The Gifts Of Athena
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The Gifts Of Athena
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Author : Joel Mokyr
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-14
The Gifts Of Athena written by Joel Mokyr and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-14 with Business & Economics categories.
The growth of technological and scientific knowledge in the past two centuries has been the overriding dynamic element in the economic and social history of the world. Its result is now often called the knowledge economy. But what are the historical origins of this revolution and what have been its mechanisms? In The Gifts of Athena, Joel Mokyr constructs an original framework to analyze the concept of "useful" knowledge. He argues that the growth explosion in the modern West in the past two centuries was driven not just by the appearance of new technological ideas but also by the improved access to these ideas in society at large--as made possible by social networks comprising universities, publishers, professional sciences, and kindred institutions. Through a wealth of historical evidence set in clear and lively prose, he shows that changes in the intellectual and social environment and the institutional background in which knowledge was generated and disseminated brought about the Industrial Revolution, followed by sustained economic growth and continuing technological change. Mokyr draws a link between intellectual forces such as the European enlightenment and subsequent economic changes of the nineteenth century, and follows their development into the twentieth century. He further explores some of the key implications of the knowledge revolution. Among these is the rise and fall of the "factory system" as an organizing principle of modern economic organization. He analyzes the impact of this revolution on information technology and communications as well as on the public's state of health and the structure of households. By examining the social and political roots of resistance to new knowledge, Mokyr also links growth in knowledge to political economy and connects the economic history of technology to the New Institutional Economics. The Gifts of Athena provides crucial insights into a matter of fundamental concern to a range of disciplines including economics, economic history, political economy, the history of technology, and the history of science.
Athena The Story Of A Goddess
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Author : Imogen Greenberg
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-11-06
Athena The Story Of A Goddess written by Imogen Greenberg and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discover the adventures of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, war and courage. From her extraordinary birth – sprung from the head of her father, in the midst of a thunderous headache – to her refusal to take no for an answer. Find out how she inspired powerful gods, goddesses and humans and the terrifying fate of those who dared to cross her path. Follow Athena as she competes against her bad-tempered uncle; watch as she turns her enemy into a spider and join her as she keeps Odysseus safe on his remarkable journey home. Prepare to be amazed as you uncover the story of one of the most fearless ancient goddesses, and the tales of a world where humans, gods and goddesses could meet. Illustrated and written by the brilliantly talented sister duo, Isabel and Imogen Greenberg, this is a story of daring for goddesses-in-the-making.
The Book Of Blessings And Rituals
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Author : Athena Perrakis
language : en
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Release Date : 2019-07-30
The Book Of Blessings And Rituals written by Athena Perrakis and has been published by Fair Winds Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Honor life’s milestones and bring sacredness into everyday life. The Book of Blessings and Rituals shows you how to create ceremony and meaning around the most important events in you life. Drawing from different world traditions, leading metaphysical teacher Athena Perrakis presents blessings to cover a wide array of occasions and intentions, including holidays and sacred days, love, healing, protection, prosperity and success, lunar blessings and rituals, and manifestation. Organized by month, you'll be able to celebrate the sacred all year long. DIY projects and rituals will help you perform each blessing. You’ll learn how to construct medicine bundles and altars, which crystals to use to amplify the rituals or clear energy, and how to smudge for clearing and protection. In addition, you’ll learn how to use the power of invocations and blessings to set the energy of your home or event and to assist in amplifying goals and intentions. Deepen your experience of the sacred, find inspiration, and heal with this non-denominational guide to blessings and rituals.
We Are Not Users
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Author : Eswaran Subrahmanian
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-03-17
We Are Not Users written by Eswaran Subrahmanian and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with Design categories.
A call to reclaim and rethink the field of designing as a liberal art where diverse voices come together to shape the material world. We live in a material world of designed artifacts, both digital and analog. We think of ourselves as users; the platforms, devices, or objects provide a service that we can use. But is this really the case? We Are Not Users argues that people cannot be reduced to the entity called “user”; we are not homogenous but diverse. That buzz of dissonance that we hear reflects the difficulty of condensing our diversity into “one size fits all.” This book proposes that a new understanding of design could resolve that dissonance, and issues a call to reclaim and rethink the field of designing as a liberal art where diverse voices come together to shape the material world. The authors envision designing as a dialogue, simultaneously about the individual and the social—an act enriched by diversity of both disciplines and perspectives. The book presents the building blocks of a language that can conceive designing in all its richness, with relevance for both theory and practice. It introduces a theoretical model, terminology, examples, and a framework for bringing together the social, cultural, and political aspects of designing. It will be essential reading for design theorists and for designers in areas ranging from architecture to software design and policymaking.
Athena
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Author : Sebastian Berg
language : en
Publisher: Creek Ridge Publishing
Release Date : 2024-03-18
Athena written by Sebastian Berg and has been published by Creek Ridge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-18 with Fiction categories.
Discover inner wisdom through the myths of the most powerful ancient goddess. Do you wish you had the wisdom to handle life’s many complications? Would you like to know more about an ancient, wise goddess than the average person? Do you want to learn how to balance power and force with justice and reason? Athena, the Olympian goddess of warfare, wisdom, and handicraft, is no ordinary goddess. She is the epitome of what it means to use the gift of intellect. If you let her, she’ll teach you how to choose the path less traveled in a world where everyone else allows their unbridled passions and impulses to lead them by the nose and inevitably into trouble. In this intriguing exploration of the goddess, you will: Unravel the mystery and symbology of her dramatic, unusual birth. Experience the brilliance and strength of the goddess in action. Witness Athena’s intelligent and strategic thinking. Find out what attributes you need to embody to draw her favor and guidance. Discover the many ways she’s been illustrated in art and literature through the centuries. Connect with the message of this divine being, and let it inspire you. Unlock your inner courage to do what’s best for all, regardless of your emotions. Enrich yourself with the treasures of self-control and reason in your affairs. Fall in love with the process of learning and make it your lifestyle. Learn how to actively turn your knowledge into wisdom.
