Living Without why

Living Without why

Author: John M. Connolly

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 0199359784

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"Live without why!" advised Meister Eckhart (d. 1328). Arguing from classical philosophy and the Christian tradition, he opposed the views of Augustine and Aquinas. Connolly's book, the first to deal fully with the topic, discusses what Eckhart meant, how he justified it, and why it was condemned.


Living without an Amygdala

Living without an Amygdala

Author: David G. Amaral

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 1462525954

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Bringing together leading researchers, this book comprehensively covers what is known about the amygdala, with a unique focus on what happens when this key brain region is damaged or missing. Offering a truly comparative approach, the volume presents research on rats, monkeys, and humans. It reports on compelling cases of people living without an amygdala, whether due to genetic conditions, disease, or other causes. The consequences for an individual's ability to detect danger and regulate emotions--and for broader cognitive and social functions--are explored, as are lessons learned about brain pathways and plasticity. The volume delves into the role of the amygdala in psychiatric disorders and identifies important directions for future research. Illustrations include six color plates.


Living Without Philosophy

Living Without Philosophy

Author: Peter Levine

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1998-07-16

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780791438985

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Drawing on implications from ethics, theology, law, politics, and education, this book argues that we can decide what is right by describing particular cases in detail, without the aid of ethical theories and principles.


Living Without a Goal

Living Without a Goal

Author: James A. Ogilvy

Publisher: Broadway Business

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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"We've mastered the art of living with goals and what has it gotten us? More commitments, more obligations - and much less time to be playful, loving and alive. What if we could let go of our goals - and our belief that without them we are nothing - and open ourselves to even more productive and fulfilling experiences?" "The process of doing this is what James Ogilvy describes. One of a rare breed of full-time philosophers working in business, Ogilvy shows how the need for Authority runs so deep that we are often unaware of its existence. This internal taskmaster determines goals for us - even against our deepest wishes." "Ogilvy shows how to navigate the fertile and frightening territory between mindless obedience and abject aimlessness. He explores how lovers, ideologues, executives and philosophers, from Plato to Nietzsche, have at one time or another lived brilliantly without goals. Goallessness is a new method of achieving personal creativity and freedom by fashioning one's day-to-day life not as a goal in a larger goal-producing machine, but as a personal work of art."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Making a Living Without a Job

Making a Living Without a Job

Author: Barbara Winter

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2009-07-22

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0307567893

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A guide to making money sans job offers insight-provoking interactive tests, self-evaluations, charts, and checklists, as well as numerous anecdotes about people who are successfully self-employed. “If you are ready to stretch your mind to the idea of making a living without a job, you’ll find plenty of encouragement and practical information here. Designing a lifestyle for yourself that nurtures and supports who you are and what you value won’t happen instantaneously, but this book will certainly make the process simpler and easier for you. Becoming joyfully jobless begins with a commitment to self-discovery, a curiosity about your potential, and a willingness to acquire the information and skills that will enhance your work. Your way will be unlike anyone else’s, although you will share a deep camaraderie with others on this path. Being your own boss is both heady and humbling, but it’s seldom boring.” —Barbara J. Winter, from the Introduction


Living Without Electricity

Living Without Electricity

Author: Stephen Scott

Publisher:

Published: 1990-05

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Explains how Amish people cook, clean, farm, communicate, and travel without electricity.


Living Without Free Will

Living Without Free Will

Author: Derk Pereboom

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-02

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0521029961

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Argues that morality, meaning and value remain intact even if we are not morally responsible for our actions.


Living Without the Screen

Living Without the Screen

Author: Marina Krcmar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-03-04

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1135592071

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Living Without the Screen provides an in-depth study of those American families and individuals who opt not to watch television, exploring the reasons behind their choices, discussing their beliefs about television, and examining the current role of television in the American family. Author Marina Krcmar answers several questions in the volume: What is television? Who are those people who reject it? What are their reasons for doing so? How do they believe their lives are different because of this choice? What impact does this choice have on media research? This volume provides a current, distinctive, and important look at how personal choices on media use are made, and how these choices reflect more broadly on media’s place in today’s society. A compelling exploration of the motivations and rationales for those who choose to live without television, this book is a must-read for scholars and researchers working in children and media, media literacy, sociology, family studies and related areas. It will also be of interest to anyone with questions about media usage and the choices families make regarding the role of media in their lives.


Living Without God

Living Without God

Author: Ronald Aronson

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1458758648

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Ronald Aronson demonstrates that atheism represents much more than what one does not believe: that it is the precondition for a generous humanism. The two closing chapters are models of stoicism at its best.'' - Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great.