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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Christopher Hanley
The Subject of Human Being presents a sweeping account of the nature of human existence. As a work of philosophical anthropology, the analysis ranges from the basic powers emerging from the mind, to our extraordinary psychological capacities, to the shared sociocultural worlds we inhabit. The book integrates different perspectives on social ontology from a selection of philosophers and theorists, whose advances toward understanding the relationship between individuals and society ought to revolutionize social theory as understood and practiced in the social sciences and humanities. Although grounded in critical realist philosophy of Roy Bhaskar and the social theory of Margaret Archer, the book also draws from philosophy of mind, phenomenology of consciousness, psychoanalytic theory, virtue ethics, and personalism to support and extend its arguments. Four elements of human existence are examined: the nature of consciousness, agency, subjectivity, and the social world. Thus, it addresses related issues of power, the agent-structure problem, the formation of beliefs and desires, human universals, and human rights. Portraying a unified social theory that is materialist, realist, dialectical, and centered on emergence, and offering a comprehensive and progressive theory of human being, this book is essential reading for students and scholars of critical realism, philosophy, and the social sciences.
In the Sweet Dry and Dry
Bart Haley; Christopher Morley
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Setting the Standard
Christopher Tollefson; Fred Gale; David Haley
University of British Columbia Press
2008
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Setting the Standard chronicles the emergence and implicationsof an ambitious experiment in civil-society-led global governance: theForest Stewardship Council. Drawing on a pioneering case study of thisnegotiation process, this book explores the challenges associated withimplementing the FSC's global vision on the ground. Indeed, theestablishment of an FSC standard for British Columbia was achieved onlyafter difficult and protracted negotiations at the regional, national,and global levels. This important work also undertakes a detailedcomparative analysis of FSC standards and standard-setting processeselsewhere and grapples with the broader implications for globalgovernance and regulatory theory.
Setting the Standard
Christopher Tollefson; Fred Gale; David Haley
University of British Columbia Press
2009
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Setting the Standard chronicles the emergence and implicationsof an ambitious experiment in civil-society-led global governance: theForest Stewardship Council. Drawing on a pioneering case study of thisnegotiation process, this book explores the challenges associated withimplementing the FSC's global vision on the ground. Indeed, theestablishment of an FSC standard for British Columbia was achieved onlyafter difficult and protracted negotiations at the regional, national,and global levels. This important work also undertakes a detailedcomparative analysis of FSC standards and standard-setting processeselsewhere and grapples with the broader implications for globalgovernance and regulatory theory.
Struggling with God
Christopher C. H. Cook; Isabelle Hamley; John Swinton
SPCK PUBLISHING
2023
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'Remarkably beautiful and pastoral' JUSTIN WELBY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY 'Brimming with wisdom and humanity' DAME SARAH MULLALLY, DBE, BISHOP OF LONDON Struggling with God gets right to the heart of a great predicament for many Christians. When it feels as if our struggles are overwhelming - and our capacity for faith and hope and love is diminished - how is it possible to maintain, never mind nourish, our relationship with God? The truth, as this deeply compassionate volume reminds us, is that Jesus came alongside people wrestling with mental health problems. Many familiar conditions, such as anxiety and depression, and more severe ones, including bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia, are addressed by the authors here. Dispelling common myths and misconceptions, they explore the impact such mental health disorders can have on individual Christians, Church and society.. Each chapter includes biblical reflections relevant to its theme, prayers, questions to facilitate individual/group study, and pointers to further reading. In short, the book presents a Christian vision of spiritual and mental wellbeing through prayerful struggling with God.
