The Curse Of The Self

Author : Mark R. Leary
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780195325447

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The Curse of the Self by Mark R. Leary Pdf

Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price. Few people realize how profoundly their lives are affected by self-reflection or how frequently inner chatter interferes with their success, pollutes their relationships with others, and undermines their happiness. By allowing people to ruminate about the past or imagine what might happen in the future, self-reflection conjures up a great deal of personal suffering in the form of depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, and other negative emotions. A great deal of unhappiness, in the form of addictions, overeating, and domestic violence, is due to people's inability to exert control over their thoughts and behavior. Is it possible to direct our self-reflection in a way that will minimize the disadvantages and maximize the advantages? Is there a way to affect the egotistical self through self-reflection? In this volume, Mark Leary explores the personal and social problems that are created by the capacity for self-reflection, and by drawing upon psychology and other behavioral sciences, offers insights into how these problems can be minimized.

Author : Mark R. Leary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1010668958

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The Curse of the Self by Mark R. Leary Pdf

Author : Alexander Murray
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191613999

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Suicide in the Middle Ages: Volume 2: The Curse on Self-Murder by Alexander Murray Pdf

A group of men dig a tunnel under the threshold of a house. Then they go and fetch a heavy, sagging object from inside the house, pull it out through the tunnel, and put it on a cow-hide to be dragged off and thrown into the offal-pit. Why should the corpse of a suicide – for that is what it is– have earned this unusual treatment? In The Curse on Self-Murder, the second volume of his three-part Suicide in the Middle Ages, Alexander Murray explores the origin of the condemnation of suicide, in a quest which leads along the most unexpected byways of medieval theology, law, mythology, and folklore –and, indeed, in some instances beyond them. At an epoch when there might be plenty of ostensible reasons for not wanting to live, the ways used to block the suicidal escape route give a unique perspective on medieval religion.

Author : Alexander Murray
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198207313

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Suicide in the Middle Ages: Volume 2: The Curse on Self-Murder by Alexander Murray Pdf

The second volume in a three-part series, The Curse of Self-Murder explores the origins of the condemnation of suicide and provides a unique perspective on medieval culture and religion.

Author : Aaron Clarey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522813756

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The Curse of the High IQ by Aaron Clarey Pdf

Society, by statistical necessity, needs to focus on the majority. It needs to be built and designed for "the average." Society, by moral necessity, also needs to focus on the disadvantaged and disabled. Helping those who cannot help themselves. But while the majority of society's resources, attention, and infrastructure is dedicated to average or below-average intelligent people, little-to-none of it is paid to the abnormally intelligent. And while having a high IQ is an overall net benefit in life, being an statistical intellectual freak is not without its drawbacks. Welcome to the "Curse of the High IQ." Whether you fall asleep during class, constantly ram heads with your boss, can't understand why people watch the Oscars, are an alcoholic, or are accused of having "ADD," having a high IQ can be a maddening experience. What you see as the obvious solution is what the "normies" will fight against tooth and nail. Your D-'s you keep getting in English? Your superior mind being held hostage by the boring and inferior mind of your teacher. And you'd like to start a family? Good luck finding an intellectual-equal for a spouse. And so while the world obsesses with their own problems or (rightly so) the problems of the disadvantaged, no one is paying attention to the problems of the abnormally intelligent. However, that all changes now with "Curse of the High IQ." "Curse of the High IQ" is the first book specifically written for abnormally intelligent people. It identifies and addresses a litany of problems intelligent people face, as well as analyzes them and provides solutions. But more importantly it aims to bring sanity to those who struggle with abnormally intelligence, especially those who are unaware they have it. So if you're constantly at odds with society, are suffering from depression or ennui, can't find any reason or agency in life, or just plain can't find any friends, consider purchasing "Curse of the High IQ." It's guaranteed to make your life a little easier.

