Psychology Philosophy

With evocative storytelling and incisive research, Katie Rose Guest Pryal brings a new eye to the mental health crisis that higher education has faced for decades. Written from the perspective of a bipolar-autistic professor, A Light in the Tower is both a bracing account of the mental health crisis in higher education and a passionate and informed proposal for how to teach with mental health in mind. Pryal contends that higher education's mental health crisis is the result of long-term systemic problems in education that demand nothing short of a revolution.

Erziehung heute: was trägt, was kann weg? Der renommierte Erziehungsexperte und Kinderarzt Herbert Renz-Polster stellt immer wieder fest: Das Thema Autorität ist ein Knackpunkt, an dem viele Eltern den Eindruck haben, mit der bedürfnisorientierten Erziehung nicht weiterzukommen. Wie aber kann eine andere, menschliche Autorität funktionieren? In diesem Hörbuch macht er fundiert und umsetzbar verständlich, wie sich Achtsamkeit, Respekt und Mitbestimmung mit Klarheit, Führung und Verantwortung verbinden lassen, und vermittelt ein klares Bild von einer guten Kindheit, ohne falsche Leuchttürme und Erziehungstrends.

In den ersten drei Jahren mit Baby und Kleinkind stellen sich viele Eltern immer wieder ähnliche Fragen zur Gesundheit und Entwicklung. Erstaunlicherweise sind die Antworten oft gar nicht so leicht zu finden. In der Kinderarztpraxis ist wenig Zeit, im Internet wimmelt es von verwirrenden, teils widersprüchlichen Aussagen und wen fragt man, wenn das Baby ausgerechnet Samstagnacht zum ersten Mal hoch fiebert? Neben dieser gibt es viele weitere Fragen, die gerade bei Ersteltern im täglichen Leben auftauchen.

School principal Dr. Kathleen Corley, a forty-year veteran in elementary education, writes knowingly and with unique humor and insight about the value of education, how kids think and learn, what they need to succeed in and out of school, and how their home life affects their performance. Plus, she tackles some of the most daunting societal issues impacting children today, from bullying to gun violence and beyond. Corley shares human interest stories that shed light on what is and isn’t working and provides a calm hand and a much-needed perspective from the front lines of learning.

En Cabaret místico se da estructura a los encuentros que, desde hace años, Alejandro Jodorowsky viene manteniendo con el público que acude a sus conferencias. Más de un centenar de chistes e historias iniciáticas le sirven de base para analizar al ser humano sin su «máscara», con sus problemas, miedos, inseguridades y carencias. El amplio número de ejemplos y comentarios, que el autor ofrece sobre las causas que impiden nuestra felicidad y nuestro desarrollo hacia una Consciencia plena, ayudará al lector a sanar la relación consigo mismo, con los demás, con la vida y con su entorno.

The Stoic Handbook: Practical Wisdom for Modern Living is an inspiring and transformative guide to mastering the ancient philosophy of stoicism and applying its timeless teachings to your life today. Whether you're seeking more peace, resilience, and happiness, or simply want to become the best version of yourself, this audiobook will provide you with practical tools, wisdom, and guidance to help you succeed.

"365 Weisheiten" ist ein Buch voller inspirierender Zitate und begleitender Texte aus dem Buddhismus, Taoismus und der Spiritualität, die jeweils für jeden Tag des Jahres ausgewählt wurden. Die Zitate sind so gewählt, dass sie den Leser dazu anregen, über die Bedeutung des Lebens und den Zweck unseres Daseins nachzudenken und in sich selbst zu suchen.

In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian synthesizes current knowledge and clearly demonstrates how this distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a new way to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities.

When UNESCO convenes a diverse team of world-renowned experts in Paris, the goal is audacious: to settle the question of free will once and for all. For the first time ever, the combined knowledge of neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, philosophers, a physicist, a legal scholar, and an advanced AI may finally crack it. Through a dynamic blend of cutting-edge science, spirited dialogue, unexpected twists and riveting thrills, this audiobook explores the mind, choice, and what it means to be human.

