Making Sense Of Nonsense

Author : Raymond Moody
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738763378

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Making Sense of Nonsense by Raymond Moody Pdf

What do the whimsical writings of Dr. Seuss have in common with near-death experiences? The answer is that nonsense writing and spiritual experiences seem to defy all logic and yet they both can make a powerful personal impact. In this book, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Raymond Moody shares the groundbreaking results of five decades of research into the philosophy of nonsense, revealing dynamic new perspectives on language, logic, and the mystical side of life. Explore the meaningful feelings that accompany nonsense language and learn how engaging with nonsense can help you on your own spiritual path. Discover how nonsense transcends classical logic, opening the doorway to new spiritual and philosophical breakthroughs. With dozens of examples from literature, comedy, music, and the history of religion, this book presents a unique new approach to the mysteries of the human spirit.

Author : Jane Feber
Publisher : Maupin House Publishing, Inc.
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781934338162

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Active Word Play by Jane Feber Pdf

Move beyond boring word drills and vocabulary quizzes with Active Word Play! The 31 engaging games and activities in Active Word Play encourage students in grades four and up to make new vocabulary words their own. As students actively work with words, the connections they make help them understand and retain the words they are learning. Jane Feber's active-engagement approach infuses Active Word Play with the same enthusiasm your students will experience when they play these games and create make-and-takes that promote long-term retention of new vocabulary words. Step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and templates-as well as lists of common roots, prefixes, and suffixes-make this a ready-to-go resource you'll use over and over. You just choose the words from literature or content-area and basal texts that fit your instructional needs. Students will have as much fun learning the new words as you will teaching them!

Author : Jamie Holmes
Publisher : Crown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780385348393

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Nonsense by Jamie Holmes Pdf

An illuminating look at the surprising upside of ambiguity—and how, properly harnessed, it can inspire learning, creativity, even empathy Life today feels more overwhelming and chaotic than ever. Whether it’s a confounding work problem or a faltering relationship or an unclear medical diagnosis, we face constant uncertainty. And we’re continually bombarded with information, much of it contradictory. Managing ambiguity—in our jobs, our relationships, and daily lives—is quickly becoming an essential skill. Yet most of us don’t know where to begin. As Jamie Holmes shows in Nonsense, being confused is unpleasant, so we tend to shutter our minds as we grasp for meaning and stability, especially in stressful circumstances. We’re hard-wired to resolve contradictions quickly and extinguish anomalies. This can be useful, of course. When a tiger is chasing you, you can’t be indecisive. But as Nonsense reveals, our need for closure has its own dangers. It makes us stick to our first answer, which is not always the best, and it makes us search for meaning in the wrong places. When we latch onto fast and easy truths, we lose a vital opportunity to learn something new, solve a hard problem, or see the world from another perspective. In other words, confusion—that uncomfortable mental place—has a hidden upside. We just need to know how to use it. This lively and original book points the way. Over the last few years, new insights from social psychology and cognitive science have deepened our understanding of the role of ambiguity in our lives and Holmes brings this research together for the first time, showing how we can use uncertainty to our advantage. Filled with illuminating stories—from spy games and doomsday cults to Absolut Vodka’s ad campaign and the creation of Mad Libs—Nonsense promises to transform the way we conduct business, educate our children, and make decisions. In an increasingly unpredictable, complex world, it turns out that what matters most isn’t IQ, willpower, or confidence in what we know. It’s how we deal with what we don’t understand.

Author : Jules Goddard,Tony Eccles
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847658210

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Uncommon Sense, Common Nonsense by Jules Goddard,Tony Eccles Pdf

This is a book for managers who know that their organisations are stuck in a mindset that thrives on fashionable business theories that are no more than folk wisdom, and whose so-called strategies that are little more than banal wish lists. It puts forward the notion that the application of uncommon sense - thinking or acting differently from other organisations in a way that makes unusual sense - is the secret to competitive success. For those who want to succeed and stand out from the herd this book is a beacon of uncommon sense and a timely antidote to managerial humbug.

Author : Dayton Preston
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1456838601

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Making Sense of All the Nonsense by Dayton Preston Pdf

Winning Your Weight gets you out of the trap of habits that only produce frustration because of the lack of lasting results. Nonsense: I should eat a big breakfast. Nonsense: I need to eat fat-free if I want to lose weight. Nonsense: The less I eat the better. Nonsense: I need to eat a special combination of foods to lose weight. Nonsense: I shouldn't eat after 6pm. Nonsense: I should avoid carbs as much as possible. Nonsense: Ab gadgets and sit ups will flatten my stomach. Nonsense: The glycemic index is the answer to losing weight. Nonsense: If I'm not hungry, I shouldn't eat. Nonsense: I need weight loss supplements to help lose weight. Nonsense: I have to eat from a list of foods to maintain control of what I eat. Nonsense: I have to eat from pre-packaged meals to control my food intake. Nonsense: I need to detox my body and jump start my efforts. Nonsense: Surgery is my only hope.

