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Today, the word prejudice has come to seem synonymous with bigotry; therefore the only way a person can establish freedom from bigotry is by claiming to have wiped his mind free from prejudice. English psychiatrist and writer Theodore Dalrymple shows that freeing the mind from prejudice is not only impossible, but entails intellectual, moral and emotional dishonesty. The attempt to eradicate prejudice has several dire consequences for the individual and society as a whole.

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Gehart's MASTERING COMPETENCIES IN FAMILY THERAPY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THEORIES AND CLINICAL CASE DOCUMENTATION, 4th Edition, not only teaches you about family therapy theories, but also how to use them. A resource you will turn to again and again, it covers most of what you need to know in graduate school and to pass your licensing exams. Students love the book's relaxed, down-to-earth style that makes even complex concepts easy to understand, along with its real-world clinical forms -- case conceptualization and treatment planning -- that can be used with clients. Integrating diversity and research considerations into theoretical discussions and practical applications, the book provides a more holistic and nuanced understanding of couple and family therapy. The fourth edition is packed with the latest research, new theories, telehealth practices, licensure exam prep tips and more.

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This book provides an interdisciplinary review of one of the great unsolved mysteries that has fascinated scientists for over 150 years: the origin of chirality in biomolecules. Current advances in fields as diverse as space exploration, prebiotic chemistry and high-energy physics may help to provide an answer. Important pieces of information will come from observations at the two frontiers of science: outer space and the subatomic world. Observation of distant planets, galaxies, and even actual sampling of celestial objects from beyond the solar system are projects currently underway. At the other end of the spectrum, there are experiments that study the elemental properties of matter, such as symmetry, and interactions with the fundamental forces. Completely revised and updated this new edition once again unifies all the theories of the origin of biomolecular homochirality together in a single source. This complete, interdisciplinary review of an intriguing subject condenses a large and disparate range of contributions from journals in almost every scientific field. The various theories have been organized, interrelated and explained in a unified way. It is fundamental, comprehensive and structured to be accessible for educational purposes.

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Philosophers and scientists both ask questions about what the world is like. How do these fields interact with one another? How should they? Naturalism Beyond the Limits of Science investigates an approach to these questions called methodological naturalism. According to methodological naturalism, when coming up with theories about what the world is like, philosophers should, whenever possible, make use of the same methodology that is deployed by scientists. Although many contemporary philosophers have implicit commitments that lead straightforwardly to methodological naturalism, few have a clear understanding of how widespread and disruptive methodological naturalism promises to be for the field. By way of a series of case studies involving laws of nature, composition, time and modality, and drawing on historical and contemporary scientific developments including the discovery of the neutrino, the introduction of dark energy, and the advent of relativity theory, this book demonstrates the ways in which scientists rely on extra-empirical reasoning and how that very same extra-empirical reasoning can yield surprising results when applied to philosophical debates. Along the way, Nina Emery's investigation illuminates the complex relationship between philosophy and the sciences, and makes the case that philosophers and scientists alike would benefit from a greater understanding of the connections between the two fields.

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Unternehmerfamilien sind Familien wie jede andere und sie sind zugleich ganz anders. Sie haben sich um die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse jedes einzelnen Mitglieds zu kümmern, und zusätzlich ist ein Unternehmen zu führen, was mit hohen Anforderungen an die kollektive Entscheidungsfähigkeit verbunden ist. „Familie“ und „Unternehmen“, diese beiden Seiten müssen immer wieder neu ausbalanciert werden, obgleich sie sich als soziale Systeme so grundlegend unterscheiden, dass sie eigentlich überhaupt nicht zusammenpassen. Und doch sind Familienunternehmen bekanntlich trotz aller theoretischer Bedenken oft extrem erfolgreich. Offenbar haben langlebige Familienunternehmen eine Reihe kritischer familienstrategischer Fragen gelöst. Wie haben sie das geschafft? Das Buch gibt einen Einblick in die Erkenntnisse verschiedener Forschungsprojekte, an denen eine Reihe der größten deutschen Familienunternehmen beteiligt waren. Familienstrategische Kernfragen, die sich einer Unternehmerfamilie im Laufe ihrer Entwicklung stellen können, werden vorgestellt und mögliche Fallstricke beschrieben. Den Schwerpunkt bildet der Blick auf die große Bandbreite möglicher Familienstrategien, die sich über Generationen hinweg als erfolgreich erwiesen haben: So gelingt der Generationenwechsel in Familienunternehmen! Die Autoren Arist von Schlippe, Torsten Groth und Tom A. Rüsen blicken auf beinahe zwanzig Jahre Forschung und Theoriebildung am WIFU zurück: Das Wittener Institut für Familienunternehmen an der Universität Witten/Herdecke ist das älteste und größte deutschsprachige Forschungsinstitut für diese besondere Unternehmensform.

