01
Magnificent Rebels written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'A witty, gossipy, sparkling history, full of bright jewels of anecdote... Magnificent Rebels is a triumph' THE TIMES, Book of the Week 'Extraordinary... A thrilling intellectual history that reads like a racy, intelligent novel, with a cast of unforgettable characters' SUNDAY TIMES 'Magnificent Rebels is a magnificent book: a revelation which could easily become an obsession' SPECTATOR 'A thrilling page-turner, by turns comical & tragic... My book of the year so far' TOM HOLLAND 'Elegantly written, deeply researched and totally gripping' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE In the 1790s an extraordinary group of friends changed the world. Disappointed by the French Revolution's rapid collapse into tyranny, what they wanted was nothing less than a revolution of the mind. The rulers of Europe had ordered their peoples how to think and act for too long. Based in the small German town of Jena, through poetry, drama, philosophy and science, they transformed the way we think about ourselves and the world around us. They were the first Romantics. Their way of understanding the world still frames our lives and being.We're still empowered by their daring leap into the self. We still think with their minds, see with their imagination and feel with their emotions. We also still walk the same tightrope between meaningful self-fulfilment and destructive narcissism, between the rights of the individual and our role as a member of our community and our responsibilities towards future generations who will inhabit this planet. This extraordinary group of friends changed our world. It is impossible to imagine our lives, thoughts and understanding without the foundation of their ground-breaking ideas.
The Magnificent Rebels
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Author : David Knapp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Magnificent Rebels written by David Knapp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Confederate States of America categories.
Magn Ficos Rebeldes Los Primeros Rom Nticos Y La Invenci N Del Yo Magnificent Rebels The First Romantics And The Invention Of The Self
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : es
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2023-03-21
Magn Ficos Rebeldes Los Primeros Rom Nticos Y La Invenci N Del Yo Magnificent Rebels The First Romantics And The Invention Of The Self written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-21 with History categories.
La aventura filosófica de un grupo de jóvenes rebeldes, el Círculo de Jena, que dieron lugar al Romanticismo y a nuestra comprensión moderna de la libertad. EL REGRESO DE ANDREA WULF TRAS LA INVENCIÓN DE LA NATURALEZA «Magníficos rebeldes vibra con la pasión salvaje y las ideas radicales de un nuevo mundo libre creado a partir de la poesía, el sexo, la música y el romanticismo. Absolutamente fascinante». –SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE ¿Cuándo empezamos a exigir el derecho a decidir sobre nuestras vidas? ¿En qué momento nos volvimos tan egocéntricos como lo somos hoy? ¿Cuándo nos planteamos por primera vez la pregunta «¿Cómo puedo ser libre?». Todo comenzó en una tranquila ciudad universitaria de Alemania en la década de 1790, cuando un grupo de dramaturgos, poetas y escritores pusieron el yo en el centro del escenario de su pensamiento, su escritura y sus vidas. Este brillante círculo incluía a los famosos poetas Goethe, Schiller y Novalis; a los visionarios filósofos Fichte, Schelling y Hegel; a los polémicos hermanos Schlegel; y, en un maravilloso cameo, a Alexander Von Humboldt. En el corazón de este grupo estaba la formidable Caroline Schlegel, gran instigadora de sus deslumbrantes conversaciones sobre el yo, la naturaleza, la identidad y la libertad. La colaboración entre estas figuras lanzó el romanticismo al escenario mundial. En sus vidas exuberantes se nos revelan peleas épicas, historias de amor apasionadas, penas desgarradoras y, sobre todo, ideas radicales en torno al poder creativo del yo, así como las más altas aspiraciones del arte y la ciencia, la unidad de la naturaleza y el verdadero significado de la libertad. Así fue como estos jóvenes románticos incitaron una revolución mental que transformó nuestro mundo para siempre. Hoy seguimos avanzando por la misma cuerda floja entre la autorrealización personal y el narcisismo destructivo, entre los derechos individuales y las responsabilidades hacia la comunidad y las generaciones futuras. En el corazón de este libro inspirador se encuentra la tensión, extremadamente moderna, entre los peligros del egoísmo y las emocionantes posibilidades que ofrece la libertad del individuo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarkable group of young rebels—poets, novelists, philosophers—who, through their epic quarrels, passionate love stories, heartbreaking grief, and radical ideas launched Romanticism onto the world stage, inspiring some of the greatest thinkers of the time. "Make[s] the reader feel as if they were in the room with the great personalities of the age, bearing witness to their insights and their vanities and rages.” —Lauren Groff, New York Times best-selling author of Matrix When did we begin to be as self-centered as we are today? At what point did we expect to have the right to determine our own lives? When did we first ask the question? How can