Untying The Gordian Knot

Author : N. John Funston
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789812309617

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Divided Over Thaksin by N. John Funston Pdf

These 13 papers were selected from those given by senior analysts from Thailand and the region at the 2006 and 2007 seminars of the National Thai Studies Centre at the Australian National University. The Coup of 2006 and other turbulent events were more or less in progress during the seminars so some of the papers have the flavour of immediacy. Among the subjects addressed are: the Constitutions of 1997 and 2007 and their impacts; the policies, fall and possible future impact of Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister 2001-2006; four papers are on aspects of the ongoing insurgency in Southern Thailand; and the final three papers focus on the economy with discussion of the impact of political uncertainty on business. With much tabulated data and index.

Author : Robert M. Murphy,Kathleen M. Murphy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351364072

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Manager vs. Leader by Robert M. Murphy,Kathleen M. Murphy Pdf

Cutting through the clutter of management and leadership books, Manager vs. Leader: Untying the Gordian Knot works to differentiate the terms manager and leader. With these terms often used synonymously, misunderstanding leads to confusion and failed expectations at all levels of an organization. Providing both academic and practical organizational examples, this book challenges readers with ranging experience and knowledge to explore management and leadership in a new and comprehensive way. Enabling readers to better understand the nuances between leading and managing, this book provides historical context while guiding readers in understanding the impact each role has within an organization. Through brief explorations into Organization Development and Transformation, this book works through the state of the leadership concept and provides insights into future challenges for managers and leaders. Armed with historical context, a foundation to explore the terms manager and leader, and an open mind, readers will be able to more effectively manage expectations and interact with others whether professionally or personally.

Author : Timothy E. Eastman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781793639172

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Untying the Gordian Knot by Timothy E. Eastman Pdf

In Untying the Gordian Knot: Process, Reality, and Context, Timothy E. Eastman proposes a new creative synthesis, the Logoi framework—which is radically inclusive and incorporates both actuality and potentiality—to show how the fundamental notions of process, logic, and relations, woven with triads of input-output-context and quantum logical distinctions, can resolve a baker’s dozen of age-old philosophic problems. Further, Eastman leverages a century of advances in quantum physics and the Relational Realism interpretation pioneered by Michael Epperson and Elias Zafiris and augmented by the independent research of Ruth Kastner and Hans Primas to resolve long-standing issues in understanding quantum physics. Adding to this, Eastman makes use of advances in information and complex systems, semiotics, and process philosophy to show how multiple levels of context, combined with relations—including potential relations—both local and local-global, can provide a grounding for causation, emergence, and physical law. Finally, the Logoi framework goes beyond standard ways of knowing—that of context independence (science) and context focus (arts, humanities)—to demonstrate the inevitable role of ultimate context (meaning, spiritual dimension) as part of a transformative ecological vision, which is urgently needed in these times of human and environmental crises.

Author : Arne L. Kalleberg,Stephen L. Morgan,John Myles,Rachel A. Rosenfeld (Deceased)
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080474233

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Inequality: Structures, Dynamics and Mechanisms by Arne L. Kalleberg,Stephen L. Morgan,John Myles,Rachel A. Rosenfeld (Deceased) Pdf

Aage Sorensen was an influential intellectual presence who was one of the world's leading authorities on social stratification and the sociology of education. His research sought to understand the structures, dynamics and mechanisms that underlie inequalities in industrial societies by focusing on how individuals' attainments are shaped by characteristics of a society's or organization's opportunity structure, on the one hand, and individuals' education, experience and other human capital resources, on the other. He emphasized inequalities associated with education and schooling, class, and stratification outcomes such as income and occupational status. Within these general foci, he tackled the study of phenomena as diverse as rates of learning in elementary school reading groups and promotion patterns in large industrial corporations. The chapters of this volume illustrate some of the major themes that characterized Aage's research; these topics are also likely to constitute important concerns for future efforts to understand structured social inequality in society. These themes include: the development of explicit dynamic models to account for observed patterns of education, career, and labor market outcomes; aspects of educational inequality such as school effects and learning opportunities; issues related to intragenerational mobility and careers; and the role of rents in generating structural inequality.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428911871