Author : Michael Heyman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8184778430

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THIS BOOK MAKES NO SENSE by Michael Heyman Pdf

Author : Sam Harris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781439171226

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The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris Pdf

Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science.

Author : Jack D. Schwager
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118523162

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Market Sense and Nonsense by Jack D. Schwager Pdf

Bestselling author, Jack Schwager, challenges the assumptionsat the core of investment theory and practice and exposes commoninvestor mistakes, missteps, myths, and misreads When it comes to investment models and theories of how marketswork, convenience usually trumps reality. The simple fact is thatmany revered investment theories and market models are flatlywrong—that is, if we insist that they work in the real world.Unfounded assumptions, erroneous theories, unrealistic models,cognitive biases, emotional foibles, and unsubstantiated beliefsall combine to lead investors astray—professionals as well asnovices. In this engaging new book, Jack Schwager, bestsellingauthor of Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards,takes aim at the most perniciously pervasive academic precepts,money management canards, market myths and investor errors. Like somany ducks in a shooting gallery, Schwager picks them off, one at atime, revealing the truth about many of the fallacious assumptions,theories, and beliefs at the core of investment theory andpractice. A compilation of the most insidious, fundamental investmenterrors the author has observed over his long and distinguishedcareer in the markets Brings to light the fallacies underlying many widely heldacademic precepts, professional money management methodologies, andinvestment behaviors A sobering dose of real-world insight for investmentprofessionals and a highly readable source of information andguidance for general readers interested in investment, trading, andfinance Spans both traditional and alternative investment classes,covering both basic and advanced topics As in his best-selling Market Wizard series, Schwagermanages the trick of covering material that is pertinent toprofessionals, yet writing in a style that is clear and accessibleto the layman

Author : M. Cappucio,T. Froese,Massimiliano Cappuccio
Publisher : Springer
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137363367

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Enactive Cognition at the Edge of Sense-Making by M. Cappucio,T. Froese,Massimiliano Cappuccio Pdf

The enactive approach replaces the classical computer metaphor of mind with emphasis on embodiment and social interaction as the sources of our goals and concerns. Researchers from a range of disciplines unite to address the challenge of how to account for the more uniquely human aspects of cognition, including the abstract and the nonsensical.

Author : Jean Bricmont
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319652719

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Quantum Sense and Nonsense by Jean Bricmont Pdf

Permeated by the author's delightful humor, this little book explains, with nearly no mathematics, the main conceptual issues associated with quantum mechanics: The issue of determinism. Does quantum mechanics signify the end of a deterministic word-view? The role of the human subject or of the "observer" in science. Since Copernicus, science has increasingly tended to dethrone Man from his formerly held special position in the Universe. But quantum mechanics, with its emphasis on the notion of observation, may once more have given a central role to the human subject. The issue of locality. Does quantum mechanics imply that instantaneous actions at a distance exist in Nature? In these pages the author offers a variety of views and answers - bad as well as good - to these questions. The reader will be both entertained and enlightened by Jean Bricmont's clear and incisive arguments.

Author : Dr. Joe Schwarcz
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307374646

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Science, Sense & Nonsense by Dr. Joe Schwarcz Pdf

When did "chemical" become a dirty word? Forty or so years ago, chemistry -- which had been recognized as a miracle-making boon to humanity - somehow became associated with warfare, sinister food additives, "toxins" and pollution. It's a situation that Dr. Joe Schwarcz aims to put into perspective. Yes, there's a downside to chemistry, he says, but this is dwarfed by its enormous benefits. Dr. Joe's new collection of commentaries will inspire an appreciation for the science of everyday life, and equip you to spot the muddled thinking, misunderstandings and deceptions in media stories and advertising claims. Does organic food really always equal better food? Are vaccines dangerous? Will the latest health fad make you ill? Do expensive wrinkle creams do the job? What are the best ways to avoid cancer? The answers to such questions often lie in an understanding of the chemistry involved. Ask Dr. Joe. Science, Sense and Nonsense celebrates chemistry's great achievements, lambastes its charlatans, and explores its essential connections to our wellbeing. And does so in authoritative, highly readable, good humoured style.