I be free? It all began in a quiet university town in Germany in the 1790s, when a group of playwrights, poets, and writers put the self at center stage in their thinking, their writing, and their lives. This brilliant circle included the famous poets Goethe, Schiller, and Novalis; the visionary philosophers Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel; the contentious Schlegel brothers; and, in a wonderful cameo, Alexander von Humboldt. And at the heart of this group was the formidable Caroline Schlegel, who sparked their dazzling conversations about the self, nature, identity, and freedom. The French revolutionaries may have changed the political landscape of Europe, but the young Romantics incited a revolution of the mind that transformed our world forever. We are still empowered by their daring leap into the self, and by their radical notions of the creative potential of the individual, the highest aspirations of art and science, the unity of nature, and the true meaning of freedom. We also still walk the same tightrope between meaningful self-fulfillment and destructive narcissism, between the rights of the individual and our responsibilities toward our community and future generations. At the heart of this inspiring book is the extremely modern tension between the dangers of selfishness and the thrilling possibilities of free will.
The Adventures Of Alexander Von Humboldt
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2019-04-02
The Adventures Of Alexander Von Humboldt written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
A breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander Von Humboldt's five-year expedition in South America—from the author of Magnificent Rebels and the New York Times bestseller The Invention of Nature. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most revolutionary idea was a radical vision of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. His theories and ideas were profoundly influenced by a five-year exploration of South America. Now Andrea Wulf partners with artist Lillian Melcher to bring this daring expedition to life, complete with excerpts from Humboldt's own diaries, atlases, and publications. She gives us an intimate portrait of the man who predicted human-induced climate change, fashioned poetic narrative out of scientific observation, and influenced iconic figures such as Simón Bolívar, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, and John Muir. This gorgeous account of the expedition not only shows how Humboldt honed his groundbreaking understanding of the natural world but also illuminates the man and his passion
Critical Systems Thinking
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Author : Michael C. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2024-05-13
Critical Systems Thinking written by Michael C. Jackson and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-13 with Computers categories.
CRITICAL SYSTEMSTHINKING Understand the full range of systems approaches and how to use them with this innovative overview. Leaders and managers face increasing complexity and uncertainty because technical, organizational, socio-cultural, political, and environmental issues have become intensely interconnected. Systems thinking is recognized as the essential competence for managing complexity. As the demand for systems thinking grows, however, the fragmentation of the field into different methodologies has become a potential liability. Critical systems thinking (CST) shows how this diversity can be a strength rather than a weakness by revealing how different systems methodologies address various aspects of complexity and how they can be used in combination to resolve the messiest of wicked problems. Critical Systems Thinking offers, in a single volume, an account of the value of systems thinking and CST in the modern world, an explanation of the pragmatic philosophy and expansion in mindset necessary to embrace CST, and detailed instructions on how to undertake critical systems practice (CSP) using the variety of systems approaches to navigate multi-dimensional complexity. Readers will find: An accessible introduction to systems thinking and CST. A description and critique of the best-known systems methodologies. A guide to the mindset changes, the steps required, and the toolkit necessary to undertake successful CSP. Case studies and examples of CSP. A discussion of the nature of systemic leadership. Critical Systems Thinking is ideal for leaders and managers in government, business, the public sector, the professions, and beyond who want to understand the potential of systems thinking and use it in their work. It is essential for systems researchers and practitioners who want a deeper understanding of the field.
The Normans In Europe
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Author : Arthur Henry Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
The Normans In Europe written by Arthur Henry Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Europe categories.
Lex Draconis
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Author : Ray Machuga
language : en
Publisher: Higher Grounds Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-04
Lex Draconis written by Ray Machuga and has been published by Higher Grounds Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-04 with Games & Activities categories.
In a world where fantasy is reality, you ARE the dragon.
