Insular Insight
Insular Insight

Author: Lars Müller

Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783037782552

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The islands of Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima in Japan's Seto Inland Sea are places of pilgrimage for friends of contemporary art and architecture. Alongside works in public spaces as well as site-specific installations, the islands are also full of numerous museums and collections of contemporary art. This publication offers a comprehensive documentation of this unique cultural landscape surrounded by Japan's Inland Sea. The photographs by the Dutch photographer Iwan Baan, ranging from tiny details to giant panoramas, create a comprehensive portrait of the islands with their fluid transitions between nature, art, and architecture. Numerous texts introduce readers to the individual areas and projects that are either permanently on display on the islands or have taken place there temporarily. In addition, other essays deal with the island as a cultural concept and phenomenon. Among others, the book presents buildings by Kazuyo Sejima, Ruye Nishizawa, Tadao Ando, and Hiroshi Sambuichi. ILLUSTRATIONS: 300

The Emergence of Insight
The Emergence of Insight

Author: Carola Salvi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2024-05-31

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1009244264

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Explores where Aha! moments come from and why they feel so wonderful.

Religion and Civility
Religion and Civility

Author: Sylvester L. Steffen

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-11-30

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1467041750

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RELIGION& CIVILITY: The Primacy of Conscience (the third book of the breakthrough "Second Enlightenment Trilogy") reveals trial-and-error failures and successes of past and present civilizations. Man inherits from nature hard-won intelligence (cortical consciousness) to learn from errors of irreligion and incivility. Though more painful, error is sometimes the most convincing teacher.

Re-readings: 2
Re-readings: 2

Author: Graeme Brooker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1000726703

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Re-readings 2 is a companion book to Re-readings, originally published in 2004. This second volume is testament to the growing interest and demand for clarification of the re-modelling, adaptation and transformation processes within the existing built environment. With increased interest in the sustainability and heritage agenda and emerging interest from non-European-centric areas of the world in this type of work, this book explores how the re-modelling of existing buildings is a sustainable and viable alternative to the construction of new buildings. Throughout this highly-illustrated book, drawings and photos of various projects from around the world highlight how the new fits into the existing. Case studies are analysed holistically, and include information on the practical issues and challenges of individual projects.

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery
Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery

Author: Hans O. Luders

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-07-11

Total Pages: 1624

ISBN-13: 0203091701

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Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery covers all of the latest advances in the surgical management of epilepsy. The book provides a better understanding of epileptogenic mechanisms in etiologically different types of epilepsy and explains neuronavigation systems. It discusses new neuroimaging techniques, new surgical strategies, and more aggressive surgical approaches in cases with catastrophic epilepsies. The contributors also analyze the improved statistics of surgical outcome in different epilepsy types. This definitive textbook is an invaluable reference for neurologists, neurosurgeons, epilepsy specialists, and those interested in epilepsy and its surgical treatment.

Evaluating the Brain Disease Model of Addiction
Evaluating the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

Author: Nick Heather

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-03-07

Total Pages: 725

ISBN-13: 1000540065

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This ground-breaking book advances the fundamental debate about the nature of addiction. As well as presenting the case for seeing addiction as a brain disease, it brings together all the most cogent and penetrating critiques of the brain disease model of addiction (BDMA) and the main grounds for being skeptical of BDMA claims. The idea that addiction is a brain disease dominates thinking and practice worldwide. However, the editors of this book argue that our understanding of addiction is undergoing a revolutionary change, from being considered a brain disease to a disorder of voluntary behavior. The resolution of this controversy will determine the future of scientific progress in understanding addiction, together with necessary advances in treatment, prevention, and societal responses to addictive disorders. This volume brings together the various strands of the contemporary debate about whether or not addiction is best regarded as a brain disease. Contributors offer arguments for and against, and reasons for uncertainty; they also propose novel alternatives to both brain disease and moral models of addiction. In addition to reprints of classic articles from the addiction research literature, each section contains original chapters written by authorities on their chosen topic. The editors have assembled a stellar cast of chapter authors from a wide range of disciplines – neuroscience, philosophy, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science, sociology, and law – including some of the most brilliant and influential voices in the field of addiction studies today. The result is a landmark volume in the study of addiction which will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers in addiction as well as professionals such as medical practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists of all varieties, and social workers.

Anxiety Unveiled: A Comprehensive Exploration of Neuroscientific Insights, Innovative Therapies, and Holistic Wellness Approaches
Anxiety Unveiled: A Comprehensive Exploration of Neuroscientific Insights, Innovative Therapies, and Holistic Wellness Approaches

Author: Dr. Spineanu Eugenia

Publisher: Dr. Spineanu Eugenia

Published: 2024-09-23

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13:

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Delve into the intricate realm of anxiety with our comprehensive guide, 'Anxiety: A Comprehensive Exploration of Neuroscientific Insights, Innovative Therapies, and Holistic Wellness Approaches.' This meticulously crafted treatise offers a profound understanding of anxiety disorders, unraveling the complexities through a multidimensional lens. Explore the latest neuroscientific breakthroughs, dissecting the neural pathways, genetic predispositions, and neurochemical imbalances underpinning anxiety. Dive into innovative therapies reshaping the treatment landscape, from brain-based interventions like transcranial magnetic stimulation and virtual reality therapy to integrative practices like yoga, mindfulness, and nutritional psychiatry.

Building a New Economy
Building a New Economy

Author: D. Hugh Whittaker

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0198893442

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Japan is attempting to build a new economy. It goes by various names, such as 'Society 5.0', 'sustainable capitalism', and 'new form of capitalism'. It is to be constructed through digital and green transformation, and a 'virtuous cycle of growth and distribution'. The effort faces strong headwinds, including demographic decline and ageing, Japan's external energy dependence and geopolitical turbulence, and the legacies of Japan's 'lost decades'. Nonetheless, since 2015 a path has been identified that steers between Big Tech market oligopoly on the one hand, and an overbearing state on the other. For others facing the same post-neoliberal, sustainability transformation challenges as Japan, this public-private coordinated building effort is noteworthy. Building a New Economy uses an evolutionary conceptual framework of states-and-markets, organizations-and-technology, and institutional change. It shows how the institutional coherence of the manufacturing-centred postwar model broke down, and was followed by the ideological and institutional dissonance of the 'lost decades'. However, new institutional building blocks have been identified and (partially) assembled which could lead Japan towards a new model which is more open and adaptive. These blocks include a reconfigured developmental state, and new forms of coordination with and within the corporate sector, at times encompassing civil society. Importantly, for a country that has favoured social stability over creative destruction, and has struggled with change, the path forward may require 'controlled dis-equilibrium' of institutions rather than tight coherence. 'Society 5.0' and the 'new form of capitalism' claim to be people-centred; making them so will be the crucial challenge.