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Tekst van de leefregels voor monniken, die de basis vormden voor het westerse kloosterwezen.

Exploring the relevance of biological discovery to philosophical topics such as perception, freedom, determinism, and ethical values, J.Z. Young's provocative book illuminates the significant links between these philosophical concepts and recent developments in biology and the neurosciences. In clear-cut language, Young describes the brain and its functions, examining questions concerning physical makeup versus "real" self, the awareness of our moral sense, and how human consciousness differs from that of other animals. He approaches perception not as a passive process but as an active search for information, suggesting that human knowledge develops from a special process--essential to all organisms--of gathering information for survival.

"The Inner Game of Tennis" is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition, this classic bestseller can change the way the game of tennis is played.

Visie op de toekomstige politieke ontwikkelingen en wereldpolitieke rol van de Europese Unie.

'Toad', the famous character in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is in a very depressed state and his good friends Rat, Mole and Badger, are 'worried that he might do something silly'...
First they nursed him. Then they encouraged him. Then they told him to pull himself together... Finally, Badger could stand it no longer. That admirable animal, though long on exhortation, was short on patience.
'Now look here Toad, this can go on no longer', he said sternly. 'There is only one thing left. You must have counselling!'
Robert de Board's engaging account of Toad's experience of counselling will capture the imagination of the growing readership of people who are interested in counselling and the counselling process. Written as a real continuation of life on the River Bank, Toad and his friends come to life all over again.
Heron, the counsellor, uses the language and ideas of transactional analysis as his counselling method. Through the dialogues which make up the ten sessions, or chapters of the book, Toad learns how to analyse his own feelings and develop his emotional intelligence. He meets his 'rebellious child' and his 'adult' along the way, and by the end of the book, as debonair as ever he was, is setting out on a completely new adventure. As readers learn about Toad, so they can learn about themselves and be encouraged to take the path of psychological growth and development.
Best-selling author, Robert de Board says: 'Toad's experiences are based on my own experiences of counselling people over a period of twenty years. Counselling for Toads is really an amalgamation of the many counselling sessions I have held and contains a distillation of the truths I have learnt from practice.'
Appropriate for anyone approaching counselling for the first time, whether as a student or as a client, or for the professional counsellor looking for something to recommend to the hesitant, Counselling for Toads will appeal to both children and adults of all ages.

Handleiding voor een algemeen te gebruiken onderhandelingstechniek.

Raadgevingen om jezelf staande te houden in communicatief vuil spel, met name in werksituaties.

In this book the author sets out to describe and discuss the philosophical foundations and conceptual problems encountered in the theory of quantum physics. The book describes the basic ideas of quantum physics and discusses both the long standing and the more modern conceptual problems. It then goes on to discuss the 'Measurement Problem' which arises when quantum physics is taken to be the fundamental theory of physics, applicable to large-scale physical systems as well as to atomic phenomena. Various attempts to resolve the resulting contradictions have led some physicists to suggest that human consciousness plays a unique role in the physical world and others to postulate that the physical universe is continually splitting into a huge number of copies of itself. Recent suggestions that quantum physics might be capable of explaining so-called paranormal phenomena are critically reviewed.

Quantum mechanics is the key to modern physics and chemistry, yet it is notoriously difficult to understand. This book is designed to overcome that obstacle. Clear and concise, it provides an easily readable introduction intended for science undergraduates with no previous knowledge of quantum theory, leading them through to the advanced topics usually encountered at the final year level. Although the subject matter is standard, novel techniques have been employed that considerably simplify the technical presentation. The authors use their extensive experience of teaching and popularizing science to explain the many difficult, abstract points of the subject in easily comprehensible language. Helpful examples and thorough sets of exercises are also given to enable students to master the subject.

Filosofische analyse van de rol van de schaarste in de hedendaagse wereld en de wijze waarop de huidige economie eerder schaarste genereert dan bestrijdt.

Behandeld worden verzoeningsgedrag en andere vormen van spanningsbeheersing en agressieremming bij vier apesoorten en de mens.

