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The Development of Mind

The Development of Mind

The experimental and highly regarded Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh University was endowed in the late nineteenth century. Over the years participants have including many leading representatives of religion science and philosophy. This series has as its subject The Development of Mind. First published in 1972 the series continues to attract widespread interest. In this volume contributors argue about the mind from diverse analytical standpoints. The focus of the series remains the relationship between religion science and philosophy. This volume attempts to achieve a comprehensive view of the subject of mind. The mental development of children in the light of modern psychology is discussed and the distinction between how and why questions is put forward with clarity. The development of mind is further contrasted with the evolution of embryos in the young. The mind is considered as a capacity for intellectual activity and as a multi-purpose program. Goal-directed behavior and language development are given importance and issues of cosmic purpose and the how and why of evolution are never far from the surface of the argument. The lecturers know their opposition and their positions and the cut-and-thrust of the discussion has much acumen and wit to it. Issues ranging from the impact of mind on theories of religion causation and rational will are examined in an informal yet compelling manner.

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Narrative Perception and the Embodied Mind Towards a Neuro-narratology

Narrative Perception and the Embodied Mind Towards a Neuro-narratology

This book encourages cross-disciplinary dialogues toward introducing a new framework for neuro-narratology expanding on established theory within cognitive narratology to more fully encompass the different faculties involved in the reading process. To investigate narrative cognition the book traces the ways in which cognitive patterns of embodiment – and the neural connections that comprise them – in the reading process are translated into patterns in narrative fiction. Drawing theories of episodic memories and nonvisual perception of space Farmasi draws on theories of episodic memories and nonvisual perception of space in analyzing a range of narratives from twentieth century prose. The first set of analyses shines a light on perception and emotion in narrative discourses and the construction of storyworlds while the second foregrounds the reader’s experience. The volume makes the case for the fact that narratives need to be understood as dynamic elements of the interaction between mind body and environment generating new insights and inspiring further research. This book will appeal to scholars interested in narrative theory literary studies cognitive science neuroscience and philosophy. | Narrative Perception and the Embodied Mind Towards a Neuro-narratology

GBP 130.00
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Psychoanalysis and Philosophy of Mind Unconscious Mentality in the Twenty-first Century

Psychoanalysis and Philosophy of Mind Unconscious Mentality in the Twenty-first Century

Of the topics found in psychoanalytic theory it is Freud's philosophy of mind that is at once the most contentious and enduring. Psychoanalytic theory makes bold claims about the significance of unconscious mental processes and the wish-fulfilling activity of the mind citing their importance for understanding the nature of dreams and explaining both normal and pathological behaviour. However since Freud's initial work both modern psychology and philosophy have had much to say about the merits of Freudian thinking. Developments in psychology philosophy and psychoanalysis raise new challenges and questions concerning Freud's theory of mind. This book addresses the psychoanalytic concept of mind in the 21st century via a joint scientific and philosophical appraisal of psychoanalytic theory. It provides a fresh critical appraisal and reflection on Freudian concepts as well as addressing how current evidence and scientific thinking bear upon Freudian theory. The book centres upon the major concepts in psychoanalysis including the notion of unconscious mental processes and wish-fulfilment and their relationship to dreams fantasy attachment processes and neuroscience. | Psychoanalysis and Philosophy of Mind Unconscious Mentality in the Twenty-first Century

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Ritual Abuse and Mind Control The Manipulation of Attachment Needs

Ritual Abuse and Mind Control The Manipulation of Attachment Needs

People who have survived ritual abuse or mind control experiments have often been silenced accused of lying mocked and disbelieved. Clinicians working with survivors often find themselves isolated facing the same levels of disbelief and denial from other professionals within the mental health field. This report - based on proceedings from a conference on the subject - presents knowledge and experience from both clinicians and survivors to promote understanding and recovery from organized and ritual abuse mind control and programming. The book combines clinical presentations survivors' voices and research material to help address the ways in which we can work clinically with mind control and cult programming from the perspective of relational psychotherapy. | Ritual Abuse and Mind Control The Manipulation of Attachment Needs

