The Sense Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Download The Sense Of Things PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Sense Of Things book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
A Sense Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Bill Brown
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2010-12-28
A Sense Of Things written by Bill Brown 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 2010-12-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
In May 1906, the Atlantic Monthly commented that Americans live not merely in an age of things, but under the tyranny of them, and that in our relentless effort to sell, purchase, and accumulate things, we do not possess them as much as they possess us. For Bill Brown, the tale of that possession is something stranger than the history of a culture of consumption. It is the story of Americans using things to think about themselves. Brown's captivating new study explores the roots of modern America's fascination with things and the problem that objects posed for American literature at the turn of the century. This was an era when the invention, production, distribution, and consumption of things suddenly came to define a national culture. Brown shows how crucial novels of the time made things not a solution to problems, but problems in their own right. Writers such as Mark Twain, Frank Norris, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Henry James ask why and how we use objects to make meaning, to make or remake ourselves, to organize our anxieties and affections, to sublimate our fears, and to shape our wildest dreams. Offering a remarkably new way to think about materialism, A Sense of Things will be essential reading for anyone interested in American literature and culture.
The Sense Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Angela Ales Bello
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-05-05
The Sense Of Things written by Angela Ales Bello and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with Philosophy categories.
This book proposes a new interpretative key for reading and overcoming the binary of idealism and realism. It takes as its central issue for exploration the way in which human consciousness unfolds, i.e., through the relationship between the I and the world—a field of phenomenological investigation that cannot and must not remain closed within the limits of its own disciplinary borders. The book focuses on the question of realism in contemporary debates, ultimately dismantling prejudices and automatisms that one finds therein. It shows that at the root of the controversy between realism and idealism there often lie equivocations of a semantic nature and by going back to the origins of modern phenomenology it puts into play a discussion of the Husserlian concept of transcendental idealism. Following this path and neutralizing the extreme positions of a critical idealism and a naïve realism, the book proposes a “transcendental realism”: the horizon of a dynamic unity that embraces the process of cognition and that grounds the relation, and not the subordination, of subject and object. The investigation of this reciprocity allows the surpassing of the limits of the domain of knowing, leading to fundamental questions surrounding the ultimate sense of things and their origin.
The Meaning Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : A.C. Grayling
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-07-21
The Meaning Of Things written by A.C. Grayling and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-21 with Self-Help categories.
A refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the UK. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the human condition is inherently important and such an approach will help us to deal with real personal dilemmas. This book is an accessible, lively and thought-provoking series of linked commentaries, based on A. C. Grayling's 'The Last Word' column in the GUARDIAN. Its aim is not to persuade readers to accept one particular philosophical point of view or theory, but to help us consider the wonderful range of insights which can be drawn from an immeasurably rich history of philosophical thought. Concepts covered include courage, love, betrayal, ambition, cruelty, wisdom, passion, beauty and death. This will be a wonderfully stimulating read and act as an invaluable guide as to what is truly important in living life, whether facing success, failure, justice, wrong, love, loss or any of the other profound experience life throws out.
Wallace Stevens
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : James Longenbach
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1991-10-31
Wallace Stevens written by James Longenbach 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 1991-10-31 with Literary Criticism categories.
Wallace Stevens the poet and Wallace Stevens the insurance executive: for more than one critical generation it has seemed as if these two men were unacquainted--that Stevens was a poet who existed only in the rarefied world of language. However, the idea that Stevens lived a double life, the author maintains, is misleading. This compelling book uncovers what Stevens liked to think of as his "ordinary" life, a life in which the demands of politics, economics, poetry, and everyday distractions coexisted, sometimes peacefully and sometimes not. Examining the full scope of Stevens's career (from the student-poet of the nineteenth century to the award-winning poet of the Cold War years), Longenbach reveals that Stevens was not only aware of events taking place around him, but often inspired by those events. The major achievements of Stevens's career are shown to coalesce around the major historical events of his lifetime (the Great Depression and two World Wars); but Longenbach also dwells on Stevens's two extended periods of poetic silence, exploring the crucial aspects of Steven's life that were not exclusively poetic. Longenbach demonstrates that through Stevens's work in surety law he was far more intimately acquainted with legal and economic concerns than most poets, and he consequently thought deeply about the strengths--and, equally important, the limitations--of poetry as a social product and force.
The Sense Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Alison Dye
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1994
The Sense Of Things written by Alison Dye and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
Plain Sense Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : James C. Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Plain Sense Of Things written by James C. Edwards and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Religion categories.
Edwards (philosophy, Furman U.) describes a religious way of living that relies on neither religion's traditional power nor the current enthusiasm for values. He first provides an historical introduction, paying special attention to Kierkegaard and the early work of Heidegger. He then analyzes Heidegger's notion of "poetic dwelling on the earth as a mortal," and shows how this notion is exemplified in Thoreau's Walden, Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire, and Wallace Stevens' poem "The Plain Sense of Things." Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Embodiment How Animals And Humans Make Sense Of Things The Dawn Of Art Ethics Science Politics And Religion
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Jesse James Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-27
Embodiment How Animals And Humans Make Sense Of Things The Dawn Of Art Ethics Science Politics And Religion written by Jesse James Thomas and has been published by Dog Ear Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-27 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book is not about what we can teach animals, but what they can teach us. Their differences are often not as radical as most humans imagine, which is one reason we love animals. We have more neurons in our neurological systems, but we share many of the same features and underestimate what they have learned about survival strategies over the eons. We stop and think a lot more, but in doing so can sometimes interfere with natural processes and the results are not always good. Animals provide a good platform from which we should launch emotionally and even ethically if we pay attention to them. This book is unlike carefully documented scholarly articles that Dr. Thomas also writes. It is written for a wide popular audience, and is loaded with stories and humor. It is meant to be easy to read for almost anyone.
The Evolution Of Modern Metaphysics
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : A. W. Moore
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012
The Evolution Of Modern Metaphysics written by A. W. Moore and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Philosophy categories.
This book charts the evolution of metaphysics since Descartes and provides a compelling case for why metaphysics matters.
Design Things That Make Sense
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : Deborah Nas
language : en
Publisher: Bis Publishers
Release Date : 2021-05-20
Design Things That Make Sense written by Deborah Nas and has been published by Bis Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with categories.
Design Things That Make Sense is the first and complete guide to designing technology-based products and services. It answers questions like: Why do some products become a success while others fail? Why do some products create value while others destroy it? Why is there so much technology-push and so little thinking from the outside-in? Technology unlocks new capabilities that nobody asked for, but applied correctly can create value for users. This sounds easier than it is; designing successful tech products and services requires a unique approach. Through case studies, practical insights, examples, tips, and tools, readers will learn how to adopt a user-centered mindset and apply technologies in a meaningful way. The book contains over 50 design strategies to design strong benefits and minimize the resistance people might have against new technologies. It's for innovators who want to do better and design products and services that make sense.
The Book Of Nature Or The True Sense Of Things
DOWNLOAD
READ ONLINE
Author : William Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1829
The Book Of Nature Or The True Sense Of Things written by William Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1829 with Catechisms, English categories.