The Ego Continuum

The Ego Continuum
Author: Mark Robinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780473380991

Staff quit, the team is disengaged, and it's difficult to keep everyone on track-this is evidence of shitty leadership. But the question is: Are you yourself, a shitty leader? Inside The Ego Continuum, Robinson explores the delicate subject of "shitty leadership," unpacking both spectrums of the scale-from narcissism to insecurity.

The Ego Continuum

The Ego Continuum
Author: Mark Robinson (Professional coach)
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017
Genre: Leadership
ISBN: 9780473381004

I Am You

I Am You
Author: Daniel Kolak
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 679
Release: 2007-11-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1402030142

Borders enclose and separate us. We assign to them tremendous significance. Along them we draw supposedly uncrossable boundaries within which we believe our individual identities begin and end, erecting the metaphysical dividing walls that enclose each one of us into numerically identical, numerically distinct, entities: persons. Do the borders between us - physical, psychological, neurological, causal, spatial, temporal, etc. - merit the metaphysical significance ordinarily accorded them? The central thesis of I Am You is that our borders do not signify boundaries between persons. We are all the same person. Variations on this heretical theme have been voiced periodically throughout the ages (the Upanishads, Averroës, Giordano Bruno, Josiah Royce, Schrödinger, Fred Hoyle, Freeman Dyson). In presenting his arguments, the author relies on detailed analyses of recent formal work on personal identity, especially that of Derek Parfit, Sydney Shoemaker, Robert Nozick, David Wiggins, Daniel C. Dennett and Thomas Nagel, while incorporating the views of Descartes, Leibniz, Wittgenstein, Schopenhauer, Kant, Husserl and Brouwer. His development of the implied moral theory is inspired by, and draws on, Rawls, Sidgwick, Kant and again Parfit. The traditional, commonsense view that we are each a separate person numerically identical to ourselves over time, i.e., that personal identity is closed under known individuating and identifying borders - what the author calls Closed Individualism - is shown to be incoherent. The demonstration that personal identity is not closed but open points collectively in one of two new directions: either there are no continuously existing, self-identical persons over time in the sense ordinarily understood - the sort of view developed by philosophers as diverse as Buddha, Hume and most recently Derek Parfit, what the author calls Empty Individualism - or else you are everyone, i.e., personal identity is not closed under known individuating and identifying borders, what the author calls Open Individualism. In making his case, the author: - offers a new explanation both of consciousness and of self-consciousness - constructs a new theory of Self - explains psychopathologies (e.g. multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia) - shows Open Individualism to be the best competing explanation of who we are - provides the metaphysical foundations for global ethics. The book is intended for philosophers and the philosophically inclined - physicists, mathematicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, linguists, computer scientists, economists, and communication theorists. It is accessible to graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Impossible God

Impossible God
Author: Hugh Rayment-Pickard
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1351928368

Impossible God introduces Derrida's theology for a new generation interested in Derrida's writings and in the future of theology, and clarifies Derrida's theology for those already familiar with his writings. Derrida's theological concerns are now widely recognised but Impossible God shows how Derrida's theology takes its shape from his earliest writings on Edmund Husserl and from explorations into Husserl's unpublished manuscripts on time and theology. Rayment-Pickard argues that Derrida goes beyond both the nihilism of the 'death of God' and the denials of negative theology to affirm a theology of God's 'impossibility'. Derrida's 'impossible God' is not another God of the philosophers but a powerful deity capable of wakening us into faith, ethical responsibility and love. Showing how central theology has been to Derrida's philosophy since the beginning of his career, Impossible God presents an accessible study of a neglected area of Derrida's writing which students of philosophy and theology will find invaluable.

Personality as an Affect-processing System

Personality as an Affect-processing System
Author: Jack Block
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2002-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1135645841

This work looks at debates and finds common ground on which to construct an integrative model on personality. The author elaborates his vision of personality as an adaptive system that enables the individual to maintain equilibrium in an environment that is both threatening and engaging.

Mind

Mind
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 646
Release: 1912
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

A quarterly review of philosophy.