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Meaning Mind and Self-Transformation Psychoanalytic Interpretation and the Interpretation of Psychoanalysis

Meaning Mind and Self-Transformation Psychoanalytic Interpretation and the Interpretation of Psychoanalysis

Interpretation is the primary intervention of psychoanalysis. Until now it has been discussed almost exclusively from a technical standpoint rather than its relationship to the mind human life and how it affects the personality. This book explores the intrinsic nature of interpretation in psychoanalysis. For that purpose two streams of thought are brought into dialogue with one another: Anglo-American psychoanalysis and Continental European philosophical hermeneutics the study of meaning and interpretation. This book celebrates and makes explicit the value of interchanges between the paradigm of science and philosophical hermeneutics. It is divided into three sections preceded by a discussion of the relationship between psychoanalysis hermeneutics and the sciences with psychoanalysis at a crossroads seeking a new path. Part 1 starts with a consideration of Freud's methodology in The Interpretation of Dreams moving to a review of ancient romantic and modern theories of interpretation as they relate to psychoanalysis. | Meaning Mind and Self-Transformation Psychoanalytic Interpretation and the Interpretation of Psychoanalysis

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Thinkback A User's Guide to Minding the Mind

Thinkback A User's Guide to Minding the Mind

The fundamental premise of Thinkback-based on overwhelming scientific evidence-is that intelligence is not fixed at birth and that with consistent effort we can dramatically improve our capacities. It counters the claims of some psychologists that it is impossible to increase intelligence because that ability is determined at birth. Thinkback builds on the Think Aloud strategies in Arthur Whimbey and Jack Lochhead's popular and widely used volume Problem Solving & Comprehension now in its sixth edition. Since its publication thousands of students have used these techniques for improving thinking and analytic reasoning to increase test scores win National Merit Scholarships and gain admission to top-ranked professional schools. Now Thinkback shows how these powerful strategies can be applied to a range of important academic areas including mathematics language arts social studies and science. Thinkback is a tool for student empowerment-a strategy they can use to improve both their ability to think and their ability to learn. The Thinkback classroom on the other hand is a design for teacher liberation-enabling them to see learning more clearly than they ever could before. This is the only book currently available that contains detailed models of metacognitive dialogues in the classroom. These dialogues enable teachers and teacher educators to observe thinking processes that have previously been invisible and undetectable. Based on over 20 years of careful cognitive research the dialogues provide teachers with important insights into the nature of thinking and problem solving. Thinkback is a picture window on the working mind. This book: Describes the Thinkback strategy for making thinking strategies explicit easy to teach and easy to learn. Includes numerous detailed examples that demonstrate the Thinkback technique. Six quite different learning strategies-deri | Thinkback A User's Guide to Minding the Mind

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Presence of Mind in Neurophysiological Processes

Presence of Mind in Neurophysiological Processes

This book is a study of the simultaneous physiological recordings and psychoanalytic observations when emotional/psychological responses to external stimuli occur pari passu with observed physiological changes. It is the culmination of the author's psychiatric and psychoanalytic work with patients over fifty years and is based on the simple premise that physiological measurements cannot describe the mind and the mind cannot describe physiological processes. In order for us to have a significant knowledge of the object the author argues that we need both and that medical specialists and health professionals (doctors nurses psychoanalysts psychotherapists psychiatrists etc. ) need to be trained to adopt a Complementary approach to patients. The complex relationship between mind and body offers vital clues to the individual's condition and only by considering patients both physically and mentally can doctors and psychoanalysts make precise and competent judgements. | Presence of Mind in Neurophysiological Processes

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The Archaeologist's Book of Quotations