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The United States and Colombia: Untying the Gordian Knot by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ondřej Dadejík,Martin Kaplický,Miloš Ševčík,Vlastimil Zuska
Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788024647265

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Process and Aesthetics by Ondřej Dadejík,Martin Kaplický,Miloš Ševčík,Vlastimil Zuska Pdf

While Alfred North Whitehead did not dedicate any books or articles to aesthetics specifically, aesthetic motifs permeate his entire philosophical opus. Despite this, aestheticians have devoted little attention to Whitehead; most attempts to reconstruct Whitehead’s aesthetics have come from process philosophers, and even in that context aesthetics has never occupied a central position. In this book, four scholars of aesthetics provide another angle from which Whiteheadian aesthetics might be reconstructed. Paying special attention to the notion of aesthetic experience, the authors analyze abstraction versus concreteness, immediacy vs. mediation, and aesthetic contextualism vs. aesthetic isolationism. For their interpretation of Whiteheadian aesthetics, the concepts of creativity and rhythm are crucial. Using these concepts, the book interprets the motif of the processes by which experience is harmonized, the sensation of the quality of the whole, and directedness towards novelty. The first chapter introduces Whitehead’s philosophical method of descriptive generalization. This method assumes that every philosophical system is based on a particular entry point. We show that for Whitehead this entry point was aesthetics. Chapter Two compares Whitehead and Dewey’s philosophies to show that both viewed aesthetic experience in terms of complex rhythms; this helps us better understand the differences and the continuities between everyday experience and art. Chapter Three compares Whitehead’s ideas with those of Henri Bergson, showing the way art reveals the form of immediate experience and how the aesthetic experience of art relates to truth. The final chapter details the processes that constitute aesthetic experience in a narrower sense, analyzing aesthetic experience from the perspective of the types of abstractive processes it involves and the complex types of experience it produces.

Author : A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi,Saturnino M. Borras Jr.,Cristóbal Kay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134121915

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Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi,Saturnino M. Borras Jr.,Cristóbal Kay Pdf

Here internationally renowned scholars explore the structural causes of rural poverty, income inequality and the processes of social exclusion and political subordination across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Author : Ottavio Quirico,Mouloud Boumghar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317662686

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Climate Change and Human Rights by Ottavio Quirico,Mouloud Boumghar Pdf

Do anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions affect human rights? Should fundamental rights constrain climate policies? Scientific evidence demonstrates that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions contribute to increasing atmospheric temperatures, soon passing the compromising threshold of 2° C. Consequences such as Typhoon Haiyan prove that climate alteration has the potential to significantly impair basic human needs. Although the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and human rights regulatory regimes have so far proceeded separately, awareness is arising about their reciprocal implications. Based on tripartite fundamental obligations, this volume explores the relationship between climate change and interdependent human rights, through the lens of an international and comparative perspective. Along the lines of the metaphor of the ‘wall’, the research ultimately investigates the possibility of overcoming the divide between universal rights and climate change, and underlying barriers. This book aims to be a useful resource not only for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students in international, comparative, environmental law and politics and human rights, but also for the wider public.

Author : Bruce B. Lawrence
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691209210

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The Koran in English by Bruce B. Lawrence Pdf

The untold story of how the Arabic Qur'an became the English Koran For millions of Muslims, the Qur'an is sacred only in Arabic, the original Arabic in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century. To many Arab and non-Arab believers alike, the book literally defies translation, yet English translations are growing in both number and importance. Bruce Lawrence tells the remarkable story of the centuries-long quest to translate the Qur'an's lyrical verses—and to make English itself an Islamic language. A translation saga like no other, this panoramic book looks at cyber Korans, versions by feminist translators, and even a graphic Qur'an by the acclaimed visual artist Sandow Birk.

