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| Author | : John Stopford |
| Publisher | : Lexington Books |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2009-03-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0739135082 |
The Skillful Self: Liberalism, Culture, and the Politics of Skill presents a political liberal theory of cultural participation and the goals of cultural policy in contemporary pluralistic democracies. The ideal of cultural participation, which many regard as central to the self-conception of modern constitutional democracies, is often subject to the distorting influences of state perfectionism, paternalism, consumerism, and ideology. These distortions and the problems they raise are intensified by the forces of social, cultural, and economic globalization. Using the tools of contemporary liberal theory,The Skillful Self develops an approach to the politics of culture that focuses on the concept of skill and its place in a liberal conception of the self. Support for this approach is derived from the work of Nussbaum and Sen, who make a conception of human capability basic to their views of public policy and the design of political institutions. But the politics of skill modifies the capability approach by characterizing the central human functional capabilities as functions of the skillful self. The final chapters of the book describe the competences of the skillful self, elaborating a new typology of skills and explaining why basic institutions are obliged to promote them. To make the role of skill in the central capabilities explicit in this way is not to invoke the perfectionist ideal of a culture of skill, but rather to focus on the structural role of skill in a nonperfectionist conception of truly human functioning, and on the social conditions of individual capability viewed as a function of skill.
| Author | : Jörgen Sandberg |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2017-07-04 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0192533681 |
One of the most intriguing questions since the time of Plato concerns what defines skillful performance in terms of specific capabilities, knowledge, competence, and expertise. As Frederick Taylor famously noted, an answer to that question would enable us to know what to focus on and what to do to improve the performance of individuals, groups, and organizations. Although we have come to know a great deal about the 'properties' of capabilities, knowledge, competence, and expertise at large, we know significantly less about how they are enacted in skillful performance. Thus, how skillful performance draws on knowledge, how skills develop, and how competencies and capabilities are put to action are still eluding us. Process thinking has not sufficiently explored skillful performance. This book aims to address this gap. It brings together scholars from different backgrounds, traditions, and disciplines whose common perspective is distinctly process-oriented. They seek to rethink capabilities, knowledge, competence, and expertise, not as if these phenomena were already accomplished but, on the contrary, as processes in the making - as performative accomplishments. Such rethinking opens up several new conversations and extends the range of inquiry about how capabilities, knowledge, competence, and expertise are accomplished in practice, and, consequently, how they may be improved.
| Author | : Thomas Lombardo |
| Publisher | : John Hunt Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 796 |
| Release | : 2017-10-27 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1782790705 |
How do our unique conscious minds reflect and amplify nature’s vast evolutionary process? This book provides a scientifically informed, psychologically holistic approach to understanding and enhancing our future consciousness, serving as a guide for creating a realistic, constructive, and ethical future. Thomas Lombardo reveals how we can flourish in the flow of evolution and create a prosperous future for ourselves, human society and the planet.
| Author | : Tarthang Tulku |
| Publisher | : Nyingma Psychology Series |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 9780898002317 |
A pioneering book about using your daily work as a training ground for personal growth and transformation. Simple, direct teaching on bringing mindfulness alive at work, fostering positive attitudes and finding joy in getting results through your growing self- knowledge. A gentle, encouraging approach to living with greater inner freedom. Includes 24 exercises.
