Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game) Hermann Hesse Translated from the German Das Glasperlenspiel by Richard and Clard Winston with a Forword by Theodore Ziolkowski Foreword By Theodore Ziolkowski THE GLASS BEAD GAME‚ Hermann Hesse’s last major work‚ appeared in Switzerland in 1943. When Thomas Mann‚ then living in California‚ received the two volumes of that first edition‚ he was dumbfounded by the conspicuous parallels between Hesse’s "Tentative Sketch of the Life of Magister Ludi Joseph
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art‚ philosophy of‚ the study of the nature of art‚ including such concepts as interpretation‚ representation and expression‚ and form. It is closely related to aesthetics‚ the philosophical study of beauty and taste. ------------------------------------------------- Distinguishing characteristics The philosophy of art is distinguished from art criticism‚ which is concerned with the analysis and evaluation of particular works of art. Critical activity may be primarily historical‚ as when a lecture
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Summary Chapter 1 Sophie Caco‚ age twelve‚ returns from school to the house which she shares with her aunt Atie in Croix-des-Rosets‚ Haiti. Sophie feels slighted by Atie’s refusal to come to reading classes in the afternoon‚ which all her classmates’ parents attend. Atie never learned to read‚ having spent her youth working in the cane fields. She now considers herself too old to learn‚ and claims vicarious satisfaction in Sophie’s education. Chabin‚ the albino lottery agent‚ stops by the
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I. INTRODUCTION Objective I.1 Define psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. |Margin Learning Question(s) (if applicable) |Page(s) | |None | | Key Terms Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. Exercises 1. Put a check mark
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DEFENSE MECHANISM Defense mechanisms are the "automatic" mental behaviors all of us employ to protect or defend ourselves from the "threat" of some emotional pain. More specifically‚ ego defense mechanisms are mental behaviors we use to "defend" our self-images from "invitations" to feel ashamed or guilty about something. Defense mechanisms in and of themselves are neither good nor bad; it is only in how appropriately they are used and how adaptive they are that determines if they are problematic
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Spacecraft missions to nearby Planets The Library of ancient Alexandria The human brain Egyptian Hieroglyphics The origin of life The death of the Sun The evolution of galaxies The origins of matter‚ suns and worlds COSMOS The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousness‚ of how science and civilization grew up together‚ and of the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science. A story told with Carl Sagan’s remarkable ability
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Lecture in General Psychology The Science of Psychology Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To the Greek‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior of living organisms‚ with special attention to human behavior. It is chiefly concerned with what makes people behave as they do. Psychologists are interested in topics such as learning‚ emotion‚ intelligence‚ heredity and environment
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Document for Public Consultation Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) No. ___ Series of 2009 SUBJECT: POLICIES AND STANDARDS FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) PROGRAM In accordance with pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722‚ otherwise known as the Higher Education Act of 1994 and pursuant to Commission en Banc Resolution No. __ dated March __‚ 2009 and for the purpose of rationalizing Nursing
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Alan Watts FAMOUS AS: Philosopher‚ Writer & Speaker BORN ON: 06 January 1915 BORN IN: Chislehurst‚ Kent‚ England DIED ON: 16 November 1973 NATIONALITY: United Kingdom WORKS & ACHIEVEMENTS: Popular philosopher known for his Eastern philosophy and Zen teachings‚ Wrote famous books like The Way of Zen (1957)‚ Psychotherapy East and West (1961)‚ The New Alchemy (1958) and The Joyous Cosmology (1962). Alan Watts or Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher‚ writer‚ and speaker who
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Top of Form Friedrich Nietzsche The Birth of Tragedy An Attempt at Self-Criticism [Note that this first section of the Birth of Tragedy was added to the book many years after it first appeared‚ as the text makes clear. Nietzsche wrote this "Attempt at Self-Criticism" in 1886. The original text‚ written in 1870-71‚ begins with the Preface to Richard Wagner‚ the second major section] Whatever might have been be the basis for this dubious book‚ it must have been
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