The Google Predicament
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The Google Predicament
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Google Predicament written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Health & Fitness categories.
The Google Predicament
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-01-01
The Google Predicament written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Cyberspace categories.
The Human Predicament
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Author : David Benatar
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-05-05
The Human Predicament written by David Benatar 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 2017-05-05 with Philosophy categories.
Are our lives meaningful, or meaningless? Is our inevitable death a bad thing? Would immortality be an improvement? Would it be better, all things considered, to hasten our deaths by suicide? Many people ask these big questions -- and some people are plagued by them. Surprisingly, analytic philosophers have said relatively little about these important questions about the meaning of life. When they have tackled the big questions, they have tended, like popular writers, to offer comforting, optimistic answers. The Human Predicament invites readers to take a clear-eyed and unfettered view of the human condition. David Benatar here offers a substantial, but not unmitigated, pessimism about the central questions of human existence. He argues that while our lives can have some meaning, we are ultimately the insignificant beings that we fear we might be. He maintains that the quality of life, although less bad for some than for others, leaves much to be desired in even the best cases. Worse, death is generally not a solution; in fact, it exacerbates rather than mitigates our cosmic meaninglessness. While it can release us from suffering, it imposes another cost - annihilation. This state of affairs has nuanced implications for how we should think about many things, including immortality and suicide, and how we should think about the possibility of deeper meaning in our lives. Ultimately, this thoughtful, provocative, and deeply candid treatment of life's big questions will interest anyone who has contemplated why we are here, and what the answer means for how we should live.
Islam S Predicament With Modernity
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Author : Bassam Tibi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-02-25
Islam S Predicament With Modernity written by Bassam Tibi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-25 with Political Science categories.
Islam's Predicament with Modernity presents an in-depth cultural and political analysis of the issue of political Islam as a potential source of tensions and conflict, and how this might be peacefully resolved. Looking at the issue of modernity from an Islamic point of view, the author examines the role of culture and religion in Muslim society under conditions of globalisation, and analyses issues such as law, knowledge and human rights. He engages a number of significant studies on political Islam and draws on detailed case studies, rejecting the approaches of both Orientalists and apologists and calling instead for a genuine Islamic pluralism that accepts the equality of others. Situating modernity as a Western product at the crux of his argument, he argues that a separation of religion and politics is required, which presents a challenge to the Islamic worldview. This critical analysis of value conflicts, tensions and change in the Islamic world will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of international relations, social theory, political science, religion, Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies.
The Predicament Of Blackness
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Author : Jemima Pierre
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013
The Predicament Of Blackness written by Jemima Pierre and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
What is the meaning of blackness in Africa? This title tackles the question of race in West Africa through its post-colonial manifestations. Pierre examines key facets of contemporary Ghanaian society, from the pervasive significance of 'whiteness' to the practice of chemical skin-bleaching to the government's active promotion of Pan-African 'heritage tourism'.
Orientalism And The Postcolonial Predicament
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Author : Carol A. Breckenridge
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1993
Orientalism And The Postcolonial Predicament written by Carol A. Breckenridge and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
This book explores the ways in which colonial administrators constructed knowledge about the society and culture of India and the processes through which that knowledge has shaped past and present Indian reality.
The Urban Predicament
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Author : William Gorham
language : en
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Release Date : 1976
The Urban Predicament written by William Gorham and has been published by The Urban Insitute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Cities and towns categories.
The Postmodern Predicament
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Author : Bruce Ackerman
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2024-04-02
The Postmodern Predicament written by Bruce Ackerman and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-02 with Philosophy categories.
One of our most influential political theorists offers a boundary-breaking—and liberating—perspective on the meaning of life in the internet age Human beings have taken one thing for granted since our earliest days: we are bodily creatures dealing with one another on a face-to-face basis. The internet has shattered this fundamental feature of human existence. We are suddenly living our lives in two worlds at once—shifting endlessly from virtual to physical reality as we reach out to others. Worse yet, we are developing different personal identities in our two worlds. We say and do things in virtual reality that flatly contradict our face-to-face commitments to family, friends, and fellow-workers—and vice versa. The Postmodern Predicament explores these dilemmas at each phase of the life cycle, beginning at the moment a young child picks up a cell phone. The existentialist tradition of the twentieth century provides a precious perspective on our postmodern dilemmas. Thinkers and doers like Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre considered the fragmentation of modern life as a central source of contemporary anxieties. Like them, Ackerman views the challenges of the internet age as a political, no less than personal, problem—and proposes concrete reforms that that could mobilize broad-based support for democracy against demagogic assaults on its very foundations.
The Roman Predicament
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Author : Harold James
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2006
The Roman Predicament written by Harold James 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 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
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Hector Hound S Puzzling Predicament
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Author : Donna Montrenes
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-06-18
Hector Hound S Puzzling Predicament written by Donna Montrenes and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-18 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
From above came the noise of flapping wings and angry screeches. Hector covered his ears with his paws. He thought the squawking would never stop. Suddenly, the door over Hectors head flew open, and a fat clump of feathers between two huge eyes, leaned out and hooted, Who... whoooo... whoooos there? Oh, its you, Hector. Cant you tell time? Cant you read? He pointed to the sign with one feathered wing. It says, from night to dawn. He yawned. Ive been up all night. I need my sleep. I know, I know... but I couldnt get away from the kennel until now;