Becoming A Place Of Unrest

Author : Robert Booth
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780821447420

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Becoming a Place of Unrest by Robert Booth Pdf

The key to mitigating the environmental crisis isn’t just based on science; it depends upon a profound philosophical revision of how we think about and behave in relation to the world. Our ongoing failure to interrupt the environmental crisis in a meaningful way stems, in part, from how we perceive the environment—what Robert Booth calls the "more-than-human world.” Anthropocentric presumptions of this world, inherited from natural science, have led us to better scientific knowledge about environmental problems and more science-based—yet inadequate—practical “solutions.” That’s not enough, Booth argues. Rather, he asserts that we must critically and self-reflexively revise how we perceive and consider ourselves within the more-than-human world as a matter of praxis in order to arrest our destructive impact on it. Across six chapters, Booth brings ecophenomenology—environmentally focused phenomenology—into productive dialogue with a rich array of other philosophical approaches, such as ecofeminism, new materialism, speculative realism, and object-oriented ontology. The book thus outlines and justifies why and how a specifically ecophenomenological praxis may lead to the disruption of the environmental crisis at its root. Booth’s observations and arguments make the leap from theory to practice insofar as they may influence how we fundamentally grasp the environmental crisis and what promising avenues of practical activism might look like. In Booth’s view, this is not about achieving a global scientific consensus regarding the material causes of the environmental crisis or the responsible use of “natural resources.” Instead, Booth calls for us to habitually resist our impetus to uncritically reduce more-than-human entities to “natural resources” in the first place. As Booth recognizes, Becoming a Place of Unrest cannot and does not tell us how we should act. Instead, it outlines and provides the basic means by which to instill positive and responsible conceptual and behavioral relationships with the rest of the world. Based on this, there is hope that we may begin to develop more concrete, actionable policies that bring about profound and lasting change.

Author : Robert Booth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Environmental ethics
ISBN : 0821424564

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In this bold argument, Robert Booth asserts that the environmental crisis stems from our anthropocentric understanding of, and behavior in, the more-than-human world. Linking environmental phenomenology to ecofeminism, he shows why and how an ecophenomenological praxis may interrupt the environmental crisis at its source.

Author : William S. Allen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501376764

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Illegibility by William S. Allen Pdf

The philosophical significance of Maurice Blanchot's writings has rarely been in doubt. Specifying the nature and implications of his thinking has proved much less easy, particularly in reference to the key figure of G. W. F. Hegel. Examination reveals that Blanchot's thinking is persistently oriented towards a questioning of the terms of Hegel's thought, while nevertheless remaining within its themes, whichshows how rigorously he studied Hegel's works but also how radical his critique of them became. Equally, it allows for a crucial discussion of the differences between Blanchot's responses to Hegel and those of Jacques Derrida, with the implicit suggestion that in some ways Blanchot's critique of Hegel is more far-reaching than that developed by Derrida. William S. Allen demonstrates those aspects of Hegelian thought that permeate Blanchot's writings and, in turn, develops a detailed three-way analysis of Derrida, Hegel, and Blanchot. The key question around which this analysis develops is that of the relation between thought and language concerning the issue of the infinite and its legibility. Illegibility introduces a new and substantially philosophical account of Blanchot's importance, and also showshow his writings laid the ground for Derrida's workswhile developing their own uniquely challenging response to the problems of post-Hegelian thought.

Author : John F. Forester
Publisher : New Village Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781613321423

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How Spaces Become Places by John F. Forester Pdf

"A diverse set of place makers describe how they transformed contested or empty "spaces" into vibrant and functional "places." Spanning four countries and ten U.S. locales, these projects range from building affordable housing, to community building in the aftermath of racial violence, to the integration of the arts in community development. By recounting how they built trust, diagnosed local problems, and convened stakeholders to invent solutions, place makers offer pragmatic, instructive strategies to employ in other communities"--

Author : Brian Massumi
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 101328769X

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The Principle of Unrest by Brian Massumi Pdf

