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The Orphic I: A Philosophical Approach to Musical Collaboration
starts from the premise that music is a realm of intersubjective
human experience. Drawing on ideas common to both hermeneutic and
pragmatic aesthetics, it examines forms of collaboration involving
those who create, perform, and listen to music. A new
interpretation of the Orpheus myth suggests a model for thinking
about creative interactions where composer and performer adopt each
other's perspectives. This imaginative transfer of self--the Orphic
I--has significant implications, both for the listener's perception
of authenticity in musical performance, and for the interactions of
performers within a musical ensemble. Empathy and entrainment
emerge as seminal animating forces in group music-making, providing
a non-verbal basis for ethical decision-making among group members.
In this vivid and compelling memoir, Dr. Geoffrey Dean tells the
story of his lifetime of travel, medical practice, and
groundbreaking research. Born in Wales in 1918, Dean spent his
early years in the north of England. After training to be a doctor
in Liverpool, he served during the Second World War as a medical
officer in Bomber Command.
Following the war, as he recounts here, Dean relocated himself and
his family to South Africa, where he established a busy medical
practice that he continued for more than twenty years. During this
period, he kept at the forefront of medical research, devoting the
bulk of his attention to the epidemiology of porphyria, a disease
that causes paralysis. All the while, his work kept him traveling,
with stops in China, Sweden, Holland, Cyprus, and Spain--including
a period as the personal physician to the millionaire governor of
the Fiji Islands.
Threaded through with surprising adventures and rich anecdotes of
the author's travels in the course of his research, "The Turnstone"
is a lively account of the life of a man whose commitment to
medicine brought him to the ends of the earth--and kept him there
for more than sixty years.
This academic text features articles regarding paranormal,
extraordinary, or fringe-science claims. It logically examines the
claims of astrology; psychic ability; alternative medicine and
health claims; after-death communication; cryptozoology; and faith
healing, all from a skeptical perspective. Paranormal Claims is a
compilation of some of the most eye-opening articles about
pseudoscience and extraordinary claims that often reveal logical,
scientific explanations, or an outright scam. These articles,
steeped in skepticism, teach critical thinking when approaching
courses in psychology, sociology, philosophy, education, or
science.
Sharing knowledge in policing remains a significant challenge for
police forces around the world. The Bichard Inquiry examined the
effectiveness of police forces' information sharing and found it to
be severely lacking. This unique book sets out the conceptual
framework for knowledge management and explains how a greater
understanding of the subject can help policing at an operational
level. The book is split into a clear and logical three part
structure: Part I covers the foundations of knowledge management
and the key security issues in relation to a 'globalised' world of
crime and terrorism, Part II looks at the building of structures
and the use of applications and Part III integrates the first two
parts by providing illustrative examples of working applications of
police-specific knowledge management systems. Drawing on examples
from around the world, the book takes the reader through the range
of different systems and approaches and shows how they can be
implemented in practice using illustrative case studies and
practical diagrams. This is an ideal purchase for all police
professionals and policing academics with an interest in, or role
in knowledge management systems.
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