Author: Maureen McHugh
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250759757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"Yellow and the Perception of Reality" by Maureen McHugh is a science fiction story about a woman who delves into the mystery of why and how her twin sister, a physicist, has been brain damaged in a lab accident in which two of her colleagues died. I wear yellow when I go to see my sister. There’s not a lot of yellow at the rehab facility; it’s all calm blues and neutrals. I like yellow—it looks good on me—but I wear it because Wanda is smart and she’s figured it out. She knows it’s me now when she sees the yellow. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Yellow and the Perception of Reality
Author: Maureen McHugh
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250759757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"Yellow and the Perception of Reality" by Maureen McHugh is a science fiction story about a woman who delves into the mystery of why and how her twin sister, a physicist, has been brain damaged in a lab accident in which two of her colleagues died. I wear yellow when I go to see my sister. There’s not a lot of yellow at the rehab facility; it’s all calm blues and neutrals. I like yellow—it looks good on me—but I wear it because Wanda is smart and she’s figured it out. She knows it’s me now when she sees the yellow. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250759757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
"Yellow and the Perception of Reality" by Maureen McHugh is a science fiction story about a woman who delves into the mystery of why and how her twin sister, a physicist, has been brain damaged in a lab accident in which two of her colleagues died. I wear yellow when I go to see my sister. There’s not a lot of yellow at the rehab facility; it’s all calm blues and neutrals. I like yellow—it looks good on me—but I wear it because Wanda is smart and she’s figured it out. She knows it’s me now when she sees the yellow. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Quest for Reality
Author: Barry Stroud
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198034643
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
We say "the grass is green" or "lemons are yellow" to state what everyone knows. But are the things we see around us really colored, or do they only look that way because of the effects of light rays on our eyes and brains? Is color somehow "unreal" or "subjective" and dependent on our human perceptions and the conditions under which we see things? Distinguished scholar Barry Stroud investigates these and related questions in The Quest for Reality. In this long-awaited book, he examines what a person would have to do and believe in order to reach the conclusion that everyone's perceptions and beliefs about the color of things are "illusions" and do not accurately represent the way things are in the world as it is independently of us. Arguing that no such conclusion could be consistently reached, Stroud finds that the conditions of a successful unmasking of color cannot all be fulfilled. The discussion extends beyond color to present a serious challenge to many other philosophical attempts to discover the way things really are. A model of subtle, elegant, and rigorous philosophical writing, this study will attract a wide audience from all areas of philosophy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198034643
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
We say "the grass is green" or "lemons are yellow" to state what everyone knows. But are the things we see around us really colored, or do they only look that way because of the effects of light rays on our eyes and brains? Is color somehow "unreal" or "subjective" and dependent on our human perceptions and the conditions under which we see things? Distinguished scholar Barry Stroud investigates these and related questions in The Quest for Reality. In this long-awaited book, he examines what a person would have to do and believe in order to reach the conclusion that everyone's perceptions and beliefs about the color of things are "illusions" and do not accurately represent the way things are in the world as it is independently of us. Arguing that no such conclusion could be consistently reached, Stroud finds that the conditions of a successful unmasking of color cannot all be fulfilled. The discussion extends beyond color to present a serious challenge to many other philosophical attempts to discover the way things really are. A model of subtle, elegant, and rigorous philosophical writing, this study will attract a wide audience from all areas of philosophy.
Art, Perception, and Reality
Author: E. H. Gombrich
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801815522
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Explores questions relating to the nature of representation in art. It asks how we recognize likeness in caricatures or portraits, for instance, and presents the conflicting arguments and opinions of an art historian, a psychologist and a philosopher.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801815522
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Explores questions relating to the nature of representation in art. It asks how we recognize likeness in caricatures or portraits, for instance, and presents the conflicting arguments and opinions of an art historian, a psychologist and a philosopher.
The Reality of Perception
Author: Vários Autores
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480269385
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Perception is reality to the beholder; but it doesn't make reality. This book addresses how our perceptions affect many different areas or our lives for example: depression, happiness, anxiety, anger, relationships, success, and personality disorders. It will help you understand how to change your life by changing your perception. Many of us are making life a lot harder than it needs to be simply by our thought process. This book is filled with teachings and examples from real life that make the reading enjoyable.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480269385
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Perception is reality to the beholder; but it doesn't make reality. This book addresses how our perceptions affect many different areas or our lives for example: depression, happiness, anxiety, anger, relationships, success, and personality disorders. It will help you understand how to change your life by changing your perception. Many of us are making life a lot harder than it needs to be simply by our thought process. This book is filled with teachings and examples from real life that make the reading enjoyable.