From Darwin onward, it has been second nature for evolutionary biologists to think comparatively because comparisons establish the generality of evolutionary phenomena. Do large genomes slow down development? What lifestyles select for large brains? Are extinction rates related to body size? These are all questions for the comparative method, and this book is about how such questions can be answered. The first chapter elaborates on suitable questions for the comparative approach and shows how it complements other approaches to problem-solving in evolution. The second chapter identifies the biological causes of similarity among closely related species for almost any observed character. The third chapter discusses methods for reconstructing phylogenetic trees and ancestral character states. The fourth chapter sets out to develop statistical tests that will determine whether different characters that exist in discrete states show evidence for correlated evolution. Chapter 5 turns to comparative analyses of continuously varying characters. Chapter 6 looks at allometry to exemplify the themes and methods discussed earlier, while the last chapter looks to future development of the comparative approach in both molecular and organismic biology.

To observe a dog's guilty look.

to witness a gorilla's self-sacrifice for a wounded mate, to watch an elephant herd's communal effort on behalf of a stranded calf--to catch animals in certain acts is to wonder what moves them. Might there he a code of ethics in the animal kingdom? Must an animal be human to he humane? In this provocative book, a renowned scientist takes on those who have declared ethics uniquely human Making a compelling case for a morality grounded in biology, he shows how ethical behavior is as much a matter of evolution as any other trait, in humans and animals alike.

World famous for his brilliant descriptions of Machiavellian power plays among chimpanzees-the nastier side of animal life--Frans de Waal here contends that animals have a nice side as well. Making his case through vivid anecdotes drawn from his work with apes and monkeys and holstered by the intriguing, voluminous data from his and others' ongoing research, de Waal shows us that many of the building blocks of morality are natural: they can he observed in other animals. Through his eyes, we see how not just primates but all kinds of animals, from marine mammals to dogs, respond to social rules, help each other, share food, resolve conflict to mutual satisfaction, even develop a crude sense of justice and fairness.

Natural selection may be harsh, but it has produced highly successful species that survive through cooperation and mutual assistance. De Waal identifies this paradox as the key to an evolutionary account of morality, and demonstrates that human morality could never have developed without the foundation of fellow feeling our species shares with other animals. As his work makes clear, a morality grounded in biology leads to an entirely different conception of what it means to he human--and humane.

Analytische annotatie: Columns.

Qu'est-ce que le judaïsme ? Une histoire, une religion, une identité, une mémoire, une étiquette, une loi, un livre? Depuis les temps bibliques jusqu'à l'époque de l'état hébreux, le judaïsme n'a cessé de se transformer. Pour débrouiller cet écheveau, une centaine de chercheurs du monde entier ont exploré la vie quotidienne juive, le cycle des fêtes, les multiples aspects de la pensée juive, les principaux concepts du Talmud, la différence entre achkenazes et sefarades, l'importance du hassidisme, les rapports entre le judaïsme et l'islam, l'enseignement des prophètes, et mille autres faits touchant aux relations entre le judaïsme et l'histoire du monde occidental. Sont ainsi expliquées, à travers quelque mille cinq cents articles, pour les Juifs et les non-juifs - qui partagent d'ailleurs souvent la même méconnaissance du judaïsme les notions "d'Ablution", de "Chabbat", de "Circoncision", de "Torah" ou de "Yiddish". Une Esquisse de l'histoire du peuple juif, illustrée par de nombreuses cartes, et un Calendrier juif complètent ce Dictionnaire encyclopédique du judaïsme, dont l'original américain a été spécialement adapté pour le lecteur français. Un index thématique, enfin, facilitant au lecteur la circulation à travers tout l'ouvrage, fait de ce Dictionnaire un outil de travail hors pair et unique en français.

In de briefwisseling tussen vier joodse mensen in Israël speelt de staat Israël een grote rol.

Beschrijving van een aantal principes van leidinggeven aan de hand van uitspraken en ideeën van topvoetballer Johan Cruijff.

Beschrijving van een reis door achtereenvolgens Sicilië, de Ionische kust, Napels en de Campagna en tenslotte Rome in navolging van J.W. von Goethe.

Uitleg van Gödels beroemde onvolledigheidsstelling uit 1931, die vergaande konsekwenties had voor de wiskunde en logica.

Een met zeer menselijke eigenschappen toegerust mytisch wezentje wordt door een tovenaar in zijn huiselijke rust gestoord om een groep dwergen te leiden bij hun levensgevaarlijke speurtocht naar de vreselijke draak, die de schatten van het dwergenvolk heeft geroofd