Qualquer um que se interesse em saber se a ciência é de fato um empreendimento racional certamente vai encontrar no filósofo norte-americano Thomas Kuhn uma autoridade no assunto. Publicados a partir de meados do século XX, seus estudos em história e filosofia da ciência abalaram as ideias relativamente unânimes sobre a racionalidade científica cultivadas pelos principais filósofos de sua época, rendendo para si a reputação de defensor do irracionalismo científico. O objetivo ...

With videogames now one of the world's most popular diversions, the virtual world has increasing psychological influence on real-world players. This book examines the relationships between virtual and non-virtual identity in visual role-playing games. Utilizing James Gee's theoretical constructs of real-world identity, virtual-world identity, and projective identity, this research shows dynamic, varying and complex relationships between the virtual avatar and the player's sense of self and makes recommendations of terminology for future identity ...

The search for wisdom has been the pole-star of humanity for six thousand years. Religions have come and gone, philosophies have failed, but those surviving wells of wisdom go deep and yield sweet refreshment for the soul. Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Zen, and Eastern Christian writings have served as pathways to peace and enlightenment, but the path is not easily traveled. Wisdom is a harsh master, demanding authenticity and truth. No self-delusion or protection will be tolerated. The seeker must be eviscerated and lay open mind and soul. Now, the greatest ...

Seit fünf Jahren sitzt Willmar Björkman wegen Mordes im Gefängnis in Umeå im Norden Schwedens. Doch er beteuert seine Unschuld. Die Detektive Lars und Elin werden engagiert, um neue Beweise zu finden, damit ein Wiederaufnahmeverfahren beantragt werden kann. Ist das nach so langer Zeit überhaupt möglich? Die beiden Detektive hören sich um, aber stoßen auf eine Mauer des Schweigens - niemand scheint Interesse zu haben, den Fall noch einmal aufzurollen. Auch sie sind unsicher, ob Willmar überhaupt unschuldig ...

From North Carolina comes the electrifying new voice of Nicole Sarrocco, whose debut novel  Lit by Lightning —first in the  Occasionally True series—is an intensely personal and strangely universal tale of finding grace in chaos, creating meaning from nonsense, and for heaven’s sake not making too much of a spectacle of yourself. A witty, hilarious, transcendent and disturbing tale of ghosts, manners, and the family we choose and the ones who choose us.  “I could sweep together the dust of our hearts.  The ashes ...

The human life in this universe has undergone, from the time immemorial, innumerable changes that are immeasurable and unimaginable. Though many factors and forces can be traced to be responsible for these changes, business-the most splendid invention of human race is the only one that could account for the major share and a vital role. Marketing Management, one of the major functions of the business, facilitates the strongest affiliation of business to the customer through the delivery of what the customer likes, wants, demands and cherish. The brand delivers ...

Gregory Crosby is our go-to poet for cinematic deep-dives, apocalyptic parables, hot takes on literary dustups, and lusty interludes of backlit longing. Said No One Ever collects a decades' worth of breakneck verbal switchbacks and charged poetic insight-there is almost no subject pertinent to American culture that Crosby doesn't square up. Here we are in the 21st Century, our lives balanced between myth and modernity, advertising and socializing, as Hollywood babbles on and our political scene skips through horrors like a creature feature on a busted ...

From the winner of the 2014 Regional Emmy Award for A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps   Jerry Apps, renowned author and veteran storyteller, believes that storytelling is the key to maintaining our humanity, fostering connection, and preserving our common history. In Telling Your Story , he offers tips for people who are interested in telling their own stories. Readers will learn how to choose stories from their memories, how to journal, and find tips for writing and oral storytelling as well as Jerry's seasoned tips on speaking to a live radio ...

Motherhood is the toughest, most rewarding task a woman will ever face. A new baby in the house brings a trail of disruption in her wake. In the foggy world of sleep deprivation and exhaustion, cactus spikes of insecurity and false guilt sprout. Do jabs of negative feelings towards your children make you a bad mother, or are they all part of the motherhood toolkit? Seasoned mother Wendy Hamilton tells it like it is. Laugh along with her as she picks her way through the prickly desert of raising small children.