There is no such thing as rest. The world is always on the move. It is made of movement. We find ourselves always in the midst of it, in transformations under way. The basic category for understanding is activity - and only derivatively subject, object, rule, order. What is called for is an 'activist' philosophy based on these premises. The Principle of Unrest explores the contemporary implications of an activist philosophy, pivoting on the issue of movement. Movement is understood not simply in spatial terms but as qualitative transformation: becoming, emergence, event. Neoliberal capitalism's special relation to movement is of central concern. Its powers of mobilization now descend to the emergent level of just-forming potential. This carries them beyond power-over to powers-to-bring-to-be, or what the book terms 'ontopower'. It is necessary to track capitalist power throughout its expanding field of emergence in order to understand how counter-powers can resist its capture and rival it on its own immanent ground. At the emergent level, at the eventful first flush of their arising, counter-powers are always collective. This even applies to movements of thought. Thought in the making is collective expression. How can we think this transindividuality of thought? What practices can address it? How, politically, can we understand the concept of the event to emergently include events of thought? Only by attuning to the creative unrest always agitating at the infra-individual level, in direct connection with the transindividual level, bypassing the mid-level of what was traditionally taken for a sovereign subject: by embracing our 'dividuality'. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : Robert Edgar Carter
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0773514104

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Becoming Bamboo by Robert Edgar Carter Pdf

The many problems we face in today's world -- among them war, environmental destruction, religious and racial intolerance, and inappropriate technologies -- demand that we carefully re-evaluate such issues as our relation to the environment, the nature of progress, ultimate purposes, and human values. These are all issues, Robert Carter explains, that are intimately linked to our perception of life's meaning. While many books discuss life's meaning either analytically or prescriptively, Carter addresses values and ways of meaningful living from a broader perspective, using Japanese philosophy to augment his investigation. He examines Martin Heidegger's distinction between "dwelling" and existing in the world, Lawrence Kohlberg's "stage seven" of human moral development, and the works of Viktor Frankl, Carol Gilligan, and Nel Noddings. He applies hermeneutic and deconstructionist theory to the question of meaning, and explores the feminist contribution to ethics and its relation to the interconnectedness of things celebrated in Zen and Shinto thought. Bridging various dichotomies such as East/West, reason/emotion, male/female, and caring/justice, Carter shows that ethics, environmental concern, caring, and joy in living are dependent on the growth and transformation of the self. Only by becoming aware of the interrelatedness of things, Carter reveals, can we become as supple and as strong as the bamboo tree, long the symbol of longevity and constancy.

Author : Michelle Harrison
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780857070920

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Unrest by Michelle Harrison Pdf

‘SPOOKY. GRIPPING AND INTRIGUING.' Sophie McKenzie, author of Girl, Missing Seventeen-year-old Elliott hasn't slept properly for six months. Ever since the accident that nearly killed him, a shadowy figure has made its presence felt - a figure only he can see. Elliott is convinced his near-death experience has enabled him to contact the dead. But are his ghostly visions real, or the effects of a damaged mind? When Elliott gets a job at a supposedly haunted museum it seems like the perfect chance to discover what's really going on. But his arrival doesn't just cause a stir amongst the living. Unwittingly, Elliott uncovers the museum's terrible secret ... and a spirit hell-bent on using him for revenge. The brilliant, spine-tingling YA novel by award-winning author M. Harrison. ‘Chilling’ The Bookseller ‘I devoured Unrest.Or rather, I felt it devoured me. Clever, unexpected and satisfying.’ Kate Cann ‘a beautifully written, gripping, thoroughly spooky young adult novel… Unsettling, eerie, with intriguing characters and a compelling, satisfying plot full of twists and turns… I loved it.’ Sarah Singleton ‘It takes great skill to create an atmosphere that creeps off the page into your veins. Harrison’s subtlety and eye for detail lift this above any other spookfest.’ The Independent

Author : Fariborz Ghadar
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442228955

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Becoming American by Fariborz Ghadar Pdf

For policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens, immigration reform is one of the defining issues of our time. In turns both personal and analytical, remaining factual and well-argued throughout, Fariborz Ghadar’s Becoming American makes the case for common sense immigration policies and practices that will not only help strengthen America’s economy and role as world leader, but will also help millions of prospective immigrants and their families start making more out of their lives today, and for generations to come. The author is an Iranian immigrant who fled his homeland decades ago in search of a more stable and successful future. Weaving his personal story into that of the millions of immigrants facing unnecessary hurdles at the global level, he demonstrates the need for our governments and leaders to make policy decisions intelligently – not just based on current circumstances – but with an eye toward a future brighter than our current state of dysfunction, uncertainty, and regrettable bigotry towards those with funny names. Based on our nation’s undeniable history as a nation of immigrants, we cannot fail to address the impact that immigration will have on our future if we want to accurately plan for a thriving, diverse and better tomorrow. Becoming American understand helps readers not only the mindset of America’s immigrant populations, but makes the case for America once more as a place for the world’s hardest workers, loftiest dreamers, and most prosperous people.