| Author | : Jack D. Schwager |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 1996-09-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780471020578 |
An in-depth investigation into the increasingly popular investment: managed futures—written by one of the world's leading authorities "Jack Schwager has written the definitive book on managed futures investing. It is exhaustive in coverage, and the analysis is exceptionally rigorous. The writing is refreshingly candid and sure to provoke discussion on many important topics in the managed futures industry. This book should be required reading for anyone considering investing in managed futures." —Scott Irwin Professor, The Ohio State University "Jack continues to be both an educator and a portfolio manager. Managed Trading is a wonderful book and much needed in the industry. I consider it required reading for investors and financial industry professionals. Finally, a road map which outlines and explores investment issues succinctly." —M. Elaine Crocker President, Moore Capital Management, Inc. "This book is a 'must-read' for anyone thinking of investing in managed futures. Schwager combines the best of academic research on managed futures investments with his own practitioner experience to provide a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the managed futures industry." —Franklin R. Edwards Arthur F. Burns, Professor, Finance and Economics Columbia Business School "The futures markets will continue to grow worldwide. You should read Jack Schwager whether you are contemplating such investments or are already investing, or even if you just want to understand what is happening." —Jim Rogers Author, Investment Biker "Schwager puts managed futures in its proper perspective as a portfolio investment, providing the reader a complete and enlightening tour of the managed futures world. His writing style makes for easy reading and his common sense and good judgment shine through as he surveys the academic literature, linking the practical and the theoretical in evaluating these investments. New investors and old hands alike will find this a 'must buy and hold' book." —Mark J. Powers President, Powers & Dubin Asset Allocation and Management Co. Editor, The Journal of Futures Markets
| Author | : Kwi-Gon Kim |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 489 |
| Release | : 2021-11-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030801659 |
This book provides information that facilitates integrated climate actions in cities, leveraging disruptive technologies, business models, policies, financing, and leadership solutions. It fosters the development of climate smart and wise cities. It reviews the major developments of climate actions in cities and combines climate environment and energy technology, policy and financing instruments. A range of distinguished authors assess the experiences thus far and also consider future development from both theoretical and practical perspectives. They also discuss many policy and technical options, including climate smart and wise city planning, inclusion of urban nature, international and national carbon market mechanisms and measuring its impact and digital transformation. Moreover, attention is paid to the role of natural principles, the role of transparency principles and to aspects of democratic climate governance within a climate action scheme. This book makes clear that the carbon neutrality, sustainability, circularity, efficiency, connectivity and resiliency of cities depend to a large extent on the specific digital technologies and the leadership reshaping our cities. Discussing multidisciplinary aspects of climate action, this book offers new insights to academics, policymakers and practitioners both in the public and private sectors. Those insights are not only retrospective, relevant for understanding the past, but they are also prospective and forward-looking, guiding the achievements of the SDGs and the climate goals.
| Author | : Hubert L. Dreyfus |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2014-08-07 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0191025119 |
For fifty years Hubert Dreyfus has addressed an astonishing range of issues in the fields of phenomenology, existentialism, cognitive science, and the philosophical study of mind. Dreyfus has inspired a whole generation of philosophers as he has creatively drawn on and clearly articulated the seminal works of thinkers like Kierkegaard, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Foucault. This volume presents a selection of Dreyfus's most influential essays on mind and action. The book begins with a model of skillful engaged human action, which informs much of Dreyfus's philosophy, and was developed in collaboration with Stuart Dreyfus. The volume then presents articles developing a critique of the representational model of the mind in analytical philosophy of mind and mainstream cognitive science. Dreyfus argues that representational models of mind offer an impoverished and distorting account of human engagement with the world. The chapters show this by addressing issues in philosophy of mind and the cognitive sciences through the skill model.
| Author | : Cohen, Charles L. |
| Publisher | : Orbis Books |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2017-09-14 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1608337103 |
| Author | : Jennifer K. Holtz |
| Publisher | : IAP |
| Total Pages | : 684 |
| Release | : 2014-10-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1623968739 |
Building Sustainable Futures for Adult Learners is an edited and refereed collection of papers published in conjunction with the joint Adult Higher Educational Alliance (AHEA) and American Association of Adult and Continuing Education Conferences (AAACE). This book is the third in a series of scholarly publications associated with the annual AHEA conference. The book is arranged thematically according to the topics of submissions. Building Sustainable Futures is important because it fills a unique niche in the field of adult education, extends the scope of AHEA to a larger audience, and offers a current volume for scholars and practitioners based on both research and practice-based research.
| Author | : Dr. Walter J. Urban |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2019-06-17 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 1728314062 |
Some doctors have died because they went against “the powers that be” in modern medicine. I am not afraid. The evolution of alternative health care will continue until it becomes mainstream... with your help. This book can help you stop suffering the symptoms of disease and actually save your life. It will lead you to the truth about the limitations of doctors, as well as their benefits. Needless suffering and deaths happen due to inadequate practices regarding prescription drugs, misdiagnoses, and improper treatment. Holistic health care teams are the future of medicine. One professional does not have all the answers about the cause, diagnosis and treatment of your condition. Individual health care professionals tend to give patients the idea that they can cure disease. The reality is that no doctor can do what the body does itself. ONLY THE BODY HEALS ITSELF. In order to do that, your body needs the right tools. This book will help point you in the right direction.