Aligned Yellow Bricks
Author: Bob Woodward
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595336620
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Aligned Yellow Bricks demonstrates the critical need for strategic vision when creating and maintaining balanced organizational structures and aligned workplace activities. Author Bob Woodward illustrates the effectiveness of this approach by citing descriptive examples from the mythical Professor Marvel Manufacturing Corporation to better-known business giants including Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motor Company, and General Electric. The framework for establishing goal-based structural alignment and building a strategic roadmap can be found in the following questions: What are the primary goals of the organization? Has the organizational structure been aligned to effectively execute the actions necessary to achieve those goals? Have balanced metrics been defined to measure and integrate the aligned actions necessary to achieve those goals? Does the reward system create the incentives necessary to spur those appropriate actions? Aligned Yellow Bricks presents a logical and progressive methodology for success, while preventing unproductive "whirlwinds" of misaligned activity and Oz-like illusions of accomplishment. This step-by-step guide provides the direction to keep any organization grounded and steadily progressing along the strategic road to effective organizational achievement.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595336620
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Aligned Yellow Bricks demonstrates the critical need for strategic vision when creating and maintaining balanced organizational structures and aligned workplace activities. Author Bob Woodward illustrates the effectiveness of this approach by citing descriptive examples from the mythical Professor Marvel Manufacturing Corporation to better-known business giants including Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motor Company, and General Electric. The framework for establishing goal-based structural alignment and building a strategic roadmap can be found in the following questions: What are the primary goals of the organization? Has the organizational structure been aligned to effectively execute the actions necessary to achieve those goals? Have balanced metrics been defined to measure and integrate the aligned actions necessary to achieve those goals? Does the reward system create the incentives necessary to spur those appropriate actions? Aligned Yellow Bricks presents a logical and progressive methodology for success, while preventing unproductive "whirlwinds" of misaligned activity and Oz-like illusions of accomplishment. This step-by-step guide provides the direction to keep any organization grounded and steadily progressing along the strategic road to effective organizational achievement.
Intercultural Phenomenology
Author: Yuko Ishihara
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135029831X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Intercultural Phenomenology explores the nature of reality by engaging in a cross-cultural dialogue between two of the most influential philosophical traditions of the 20th century. Drawing on ideas from phenomenology, Japanese philosophy and Zen Buddhism, it follows the philosophers who changed their perception of the world by choosing to suspend judgement. Guided by this philosophical method known as the “epoché”, or suspension of judgment in ancient Greek, it is an introduction to the philosophy and practice of letting objects in the world speak for themselves. Inspired by Nishida Kitaro's insight that true reality is beyond the subject-object duality, the book uses a series of examples and exercises to explore the background to Husserl's idea of the phenomenological epoché, Hans-Georg Gadamer's emphasis on play in human understanding and the haiku poet Matsuo Basho's call for a new level of freedom. This practice-oriented approach moves beyond the traditional East-West divide. It connects various traditions, old and new, contemplative and theoretical, and explains why Japanese philosophy and phenomenology can enrich the quality of our lived experience.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135029831X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Intercultural Phenomenology explores the nature of reality by engaging in a cross-cultural dialogue between two of the most influential philosophical traditions of the 20th century. Drawing on ideas from phenomenology, Japanese philosophy and Zen Buddhism, it follows the philosophers who changed their perception of the world by choosing to suspend judgement. Guided by this philosophical method known as the “epoché”, or suspension of judgment in ancient Greek, it is an introduction to the philosophy and practice of letting objects in the world speak for themselves. Inspired by Nishida Kitaro's insight that true reality is beyond the subject-object duality, the book uses a series of examples and exercises to explore the background to Husserl's idea of the phenomenological epoché, Hans-Georg Gadamer's emphasis on play in human understanding and the haiku poet Matsuo Basho's call for a new level of freedom. This practice-oriented approach moves beyond the traditional East-West divide. It connects various traditions, old and new, contemplative and theoretical, and explains why Japanese philosophy and phenomenology can enrich the quality of our lived experience.
Virtual Reality
Author: Steven M. LaValle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107198933
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
An interdisciplinary text for students, researchers, and developers that blends foundations of virtual reality with industry insights.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107198933
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
An interdisciplinary text for students, researchers, and developers that blends foundations of virtual reality with industry insights.
Royal Institute of Philosophy Lectures, vol 5 1970-1971: Reason & Reality
Author: NA NA
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349815780
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349815780
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
The Fourteenth Dalai Lama's Stages of the Path, Volume 1
Author: Dalai Lama
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614298173
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
Discover His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice for finding happiness, helping others, and applying insights from Buddhist thought to everyday life—for a life of greater harmony, meaning, and joy, for ourselves, others, and in our world. This first volume of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Stages of the Path shares His Holiness’s teachings on specific topics of vital relevance to contemporary life: - how kindness and compassion are the foundation for individual happiness and world peace; - how we can solve manmade problems; - how Buddhism does not conflict with modern science and can actually contribute to its advancement; - how gender equality is fundamental for a decent and just society; - and much more. His Holiness’s messages on these topics will be of value to all readers, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. These teachings embody the Dalai Lama's generous warmth and humor, his expertise in presenting important Buddhist ideas, and his ability to inspire us toward greater kindness and happiness.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614298173
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
Discover His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice for finding happiness, helping others, and applying insights from Buddhist thought to everyday life—for a life of greater harmony, meaning, and joy, for ourselves, others, and in our world. This first volume of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Stages of the Path shares His Holiness’s teachings on specific topics of vital relevance to contemporary life: - how kindness and compassion are the foundation for individual happiness and world peace; - how we can solve manmade problems; - how Buddhism does not conflict with modern science and can actually contribute to its advancement; - how gender equality is fundamental for a decent and just society; - and much more. His Holiness’s messages on these topics will be of value to all readers, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. These teachings embody the Dalai Lama's generous warmth and humor, his expertise in presenting important Buddhist ideas, and his ability to inspire us toward greater kindness and happiness.
Perception, Physics, and Reality
Author: Charlie Dunbar Broad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description