Identity in Adolescence

Identity in Adolescence
Author: Jane Kroger
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2004
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0415281067

Fully updated to include the most recent research and theoretical developments in the field, the third edition of Identity in Adolescence examines the two way interaction of individual and social context in the process of identity formation. Setting the developmental tradition in context, Jane Kroger begins by providing a brief overview of the theoretical approaches to adolescent identity formation currently in use. This is followed by a discussion of five developmental models which reflect a range of attempts from the oldest to among the most recent efforts to describe this process and include the work of Erik Erikson, Peter Blos, Lawrence Kohlberg, Jane Loevinger, and Robert Kegan. Although focussing on each theorist in turn, this volume also goes on to compare and integrate the varied theoretical models and research findings and sets out some of the practical implications for social response to adolescents. Different social and cultural conditions and their effect on the identity formation process are also covered as are contemporary contextual, narrative, and postmodern approaches to understanding and researching identity issues. The book is ideal reading for students of adolescence, identity and developmental psychology.

The Addiction Solution

The Addiction Solution
Author: Lloyd Sederer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1501179462

A groundbreaking, “timely and well-written” (Booklist, starred review) guide to addiction from a psychiatrist and public health doctor, offering practical, proven solutions for individuals, families, and communities dealing with substance use and abuse. Written with warmth, accessibility, and vast authority, The Addiction Solution is a practical guide through the world of drug use and abuse and addiction treatment. Here, Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, brings together scientific and clinical knowledge, policy suggestions, and case studies to describe our current drug crisis and establish a clear path forward to recovery and health. In a time when so many people are affected by the addiction epidemic, when 142 people die of overdoses every day in the United States, principally from opioids, Sederer’s decades of wisdom and clinical experience are needed more than ever before. With a timely focus on opioids, Sederer takes us through the proven essentials of addiction treatment and explains why so many of our current policies, like the lingering remnants of the War on Drugs, fail to help drug users, their families, and their wider communities. He identifies a key insight, often overlooked in popular and professional writing about addiction and its treatment: namely, that people who use drugs do so to meet specific needs, and that drugs may be the best solution those people currently have. Writing with generosity and empathy about the many Americans who use illicit and prescribed substances, Sederer lays out specific, evidence-based, researched solutions to the prevention and problems of drug use, including exercise, medications, therapy, recovery programs, and community services. “Comprehensive…well-informed and accessible” (Kirkus Reviews), The Addiction Solution provides invaluable help, comfort, and hope.

What is Power?

What is Power?
Author: Byung-Chul Han
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1509516131

Power is a pervasive phenomenon yet there is little consensus on what it is and how it should be understood. In this book the cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han develops a fresh and original perspective on the nature of power, shedding new light on this key feature of social and political life. Power is commonly defined as a causal relation: an individual’s power is the cause that produces a change of behaviour in someone else against the latter’s will. Han rejects this view, arguing that power is better understood as a mediation between ego and alter which creates a complex array of reciprocal interdependencies. Power can also be exercised not only against the other but also within and through the other, and this involves a much higher degree of mediation. This perspective enables us to see that power and freedom are not opposed to one another but are manifestations of the same power, differing only in the degree of mediation. This highly original account of power will be of great interest to students and scholars of philosophy and of social, political and cultural theory, as well as to anyone seeking to understand the many ways in which power shapes our lives today.

The Ego Continuum

The Ego Continuum
Author: Mark Robinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017
Genre: Leadership
ISBN: 9780473380984

The pure, unvarnished truth: sometimes the people we work with demonstrate shitty behaviours--this doesn't mean they're shitty people! In the workplace, some managers have shitty leadership moments, which impact our employees' personal and business experiences. By developing your leadership brand, self-awareness and the art of bespoke feedback delivery, The Ego-Continuum is the blueprint to unshittify your leadership skills once and for all. Written to help new leaders learn and existing leaders develop, this book provides readers with the answers. The significance of The Ego-Continuum - how narcissism and insecurity perceptions can result in similar outcomes Recognise the intent of "shitty leadership" and that it's all about behavioural choices Learn the two key questions leaders should ask every employee to begin the removal of shitty leadership perceptions Understand that you may not be as self-aware as you think you are and how that enables your shitty leadership behaviours Self-recognise and own your personal leadership brand and instantly witness a paradigm shift in your relationships Why your staff quit (but some still work for you) Understand the shadows you cast and how they impact your staff and ultimately, your corporate culture Learn the importance of making it no longer about you and why this is relevant How to recognise your shitty leadership behaviours How to build your leadership brand and bespoke feedback delivery