Author : Massimo Pigliucci
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226667874

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Nonsense on Stilts by Massimo Pigliucci Pdf

Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution, despite it being one of science’s best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link can been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, despite near consensus in the scientific community that manmade climate change is real. Why do people believe bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and—borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham—the nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a “taxonomy of bunk” that explores the intersection of science and culture at large. No one—not the public intellectuals in the culture wars between defenders and detractors of science nor the believers of pseudoscience themselves—is spared Pigliucci’s incisive analysis. In the end, Nonsense on Stilts is a timely reminder of the need to maintain a line between expertise and assumption. Broad in scope and implication, it is also ultimately a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous debates that will affect the future of our planet.

Author : Barry Stocker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351909730

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Post-Analytic Tractatus by Barry Stocker Pdf

Post-Analytic Tractatus establishes Wittgenstein's early work in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus as an invaluable source for exploring current debate on analytic philosophy in its origins, history, limits and relations with European philosophy. Drawing together new work from the leading figures in interpretation of the Tractatus - Conant and Diamond - with work by respected Wittgenstein commentators such as Kremer and Hutto, together with a reprint of a relevant and striking text by Brouwer, this timely collection offers a valuable resource for exploring the Tractatus' connections to approaches other than logical positivism, mathematical logic and formal semantics. Examining links with the work of Leibniz, Kant, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Frege, Russell, James, Heidegger and others, the contributors consider key themes in twentieth-century philosophy including symbols and expression, language and metaphysics, objects and signs, logical form, structure and syntax, limits of philosophical discourse, Idealism and transcendental arguments, distinguishing sense and nonsense, showing and saying in communication, mysticism and transcendence in experience, ethical and aesthetic value, the worlds of solipsism and religion, philosophy as an activity and as a system. Particularly timely in establishing the Tractatus as a source for comparable debates across Continental and Analytic philosophy, this collection will prove of value to scholars of twentieth-century philosophy, Wittgenstein, and Post-Analytic philosophy.

Author : Alison Branagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 0749454865

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Making Sense of Business by Alison Branagan Pdf

Enterprising individuals often feel that they need to acquire new skills and brush up on existing ones in order to achieve targets, make money, and avoid making elementary mistakes. This work offers expert guidance on such key skills as selling, presenting, and negotiating.

Author : Elżbieta Chrzanowska-Kluczewska,Grzegorz Szpila
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443803830

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In Search of (Non)Sense by Elżbieta Chrzanowska-Kluczewska,Grzegorz Szpila Pdf

[…] it would seem natural to assume that the disciplines of literary studies and linguistics should by rights converge regularly to exchange views as each pursues its own goals. Is such a convergence possible on the question of sense and nonsense? James W. Underhill (this volume) The contributors to the present volume have focused their attention on two sets of problems that are leitmotifs in all the articles gathered. Firstly, should literary semantics – the linguistic study of texts/discourses marked with the feature of ‘literariness’ and ‘poeticalness’ – strive after an interpretation of all such texts at all costs? Are all literary texts interpretable? How do we cope with such troublesome linguistic phenomena as anomaly, deviance, and absurdity? Aren’t we, by any chance, fascinated by nonsense? Do we try to make it at least partly meaningful? Is interpretability our default value? The introductory article by the renowned scholar Margaret H. Freeman is an important voice, indeed a manifesto of sorts of literary semanticists in this respect. Secondly, while trying to answer all these questions, well aware of the fact that literary semantics is a fuzzy branch of linguistic studies, we have attempted at exploring its borderline zone to see to what extent we have to draw from various theoretical sources. Literary semanticists have often proved that they are capable of arguing contrastively in the atmosphere of openness to such neighbouring fields as: discourse analysis, literary pragmatics and reader-response theories, narratology, literary semiotics and hermeneutics, translation studies and – very importantly – the philosophy of language. The authors contributing to this book, an international company of regularly cooperating linguists and literary scholars, strike a nice balance between the cognitive and the more traditionally or philosophically-oriented frameworks of study, being a vivid proof that cognitive and other “denominations” are perfectly capable of fruitful coexistence. The volume ends with a short presentation by Radosław Nowakowski, already known to academic and artistic audiences in Europe as a creator and propagator of liberature – the art of unusual bookmaking, the art of the book liberated from our traditional preconceptions. We hope that our volume will be of interest to academics and students of literary theory and linguistics alike, especially those involved in literary semantics, stylistics and poetics. Naturally, the book is also addressed to members and sympathizers of IALS (International Association of Literary Semantics) and the readers of Journal of Literary Semantics, scattered across the world.