wyszukanych pozycji: 17
The Paradox Of Choice: Why More Is Less
ISBN: 9780060005696 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the spirit of Alvin Toffler s Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. This paperback includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested readings, and more. Whether we re buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions--both big and small--have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented.We assume... In the spirit of Alvin Toffler s Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction a... |
|
cena:
69,34 zł |
Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
ISBN: 9781594485435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. A reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom.
In their provocative new book, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe explore the insights essential to leading satisfying lives. Encouraging individuals to focus on their own personal intelligence and integrity rather than simply navigating the rules and incentives established by others, Practical Wisdom outlines how to identify and cultivate our own innate wisdom in our daily lives. A reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom.
In their provo... |
|
cena:
81,04 zł |
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780062449924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In the spirit of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. This paperback includes a new preface from the author. Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions--both big and small--have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more... In the spirit of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock, a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, ... |
|
cena:
60,77 zł |
The Costs of Living
ISBN: 9780738852522 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
|
cena:
108,37 zł |
Judaism's Great Debates: Timeless Controversies from Abraham to Herzl
ISBN: 9780827611313 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of this book possible: David Lerman and Shelley Wallock; D. Walter Cohen, Wendy and Leonard Cooper; Rabbi Howard Gorin; Gittel and Alan Hilibrand; Marjorie and Jeffrey Major; Jeanette Lerman Neubauer and Joe Neubauer; Gayle and David Smith; and Harriet and Donald Young.
Ever since Abraham's famous argument with God, Judaism has been full of debate. Moses and Korah, David and Nathan, Hillel and Shammai, the Vilna Gaon and the Ba'al Shem Tov, Spinoza and the Amsterdam Rabbis . . . the list goes on. Jews debate justice, authority,... Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of this book possible: David Lerman and Shelley Wallock; D. Walter Cohen, Wendy and Leonard...
|
|
cena:
67,38 zł |
Jewish Heroes, Jewish Values
ISBN: 9780874416152 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
|
cena:
69,16 zł |
Path of the Prophets: The Ethics-Driven Life
ISBN: 9780827613096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Devoted to the legacy of the biblical prophets, identifies the prophetic moment in the lives of 18 biblical characters, offers up an intimate view of their inner thoughts, illuminates their ethical legacies, and challenges each of us to walk the path of the prophets today"--
"Devoted to the legacy of the biblical prophets, identifies the prophetic moment in the lives of 18 biblical characters, offers up an intimate view of...
|
|
cena:
82,94 zł |
The Costs of Living: How Market Freedom Erodes the Best Things in Life
ISBN: 9780738852515 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
|
cena:
159,32 zł |
Open Judaism: A Guide for Believers, Atheists, and Agnostics
ISBN: 9780827615243 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Open Judaism is an invitation to the spiritually seeking Jew; a clarion call for a pluralistic, inclusive Judaism; and a dynamic exploration of the remarkable array of thought within Judaism today.
Open Judaism is an invitation to the spiritually seeking Jew; a clarion call for a pluralistic, inclusive Judaism; and a dynamic exploration of the re...
|
|
cena:
103,69 zł |
The Battle for Human Nature: Science, Morality and Modern Life
ISBN: 9780393304459 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Out of the investigations and speculations of contemporary science, a challenging view of human behavior and society has emerged and gained strength. It is a view that equates "human nature" utterly and unalterably with the pursuit of self-interest. Influenced by this view, people increasingly appeal to natural imperatives, instead of moral ones, to explain and justify their actions and those of others.
Out of the investigations and speculations of contemporary science, a challenging view of human behavior and society has emerged and gained strength. ...
|
|
cena:
108,41 zł |
Jonah's Tale of a Whale
ISBN: 9781681155623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
|
cena:
77,84 zł |
Applications of Practical Wisdom in Business and Management
ISBN: 9783031258381 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
|
cena:
497,71 zł |
Applications of Practical Wisdom in Business and Management
ISBN: 9783031258350 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book deals with the application of the concept in business and management studies. It provides an overview of key areas of empirical research, and looks at the positioning of practical wisdom within a range of business and management contexts. These include management development and education, leadership, knowledge management, decision making, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence.Further more, the contributions provide an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary links, contemporary issues and future directions of study. This includes perspectives from social science,...
This book deals with the application of the concept in business and management studies. It provides an overview of key areas of empirical research, an...
|
|
cena:
497,71 zł |
Traditions of Practical Wisdom in Business and Management
ISBN: 9783031258961 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book deals with the development of key traditions of practical wisdom, particularly in Aristotelian virtue ethics, but also extending to other traditions such as Confucianism and Islam. It includes historical perspectives in philosophy, and offers views on the core concept ofphronesisor practical wisdom and associated themes such as the idea of ‘good’ in good judgment, decision making in particular contexts, uncertainty, the acquisition of wisdom, and deliberation. It also includes an exploration of more contentious themes, such as reciprocity in the virtues,techne vs praxis, and...
This book deals with the development of key traditions of practical wisdom, particularly in Aristotelian virtue ethics, but also extending to other tr...
|
|
cena:
574,29 zł |
Learning and Memory
ISBN: 9780393959116 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Without losing sight of each field's historical development, they provide modern bridges by which students can observe the cognitive underpinnings of animal learning and the descendants of associationism currently under scrutiny by human memory psychologists-in short, a state-of-the-art presentation that makes clear the commonalities (and contrasts) of human and animal research. Learning and Memory includes the most recent findings in the fields: the study of choice, operant behavior and economics, behavior theory and memory, implicit memory and unconscious memory,... Without losing sight of each field's historical development, they provide modern bridges by which students can observe the cognitive underpinnings ... |
|
cena:
289,33 zł |
Psychology of Learning and Behavior
ISBN: 9780393975918 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Barry Schwartz, Steven Robbins, and new coauthor Edward Wasserman offer students an engaging introduction to the basic principles of Pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, and comparative cognition. The text's critical approach exposes students to the unresolved problems and controversies surrounding behavior theory and encourages them to interpret the material and make connections between theories and real-life situations. With several hundred new references, a new emphasis on comparative cognition, and expanded treatment of neuroscience and the neural basis of learning, the Fifth...
Barry Schwartz, Steven Robbins, and new coauthor Edward Wasserman offer students an engaging introduction to the basic principles of Pavlovian conditi...
|
|
cena:
638,82 zł |
Abraham Lincoln and the Forge of National Memory
ISBN: 9780226741987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Abraham Lincoln has long dominated the pantheon of American presidents. From his lavish memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume he was a national hero rather than a controversial president who came close to losing his 1864 bid for reelection. In "Abraham Lincoln and the Forge of National Memory," Barry Schwartz aims at these contradictions in his study of Lincoln's reputation, from the president's death through the industrial revolution to his apotheosis during the Progressive Era and First World War.
Schwartz draws on a wide array of... Abraham Lincoln has long dominated the pantheon of American presidents. From his lavish memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, ...
|
|
cena:
141,96 zł |