The first posthumous collection from the writings of Stanley Cavell, shedding new light on the distinctive vision and intellectual trajectory of an influential American philosopher. For Stanley Cavell, philosophy was a matter of responding to the voices of others. Throughout his career, he articulated the belief that words spring to life in concrete circumstances of speech: the significance and power of language depend on the occasions that elicit it. When Cavell died in 2018, he left behind some of his own most powerful language-a plan for a book collecting numerous unpublished essays and lectures, as well as papers printed in niche journals. Here and There presents this manuscript, with thematically relevant additions, for the first time. These writings, composed between the 1980s and the 2000s, reflect Cavell's expansive interests and distinctive philosophical method. The collection traverses all the major themes of his immense body of work: modernity, psychoanalysis, the human voice, moral perfectionism, tragedy, skepticism. Cavell's rich and cohesive philosophical vision unites his wide-ranging engagement with poets, critics, psychoanalysts, social scientists, and fellow philosophers. In Here and There, readers will find dialogues with Shakespeare, Thoreau, Wittgenstein, Freud, Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Wallace Stevens, Veena Das, and Peter Kivy, among others. One of the collection's most striking features is an ensemble of five pieces on music, constituting Cavell's first discussion of the subject since the mid-1960s. Edited by philosophers who have been invested in Cavell's work for decades, Here and There not only gathers the strands of a writing life but also maps its author's intellectual journeys. In these works, Cavell models what it looks like to examine seriously one's own passions and to forge new communities through unexpected conversations.

Feminist philosophers have made important strides in altering the overwhelmingly male-centric discipline of philosophy. Yet, in Nancy Bauer's view, most are still content to work within theoretical frameworks that are fundamentally false to human beings' everyday experiences. This is particularly intolerable for a species of philosophy whose central aspiration is to make the world a less sexist place. How to Do Things with Pornography models a new way to write philosophically about pornography, women's self-objectification, hook-up culture, and other contemporary phenomena. Unafraid to ask what philosophy contributes to our lives, Bauer argues that the profession's lack of interest in this question threatens to make its enterprise irrelevant. Bauer criticizes two paradigmatic models of Western philosophizing: the Great Man model, according to which philosophy is the product of rare genius; and the scientistic model, according to which a community of researchers works together to discover once-and-for-all truths. The philosopher's job is neither to perpetuate the inevitably sexist trope of the philosopher-genius nor to "get things right." Rather, it is to compete with the Zeitgeist and attract people to the endeavor of reflecting on their settled ways of perceiving and understanding the world. How to Do Things with Pornography boldly enlists J. L. Austin's How to Do Things with Words, showing that it should be read not as a theory of speech acts but as a revolutionary conception of what philosophers can do in the world with their words.

In the introduction to "The Second Sex, " Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." Nancy Bauer begins her book by asking: "Then what kind of a problem does being a woman pose?" Bauer's aim is to show that in answering this question "The Second Sex" dramatizes the extent to which being a woman poses a philosophical problem.

This book is a call for philosophers as well as feminists to turn, or return to, "The Second Sex." Bauer shows that Beauvoir's magnum opus, written a quarter-century before the development of contemporary feminist philosophy, constitutes a meditation on the relationship between women and philosophy that remains profoundly undervalued. She argues that the extraordinary effect "The Second Sex" has had on women's lives, then and now, can be traced to Beauvoir's discovery of a new way to philosophize -- a way grounded in her identity as a woman. In offering a new interpretation of "The Second Sex, " Bauer shows how philosophy can be politically productive for women while remaining genuinely philosophical.

This attractive, practical guide explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, but also thriving sanctuaries for wildlife. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, this book provides easy-to-follow recommendations for providing food, cover, and water for birds, bees, butterflies, and other small animals. Emphasizing individual creativity over conventional design, Bauer asks us to consider the intricate relationships between plants and wildlife and our changing role as steward, rather than manipulator, of these relationships.
In an engaging narrative that endorses simple and inexpensive methods of wildlife habitat gardening, Nancy Bauer discusses practices such as recycling plant waste on site, using permeable pathways, growing regionally appropriate plants, and avoiding chemical fertilizers and insecticides. She suggests ways of attracting pollinators through planting choices and offers ideas for building water sources and shelters for wildlife. A plant resource guide, tips for propagating plants, seasonal plants for hummingbirds, and host plants for butterflies round out "The California Wildlife Habitat Garden," making it an indispensable primer for those about to embark on creating their own biologically diverse, environmentally friendly garden.

