The Way of the Human Being

The Way of the Human Being

Author: Calvin Martin

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780300085525

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In this volume, Calvin Luther Martin proposes that the Europeans learned what they wished to learn from the native Americans, not what the Americans actually meant. Drawing on his own experience with native people and on their stories, he offers the reader a different conceptual landscape.


Yuuyaraq

Yuuyaraq

Author: Harold Napoleon

Publisher: Alaska Native Knowledge Network

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781877962219

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This document traces the influence of various epidemics (such as smallpox in 1835-1840, and influenza and measles, known as the 'Great Death', in 1900) on the Yup'ik Eskimo peoples of northwest Alaska, and suggests that they resulted in Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS) which may underlie current social problems, such as alcoholism and dysfunctional behaviours.


The Science of Being Human

The Science of Being Human

Author: Marty Jopson

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books

Published: 2019-10-17

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1789291682

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A fascinating book detailing the latest cutting-edge science on what it means to be human.


What is the Human Being?

What is the Human Being?

Author: Patrick R. Frierson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0415558441

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Philosophers, anthropologists and biologists have long puzzled over the question of human nature. In this lucid and wide-ranging introduction to Kant's philosophy of human nature - which is essential for understanding his thought as a whole - Patrick Frierson assesses Kant's theories and examines his critics.


The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World

The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World

Author: Laurence Scott

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0393353087

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You are a four-dimensional human. Each of us exists in three-dimensional, physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection. Our portals to this new world have been wedged open, and the silhouette of a figure is slowly taking shape. But what does it feel like to be four-dimensional? How do digital technologies influence the rhythms of our thoughts, the style and tilt of our consciousness? What new sensitivities and sensibilities are emerging with our exposure to the delights, sorrows, and anxieties of a networked world? And how do we live in public with these recoded private lives? Laurence Scott—hailed as a "New Generation Thinker" by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the BBC—shows how this four-dimensional life is dramatically changing us by redefining our social lives and extending the limits of our presence in the world. Blending tech-philosophy with insights on everything from Seinfeld to the fall of Gaddafi, Scott stands with a rising generation of social critics hoping to understand our new reality. His virtuosic debut is a revelatory and original exploration of life in the digital age.


How to Make a Human Being

How to Make a Human Being

Author: Christopher Potter

Publisher: Fourth Estate

Published: 2015-01-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007447817

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Christopher Potter shows how, at every scale of description, human beings escape the net of scientific reductionism. What it is to be human can be glimpsed in the details: in the opening of a window, in a shared joke. But cannot be caught by any reductive scientific description.


Adventures in Human Being

Adventures in Human Being

Author: Gavin Francis

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2015-10-13

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0465079679

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"Adventures in Human Being, with its deft mix of the clinical and the lyrical, is a triumph of the eloquent brain and the compassionate heart." -- Wall Street Journal We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory, an enigma of bone and muscle, neurons and synapses. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to well-being, or the why the foot holds the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body.


Being Human Being

Being Human Being

Author: Molefi Kete Asante

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-03

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781942774099

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Being Human Being express the power in ending the language of race entirely, bringing forth a new era in which the term "human", robust and newly re-envisioned, eradicates the need for the illusion of categorical racial boundaries.


A Beginner's Guide to Being Human

A Beginner's Guide to Being Human

Author: Matt Forrest Esenwine

Publisher: Beaming Books

Published: 2022-10-18

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1506483526

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Being a human is a lot of work! Thankfully, humans experience many of the same feelings, situations, and challenges, so we don't have to figure it all out on our own--we can help each other navigate the ups and downs. Full of humor and heart, this engaging guide inspires kids to be humans who are kind, empathetic, and thoughtful. No matter what our day brings, we can choose to practice self-control, compassion, and forgiveness. Don't worry, young human, it's okay to make some mistakes along the way--just remember that it's love that keeps us all afloat at the end of the day.


What is a Human Being?

What is a Human Being?

Author: Frederick A. Olafson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-07-28

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780521479370

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Olafson develops Heidegger's philosophy and yields a distinctive new alternative in the philosophy of mind.