Kurt Lampe, "German Stoicisms: From Hegel to Sloterdijk"
English | ISBN: 1350081868 | 2020 | 272 pages | PDF | 1487 KB
Stoicism has had a diverse reception in German philosophy. This is the first interpretive study of shared themes and dialogues between late nineteenth-century and twentieth-century experts on classical antiquity and philosophers. Assessing how modern philosophers have incorporated ancient resources with the context of German philosophy, chapters in this volume are devoted to philosophical giants such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Wilhelm Dilthey, Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Hans Jonas, Hans Blumenberg, and Peter Sloterdijk. Among the ancient Stoics, the focus is on Seneca, Epictetus, and doxography, but reference will also be made to texts that have so far been neglected by non-specialists.
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367820439 | 516 pages | True PDF | 20.41 MB
Many experiments have shown the human brain generally has very serious problems dealing with probability and chance. A greater understanding of probability can help develop the intuition necessary to approach risk with the ability to make more informed (and better) decisions.
The first four chapters offer the standard content for an introductory probability course, albeit presented in a much different way and order. The chapters afterward include some discussion of different games, different "ideas" that relate to the law of large numbers, and many more mathematical topics not typically seen in such a book. The use of games is meant to make the book (and course) feel like fun!
Fundamentals of Pa Kua Chan, Vol. 1 By Park Bok Nam; Dan Miller
1999 | 204 Pages | ISBN: 0865681724 | PDF | 17 MB
Pa Kua Chang is one of China's foremost internal martial arts, based on the pa kua or eight trigram symbol. In this book, world renowned pa kua chang master Park Bok Nam describes in detail the various components of pa kua chang's basic training as it was taught to him by the legendary master, Lu Shui-Tien. This book presents exercises which will help any martial artist improve footwork, body flexibility, internal energy circulation, and internal striking power.
Feminist Interpretations of Immanuel Kant By Robin May Schott
1997 | 219 Pages | ISBN: 0271030070 | PDF | 8 MB
Because of his misogyny and disdain for the body, Kant has been a target of much feminist criticism. Moreover, as the epitome of eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosophy, his thought has been a focal point for feminist debate over the Enlightenment legacy-whether its conceptions of reason and progress offer tools for women's emancipation and empowerment or, rather, have contributed to the historical subordination of women in Western society.This volume presents radically divergent interpretations of Kant from feminist perspectives. Some essays see Kant as having contributed significantly to theories of rationality and autonomy in ways that can further feminist projects. Other essays argue that Kant is a preeminent exponent of patriarchal views and that gender hierarchies are inscribed in the very structure of his theories of morality and aesthetic judgment. But both critics and sympathizers challenge the accepted topography of Kantian philosophy by which central philosophical concerns are defined as those that are abstract, universal, and transcendental. Instead, these feminist writers resituate Kantian questions in the politics of everyday life and emphasize the embodied nature of knowledge, morality, and aesthetics. They analyze dilemmas that face concrete subjects, involving issues of friendship, collective responsibility, xenophobia, and colonialism, among others.Contributors are Annette C. Baier, Marcia Baron, Monique David-Ménard, Kim Hall, Cornelia Klinger, Jane Kneller, Sarah Kofman, Marcia Moen, Herta Nagl-Docekal, Adrian M. S. Piper, Jean P. Rumsey, Robin May Schott, Hannelore Schröder, Sally Sedgwick, and Holly L. Wilson.
Experimental Collaborations: Ethnography through Fieldwork Devices By Adolfo Estalella , Tomás Sánchez Criado
2018 | 236 Pages | ISBN: 1785338536 | PDF | 5 MB
In the accounts compiled in this book, ethnography occurs through processes of material and social interventions that turn the field into a site for epistemic collaboration. Through creative interventions that unfold what we term as "fieldwork devices"-such as coproduced books, the circulation of repurposed data, co-organized events, authorization protocols, relational frictions, and social rhythms-anthropologists engage with their counterparts in the field in the construction of joint anthropological problematizations. In these situations, the traditional tropes of the fieldwork encounter (i.e. immersion and distance) give way to a narrative of intervention, where the aesthetics of collaboration in the production of knowledge substitutes or intermingles with participant observation. Building on this, the book proposes the concept of "experimental collaborations" to describe and conceptualize this distinctive ethnographic modality.
Lili Chin, "Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 1787837017 | 112 pages | EPUB / MOBI | 6.3 MB
A fully illustrated practical "instruction manual" for dog owners to help them understand dog behavior by means of characterful bespoke drawings.
Docker: Docker Tips and Tricks to Accelerate Your Learning by Miles Price
English | March 1, 2018 | ISBN: 1986067580 | 101 pages | EPUB | 0.33 Mb
It's time to get started with up and coming technologies. Don't be afraid to go in and do your own research because you may find something that works for you but is not going to work for someone else. The whole point is to make using Docker easier, especially since Docker is already complicated. It could also be something that you may want to do for fun in order to impress your friends with your new Docker skills. Get your copy at the current discounted rate!
Docker: Best Practices to Excel While Learning Docker Programming by Miles Price
English | March 1, 2018 | ISBN: 1983540714 | 70 pages | EPUB | 0.18 Mb
Inside this new version, you will find all of the information that you need to help you know how to diagnose and troubleshoot problems that you may have with Docker. You will also learn how to send logs and communicate with the Docker team by using forums and the knowledge hub. Open up and lets get started!
Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women By Wilson Midge, Russell-Cole Kathy
1996 | 333 Pages | ISBN: 0385473613 | PDF | 2 MB
Since the advent of the women's movement, women have often expressed the belief that Black and White women in society have a great many common concerns and are, in fact, natural allies and friends. The fact is that, as adults, relatively few women are close friends with a woman of another racial background. In DIVIDED SISTERS, Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell, the acclaimed co-authors (with Ronald Hall) of The Color Complex, tackle the nature of relationships between Black and White women, and explore how women from different racial backgrounds do, and don't get along. Hard-hitting and filled with first-person accounts and illuminating anecdotes, ultimately hopeful and yet supremely uncompromising in its examination of the way women interact, DIVIDED SISTERS is nothing less than a landmark book that will open readers' eyes to the realities and challenges of bridging what is too frequently an unbreachable cultural divide.
Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles By Clayton N. Jefford
2013 | 87 Pages | ISBN: 1598151266 | PDF | 4 MB
Rediscovered in 1873, the Didache provides a glimpse of early Christian ritual and liturgy. It is the very first manual for Christian life. Here Clayton Jefford presents parallel translations of the original-language manuscripts - from Greek, Latin, Coptic, Ethiopic, and Georgian. His detailed introduction places the Didache in its historical context, and cross references and notes on sources enable in-depth study.