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No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The
100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement
strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an
expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice
with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional
extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage
all learners. _______________ Part of the best-selling 100 Ideas
series, this book offers teachers quick and easy ways to engage
students, convey complex knowledge, and build history-specific
thinking skills. The activities in this book aim to embrace what is
mind-boggling, bizarre and extraordinary about history and tap into
students' innate curiosity and wonder, while still catering to the
twin pressures of exam results and observation. With these criteria
in mind, there are plenty of tips on demonstrating progress, ways
of differentiating, preparing students for history assessments and
examinations - while still having fun.
Supported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a
registered charity Why travel? What motivations underpin the
journeys we make? And how can we make decisions that improve our
travel experiences? Arguing that the desire to move is a purpose in
itself, this book brings together leading experts to provide
insights from multiple viewpoints across the sciences, arts and
humanities. Together, they examine key travel motivations,
including the importance of travel for human wellbeing, and how
these can be reconciled with challenges such as reducing our carbon
footprint, adapting new mobility technologies, and improving the
quality of our journeys. The book shows how our travel choices are
shaped by a wide range of social, physical, psychological and
cultural factors, which have profound implications for the design
of future transport policies. Offering thought-provoking and
practical new perspectives, this fascinating book will be essential
for all those who have ever wondered why we travel and how it
relates to our fundamental needs.
How can we think more deeply about travel? This was the thought
that inspired Emily Thomas to journey into the philosophy of
travel, to explore the places where philosophy and travel
intersect. Part philosophical ramble, part memoir, The Meaning of
Travel begins in the Age of Discovery in the sixteenth century,
when philosophers first began thinking and writing seriously about
travel It then meanders forward to encounter the thoughts of
Montaigne on otherness, John Locke on cannibals, and Henry Thoreau
on wilderness. On our travels with Emily Thomas, we discover the
dark side of maps, how the philosophy of space fuelled mountain
tourism, and why you should wash underwear in woodland cabins... We
also confront profound questions, such as the debate on the ethics
of 'doom tourism' (travel to doomed places such as glaciers or
coral reefs), and how space travel might come to affect our
understanding of human significance in a leviathan universe. The
first ever history of the places where history and philosophy meet,
this book will reshape your understanding of travel.
What is time? This is one of the most fundamental questions we can
ask. Traditionally, the answer was that time is a product of the
human mind, or of the motion of celestial bodies. In the
mid-seventeenth century, a new kind of answer emerged: time or
eternal duration is 'absolute', in the sense that it is independent
of human minds and material bodies. Emily Thomas explores the
development of absolute time or eternal duration during one of
Britain's richest and most creative metaphysical periods, from the
1640s to the 1730s. She introduces an interconnected set of main
characters - Henry More, Walter Charleton, Isaac Barrow, Isaac
Newton, John Locke, Samuel Clarke, and John Jackson - alongside a
large and varied supporting cast, whose metaphysical views are all
read in their historical context and given a place in the
seventeenth- and eighteenth-century development of thought about
time.
In 1880s Britain, Victoria Welby (1837-1912) began creating a rich,
wide-ranging metaphysical system. At its heart lies Motion, 'the
great fact, the supreme category'. Drawing extensively on archive
materials, this Element offers the first study of Welby's
metaphysics. It portrays her universe as a complex of motions:
motions comprise material bodies, living beings, and conscious
minds. This dynamic universe, 'Motion', underlies many other
elements of her thought, including her views on idealism,
panpsychism, change, space, and anti-realism about time. This study
shows that Welby's metaphysics are deeply embedded in the
scientific-philosophical debates of her period, and variously draw
on vortex theories of matter in physics; Victorian panpsychisms,
fuelled by debates over the continuity of mind in Darwinian
evolution; and new conceptions of time as the 'fourth dimension' of
space. Victoria Welby significantly advances our understanding of
Welby's philosophy, opening paths for future scholarship.
Supported by the Independent Transport Commission (ITC): a
registered charity Why travel? What motivations underpin the
journeys we make? And how can we make decisions that improve our
travel experiences? Arguing that the desire to move is a purpose in
itself, this book brings together leading experts to provide
insights from multiple viewpoints across the sciences, arts and
humanities. Together, they examine key travel motivations,
including the importance of travel for human wellbeing, and how
these can be reconciled with challenges such as reducing our carbon
footprint, adapting new mobility technologies, and improving the
quality of our journeys. The book shows how our travel choices are
shaped by a wide range of social, physical, psychological and
cultural factors, which have profound implications for the design
of future transport policies. Offering thought-provoking and
practical new perspectives, this fascinating book will be essential
for all those who have ever wondered why we travel and how it
relates to our fundamental needs.
The work of women philosophers in the early modern period has
traditionally been overlooked, yet their writing on topics such as
reality, time, mind and matter holds valuable lessons for our
understanding of metaphysics and its history. This volume of new
essays explores the work of nine key female figures: Bathsua Makin,
Anna Maria van Schurman, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish,
Anne Conway, Damaris Cudworth Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine
Trotter Cockburn, and Emilie Du Chatelet. Investigating issues from
eternity to free will and from body to natural laws, the essays
uncover long-neglected perspectives and demonstrate their
importance for philosophical debates, both then and now. Combining
careful philosophical analysis with discussion of the intellectual
and historical context of each thinker, they will set the agenda
for future enquiry and will appeal to scholars and students of the
history of metaphysics, science, religion and feminism.
The work of women philosophers in the early modern period has
traditionally been overlooked, yet their writing on topics such as
reality, time, mind and matter holds valuable lessons for our
understanding of metaphysics and its history. This volume of new
essays explores the work of nine key female figures: Bathsua Makin,
Anna Maria van Schurman, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish,
Anne Conway, Damaris Cudworth Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine
Trotter Cockburn, and Emilie Du Chatelet. Investigating issues from
eternity to free will and from body to natural laws, the essays
uncover long-neglected perspectives and demonstrate their
importance for philosophical debates, both then and now. Combining
careful philosophical analysis with discussion of the intellectual
and historical context of each thinker, they will set the agenda
for future enquiry and will appeal to scholars and students of the
history of metaphysics, science, religion and feminism.
A beautiful, illustrated book full of ideas to get you back in
touch with nature. Spending time in nature is scientifically proven
to be good for us - the benefits are endless and it has the power
to make us feel better both physically and emotionally. Organised
by season, The Wild Handbook provides a thoughtful collection of
activities to get you back in touch with nature and improve your
physical and mental wellbeing. It's an antidote to the stresses of
modern life - activities include stargazing, wild swimming, various
seasonal crafts, forest bathing, foraging and filling your home
with natural materials and air purifying plants. Whether you live
in the middle of a city or out in the countryside, you'll find
practical ideas to suit your lifestyle. Illustrated with
atmospheric colour artwork, this beautiful gift book makes a
wonderful present for the nature-seeker in all of us.
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