Athena
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Author : Russell Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2008-06
Athena written by Russell Roberts and has been published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Athena appeared in many Greek myths, having major roles in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and in ancient plays dealing with justice and democracy. Born from Zeus’ head, she was a contradictory figure in many ways. She was the goddess of war and a protector of civilization. She was capable of being a good friend to humans, yet she could also be fiercely vindictive and hand out punishment to men and women alike without a second thought. Temples were raised to her throughout Greece—including the famous Parthenon. The city of Athens, a military power and cultural center, embodied the goddess for whom it was named.
Growth Triumphant
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Author : Richard A. Easterlin
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2009-11-10
Growth Triumphant written by Richard A. Easterlin and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Taking a longer view than most literature on economic development, Richard A. Easterlin stresses the enormous contrast between the collective experience of the last half century in both developed and developing countries and what has gone before. An economic historian and demographer, the author writes in the tradition of the "new economic history," drawing on economic theory and quantitative evidence to interpret the historical experience of economic theory and population growth. He reaches beyond the usual disciplinary limits to draw, as appropriate, on sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, and the history of science. The book will be of interest not only to social scientists but to all readers concerned with where we have been and where we are going. ". . . Easterlin is both an economic historian and a demographer, and it is the combination of these two disciplines and the fine balance between theory and experience that make this well-written, refreshingly optimistic book excellent reading." --Population and Development Review "In this masterful synthesis, Richard Easterlin draws on the disciplines of economic history, demography, sociology, political science, psychology, and the history of science to present an integrated explation of the origins of modern economic growth and of the mortality revolution. . . . His book should be easily accessible to non-specialists and will give them a sense of why economic history can inform our understanding of the future." --Dora L. Costa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EH.Net and H-Net "Growth Triumphant is, simply, a fascinating book. Easterlin has woven together a history of economic growth, economic development, human mortality and morbidity, the connections each has with the others, and the implications of this nexus of forces on the future. . . . This book deserves a wide audience." --Choice "In what must surely be the most fair-minded, well-balanced, and scrupulously reasoned and researched book on the sensational subjects implied in its title--the Industrial Revolution, the mortality and fertility revolutions, and the prospects for future happiness for the human race--Professor Easterlin has set in place the capstone of his research career." --Journal of Economic History Richard A. Easterlin is Professor of Economics, University of Southern California.
The Goddesses Mirror
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Author : David Kinsley
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1988-11-28
The Goddesses Mirror written by David Kinsley and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-11-28 with Religion categories.
In this book, you can see how the divine has been perceived in feminine form. Here are ten of the best known goddesses from a variety of cultures -- East and West, past and present. A wide range is presented, from the fierce Durga, to the gentle, but firm, Sita; from the erotic goddeses Inanna and Aphrodite, to the chaste figures of Mary and Athena; from goddesses closely associated with material wealth such as Laksmi, to ethereal goddesses such as Kuan-yin. Each goddess is treated separately in considerable detail to provide a distinct and clear portrait of her special "personality" and meaning within her own cultural context. At the same time, each chapter has a similar structure and style to enhance comparisons among the goddesses. An attempt is made in each case to draw upon both elite and popular sources of information. The Introduction and Conclusion consider important central questions closely connected with goddess scholarship, for example, the possibility of a prepatriarchal culture in which goddess worship was central, the difficulty of recovering female religious experience in goddess traditions that exist in male-dominated cultures, and the extent to which an overarching goddess theology can be implied in the goddess traditions that remain known to us.
Becoming Achilles
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Author : Richard Kerr Holway
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2011-12-16
Becoming Achilles written by Richard Kerr Holway and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-16 with Philosophy categories.
Viewing the Iliad and myth through the lens of modern psychology, in Becoming Achilles: Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the Iliad and Beyond,Richard Holway shows how the epic underwrites individual and communal catharsis and denial. Sacrificial childrearing generates but also threatens agonistic, glory-seeking ancient Greek cultures. Not only aggression but knowledge of sacrificial parenting must be purged. Just as Zeus contrives to have threats to his regime play out harmlessly (to him) in the mortal realm, so the Iliad dramatizes threats to Archaic and later Greek cultures in the safe arena of poetic performance. The epic represents in displaced form destructive mother-son and father-daughter liaisons and resulting strife within and between generations. Holway calls into question the Iliad’s (and many scholars’) presentation of Achilles as a hero who speaks truth to power, learns through suffering, and exemplifies kingly virtues that Agamemnon lacks. So too the Iliad’s cathartic process, whether conceived as purging innate aggression or arriving at moral clarity. Instead, Holway argues, Achilles (and Socrates) try to prove they are not what at bottom they experience themselves to be—needy, defenseless children, who fear to acknowledge, much less speak out against, parents' use of them to meet parents' needs. What emerges from Holway’s analysis is not only a new reading of the Iliad, from its first word to its last, but a revised account of the family dynamics underlying ancient Greek cultures.
Athena
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Author : Teri Temple
language : en
Publisher: Child's World
Release Date : 2019-08
Athena written by Teri Temple and has been published by Child's World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08 with Goddesses, Greek categories.
Introduces the Greek goddess Athena and explains her importance; features well-known Greek myths about this goddess; and includes a map of ancient Greece and a family tree of the principal Greek gods. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a list of Greek characters introduced in the text, a list of equivalent Roman gods and goddesses, sources for further research including websites, an index, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.