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Over the past decades a great variety of anchor types has been developed for a multitude of different applications in soils, jointed rock or homogeneous concrete, and thus the experiences gained served a basis for futher development. Special importance was attached to the design of permanent anchors with protection against corrosion and to in situ monitoring in order to ensure the permanent contribution of anchors to the stability of the structure. More than 50 papers are focussing subjects that are of interest to designers, manufacturers, contractors and owners and are dealing with the topics load bearing capacity and effect of anchors, history cases, types of anchors as well as protection against corrosion and long term behaviour.

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With the implementation of the scientifically evaluated and multiple award-winning Fairplayer.Manuals, civil courage and prosocial behavior are promoted, social skills are strengthened and personal responsibility is supported. Instructions for structured role play encourage empathy and cognitive perspective adoption. Structured guidelines help to deal with moral dilemmas and form values. The materials are particularly suitable for pupils in the 7th to 9th grade and can be used during lessons. The practical part contains numerous practical exercises and tips. The Fairplayer.Manual was published as a companion book for teacher training or for further training of educational professions and is now available in the second, completely revised edition (www.fairplayer.de).

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Die Peoples ' Rights aus dem afrikanischen Menschenrechtsschutzsystem sind bislang eine Unbekannte, die allenfalls unter dem Blickwinkel des Kulturrelativismus wahrgenommen wird. Gruppenrechte als Menschenrechte scheinen angesichts des Primats der Individualrechte undenkbar. Indes offenbart die erstmalige Gesamtschau von der Ideengeschichte (innerhalb und jenseits des Nationalstaates), dem theoretischen Diskurs zu kollektiven Rechtspositionen und der Praxis des internationalen Menschenrechtsschutzes ein anderes Bild. Julia Kriesel unternimmt eine rechtsvergleichende Analyse des afrikanischen, amerikanischen und europäischen Menschenrechtssystems und zeigt, dass der Schutz von Gruppen durch Menschenrechte (unabhängig von der rechtspositivistischen Ausgangssituation) längst Realität ist. Hervor tritt eine Verflechtung von Individual- und Gruppenschutz mit einem (teilweise neuen) umfassenden Menschenrechtsverständnis.

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Markus Höfner analysiert Ernst Cassirers und Martin Heideggers Phänomenologie der Religion im Blick auf ihre zeichentheoretischen Voraussetzungen. In Konzentration auf die Zeit vor der Davoser Disputation 1929 arbeitet er dabei den neukantianischen Denkhintergrund Cassirers und Heideggers heraus, so dass die gegensätzlichen Ansätze beider Denker als divergierende Antworten auf gemeinsame Problemstellungen einsichtig werden. Während Cassirer diese mit einem Modell der sinnlichen Repräsentation ideellen Sinns bearbeitet und Symbole als Medien der Wirklichkeitskonstitution versteht, geht Heidegger von einem gegenüber Husserl pragmatisch transformierten Begriff der Intentionalität aus und konzipiert Zeichen daher als Orientierungsmedien des In-der-Welt-seins. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht Markus Höfner Cassirers Phänomenologie der Religion als Teil seiner Kulturphilosophie der symbolischen Formen, wobei seine Wahrnehmung der Religion als eigenständiger symbolischer Form profiliert wird. Am Ansatz einer Phänomenologie der Religion, den Heidegger in seinen frühen Freiburger Vorlesungen in Auseinandersetzung mit Paulus, Luther und Augustin entfaltet, wird demgegenüber die Rekonstruktion religiösen Lebens in seinem Vollzug hervorgehoben. Beide Ansätze werden so in ein kritisches Gespräch gebracht, aus dem sich Perspektiven für die gegenwärtige Religionsphilosophie ergeben.Diese Arbeit wurde mit dem John Templeton Award for Theological Promise 2009 ausgezeichnet.