Author : Lisa Earle McLeod,JoAnn Swan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101153482

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Forget Perfect by Lisa Earle McLeod,JoAnn Swan Pdf

Millions of women across America have had it up to here with trying to have it all-while never finding the time to appreciate what is right in front of them. This engaging new book from a fresh new voice reminds women of the wonderful life choices they have already made, and helps them to figure out where they want to go from here. It offers all women, of all ages, a chance to rewrite their "to-do" list, and put themselves at the top. Forget Perfect is a smart and funny look at how trying to be perfect actually gets in the way of happiness, and how letting go of being perfect means raising standards to live life to the fullest and appreciate the things that really matter.

Author : David M. Whitford
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351891837

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The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era by David M. Whitford Pdf

For hundreds of years, the biblical story of the Curse of Ham was marshalled as a justification of serfdom, slavery and human bondage. According to the myth, having seen his father Noah naked, Ham's is cursed to have his descendants be forever slaves. In this new book the Curse of Ham is explored in its Reformation context, revealing how it became the cornerstone of the Christian defence of slavery and the slave trade for the next four hundred years. It shows how broader medieval interpretations of the story became marginalized in the early modern period as writers such as Annius of Viterbo and George Best began to weave the legend of Ham into their own books, expanding and adding to the legend in ways that established a firm connection between Ham, Africa, slavery and race. For although in the original biblical text Ham himself is not cursed and race is never mentioned, these writers helped develop the story of Ham into an ideological and theological defence for African slavery, at the precise time that the Transatlantic Slave Trade began to establish itself as a major part of the European economy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Skilfully weaving together elements of theology, literature and history, this book provides a fascinating insight into the ways that issues of religion, economics and race could collide in the Reformation world. It will prove essential reading, not only for those with an interest in early modern history, but for anyone wishing to try to comprehend the origins of arguments used to justify slavery and segregation right up to the 1960s.

Author : Jane F Collen
Publisher : Streamline Brands
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692867503

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The Curse of the Magic Mirror by Jane F Collen Pdf

What child does not face some form of bullying? What child does not grapple with self-esteem or body image issues? These real life problems are the subject of this fantasy tale. Magic and meanness are combined to create a compelling story that will resonate with all students. Two children, brought to a magical place by their Elbow Fairies, stumble upon a magic mirror. But the fun quickly turns to misery when Abigail looks into the mirror. The brilliant illustrations of David Trumble draw the reader into the drama and highlight the positive message. Another in the genre of social-emotional picture books in The Enjella(R) Adventure Series.

Author : James Wideman Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Bible
ISBN : NLI:1932433-10

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The Self-interpreting Bible by James Wideman Lee Pdf

Author : Bjoern Quiring
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000155211

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Shakespeare's Curse by Bjoern Quiring Pdf

Conceptualizing the curse as the representation of a foundational, mythical violence that is embedded within juridical discourse, Shakespeare’s Curse pursues a reading of Richard III, King John, and King Lear in order to analyse the persistence of imprecations in the discourses of modernity. Shakespeare wrote during a period that was transformative in the development of juridical thinking. However, taking up the relationship between theatre, theology and law, Bjoern Quiring argues that the curse was not eliminated from legal discourses during this modernization of jurisprudence; rather, it persisted and to this day continues to haunt numerous speech acts. Drawing on the work of Derrida, Lacan, Walter Benjamin and Giorgio Agamben, among others, Quiring analyses the performativity of the curse, and tracks its power through the juristic themes that are pursued within Shakespeare’s plays – such as sovereignty, legitimacy, succession, obligation, exception, and natural law. Thus, this book provides an original and important insight into early modern legal developments, as well as a fresh perspective on some of Shakespeare’s best-known works. A fascinating interdisciplinary study, this book will interest students and scholars of Law, Literature, and History.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Self-culture
ISBN : IOWA:31858045480344

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Self Culture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590706628

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Out of His fulness, addresses by Andrew Murray Pdf

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433074905104

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Ben Jonson: Bartholomew Fair. Cynthia's revels; or, The fountain of self-love. Sejanus, his fall by Ben Jonson Pdf

Author : David Wheaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : UIUC:30112060096010

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The Science of Self by David Wheaton Pdf

Author : William Unsworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Religious education
ISBN : OXFORD:600074019

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Self-culture & Self-reliance, Under God the Means of Self-elevation by William Unsworth Pdf