Between Cooperation and Hostility

Between Cooperation and Hostility

Author: Rainer Albertz

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Published: 2013-02-20

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 3647550515

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The question of why the cooperation of Jews with the Persian and Ptolemaic empires achieved some success and why it failed with regard to the Seleucids and the Romans, even turning into military hostility against them, has not been sufficiently answered. The present volume intends to show, from the perspectives of Hebrew Bible, Judaic, and Ancient History Studies, that the contrasting Jewish attitudes towards foreign powers were not only dependent on specific political circumstances. They were also interrelated with the emergence of multiple early Jewish identities, which all found a basis in the Torah, the prophets, or the psalms.


The Evolution of Cooperation

The Evolution of Cooperation

Author: Robert Axelrod

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2009-04-29

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0786734884

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A famed political scientist's classic argument for a more cooperative world We assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays. So why cooperate? In The Evolution of Cooperation, political scientist Robert Axelrod seeks to answer this question. In 1980, he organized the famed Computer Prisoners Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the optimal strategy for survival in a particular game. Over and over, the simplest strategy, a cooperative program called Tit for Tat, shut out the competition. In other words, cooperation, not unfettered competition, turns out to be our best chance for survival. A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.


Cooperation Counts!

Cooperation Counts!

Author: Jean Hamburg Licsw

Publisher:

Published: 2011-03

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781432762551

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Jean Hamburg, LICSW earned her B.S. degree from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts and her MSW from the University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work, specializing in Child Welfare services. The mother of two internationally adopted daughters from Honduras and Guatemala, Jean has also provided care to many foster children. She has traveled to Cambodia, The Virgin Islands and Germany, where she became familiar with and participated in various childrens programs. Jean has been helping families to find harmony with the Cooperation Counts system since 2003. You can contact the author at www.cooperationcounts.com for information and consultation options. There is a common thread running through the fabric of all families: a wish to be able to live happier, more peaceful lives together. Cooperation Counts uses as its foundation, and with the authors generous permission, the counting clues portion from Dr. Thomas W. Phelans groundbreaking book 1-2-3 Magic, Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, Fourth Edition, Parent Magic, Inc., 2010. Both programs assist families to get through tough parenting times minus criticism, hostility or anger. The Cooperation Counts system uses simple steps, phrases and scripts to address not so simple scenes such as tantrums, aggression, rude talk, refusals, miserable moods, homework hassles, sibling circumstances, morning madness, bedtime blues, school situations and many other potential daily life disaster difficulties. A FAMILY WRITES: The Cooperation Counts program helps everyone in the family to get on board and acts like a nice, solid rudder for the deep water parts of our family life journeys. The best part is that we are all getting through the rough patches much more smoothly now !The Garthe FamilyMarblehead, MA A TEACHER WRITES: Connecting home and school when the Cooperation Counts program is in place at home has resulted in dramatic positive changes in childrens behaviors. For example, in one weeks time, I saw an enormous turnaround in a four-year-old girl, who continued to maintain this growth for the entire school year. I highly recommend this program to families !Jeanne Knox, M.Ed.Hamilton, MA A NEUROLOGIST WRITES: I am a pediatric neurologist who has turned to Jean Hamburg on numerous occasions to help me with some of my most challenging patients. Her passion, dedication and techniques have led to great success. I have often been able to avoid medicating patients when families use the Cooperation Counts methods. Patients of mine with behavioral issues who are on medication tend to do better with a combined medication and non-medication approach. Jeans behavioral plan and therapy is the non-medication approach I prefer the most. Dr. Lauren Kondev, M.D.Lexington, MA.


The Capitalism Paradox

The Capitalism Paradox

Author: Paul H. Rubin

Publisher: Bombardier Books

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1642931403

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In spite of its numerous obvious failures, many presidential candidates and voters are in favor of a socialist system for the United States. Socialism is consistent with our primitive evolved preferences, but not with a modern complex economy. One reason for the desire for socialism is the misinterpretation of capitalism. The standard definition of free market capitalism is that it’s a system based on unbridled competition. But this oversimplification is incredibly misleading—capitalism exists because human beings have organically developed an elaborate system based on trust and collaboration that allows consumers, producers, distributors, financiers, and the rest of the players in the capitalist system to thrive. Paul Rubin, the world’s leading expert on cooperative capitalism, explains simply and powerfully how we should think about markets, economics, and business—making this book an indispensable tool for understanding and communicating the vast benefits the free market bestows upon societies and individuals.