検索キーワード： 哲学的・社会的側面

More than just a book on how to retire extremely early by spending less and earning more while investing in a few funds and hoping they go up in the long run. Written for those wanting a deep and detailed understanding of the strategies and building blocks required to design and live an interesting life independent of the winds of the economy. An information-dense study of economic resilience and how to thrive in an increasingly fragile job- and consumer-oriented world hitting its limits.

The early "New Age" philosophy of "New Thought", which was wildly popular at the turn of the 20th century, owes much of its emphasis on the concept of "mind over matter" to the works of Thomas Troward. This audiobook contains the substance of a course of lectures given by the author in the Queen Street Hall, Edinburgh. Its purpose is to indicate the Natural Principles governing the relation between Mental Action and Material Conditions, and thus to afford the student an intelligible starting point for the practical study of the subject.

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable, audiobook edition of The Road to Character by David Brooks, read by Arthur Morey and David Brooks. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In The Road to Character David Brooks, best-selling author of The Social Animal and New York Times columnist, explains why...

Arthur Schopenhauer's The Art of Literature is a lively, illuminating and brutally honest collection of essays on literary style and values, writers and critics, and the nature of genius. Schopenhauer advises seclusion and independent thought, criticizes Pliny's reading habits, and explains the pitfalls of certain schools of thought and even virtues like modesty. His thought-provoking arguments, caustic wit, and accessible style make this a must for any aspiring writer.

‘Wonderful … we need music in our lives now more than ever’ HERBIE HANCOCK ‘Joan Koenig is on a wonderful mission to enrich children’s lives through music’ DR GUY DEUTSCHER A pioneering music educator reveals how parents and caregivers can harness the power of music and use it to...

After 35 years as an education consultant, Rae Pica knows the importance of understanding the natural course of child development. In this collection, she keeps kids front and center as she provides thought-provoking commentary and actionable insights on topics such as the Common Core, the self-esteem movement, and standardized testing.

Discover what life was like for the first-ever Europeans during the Stone Age. Then, fast forward to the Bronze and Iron Ages when the first advanced civilizations emerged in Europe. You’ll discover more about the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Northern European barbarians.

Brought to you by Penguin. Imagination and creativity are at the root of every uniquely human achievement and those achievements have brought us to this present moment. We are now the largest population in human history: seven and half billion people, rising to nine billion by 2050. Our...

As a teacher in an inner-city school, Lucy Crehan was exasperated with ever-changing government policy claiming to be based on lessons from top-performing education systems. She resolved to find out what was really going on in the classrooms of countries whose teenagers ranked top in the world in reading, maths, and science. Cleverlands documents Crehan's journey around the world, weaving together her experiences with research on policy, history, psychology, and culture to offer extensive new insights into what we can learn from these countries.

In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues, thinking about the aims of education has gone disturbingly awry in the United States and abroad.

Che cos'è il metodo Montessori e perché molti scelgono le scuole dove si mettono in pratica gli insegnamenti della grande pedagoga italiana, famosa in tutto il mondo? Maria Montessori ci ha lasciato una visione di come la scuola possa trasformarsi per aderire ai bisogni di apprendimento dei bambini. Di quella visione abbiamo ancora bisogno perché la scuola "tradizionale" molte di quelle pratiche non le ha ancora fatte proprie.

Exploring American higher education from its founding in the 17th century to its struggle to innovate and adapt in the first decades of the 21st century, Thelin demonstrates that the experience of going to college has been central to American life for generations of students and their families. Drawing from archival research, along with the pioneering scholarship of leading historians, Thelin raises profound questions about what colleges are - and what they should be. 

A call to action that pulls together all of Sir Ken Robinson’s key messages and philosophies, and that challenges and empowers readers to re-imagine our world, and our systems, for the better. Sir Ken Robinson changed the lives of millions of people. The embodiment of the prestigious TED...

En un mundo donde la felicidad es un producto más y los dioses son sustituidos por algoritmos, este libro desmonta muchos de los mitos que nos han vendido, como la farsa de que el trabajo nos hará libres, la ilusión de que consumir sube nuestra autoestima o la mentira de que un like es un...

In Education, scholar and reformer Robert Morss Lovett delivers a provocative critique of the American school system in the early twentieth century. Lovett argues that education has become a kind of national “superstition”—an institution assumed to produce social progress merely because...

Why does everything feel meaningful —even when nothing important is happening? In Meaning Saturation: Why Nothing Fully Clears Anymore, author Elias Rowan explores a subtle shift in modern experience: how everyday life has become saturated with interpretation, context, and lingering significance. Tasks finish, messages sent, conversations end —yet the mind rarely returns to neutrality. Instead, moments remain active in the background, continuing to generate associations, interpretations, and quiet psychological residue.

LäsUtvecklingsSchemat, LUS, är ett kvalitativt bedömningsinstrument som utgår från lärares samlade bedömarkompetens. LUS är uppbyggt av kvalitativa steg som en lärare kan se i elevers läsutveckling. Bedömningarna görs i det dagliga arbetet, då lärare lyssnar och ger akt på...

"NO TE PROMETO SOLUCIONES FÁCILES, SINO LA VERDAD CRUDA, LO QUE HAGAS CON ELLA ES COSA TUYA. PERO NUNCA SERÁS UN IDIOTA". No todos los días es trending topic un catedrático de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada, que ni es youtuber ni tiene redes sociales. ¿Pero quién es Jesús G. Maestro? ¿Por qué todas sus opiniones se convierten en virales? Jesús G. Maestro no es un gurú ni pretende serlo, es un verso suelto cuyas reflexiones son dinamita para sus miles de seguidores.

Критическое мышление — ключевой навык XXI века, который позволяет не утонуть в бесконечном океане информации, отделять правду от лжи, взвешенно и рационально принимать решения и включать логику тогда, когда нужно. Новая книга Никиты Непряхина — увлекательное путешествие по миру иллюзий и лабиринту особенностей мышления, которое дает ответы на многие вопросы.

Once proud citadels of virtue, the US military academies have lost their way and are running on fumes. They need to be fixed before it’s too late. Saving Our Service Academies covers one man’s unrelenting thirty-year fight with the military bureaucracy to instill qualities of force and...