Dell'anima è stato detto di tutto: che è mortale o immortale, che può salvarsi o dannarsi, conoscere la verità o cadere nell'errore, che eleva e nobilita tutto ciò che nell'uomo è poco nobile, cosicché anche il desiderio non è solo dei corpi. Due secoli fa si pensò che potesse ammalarsi, proprio come il corpo, e richiedere medici dell'anima: nacquero la psichiatria, la psicoanalisi, la psicologia, che tolsero all'anima la sua aureola e contribuirono a disperderne la verità nei vari saperi.

Finding True Happiness attempts to help people to identify and then reach for happiness. As Aristotle noted 2,400 years ago, happiness is the one thing we can choose for its own sake - everything else is chosen for the sake of happiness.

In Who's in My Classroom?, accomplished educator and author delivers an inspirational and practical combination of true stories from teens in Youth Communication's award-winning writing program and the most current educational research. The book links theories of adolescent development and identity formation to best practices in real-world classrooms where teachers strive to form supportive relationships with students.

Pour retrouver l’équilibre, nous devons plus que jamais donner sa juste place à l’hémisphère droit du cerveau (imagination, intuition, rêve), autant qu’à l’hémisphère gauche (structure, analyse, jugement). Ainsi, nous aurons les outils pour transcender notre histoire, qu’elle qu’en soit la complexité. On en sortira - on en guérira. Elle ne sera plus une prison. Tous les passionnants récits de ce livre sont vrais. Ils offrent autant d’éclairages sur l’éventail infini des histoires de vie.

Paixão da Ignorância: A Escuta Entre a Psicanálise e Educação, do Professor Christian Dunker, inaugura a coleção “Educação e Psicanálise”, da Editora Contracorrente, que tem como objetivo dar voz a educadores e psicanalistas, a fim de reduzir o hiato entre a transmissão oral e a escrita, entre escola e universidade, entre prática e pesquisa, surgidas do chão da sala de aula. A proposta parte da escuta do próprio campo aprendente entre os atores da vida escolar, retomando os princípios inclusivos de Paulo Freire.

Descubre qué cuentan los grandes autores de Grecia y Roma y por qué nos siguen gustando. Hay un momento mágico de la historia de la humanidad en el que se crean las bases de nuestra democracia, de nuestra civilización, de nuestra cultura; ese momento es de las culturas griega y romana, hace miles de años. Nuestra manera de ver el mundo y afrontar la vida vienen de ahí.

The sublime evokes our awe, our terror, and our wonder. Applied first in ancient Greece to the heights of literary expression, in the 18th century the sublime was extended to nature and to the sciences, enterprises that viewed the natural world as a manifestation of God's goodness, power, and wisdom. In The Scientific Sublime, Alan Gross reveals the modern-day sublime in popular science. He tells how the great popular scientists of our time evoke the sublime in response to fundamental questions: How did the universe begin? How did life? How did language?

By explaining how the human brain works and outing its most irrational processes, this book provides the thinking tools that will help you make better decisions, ask the right questions (at the right time), know what to look for when evaluating information, and understand how your own brain subconsciously clouds your judgment. Think you're too smart to be easily misled? Harrison summarizes scientific research showing how easily even intelligent and well-educated people can be fooled.

La búsqueda constante e insaciable por la “felicidad” en el ser humano tiene un devastador sesgo funcional evidente: pocos nos cuestionamos qué es aquello que tanto deseamos y por qué.

The world we live in nowadays is so frantic and full of distractions. You’re not the only one feeling anxious and unable to focus on your personal life due to this fast-paced society. The good news is the right change of perspective can offer you clarity and help you achieve the mental balance you need to live an efficient and successful life. Stoicism, as a philosophy, can help you achieve just that.

Powerful new technologies enable us to see the details of how our neural systems work. We no longer need to speculate about how genes are expressed or the nature of consciousness. Now, we can understand how the brain functions from the bottom up, how we communicate, form ideas, and behave accordingly.