Plays from VAULT 3
Christopher Adams; Lucy Burke; Shamia Chalabi; Sarah Henley; Sami Ibrahim; Stephanie Jacob
Nick Hern Books
2018
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This anthology comprises five of the best plays from VAULT 2018, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival. Young men are dying and everyone assumes they're just casualties of London's chemsex scene. Everyone, that is, but Anthony, who is determined to investigate. Tumulus by Christopher Adams is a chilling, queer play-noir set amongst the shadowy hills of Hampstead Heath. Critically acclaimed during its run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Lucy Burke's Glitter Punch - set in Greater Manchester - charts a troubling new relationship between mysterious John and sixteen-year-old Molly, a love that will change their lives forever. `Powerful' (The Stage). Set in a Wigan taxi, Burkas and Bacon Butties by Shamia Chalabi and Sarah Henley is a heart-warming comedy abouttaxi-driver Ashraf and his twenty-something daughter, Shaz, as they negotiate the ups and downs of living in a mixed-culture family. When bereaved mother Mary finds a disembodied arm, a conspiracy builds: maybe her child isn't quite so dead after all. Shortlisted for Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award, Sami Ibrahim's Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her is an enthralling monologue about love and loss. The Strongbox by Stephanie Jacob is a story of domestic servitude and abuse of power, as authoritarian Kat, her ageing mother, Ma, and their teenaged slave, Maudie, jostle for power - and affection - in their dilapidated London home.
Kunskap, kommunikation, kontroll : drömmar och farhågor i informationssamhället
Klara Tovhult; Torbjörn Wester; Henrik Brändén; Rasmus Fleischer; Isak Gerson; Jacob Dexe; Göran Widham; Marcus Fridholm; Mattias Bjärnemalm; Kristina Alexanderson; Hannes Mannerheim; Emma Andersson; Simon Rosenqvist; Isobel Hadley-Kamptz; Gun Svensson; Sandra Grosse; Marit Deldén; Christopher Kullenberg; Jan Lindgren; Anna Sol Lindqvist; Marcus Schmidt; Karl Palmås; Anna Troberg; Mårten Fjällström; Unni Drougge; Ulf Bjereld; Marie Demker
Experimentell Förlag
2012
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Vi märker det som små skakningar i vår vardag. Plötsligt har alla facebook. Media maler på om sociala medier och cyberbrottslighet. Fildelning blir en valfråga. Ny teknik hör till stenåldern redan efter några dagar. Varenda person under tjugo förvandlas till en potentiell IT-tekniker, redo att rädda medmänniskor från krånglande mjukvara och datorhaveri. I skakningarna förs världen samman och delas på samma gång. Kontrasten mellan att i ena stunden vara inloggad på twitter, och i andra stunden prata med morföräldrar som vägrar köpa en dator, är fullständig. Teknikklyftorna, mellan de som kan och de som inte kan, tycks plötsligt lika oöverstigbara som de ekonomiska. Förändringen väcker nya politiska frågor med konsekvenser för den fördelningspolitiska debatt som så ofta stått i centrum för politiken. Nya problem uppstår och gamla förlorar i betydelse. Ett informationspolitiskt paradigmskifte är här.
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Il primo capitolo della saga di Christopher, una storia di vampiri, lupi, streghe, angeli, bambini indaco.
Chris Neil--or Christopher, as his mother, Bonnie, called him--grew up with the ambition and desire to be an NHL hockey player. Through grit and determination, he achieved his goal and left an indelible mark on the Ottawa Senators franchise. Christopher spent many hours as a youngster in Ron and Cathy Pegg's home, providing the author with personal, first-hand knowledge of Neil the hockey player and the man. That friendship continues to this day. In this engaging biography, you'll meet the Neil family and the personalities from the world of hockey that guided and formed Chris Neil throughout his life--a life of athletics, community involvement, and faith. Christopher played over a thousand games in the NHL, all as a member of the Ottawa Senators. He became one of just over fifty players in the history of the league to play a thousand games with one team. The one thousandth game was played in Los Angeles, with his wife, Cait, and all the members of the Pegg family present. Christopher is not the final word on Neil's career, as he continues to serve the hockey community off the ice, but it does tell the tale of a life well lived so far and will inspire hockey fans and people of faith alike.
How long can you hide from your mate?Chris is a newcomer to Green Hill. His family has settled in, even his brother, who made the mistake of trying to take the alpha position from the Green Hill pride alpha, but not Chris. He feels like he doesn't belong, and he doesn't know how to fix it.Meeting his mate might help.Drake is in love with love, but love doesn't work for him. Every time he's in a relationship, he gets dumped because of his personality-he's too needy, he talks too much or expects too much from his boyfriend. He hasn't given up, but when he meets his mate, he decides that something needs to change before he sends Chris running, too.That something is him.While Chris does his best to get to know the real Drake, Drake does his best to hide his personality from Chris. The push and pull is maddening for both of them and can't continue forever, but who will win?
