Tag: Meaning

Meaning A Play Based on the Life of Viktor E. Frankl


Free Download Rubin Battino, "Meaning: A Play Based on the Life of Viktor E. Frankl"
English | 2002 | ISBN: 1899836837 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 3.1 mb
Psychiatrist and neurologist, Viktor E. Frankl, was the founder of Logotherapy, the third Viennese school of psychiatry, which was concerned with helping people find meaning in their lives. This volume is a biography in dialogue form. Using many of his own words, the play focuses on key moments in Frankl’s life. It explores his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, his development of Logotherapy and his insights into the human condition. His book Man’s Search for Meaning has influenced millions of people worldwide. <CR> Meaning is richly illustrated with photographs of Frankl’s life and times, including both painful images of imprisonment in the camps and joyful family portraits. It presents this extraordinary man’s life in a dramatic and readable style. It will appeal to those familiar with Frankl’s work, and inspire new readers to learn more about this remarkable man and his contribution to the cause of humanity. "’Meaning’ brings Frankl to life in full dimension – his spirit, determination, wisdom, and integrity." – Jeffrey K. Zeig PhD, Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

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An Unknown World Notes on the Meaning of the Earth


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English | ISBN: 1585429015 | 2012 | 240 pages | EPUB | 450 KB
What is the purpose of life on Earth? Philosopher Jacob Needleman frames man’s role on the planet in a completely new and fresh way, moving beyond the usual environmental concerns to reveal how the care and maintenance of a world is something vital and basic to our existence as authentic human beings.

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Islam and the Politics of Meaning in Palestinian Nationalism


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English | 2013 | ISBN: 0415830761, 113891259X | PDF | pages: 124 | 6.1 mb
The intention of this book is to explore the relationship between an ideological idiom and the changing social movement in which it operates. The basic question is that of what roles an Islamic symbol complex played in different phases of the Palestinian nationalist movement, and what were the socio-economic factors which help to explain, and are themselves partially explained by, the appearance of these roles. Islam was ideologically ‘appropriate’ at different stages in the development of the movement, and this study examines in what way, and why.

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Emotion, Truth and Meaning In Defense of Ayer and Stevenson


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English | 2002 | ISBN: 904816138X, 140200916X | PDF | pages: 260 | 5.7 mb
The Emotive Theory was theory ahead of its time, and a theory which was, perhaps understandably, misinterpreted, misrepresented, and ridiculed by its critics from the outset. In this work, the author acquaints the reader with what the original emotivists actually claimed, and enriches their claims by psychologically expanding them. He thus develops an enriched emotive theory.

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Artha Meaning


Free Download Jonardon Ganeri, "Artha: Meaning "
English | ISBN: 0195671996 | 2006 | 268 pages | PDF | 13 MB
This book examines the theories of meaning or artha. It discusses approaches in different schools of thought-Grammarian, Mimamsika, Buddhist, early Naiyayika, Navya Naiyayika, and Vedantin-highlighting the significant relationship between ‘word’ and ‘meaning/knowing/ knowledge’. The author

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