Cosmic Connections
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Author : Charles Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-21
Cosmic Connections written by Charles Taylor and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
Charles Taylor delves into the poetry of the Romantics and their heirs, a foundation of his distinctive philosophy of language. Taylor holds that Romantic poetry responded to disenchantment: with old cosmic orders depleted, artists groped to articulate new meanings by bringing connections to life rather than merely reasoning abstractly about life.
Medical Humanities
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Author : Alan Bleakley
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-09-22
Medical Humanities written by Alan Bleakley and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-22 with Psychology categories.
This ground-breaking book sets out a fresh vision for a future medical education by providing a radical reconceptualisation of the purposes of medical humanities through a lens of critical health psychology and liberatory pedagogy. The medical humanities are conceived as translational media through which reductive, instrumental biomedicine can be raised in quality, intensity, and complexity by embracing ethical, aesthetic, political, and transcendental values. This translation occurs through innovative use of metaphor. A note of caution is offered – that the medical humanities too can be instrumental and reductive if not framed well. Drawing on major theorists such as Michel Foucault and Jacques Rancière and bringing together insights from diverse but inter-related fields, Bleakley focuses on the "ills" of contemporary biomedicine and medical education, and the need for reconceptualisation, which – it is argued – the translational medical humanities have the potential to accomplish. Current instrumental approaches to medical humanities, embracing communication skills training and narrative-based medicine, have failed to address the chronic symptoms suffered by medicine. These include resort to closed, functional systems thinking rather than embracing dynamic, complex, open, and adaptive systems thinking; lack of democratic habits in medical culture, compromising patient safety and care; the production of insensibility rather than deepening of sensibility in medical education; a lack of attention to ethics, aesthetics, and politics where the instrumental is privileged; and a lack of critical reflexivity in revisioning habitual practices. Through persuasive argument, Bleakley sets out a more radical manifesto for the role the arts and humanities might play in medical/healthcare education and offers a new approach based on curriculum process rather than syllabus content, to recuperate aesthetic sensibilities, discernment, and affect in medicine. The book will appeal to medical and healthcare educators, medical and health humanities scholars, engaged clinicians, social scientists drawing on critical theory, and arts and humanities practitioners engaging with medical and healthcare themes.
Kantian Dignity And Its Difficulties
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Author : Karl Ameriks
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-07-18
Kantian Dignity And Its Difficulties written by Karl Ameriks 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 2024-07-18 with Philosophy categories.
Kantian Dignity and its Difficulties defends Kant's doctrine that all human beings have a moral capacity that gives them unconditional dignity. It explains how the reception of this influential doctrine was marred by serious misunderstandings, and how Kant himself fell prey to prejudices inconsistent with the doctrine. The works of J.G. Herder and Richard Price are discussed as providing an important supplement for, and parallel to, what is best in Kant. Thomas Mann's work is then discussed as a paradigmatic example of a transition from a chauvinist reading--influenced by the terrible but highly popular interpretation of Kant by Houston Stewart Chamberlain--to an enlightened understanding of Kant's philosophy, one heavily influenced by Walt Whitman and Novalis. This book is a combination of philosophical argument and historical analysis. The first chapter critically discusses a number of contemporary interpretations. It defends Kant's concept of dignity as rooted in a basic capacity of reason for morality, and therefore as an unconditional, all-or-nothing, and inviolable feature of all human beings, one that deserves universal respect. A systematic analysis based on close textual study defends Kant's position from interpretations that misconstrue it by overemphasizing mere rationality, contingent talents, or achievements. The next four chapters build on this systematic account by explaining how Kant's notion of dignity was further clarified, or seriously misunderstood or neglected, in a variety of significant international contexts: the Baltics (Herder and Prussia's relation to the east), Berlin (the rise of Fascism), Philadelphia (the Declaration of Independence), London (Richard Price and reactions to the American and French Revolutions), and Washington (reactions to World War I and II, discussed in three chapters on Thomas Mann). The book argues that Kant showed no interest in the "expanding blaze" of the American Revolution, and that, in addition to other prejudices, he had an elitist attitude that harmed his own cause. Tragically, it was the shock of German Fascism that forced Mann to emigrate and become the most influential public advocate of what is best in Kant's philosophy. Mann's "Democracy will win" campaign connected Kant's doctrine of dignity with the enlightened principles of American democracy.