Anyone growing up in the 1940s and 50s was conditioned to interpret the phrase "God is like a Father" almost solely as "God is a Father " Today we are living in a time in which the metaphors for God are expanding.
This collection of sermons, preached over a ten-year period, reveals God's self-giving love through the metaphor of a Wise Old Woman.
"For at least 25,000 years humanity worshiped feminine images of the divine. Then it all changed, and for the past 6,000 to 8,000 years virtually all mainstream religions have conceived of the divine primarily in masculine terms. We now find ourselves at another transformational time in history regarding our understanding of the divine. It is a time in which we are becoming increasingly aware that no one image, and certainly no one gender, can adequately convey the totality of the ultimate divine mystery of the universe.
Nancy Bauer-King, in this wonderful collection of sermons, has made an important contribution to this crucial religious task... I celebrate our time in history when stronger voices from people like Nancy Bauer-King are now being heard so that we might learn in fresh ways the breadth and depth and rich diversity of God's word."
L. Robert Keck, author of "Sacred Eyes"
"This is a terrific book WOW You may be the Garrison Keillor of the Wisconsin pastorate. This will be an insightful book for all the women and men in the churches across the country who struggle for inspiration to write their Sunday sermons, and also for many in congregations who listen to them and seek a meaningful word for their own lives."
Rosemary Ruether
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Nancy L. Bauer-King was born and raised south of Madison, Wisconsin. She married, raised four children, and then returned to school. She earned a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin and her MDiv degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She has served churches in Wisconsin and is currently the Associate Pastor for Spiritual Formation at Trinity United Methodist Church in Racine, Wisconsin.

The compelling plot of Nancy Bauer's fifth novel, The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard, winds through Cornwall, Quebec City, and the Eastern Townships, New England, and the Fredericton area of New Brunswick. Full of vivid description and eccentric characters, the story brings to life the strange relationships between Arlene, her daughter Alice, and her "found" daughter Andrea, on one side, and their benefactor, James, and the mysterious Mr. Gerard, on the other. The startling denouement at last fits all the mysterious pieces together. At another level, The Irrational Doorways of Mr. Gerard integrates the delicate complexity of Tao philosophy with matriarchal mythology, the disorientation of the picaresque, the character-substitution games of classical comedy, and the heightened detail of magic realism. Bauer's post-modern blend leads the reader through a story full of intrigue into the world of the spirit.

In "Samara the Wholehearted," Bauer transports her readers to the slightly tilted world of Summerland, a communal summer retreat, where a series of unusual encounters lead Samara to "adopt" her perpetually adolescent half-brother Fred and a disabled genius named Marty. Mixing the traditional techniques of storytelling with postmodern innovation and rarefied prose, Bauer produces a novel which is both technically adept and intensely memorable.

In den letzten Jahren ist der demographische Wandel verstarkt in den Blick der Offentlichkeit geraten und gehort mittlerweile zu den aktuellen Themen unserer Zeit. Auch der offentliche Sektor hat inzwischen erkannt, dass bereits heute erste Veranderungen in den Kommunen notwendig sind, um den zukunftigen Anforderungen und Bedurfnissen ihrer Einwohner und Burger gewachsen zu sein. Dazu werden als Einstieg die Veranderungen der Bevolkerungsstrukturen im Land Brandenburg naher beleuchtet und Handlungsstrategien dargestellt. Den Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit macht das Modellprogramm Seniorenburos" als zukunftsorientiertere Kommunalpolitik aus. Gerade durch die Zunahme an alteren Menschen in unserer Gesellschaft, darf der offentliche Sektor im Rahmen seiner Kundenorientierung den weiter wachsenden Kundenkreis der SeniorenInnen nicht ausser Acht lassen. Gerade durch den demographischen Wandel werden die Seniorenburos zwangslaufig in der Zukunft eine verstarkte Nachfrage erfahren. Daher wird auf die Ressourcen und Potenziale der Seniorenburos ebenfalls eingegangen und Losungsansatze dargelegt

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Jura - Offentliches Recht / VerwaltungsR, Note: 1,3, Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie Potsdam e.V., Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In den letzten Jahren ist der demographische Wandel verstarkt in den Blick der Offentlichkeit geraten und gehort mittlerweile zu den aktuellen Themen unserer Zeit. Auch der offentliche Sektor hat inzwischen erkannt, dass bereits heute erste Veranderungen in den Kommunen notwendig sind, um den zukunftigen Anforderungen und Bedurfnissen ihrer Einwohner und Burger gewachsen zu sein. Als Einstieg dazu werden im ersten Teil der Diplomarbeit die Veranderungen der Bevolkerungsstrukturen im Land Brandenburg naher beleuchtet und Handlungsstrategien dargestellt. Ferner wird unter dem Aspekt der Verwaltungsmodernisierung im zweiten Teil der Arbeit die Verwaltung in ihrer Rolle als Dienstleister vorgestellt und anschliessend am Beispiel von Burgerburos naher hinterfragt. Im dritten Teil der Diplomarbeit soll durch das Modellprogramm Seniorenburos" veranschaulicht werden, dass es der offentlichen Verwaltung anhand zukunftsorientierter Politik gelungen ist, einen bedarfsgerechten Einrichtungstypen fur freiwilliges und ehrenamtliches Engagement im Bereich der Altenarbeit zu schaffen. Gerade durch die Zunahme an alteren Menschen in unserer Gesellschaft, darf die offentliche Verwaltung den weiter heranwachsenden Kundenkreis der SeniorenInnen nicht ausser Acht lassen. Gerade durch den demographischen Wandel werden die Seniorenburos zwangslaufig in der Zukunft durch eine verstarkte Nachfrage zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnen. Dazu wird im vierten Teil der Diplomarbeit auf die Ressourcen und Potenziale der Seniorenburos eingegangen. Es werden Losungsansatze dargelegt, um in der Zukunft dem demographischen Wandel und seinen Veranderungen entsprechend, den SeniorenInnen weiterhin ein kundenorientiertes und bedarfsgerechtes Leistungsangebot bieten zu konne