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Author |
: John R. Searle |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199385157 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199385157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seeing Things as They are by : John R. Searle
This book provides a comprehensive account of the intentionality of perceptual experience. With special emphasis on vision Searle explains how the raw phenomenology of perception sets the content and the conditions of satisfaction of experience. The central question concerns the relation between the subjective conscious perceptual field and the objective perceptual field. Everything in the objective field is either perceived or can be perceived. Nothing in the subjective field is perceived nor can be perceived precisely because the events in the subjective field consist of the perceivings, whether veridical or not, of the events in the objective field. Searle begins by criticizing the classical theories of perception and identifies a single fallacy, what he calls the Bad Argument, as the source of nearly all of the confusions in the history of the philosophy of perception. He next justifies the claim that perceptual experiences have presentational intentionality and shows how this justifies the direct realism of his account. In the central theoretical chapters, he shows how it is possible that the raw phenomenology must necessarily determine certain form of intentionality. Searle introduces, in detail, the distinction between different levels of perception from the basic level to the higher levels and shows the internal relation between the features of the experience and the states of affairs presented by the experience. The account applies not just to language possessing human beings but to infants and conscious animals. He also discusses how the account relates to certain traditional puzzles about spectrum inversion, color and size constancy and the brain-in-the-vat thought experiments. In the final chapters he explains and refutes Disjunctivist theories of perception, explains the role of unconscious perception, and concludes by discussing traditional problems of perception such as skepticism.
Author |
: George Orwell |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 496 |
Release |
: 2016-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0141984236 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780141984230 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seeing Things as They Are by : George Orwell
Author |
: Elizabeth R. Thornton |
Publisher |
: St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2015-02-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466879447 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466879440 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Objective Leader by : Elizabeth R. Thornton
We are all subjective—it's human nature. We overreact to situations; we judge people too quickly and unfairly; we take something personally when it was not really meant that way. As a result, we lose relationships, reputation, money, and peace of mind. And in our ever-more-complex world, leaders must make decisions faster and with more conflicting information; widespread insecurity makes people territorial and risk-averse; and the consequences of every action are played out on a disproportionately large stage. Imagine how much more prepared Mitt Romney could have been for his landslide loss on election night, if his advisors had acknowledged the facts staring them in the face. To succeed, we must consciously seek to increase our objectivity—seeing and accepting things as they are without projecting our mental models, fears, background, and personal experiences onto them. This way, we not only avoid costly cognitive errors, but open ourselves to engage new cultures, new markets, and new opportunities. In The Objective Leader, Thornton draws on her original research, as well as her years of experience as a manager and entrepreneur, to offer proven strategies for identifying limiting and unproductive ways of thinking and creating powerful new mental models that ensure continued success.
Author |
: Julia Galef |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2021-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780735217553 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0735217556 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Scout Mindset by : Julia Galef
"...an engaging and enlightening account from which we all can benefit."—The Wall Street Journal A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making. When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a "soldier" mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalizing in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe—and shoot down those we don't. But if we want to get things right more often, argues Galef, we should train ourselves to have a "scout" mindset. Unlike the soldier, a scout's goal isn't to defend one side over the other. It's to go out, survey the territory, and come back with as accurate a map as possible. Regardless of what they hope to be the case, above all, the scout wants to know what's actually true. In The Scout Mindset, Galef shows that what makes scouts better at getting things right isn't that they're smarter or more knowledgeable than everyone else. It's a handful of emotional skills, habits, and ways of looking at the world—which anyone can learn. With fascinating examples ranging from how to survive being stranded in the middle of the ocean, to how Jeff Bezos avoids overconfidence, to how superforecasters outperform CIA operatives, to Reddit threads and modern partisan politics, Galef explores why our brains deceive us and what we can do to change the way we think.
Author |
: Paul Horgan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1685952054 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781685952051 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Things As They Are by : Paul Horgan
In early-twentieth-century New York, a young boy enjoys a happy, ordinary childhood. Then, one by one, Richard sees his childhood securities crumble before the pitiless facts of a fallen world: the wanton cruelty of other children, the inconstancy of the "grown-ups" and inscrutability of their world, the overwhelming otherness of God, and the seemingly indomitable capacity in himself for sin. Things As They Are draws its thematic power from Richard's reflection that "children are artists who see and enact through simplicity what their elders have lost through experience. The loss of innocence is a lifelong process-the wages of original sin." As each pivotal event manifests, Richard must meet it with courage as much as faith, hope, and love, in order to safeguard his dignity and reach that maturity of stature for which he longs. Told with a rare lyrical power and an unaffected poignancy, Things As They Are achieves a unity of robust realism and profound spiritual acuity which makes it clearly deserving of its place "among the most beautiful and moving American novels" (David McCullough).
Author |
: Duncan Reyburn |
Publisher |
: Lutterworth Press |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2017-08-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780718846008 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0718846001 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seeing Things as They Are by : Duncan Reyburn
The jovial journalist, philosopher, and theologian G.K. Chesterton felt that the world was almost always in permanent danger of being misjudged or even overlooked, and so the pursuit of understanding, insight, and awareness was his perpetual preoccupation. Being sensitive to the boundaries and possibilities of perception, he believed that it really was possible, albeit in a limited way, to see things as they are. Duncan Reyburn, marrying Chesterton's unique perspective with the discipline of philosophical hermeneutics, aims to outline what Chesterton can teach us about reading, interpreting, and participating in the drama of meaning as it unfolds before us in words and in the world. Chesterton's unique interpretive approach seems to be theimplicit fascination of all Chesterton scholarship to date, and yet this book is the first to comprehensively focus on the issue. By taking Chesterton back to his philosophical roots - via his marginalia, his approach to literary criticism, his Platonist-Thomist metaphysics, and his Roman Catholic theology - Reyburn explicitly and compellingly tackles the philosophical assumptions and goals that underpin his unique posture towards reality.
Author |
: Michael Shermer |
Publisher |
: Holt Paperbacks |
Total Pages |
: 382 |
Release |
: 2002-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429996761 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429996765 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Why People Believe Weird Things by : Michael Shermer
"This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Revised and Expanded Edition. In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter, "Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things," Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science. Shermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including Holocaust denial, the recovered-memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.
Author |
: Bronnie Ware |
Publisher |
: Hay House, Inc |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2019-08-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781401956004 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1401956009 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Top Five Regrets of the Dying by : Bronnie Ware
Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.
Author |
: Zenon W. Pylyshyn |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 590 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0262162172 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780262162173 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Seeing and Visualizing by : Zenon W. Pylyshyn
How we see and how we visualize: why the scientific account differs from our experience.
Author |
: John Berger |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 208 |
Release |
: 2008-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141035796 |
ISBN-13 |
: 014103579X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ways of Seeing by : John Berger
Contains seven essays. Three of them use only pictures. Examines the relationship between what we see and what we know.