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Learning With Leonardo: Unfinished Perfection: Making children cleverer: what does Da Vinci tell us?
by Ian Warwick Ray SpeakmanWhat are the seven key concepts that drove Da Vinci's inventive thinking and how can we still use them to improve our own creativity, 500 years after his death? In pursuit of the unified learning principles that sit at the heart of his work, Ian Warwick and Ray Speakman brilliantly explore the approaches that we need to take to make our own learning more original and thoughtful.
Learning With Leonardo: Unfinished Perfection: Making children cleverer: what does Da Vinci tell us?
by Ian Warwick Ray SpeakmanWhat are the seven key concepts that drove Da Vinci's inventive thinking and how can we still use them to improve our own creativity, 500 years after his death? In pursuit of the unified learning principles that sit at the heart of his work, Ian Warwick and Ray Speakman brilliantly explore the approaches that we need to take to make our own learning more original and thoughtful.
Learning, Work and Practice: New Understandings
by Paul GibbsThis book's original contribution to a crowded literature on work and learning will attract strong international interest. Its focus on the philosophy of learning at work brings a fresh perspective on a topic normally viewed through psychological, anthropological and sociological eyes. It assembles a host of internationally recognized scholars who reflect on the various philosophies of work-based learning. Full of distinctive and original contributions that provide perceptive insights into the subject, the work will be a practical support to teachers, trainers and researchers at the same time as it gives readers a clear philosophical grounding in learning at work. It is, however, not simply a book about philosophy, but a gazetteer of approaches to education in work that will sustain and inspire those who provide, engage in, and support the learning of new knowledge and skills in the workplace. With adaptability to new employment opportunities so vital to existing workers, the authors stand behind continued provision of work-based learning in the face of tightening economic constraints.
Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition (Leather-bound Classics #Vol. No. 9)
by Walt Whitman Kenneth C. MondscheinA timeless collection of hundreds of poems that resonate to the American spirit. Leaves of Grass is a timeless collection of poems and essays penned by influential nineteenth-century writer Walt Whitman. This profound compilation explores topics such as nature, mysticism, mortality, transcendentalism, and democracy. Inspired by personal experiences and observations, Whitman spent almost four decades piecing together the complete work, sharing societal ideals and epiphanies about life that still resonate with readers today. This edition of the complete Leaves of Grass also includes Whitman’s preface to the original 1855 edition, in which he expounds on his personal philosophy of writing poetry, and an introduction by scholar Kenneth C. Mondschein.
Leaving the 20th Century: The Incomplete Work of the Situationist International
by Christopher GrayThe first Situationist text to be published in the UK in 1974, 'Leaving the 20th Century' was Chris Gray and the English situationists' attempt to capture and distil the vibrant anti-art, anti-capitalist energy of the original International Situationist texts (1957-74). With its loose translations and irreverent commentary, Gray and co. attempted to capture the "terrorism, wit and general megalomania" of the original publications, whilst faithfully reprinting the "photographs of girls, soldiers, bombings, comic-strip frames, maps of cities and diagrams of labyrinths, cathedrals and gardens." From the art/anti-art beginnings, to the role of the Situationists in the worker-student insurrection of May 68', 'Leaving the 20th Century' remains the definitive English pro-situ text.
