Wisdom as an outcome of education is often overlooked. Blending philosophy, research, and three decades of practice, the author offers the teachers a discussion of timeless principles of learning, including attention, contemplation, connection, participation, transformation, mystery, responsibility, wholeness, and joy and shows how to apply them.
Volume 10 includes such significant essays as Utilitarianism,Auguste Comte and Positivism, and Three Essays on Religion, as well as other works, which clarify Mill’s enduring intellectual connection to Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian school. In Utilitarianism, Mill sought to refine utilitarian doctrine by exploring the qualitative differences in different types of pleasures and arguing that higher artistic and intellectual pleasures should be given greater value over lesser types of pleasure.
Violence, Identity and Ecology in Victorian Adventure Fiction
Focusing on the intersection of animal studies, ecocriticism, and postcolonial studies, this book examines the role of exotic animals in Victorian adventure literature. It explores how these animals symbolize broader themes of empire and colonialism, reshaping our understanding of the narratives and their cultural implications. Through this lens, the work highlights the complex relationships between humans and animals in the context of imperialism.
Presents selections from sacred texts from Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sufism, and Taoism
English Politics and Government in the Reign of Charles II
The civil wars left a lasting trauma on the English populace, marked by memories of violence and the execution of Charles I. This period is noted for creating deep political and religious divisions that would haunt English society for years, culminating in the intense rivalry between the Whig and Tory parties. The book explores the enduring impact of these conflicts on national identity and political landscape, illustrating how the scars of war shaped future generations.
First published in 1848, 'Principles of Political Economy' established Mill as a leading economic thinker of his time, and this work endured as the principal economics textbook for the balance of the nineteenth century. As a comprehensive treatment of economic thought, the book touches on the full range of micro- and macroeconomic topics, including taxation, national debt, and theories of money, production, and prices. Volumes 2 and 3 are based on the seventh and final edition of this work published by Mill in 1871. Professor Robson and his editorial team allow the reader to seamlessly track the changes made through all seven editions of Principles of Political Economy, providing insight into the development of Mill's economic ideas.
Supported with copious maps, illustrations, endnotes, and a detailed chronology of Boone's life, Frontiersman provides a fresh and accurate rendering of a man most people know only as a folk hero--and of the nation that has mythologized him for over two centuries
But he struggles with his new mission when he realizes thatprotecting Luke Skywalker--the last hope of the galaxy--means setting aside hiscompassion and his Jedi warrior training, for the future of the galaxy lies not withObi-Wan Kenobi, but with a mystical desert recluse known only by the name... číst celé
"Mike Kelley's Educational Complex (1995) presents forgotten spaces as subjective frames for trauma, real or imagined. A "complex" can be an architectural configuration, a psychological syndrome or a political apparatus. In this book, John Miller approaches Educational Complex through corresponding lines of enquiry, considering the representation of Kelley's schools (and his childhood home) as architectural models; popular fantasies associated with false memory syndrome; and the liberal democratic premises underpinning education"-
A colourful, heartwarming tale based on the classic fable in a modern day school setting. We follow the story of Modest Tortoise who feels different from the other children at school. He is shorter, his skin a different colour and he has a hard shell for a coat that he can't take off even in summer.