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Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
This volume offers a much needed shift of focus in the study of
emotion in the history of philosophy. Discussion has tended to
focus on the moral relevance of emotions, and (except in ancient
philosophy) the role of emotions in cognitive life has received
little attention. Thirteen new essays investigate the continuities
between medieval and early modern thinking about the emotions, and
open up a contemporary debate on the relationship between emotions,
cognition, and reason, and the way emotions figure in our own
cognitive lives. A team of leading philosophers of the medieval,
renaissance, and early modern periods explore these ideas from the
point of view of four key themes: the situation of emotions within
the human mind; the intentionality of emotions and their role in
cognition; emotions and action; the role of emotion in
self-understanding and the social situation of individuals.
The purpose of this book is, that readers might get interested in
every day psychology, Human Factors, their own functions and how
these can be used to improve their own well being, like stress
management, in order to function better. It is a book for
management, for staff members, teachers, parents, health-care
professions, flight deck crew, cabin crew, engineers, flight
controllers, maritime crews and maritime pilots. All will learn a
lot about themselves, their own and others behavior and stress
reactions. By reading this book will improve your self esteem and
your confidence.
Although gaming was once primarily used for personal entertainment,
video games and other similar technologies are now being utilized
across various disciplines such as education and engineering. As
digital technologies become more integral to everyday life, it is
imperative to explore the underlying effects they have on society
and within these fields. Exploring the Cognitive, Social, Cultural,
and Psychological Aspects of Gaming and Simulations provides
emerging research on the societal and mental aspects of gaming and
how video games impact different parts of an individual's life.
While highlighting the positive, important results of gaming in
various disciplines, readers will learn how video games can be used
in areas such as calculus, therapy, and professional development.
This book is an important resource for engineers, graduate-level
students, psychologists, game designers, educators, sociologists,
and academics seeking current information on the effects of gaming
and computer simulations across different industries.
This book takes a look at how certain thinking processes create
"psychiatric" symptoms, and how different choices can eliminate
those experiences. Better understanding of the accurate meaning of
commonly uses words can improve the likelyhood of working through
conflicts with others, and can improve the quality of one's life.
The Economics of Sin examines the definition and evolution of sin
from the perspective of rational choice economics, yet is conscious
of the limitations of such an approach. The author argues that
because engaging in activities deemed to be sinful is an act of
choice, it can therefore be subject to the logic of choice in the
economic model. The book considers the formation of religions,
including the new age revival of 'wicca', as regulators of the
quasi-market in sins, and goes on to appraise the role of specific
sins such as lying, envy, jealousy, greed, lust, sloth, and waste
in individual markets and in macroeconomic activity. Empirical
evidence on issues such as cannibalism, capital punishment,
addiction, adultery and prostitution is also explored. Samuel
Cameron concludes that a large percentage of economic activity is
intimately connected with forms of sin which are in some
circumstances highly beneficial to the functioning of markets,
particularly in the presence of market failure. This innovative,
interdisciplinary study of the institution of sin will be of
enormous interest to a wide-ranging readership, including
researchers and teachers of economics, sociology and theology. It
will also be of importance for anthropologists and philosophers.
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