Lecciones de epicureísmo: El arte de la felicidad
by John SellarsFilosofía antigua y mediterránea para la vida moderna. Un antídoto epicúreo para la ansiedad. ¿Cómo vivir una vida feliz? Hace más de dos mil años, el filósofo griego Epicuro ofreció una respuesta simple: lo único que realmente necesitamos es placer. Hoy tendemos a asociar la palabra «epicúreo» con el exceso indulgente y el simple disfrute de la comida y el vino, pero el hedonismo ligero y la autocomplacencia decadente están a años luz de la vida placentera que perseguían Epicuro y sus seguidores, más preocupados por los placeres mentales y por eludir el dolor incluso en los tiempos difíciles. Su objetivo, en definitiva, era una existencia de tranquilidad y satisfacción. En este libro elegante y original John Sellars nos lleva a través de la historia del epicureísmo, desde un jardín privado en las afueras de la antigua Atenas, donde Epicuro y sus estudiantes vivieron en el siglo IV a. C. y lasmujeres eran tan bienvenidas como los hombres, hasta Roma, donde la influencia epicúrea floreció gracias al poeta Lucrecio y su cohorte. Sellars propone una manera constructiva de repensar nuestro lugar en el mundo, y nos muestra cómo esta doctrina puede ayudarnos a valorar la importancia de la alegría, la naturaleza y el simple hecho estar vivos. Reseñas: «No solo una excelente introducción a la historia de la filosofía epicúrea, sino también una guía útil para afrontar las múltiples ansiedades de la vida moderna.» The Idler «Lúcido y repleto de sabiduría.» The Daily Telegraph «Sellars expone con pericia las ideas epicúreas, en particular sobre la amistad y el dolor, y está íntimamente familiarizado con los textos epicúreos griegos y latinos. El epicureísmo puede aliviar las preocupaciones contemporáneas, defiende Sellars. Se parece a la terapia cognitivo-conductual.» The Guardian «En este libro breve y elocuente, John Sellars nos lleva a través de los argumentos básicos del epicureísmo con una claridad maravillosa, destilando la esencia de una filosofía antigua que habla con creciente urgencia de nuestros tiempos convulsos. Es una guía ejemplar y la recomiendo con entusiasmo a lectores de todas las edades y condiciones sociales.» DAVID KONSTAN, Universidad de Nueva York
Lecciones de estoicismo
by John Sellars¿Qué nos enseñan los estoicos sobre cómo vivir? Un libro elegante y profundamente reconfortante que muestra por qué el estoicismo es la filosofía de nuestro tiempo. En los últimos tiempos se habla mucho de esta corriente, pero ¿cómo pensaban realmente sus miembros? John Sellars destila y entrelaza las ideas clave de los tres grandes estoicos romanos (Séneca, Epicteto y Marco Aurelio) ofreciendo también instantáneas de sus fascinantes vidas. Las obras de estos tres grandes tratan fundamentalmente sobre cómo vivir: entender nuestro lugar en el mundo, afrontar las adversidades, hacer un mejor uso del tiempo, controlar nuestras emociones y orientarnos en nuestras relaciones con los demás. Sus ideas pueden, en definitiva, guiarnos en nuestra búsqueda de una existencia más placentera. La crítica ha dicho:«Accesible y absorbente. Sellars es un escritor claramente comprometido con la misión de volver la filosofía clásica relevante hoy.»Roger Cox, The Scotsman «Un logro admirable. En una prosa elegante y concisa, nos insta a convertirnos en personas mejores y más felices centrándonos en la toma racional de decisiones.»Tim Whitmarsh, The Guardian «Un estudio conciso pero muy autorizado de la filosofía estoica dirigido a cualquier lector. Presenta el estoicismo de una manera accesible, pero se basa en muchos años de trabajo académico.»Donald Robertson, Medium «Una obra con muchas ventajas frente a otras del mismo género. Cubrir tanto terreno sin limitarse a lo superficial requiere una verdadera habilidad como escritor y como profesor.»Nigel Warburton, Five Books «No suelo leer filosofía, pero después de terminar este libro estoy convencida de que el viejo Séneca tenía razón.»Liz Jones, Mail on Sunday
Lecciones sobre la vida del monje que vendió su Ferrari
by Robin Sharma«Cuando naciste, llorabas mientras el mundo se regocijaba. Vive la vida de manera que cuando mueras el mundo llore mientras tú te regocijas.»Antiguo proverbio sánscrito¿Ha removido algo en su interior esa perla de sabiduría? ¿Siente que la vida se le escapa tan deprisa que nunca tendrá la oportunidad de vivir con la intensidad, la felicidad y la alegría que usted sabe que merece? ¿Cree que ha dilapidado su vida corriendo en pos del éxito en vez de llenarla de significados profundos? Si es así, esta especialísima obra del gurú del liderazgo Robin Sharma,cuya serie de El monje que vendió su Ferrari ha transformado la vida de miles de personas, será la luz que le abrirá las puertas deuna nueva manera de vivir. En este manual, ameno y lleno de sabiduría, Robin Sharma ofrece 101 sencillas soluciones a los problemas más complejos de la vida, desde un poco conocido método para combatir el estrés y la preocupación hasta un modo eficacísimo de disfrutar de la vida, al tiempo que se crea un legado perdurable. «Honra tu pasado», «Empieza bien el día», «Ve tus problemas como bendiciones» y «Descubre tu vocación» son otros ejemplos de cómo Sharma aborda la necesidad del cambio.