Author : Paul Hawken
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780143113652

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Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken Pdf

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, leader, or location and that has gone largely ignored by politicians and the media. Blessed Unrest explores the diversity of the movement, its brilliant ideas, innovative strategies, and centuries of hidden history. A culmination of Hawken's many years of leadership in the environmental and social justice fields, it will inspire all who despair of the world's fate, and its conclusions will surprise even those within the movement itself.

Author : Charlotte Beyer
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527591592

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Intersectionality and Decolonisation in Contemporary British Crime Fiction by Charlotte Beyer Pdf

Intersectionality and decolonisation are prominent themes in contemporary British crime fiction. Through an in-depth critical and contextual analysis of selected contemporary British crime fiction novels from the 1990s to 2018, this distinctive book examines representations of race, class, sexuality, and gender by John Harvey, Stella Duffy, M.Y. Alam, and Dorothy Koomson. It argues that contemporary British crime fiction is a field of contestation where urgent cultural and social questions are debated and the politics of representation explored. A significant resource which will be valuable to researchers and scholars of the crime genre, as well as British literature, this book offers timely critical engagement with intersectionality and decolonisation and their representation in contemporary British crime fiction.

Author : Melissa A. Johnson
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813596983

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Becoming Creole by Melissa A. Johnson Pdf

Taking the reader into the lived experience of Afro-Caribbean people who call the watery lowlands of Belize home, Melissa A. Johnson traces Belizean Creole peoples' relationships with the plants, animals, water, and soils around them, and analyzes how these relationships intersect with transnational racial assemblages.

Author : Rosemary Mander,Valerie Fleming
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781135248666

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Becoming a Midwife by Rosemary Mander,Valerie Fleming Pdf

What is the reality of being a midwife at the beginning of the twenty-first century? What is it like to help and support women throughout pregnancy and childbirth and into motherhood? What roles can midwives play in society? Becoming a Midwife explores what it is to be a midwife, looking at the factors that make midwifery such a special profession, as well as some of the challenges. The chapters cover a variety of settings and several different stages in a woman’s pregnancy. Each one is narrated by a midwife who introduces their own theme, recounts a vignette that throws light on their understanding of midwifery and reasons for becoming a midwife and any subsequent career moves. Drawing together these insights, the editors show what it means to be a midwife today. Suitable for those contemplating a career in midwifery and providing an opportunity for reflection for more experienced midwives, this thought-provoking book is an invaluable contribution to midwifery.

Author : Paris Blumenthal
Publisher : Paris David Blumenthal
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780615541730

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Time to Be Free 5773 by Paris Blumenthal Pdf

Time To Be Free 5773 Is a spiritual autobiography of Paris David Blumenthal's life in the Martial Arts and beyond. Martial Arts, the Bible, Jewish Mysticism are all entwined, and what they mean to him in today's world. This book belongs on the shelf next to books like the, "Warrior Athlete: Body, Mind & Spirit "by Dan Millman , "The Book of the Five Rings," by Miyamoto Musashi. A scrawny little kid, oldest of four with three younger sisters that grew up in a complex world and simplified it all to give meaning to his life. His vision was attributed to circumstances in his life that gave him a window to the future. His predictions made in 2008 are left in the book through 2013. A vision of a unique economic system and a future political system comes from this book. It all starts with us as an individual, and that is where the human race will develop, into super human beings that will change the world of tomorrow. The development will come through faith, values and effort beyond expectations. Read and become one!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Universalism
ISBN : OSU:32435064218332

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The Universalist Leader by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lisa Maxwell
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780738742335

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Sweet Unrest by Lisa Maxwell Pdf

Lucy Aimes can’t explain her dreams. Dark and familiar, they are filled with people she shouldn’t know, but does. When her family moves to New Orleans, Lucy is drawn into the city’s mystical undercurrent to search for answers.