Straw Men, Paper Tigers, and Puppets: The Philosophy of Knowns and Unknowns

Straw Men, Paper Tigers, and Puppets: The Philosophy of Knowns and Unknowns
Author: Dr. Ray C. Minor
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2020-08-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1647023963

Straw Men, Paper Tigers, and Puppets: The Philosophy of Knowns and Unknowns By: Dr. Ray C. Minor Straw Men, Paper Tigers, and Puppets: The Philosophy of Knowns and Unknowns shares the challenges, hopes, and dreams that people grapple with everyday. It is a book of rich thoughts on being young, spirituality, hope, success, philosophy, and politics - and rife with common sense and inspiration. This masterful work has been in creative process since the late 1970s and is a must read for every generation.

A Theory of Citizen Equality

A Theory of Citizen Equality
Author: Ray C. Minor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2024-08-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1666913944

A Theory of Citizen Equality: A Framework for Democratic Citizenship advances a theory of citizen equality that provides a roadmap for leveling the playing field. Citizen Equality Model is a broad theoretical approach for establishing justice and equality in a political environment. The theory prioritizes economic, political, religious, and social domains. There are ten total domains with the other six being biological, physiological, psychological, legal, educational, and leisure. If these domains are optimized, then a person has a chance for equality and the benefits of social and economic advantages. It also lists and prescribes thirteen limitations on equality. The theory approaches equality from the viewpoint of citizen as a whole person. In this sense, a citizen is met at their status and assessed to determine requirements for elevation to full equality. The goal is to place citizens in the best position to maximize their ability to attain equality.

Democratic Citizenship and Public Administration

Democratic Citizenship and Public Administration
Author: Ray C. Minor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2021-03-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 179361749X

This book provides a basic understanding of democratic citizenship through use of case studies. These case studies illustrate the extent to which ordinary citizens are controlling their common future. The book provides theoretical and evidence based findings on the complexities of citizenship in a capitalistic-republican setting. It offers new theoretical frameworks on reparation and democratic citizenship.

Philosophical Letters

Philosophical Letters
Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2012-06-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0486143163

The voice of the Age of Reason remarks on English religion and politics during the early 18th century: Quakers, Church of England, Presbyterians, Anti-Trinitarians, Parliament, government, commerce, plus essays on Locke, Descartes, and Newton.

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life
Author: Jaycee Dugard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1451629192

A revelatory memoir about a young woman whose life was stolen when she was kidnapped in 1991 and remained an object of captivity for 18 years.

Reason in Revolt

Reason in Revolt
Author: Alan Woods
Publisher: Wellred Books
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1900007568

The achievements of science and technology during the past century are unparalleled in history. They provide the potential for the solution to all the problems faced by the planet, and equally for its total destruction. Allegedly scientific theories are being used to "prove" that criminality is caused, not by social conditions, but by a "criminal gene". Black people are alleged to be disadvantaged, not because of discrimination, but because of their genetic make-up. Of course, such "science" is highly convenient to right-wing politicians intent on ruthlessly cutting welfare. In the field of theoretical physics and cosmology there is a growing tendency towards mysticism. The "Big Bang" theory of the origin of the universe is being used to justify the existence of a Creator, as in the book of Genesis . For the first time in centuries, science appears to lend credence to religious obscurantism. Yet this is only one side of the story.

Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development

Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development
Author: Francis Galton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1883
Genre: Ability
ISBN:

The word Eugenics first appears in this book. Also, in this book, Galton shows mathematically "the results of his experiments on the relations between the powers of visual imagery and of abstract thought."