La lechuza y el caracol: Contrarrelato político
by Tomás AbrahamEn palabras del autor, «el kirchnerismo no solo gobierna por la recuperación económica sino por una cuestión de fe, en esto se diferencia del menemismo». Abraham discute con lucidez y valentía este sistema de creencias. Se usa la memoria colectiva para legitimar el poder. La nación argentina se convierte en un monstruo dormido que sueña la voluntad de los que mandan. Segrega palabras que le dan una identidad. Las necesita para no perderse, para sentirse dueña de un destino, depositaria de alguna misión. Un filósofo se dedica a «desrelatar», a «contraopinar», a no creer en lo que él mismo piensa, sostiene en estas páginas Tomás Abraham. La conversión de un pensamiento en una creencia es igual a un procedimiento de momificación. Pensar es como respirar, la falta de aire lo acaba, lo esteriliza, lo aplasta. Y los voceros del saber y del poder instituyente no sólo quieren que creamos, sino que lleguemos a la cumbre de la creencia: la adoración. La sociedad argentina dicen que volvió a creer. Sacrificio. Víctima. Mártir. Enemigo. Hereje. Mito. Estas son las palabras y las imágenes en las que se basa el relato. Abraham discute con lucidez y valentía este sistema de creencias. Por eso, los fragmentos reunidos en este libro se organizan como un contrarrelato: no son su negativo, sino la palabra de lo que aquel relato silencia y los actos que preanuncia.
Lectio Divina as Contemplative Pedagogy: Re-appropriating Monastic Practice for the Humanities (Routledge Research in Education #16)
by Mary KeatorOffering an original application of the ancient monastic practice of lectio divina to the humanities, this book demonstrates the need for further emphasis on deep reading, reflection, and contemplation in contemporary university classrooms. Each chapter provides readers with an historical overview of the four movements of this monastic method: lectio (reading), meditatio (interpreting), oratio (responding), and contemplatio (experiencing wisdom), and suggests ways to incorporate these practices in humanites courses. Keator demonstrates that the lectio divina method is a viable pedagogical tool to guide students slowly and methodically through literary texts and into a subjective experience of wisdom and meaning.
Lecture on Ethics
by Ludwig WittgensteinThe most complete edition yet published of Wittgenstein’s 1929 lecture includes a never-before published first draft and makes fresh claims for its significance in Wittgenstein’s oeuvre. The first available print publication of all known drafts of Wittgenstein’s Lecture on Ethics Includes a previously unrecognized first draft of the lecture and new transcriptions of all drafts Transcriptions preserve the philosopher’s emendations thus showing the development of the ideas in the lecture Proposes a different draft as the version read by Wittgenstein in his 1929 lecture Includes introductory essays on the origins of the material and on its meaning, content, and importance
Lectures in Christian Dogmatics
by John D. ZizioulasIn this series of lectures on of the most eminent Christian theologians of our time, Metropolitan John Zizioulas, give his account of the fundamental teachings of Christian theology. <p><p>He presents Christian doctrine as a comprehensive account of the freedom that results from relationship with God. The whole lecture series lays out complex ideas with the utmost simplicity, illustrates the grandeur of Christian teaching, and is a profound exploration of freedom.
Lectures on a Philosophy Less Ordinary: Language and Morality in J.L. Austin’s Philosophy (Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy)
by Niklas ForsbergThis book offers a comprehensive reinterpretation of J.L. Austin’s philosophy. It opens new ways of thinking about ethics and other contemporary issues in the wake of Austin’s philosophical work. Austin is primarily viewed as a philosopher of language whose work focused on the pragmatic aspects of speech. His work on ordinary language philosophy and speech act theory is seen as his main contribution to philosophy. This book challenges this received view to show that Austin used his most well-known theoretical notions as heuristic tools aimed at debunking the fact/value dichotomy. Additionally, it demonstrates that Austin’s continual returns to the ordinary is rooted in a desire to show that our lives in language are complicated and multifaceted. What emerges is an attempt to think with Austin about problems that are central to philosophy today—such as the question about linguistic inheritance, truth, the relationship between a language inherited and morality, and how we are to cope with linguistic elasticity and historicity. Lectures on a Philosophy Less Ordinary will appeal to scholars and advanced students working on Austin’s philosophy, philosophy of language, and the history of analytic philosophy.
Lectures on Anthropology
by Allen W. Wood Robert R. Clewis Robert B. Louden G. Felicitas Munzel Immanuel Kant Robert B. Louden Allen W. Wood Immanuel Kant Allen W. Wood Robert B. Louden Robert R. Clewis G. Felicitas MunzelKant was one of the inventors of anthropology, and his lectures on anthropology were the most popular and among the most frequently given of his lecture courses. This volume contains the first translation of selections from student transcriptions of the lectures between 1772 and 1789, prior to the published version, Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (1798), which Kant edited himself at the end of his teaching career. The two most extensive texts, Anthropology Friedländer (1772) and Anthropology Mrongovius (1786), are presented here in their entirety, along with selections from all the other lecture transcriptions published in the Academy edition, together with sizeable portions of the Menschenkunde (1781–1782), first published in 1831. These lectures show that Kant had a coherent and well-developed empirical theory of human nature bearing on many other aspects of his philosophy, including cognition, moral psychology, politics and philosophy of history.