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Le présent ouvrage entend faire connaître un acteur et témoin privilégié des débats universitaires en philosophie de la connaissance au début du XIVe siècle : Gérard de Bologne (ca. 1240/50 – 1317), premier grand intellectuel de l’ordre des Carmes. Afin de rendre manifeste l’importance historique de ce maître en théologie de l’Université de Paris, nous offrons l’édition critique, accompagnée d’une étude doctrinale, de quatorze questions quodlibétiques qui relèvent du champ de la gnoséologie. En examinant ce corpus, on rencontre un penseur qui prend position de façon résolue au sujet de problèmes majeurs en théorie de la connaissance : il soutient, notamment, l’élimination de l’espèce intelligible et l’identification du concept à l’acte d’intellection. En outre, on y découvre un savant universitaire qui, par le vaste registre des philosophes de son temps dont il connaît et rapporte les théories, dresse une « cartographie » exemplaire des positions en présence sur le terrain de la gnoséologie à une époque charnière de l’histoire de la scolastique latine.

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In this wide-ranging study, Hyung Il Pai examines how archaeological finds from throughout Northeast Asia have been used in Korea to construct a myth of state formation. This myth emphasizes the ancient development of a pure Korean race that created a civilization rivaling those of China and Japan and a unified state controlling a wide area in Asia. Through a new analysis of the archaeological data, Pai shows that the Korean state was in fact formed much later and that it reflected diverse influences from throughout Northern Asia, particularly the material culture of Han China. Her deconstruction of the uses of the archaeological finds by nationalistic historians reveals how they have been utilized to legitimate Korean nationalism and a particular form of national identity.

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Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller! Times, Sunday Times, and Financial Times Book-of-the-Year Selection! Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga or cook Chinese food? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no such thing as biological sex, or that only white people can be racist? Are you confused by these ideas, and do you wonder how they have managed so quickly to challenge the very logic of Western society? In this probing and intrepid volume, Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay document the evolution of the dogma that informs these ideas, from its coarse origins in French postmodernism to its refinement within activist academic fields. Today this dogma is recognizable as much by its effects, such as cancel culture and social-media dogpiles, as by its tenets, which are all too often embraced as axiomatic in mainstream media: knowledge is a social construct; science and reason are tools of oppression; all human interactions are sites of oppressive power play; and language is dangerous. As Pluckrose and Lindsay warn, the unchecked proliferation of these anti-Enlightenment beliefs present a threat not only to liberal democracy but also to modernity itself. While acknowledging the need to challenge the complacency of those who think a just society has been fully achieved, Pluckrose and Lindsay break down how this often-radical activist scholarship does far more harm than good, not least to those marginalized communities it claims to champion. They also detail its alarmingly inconsistent and illiberal ethics. Only through a proper understanding of the evolution of these ideas, they conclude, can those who value science, reason, and consistently liberal ethics successfully challenge this harmful and authoritarian orthodoxy—in the academy, in culture, and beyond.

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If you want to know your Freud from your Jung and your Milgram from your Maslow, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of psychology. Including accessible primers on: The early thinkers who contributed to psychological ideas and the birth of modern psychology Famous (and often controversial) experiments and their repercussions What psychology can teach us about memory, language, conformity, reasoning and emotions The ethics of psychological studies Recent developments in the modern fields of evolutionary and cyber psychology. This illuminating little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how the study of mind and behaviour has sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.

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Did America fake the moon landing? Was 9/11 an inside job? What is the government hiding at Area 51? From secret societies to aliens and assassinations, decode history's greatest cover-ups and decide for yourself.Humanity has long been obsessed with the unexplained, and we have ascribed many mysteries to underground groups and secret schemes. With seeming coincidences piling up around significant events, it's no wonder so many theories have emerged over the years. But how many coincidences are too many before it becomes a conspiracy? That's for you to decide. Explore this compelling collection of unexplained circumstances and uncover hidden agendas, startling allegations, and baffling evidence. Unmask the remarkable origins and implications of these theories, including: The JFK assassination The Illuminati The Flat Earth Society Lizard people seeking world domination Roswell Mind control labs in Alaska The New World Order The Freemasons Connect the dots between suspicious coincidences and discover the craziest mysteries in the world with The Big Book of Conspiracy Theories.

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