The Archaeologist's Book of Quotations

�Hell I don't break the soil periodically to 'reaffirm my status'. I do it because archeology is still the most fun you can have with your pants on. � - Kent V. Flannery. In her quest to make archaeology available to the public Kris Hirst has put together a collection of over 400 pithy quotes from archaeologists and others about the science of archaeology or the mysteries of history and the past. The quotations are categorized into subject areas with full citations and context and include sections on fieldwork the uses of archaeology ethics ownership of the past lessons of archaeology and many other topics. Hirst�s book is a great resource for students academics and others browsing for suitable quotes for use in classroom presentations student papers and research articles. | The Archaeologist's Book of Quotations

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God and the Book of Nature Experiments in Theology of Science

God and the Book of Nature Experiments in Theology of Science

God and the Book of Nature develops theological views of the natural sciences in light of the recent theological turn in science-and-religion scholarship and the ‘science-engaged theology’ movement. Centered around the Book of Nature metaphor it brings together contributions by theologians natural scientists and philosophers based in Europe and North America. They provide an exploration of complementary (and even contesting) readings of the Book of Nature particularly in light of the vexing questions that arise around essentialism and unity in the field of science and religion. Taking an experimental and open-ended approach the volume does not attempt to unify the readings into a single ‘plot’ that defines the Book of Nature still less a single ‘theology of nature’ but instead it represents a variety of hermeneutical stances. Overall the book embraces a constructive theological attitude toward the modern sciences and makes significant contributions to the research literature in science and religion. | God and the Book of Nature Experiments in Theology of Science

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The People of the Book Drama Fellowship and Religion

The People of the Book Drama Fellowship and Religion

Judaism has long derived its identity from its sacred books. The book or scroll - rather than the image or idol - has been emblematic of Jewish faith and tradition. The People of the Book presents a study of a group of Orthodox Jews all of whom live in the modern world engaged in the time-honored practice of lernen the repeated review and ritualized study of the sacred texts. In preserving one of the activities of Jewish life Samuel C. Heilman argues these are the genuine People of the Book. For two years Heilman participated in and observed five study circles in New York and Jerusalem engaged in the avocation of lernen the Talmud the great corpus of Jewish law lore and tradition. These groups made up of men who felt the ritualized study of sacred texts to be not only a religious obligation but also an appealing way to spend their evenings weekends and holidays assembled together under the guidance of a teacher to review the holy books of their people. Having become part of this world the author is able to provide first-hand observation of the workings of the study circle. Heilman's study moves beyond the merely descriptive into an analysis of the nature and meaning of activity he observed. To explain the character and appeal of the study groups he employs three concepts: drama fellowship and religion. Inherent to the life of the study circle are various sorts of drama: social dramas playing out social relationships cultural performances reenacting the Jewish world view and interactional dramas and word plays involving the intricacies of the recitation and translation process. This book will be of interest to anthropologists and those interested in the academic study of religion. | The People of the Book Drama Fellowship and Religion

GBP 130.00
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The Cultural Theorist's Book of Quotations

The Cultural Theorist's Book of Quotations

Where did you see it that perfect quotation from Foucault or Kristeva to use in your upcoming keynote address? Stop the search and pick up Arthur Berger‘s handy book of over 300 concise quotations from the vast literature in cultural theory. This compilation will give you just the right snappy quote to help prepare that lecture write that paper fill that Power Point or drop a few bon mots at a university reception. Organized by theoretical model (semiotic Marxist psychoanalytic gender postmodernist) Berger pulls together the most succinct meaningful passages of the key theorists of our time for those wanting to distill cultural theory to its essence. | The Cultural Theorist's Book of Quotations

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The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics An Argument from Consciousness to Mental Substance

The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics An Argument from Consciousness to Mental Substance