Lectures on Elementary Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by Joseph Louis LagrangeOne of the eighteenth century's greatest mathematicians, Lagrange made significant contributions to all fields of analysis and number theory. He survived the French Revolution to deliver these lectures in 1795 at the École Normale, a training school for teachers. An exemplar among elementary expositions, Lagrange's talks feature both originality of thought and elegance of expression.The five lectures begin with discussions of arithmetic that focus on fractions and logarithms as well as theory and applications. Subsequent talks consider algebra, with emphasis on the resolution of equations of the third and fourth degree, the resolution of numerical equations, and the employment of curves in the solution of problems. Students, teachers, and others with an interest in mathematics will find this volume a unique reading book in mathematics, with fascinating historical and philosophical remarks by a distinguished mathematician.
Lectures on Ethics
by Immanuel Kant Peter Heath J. B. SchneewindThis volume contains four versions of the lecture notes taken by Kant's students of his university courses in ethics given regularly over a period of some thirty years. The notes are very complete and expound not only Kant's views on ethics but many of his opinions on life and human nature. Much of this material has never before been translated into English. As with other volumes in the series, there are copious linguistic and explanatory notes and a glossary of key terms.
Lectures on Imagination
by Paul RicoeurRicoeur’s theory of productive imagination in previously unpublished lectures. The eminent philosopher Paul Ricoeur was devoted to the imagination. These previously unpublished lectures offer Ricoeur’s most significant and sustained reflections on creativity as he builds a new theory of imagination through close examination, moving from Aristotle, Pascal, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant to Ryle, Price, Wittgenstein, Husserl, and Sartre. These thinkers, he contends, underestimate humanity’s creative capacity. While the Western tradition generally views imagination as derived from the reproductive example of the image, Ricoeur develops a theory about the mind’s power to produce new realities. Modeled most clearly in fiction, this productive imagination, Ricoeur argues, is available across conceptual domains. His theory provocatively suggests that we are not constrained by existing political, social, and scientific structures. Rather, our imaginations have the power to break through our conceptual horizons and remake the world.
Lectures on Infinitary Model Theory
by David MarkerInfinitary logic, the logic of languages with infinitely long conjunctions, plays an important role in model theory, recursion theory and descriptive set theory. This book is the first modern introduction to the subject in forty years, and will bring students and researchers in all areas of mathematical logic up to the threshold of modern research. The classical topics of back-and-forth systems, model existence techniques, indiscernibles and end extensions are covered before more modern topics are surveyed. Zilber's categoricity theorem for quasiminimal excellent classes is proved and an application is given to covers of multiplicative groups. Infinitary methods are also used to study uncountable models of counterexamples to Vaught's conjecture, and effective aspects of infinitary model theory are reviewed, including an introduction to Montalbán's recent work on spectra of Vaught counterexamples. Self-contained introductions to effective descriptive set theory and hyperarithmetic theory are provided, as is an appendix on admissible model theory.
Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy
by Hannah Arendt edited by Ronald BeinerHannah Arendt's last philosophical work was an intended three-part project entitled The Life of the Mind. Unfortunately, Arendt lived to complete only the first two parts, Thinking and Willing. Of the third, Judging, only the title page, with epigraphs from Cato and Goethe, was found after her death. As the titles suggest, Arendt conceived of her work as roughly parallel to the three Critiques of Immanuel Kant. In fact, while she began work on The Life of the Mind, Arendt lectured on "Kant's Political Philosophy," using the Critique of Judgment as her main text. The present volume brings Arendt's notes for these lectures together with other of her texts on the topic of judging and provides important clues to the likely direction of Arendt's thinking in this area.
Lectures on Philosophy
by George Edward MooreThis is Volume XV in a collection of twenty-two on 20th Century Philosophy. First published in 1966, as a part of the Muirhead library of Philosophy this work consists of selections from three courses of lectures. The first course was given in the academic year 1925-26, the second in 1928-29, and the third in 1933-34. The first two (entitled “ Metaphysics” ) were intended primarily for Part II of the Moral Sciences Tripos; the last (entitled “ Elements of Philosophy” ) for Part I. (The selections from the second course, which are the most extensive, are printed first.)