Author : Alexander Bogomolny
Publisher : Wolfram Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 157955041X

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Cut the Knot by Alexander Bogomolny Pdf

He who untied the Gordian knot would rule all of Asia So goes the legend of the tricky knot of Gordius, king of Phrygia.Many had tried; many had failed, but Alexander the Great simplycut the knot with his sword. He went on to conquer most of Asia, eventually reaching as far east as Northern India. Cut the Knot is a book of probability riddles curated to challenge the mind andexpand mathematical and logical thinking skills. First housed on cut-the-knot.org, these puzzles and their solutions represent the efforts of great minds around theworld. Follow along as Alexander Bogomolny presents these selected riddles bytopical progression. Try them for yourself before reading their solutions. Just like itwas for Alexander the Great, the non-trivial, unexpected solution might be exactlythe one you need.

Author : Ayman S. El-Baz,Jasjit Suri
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780128174296

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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease by Ayman S. El-Baz,Jasjit Suri Pdf

Computer-Assisted Diagnosis: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease brings together multifaceted information on research and clinical applications from an academic, clinical, bioengineering and bioinformatics perspective. The editors provide a stellar, diverse list of authors to explore this interesting field. Academic researchers, bioengineers, new investigators and students interested in diabetes and heart disease need an authoritative reference to reduce the amount of time spent on source-searching so they can spend more time on actual research and clinical application. This reference accomplishes this with contributions by authors from around the world. Provides valuable information for academic clinicians, researchers, bioengineers and industry on diabetes and cardiovascular disease Discusses the impact of diabetes on cardiovascular disease Covers statistical classification techniques and risk stratification

Author : David Ray Griffin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781556357558

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Unsnarling the World-Knot by David Ray Griffin Pdf

The mind-body problem, which Schopenhauer called the "world-knot," has been a central problem for philosophy since the time of Descartes. Among realists--those who accept the reality of the physical world--the two dominant approaches have been dualism and materialism, but there is a growing consensus that, if we are ever to understand how mind and body are related, a radically new approach is required. David Ray Griffin develops a third form of realism, one that resolves the basic problem (common to dualism and materialism) of the continued acceptance of the Cartesian view of matter. In dialogue with various philosophers, including Dennett, Kim, McGinn, Nagel, Seager, Searle, and Strawson, Griffin shows that materialist physicalism is even more problematic than dualism. He proposes instead a panexperientialist physicalism grounded in the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. Answering those who have rejected "panpsychism" as obviously absurd, Griffin argues compellingly that panexperientialism, by taking experience and spontaneity as fully natural, can finally provide a naturalistic account of the emergence of consciousness--an account that also does justice to the freedom we all suppose in practice.

Author : Jerry Spinelli
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316333504

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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Pdf

A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.

Author : Jay W. Lorsch,Thomas J. Tierney
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422163184

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Aligning the Stars by Jay W. Lorsch,Thomas J. Tierney Pdf

Most businesses rely on talent to succeed, but none so much as professional service firms. Within this rapidly expanding, trillion-dollar industry, professionals--and how they're managed--are the primary source of competitive advantage. In fact, success in this sector is determined more by the people you pay than the people who pay you. This path-breaking book provides readers with a practical and integrated perspective on how to win in the unique and tumultuous world of professional services. From strategy to organization to culture, it offers customized insights for businesses in which professionals drive bottom-line results and long-term company success. Respected academic Jay W. Lorsch and accomplished practitioner Thomas J. Tierney apply their broad experience to the realities of "Monday morning" decision making. Their work reflects decades of personal experience, combined with a rigorous study of outstanding professional service firms in industries that include law, information technology, accounting, advertising, investment banking, executive search, and consulting. Aligning the Stars explains what differentiates the "best of the best" within professional services. By describing how to attract, retain, motivate, organize, and lead the stars that shape a company's destiny, this book provides valuable lessons for the current and future leaders of every talent-driven business.

Author : Arrian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : India
ISBN : OXFORD:N13195757

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Arrian's History of the Expedition of Alexander the Great, and Conquest of Persia by Arrian Pdf