This book evaluates the widespread preference in philosophy of mind for varieties of property dualism over other alternatives to physicalism. It takes the standard motivations for property dualism as a starting point and argues that these lead directly to nonphysical substances resembling the soul of traditional metaphysics. In the first half of the book the author clarifies what is at issue in the choice between theories that posit nonphysical properties only and those that posit nonphysical substances. The crucial question he argues is whether one posits nonphysical things that satisfy an Aristotelian-Cartesian independence definition of substance: nonphysical things that could exist in the absence of anything else. In the second half the author argues that standard and Russellian monist forms of property dualism are far less plausible than we usually suppose. Most significantly the presuppositions of one of the leading arguments for property dualism the conceivability argument lead by parity of reasoning to the view that conscious subjects are nonphysical substances. He concludes that if you posit nonphysical properties in response to the mind-body problem then you should be prepared to posit nonphysical substances as well. Mainstream philosophy of mind must take nonphysical substances far more seriously than it has done for the best part of a century. The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of mind metaphysics and the history of philosophy. | The Mind-Body Problem and Metaphysics An Argument from Consciousness to Mental Substance

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The Printer as Author in Early Modern English Book History John Day and the Fabrication of a Protestant Memory Art

The Printer as Author in Early Modern English Book History John Day and the Fabrication of a Protestant Memory Art

This is the first book to demonstrate how mnemotechnic cultural commonplaces can be used to account for the look style and authorized content of some of the most influential books produced in early modern Britain. In his hybrid role as stationer publisher entrepreneur and author John Day master printer of England’s Reformation produced the premier navigation handbook state-approved catechism and metrical psalms Book of Martyrs England’s first printed emblem book and Queen Elizabeth’s Prayer Book. By virtue of finely honed book trade skills dogged commitment to evangelical nation-building and astute business acumen (including going after those who infringed his privileges) Day mobilized the typographical imaginary to establish what amounts to—and still remains—a potent and viable Protestant Memory Art. | The Printer as Author in Early Modern English Book History John Day and the Fabrication of a Protestant Memory Art

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FIDIC Yellow Book: A Commentary

FIDIC Yellow Book: A Commentary

The book analyses every aspect of the ease or otherwise of implementing the FIDIC Yellow Book Conditions of Contract. On a clause-by-clause basis it highlights important structural features and suggests alternative text to avoid problems with the contract. Written in a user-friendly manner by an expert user of the FIDIC Suite of Contracts who is a Member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators this book will be a vital reference point for contractors lawyers engineers arbitrators and all others concerned with the FIDIC contracts. | FIDIC Yellow Book: A Commentary

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FIDIC Red Book A Commentary

FIDIC Red Book A Commentary

Written by a member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators this detailed and critical commentary on the FIDIC Red Book provides authoritative guidance and recommendations for best practice. Focusing on each Clause of the Condition of Contract this book identifies pitfalls and logistics issues associated with its enforcement and ancillary processes to give readers an advantage when operating with the FIDIC Red Book. Intended to promote the best use and growth of FIDIC this guide will be essential for all users of the FIDIC Red Book be they contractors lawyers engineers students training to join these industries or any professional involved in the resolution of disputes involving the FIDIC Red Book. | FIDIC Red Book A Commentary

GBP 125.00
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Entropy of Mind and Negative Entropy A Cognitive and Complex Approach to Schizophrenia and its Therapy

Entropy of Mind and Negative Entropy A Cognitive and Complex Approach to Schizophrenia and its Therapy

Schizophrenia is the central problem in the sciences of the mind not only for its etiological psychopathological and clinical aspects but also because of its implications for therapy and rehabilitation. In this volume the author describes a series of new scientific and clinical perspectives for schizophrenia influenced by cognitivist and constructivist approaches and informed by the logic of complexity and non-linear dynamic systems. The author delineates a new complex theory of the brain and a procedural theory of the mind founded on the concept of the modular brain and the coalitional mind. Subsequently the author develops a multi-factorial conceptualization of the etiological dynamic and an original complex and evolutionary perspective concerning the psychotic condition which has been redefined in this case as Entropy of the Mind or Phrenentropy. In conclusion the author illustrates an innovative integrated protocol denominated Negative Entropy for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia. | Entropy of Mind and Negative Entropy A Cognitive and Complex Approach to Schizophrenia and its Therapy

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