Lectures on Psychical Research: Incorporating the Perrott Lectures Given in Cambridge University in 1959 and 1960 (Routledge Revivals)
by C. D. BroadThis book, first published in 1962, is based on a series of lectures first given at Cambridge University in 1959 and 1960, dealing with 'psychical research' - i.e. the scientific investigation of ostensibly paranormal phenomena. Split into three sections, Professor Broad's study examines numerous issues relating to psychical theory, including guessing, hallucinatory quasi-perception and trance-mediumship.
Lectures on the History of Moral and Political Philosophy
by Jonathan Wolff G. A. CohenPreviously unpublished writings from one of the most important political philosophers of recent timesG. A. Cohen was one of the leading political philosophers of recent times. He first came to wide attention in 1978 with the prize-winning book Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence. In subsequent decades his published writings largely turned away from the history of philosophy, focusing instead on equality, freedom, and justice. However, throughout his career he regularly lectured on a wide range of moral and political philosophers of the past. This volume collects these previously unpublished lectures.Starting with a chapter centered on Plato, but also discussing the pre-Socratics as well as Aristotle, the book moves to social contract theory as discussed by Hobbes, Locke, and Hume, and then continues with chapters on Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. The book also contains some previously published but uncollected papers on Marx, Hobbes, and Kant, among other figures. The collection concludes with a memoir of Cohen written by the volume editor, Jonathan Wolff, who was a student of Cohen's.A hallmark of the lectures is Cohen's engagement with the thinkers he discusses. Rather than simply trying to render their thought accessible to the modern reader, he tests whether their arguments and positions are clear, sound, and free from contradiction. Throughout, he homes in on central issues and provides fresh approaches to the philosophers he examines. Ultimately, these lectures teach us not only about some of the great thinkers in the history of moral and political philosophy, but also about one of the great thinkers of our time: Cohen himself.
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by John RawlsThis last book by the late John Rawls, derived from written lectures and notes for his long-running course on modern political philosophy, offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition. Rawls’s goal in the lectures was, he wrote, “to identify the more central features of liberalism as expressing a political conception of justice when liberalism is viewed from within the tradition of democratic constitutionalism.” He does this by looking at several strands that make up the liberal and democratic constitutional traditions, and at the historical figures who best represent these strands—among them the contractarians Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau; the utilitarians Hume, Sidgwick, and J. S. Mill; and Marx regarded as a critic of liberalism. Rawls’s lectures on Bishop Joseph Butler also are included in an appendix. Constantly revised and refined over three decades, Rawls’s lectures on these figures reflect his developing and changing views on the history of liberalism and democracy—as well as how he saw his own work in relation to those traditions. With its clear and careful analyses of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism—and of their most influential proponents—this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds. Marked by Rawls’s characteristic patience and curiosity, and scrupulously edited by his student and teaching assistant, Samuel Freeman, these lectures are a fitting final addition to his oeuvre, and to the history of political philosophy as well.
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by John Rawls Samuel FreemanThis last book by the late John Rawls, derived from written lectures and notes for his long-running course on modern political philosophy, offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition. <p><p> Rawls's goal in the lectures was, he wrote, "to identify the more central features of liberalism as expressing a political conception of justice when liberalism is viewed from within the tradition of democratic constitutionalism." He does this by looking at several strands that make up the liberal and democratic constitutional traditions, and at the historical figures who best represent these strands--among them the contractarians Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau; the utilitarians Hume, Sidgwick, and J. S. Mill; and Marx regarded as a critic of liberalism. Rawls's lectures on Bishop Joseph Butler also are included in an appendix. Constantly revised and refined over three decades, Rawls's lectures on these figures reflect his developing and changing views on the history of liberalism and democracy--as well as how he saw his own work in relation to those traditions. <p> With its clear and careful analyses of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism--and of their most influential proponents--this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds. Marked by Rawls's characteristic patience and curiosity, and scrupulously edited by his student and teaching assistant, Samuel Freeman, these lectures are a fitting final addition to his oeuvre, and to the history of political philosophy as well.
Lectures on the Moral Government of God (Routledge Revivals)
by Nathaniel W. TaylorOriginally compiled in 1859, this book is a collection of Nathaniel Taylor's lectures considering the moral government of God. The moral government of god was the great thought of Dr. Taylor's intellect, and the favourite theme of his instructons in theology; to vindicate the ways of God to man, was the object to which all Dr Taylor's energies were consecrated. This collection presents a complete and connected view of all that he wrote on this fundamental topic in theology, and to the lectures on moral government have been appended other essays and lectures on subjects that are naturally connected with this.