The Illness Narratives: Suffering, Healing, and the Human Condition (Kleinman Arthur)(Paperback)

The Illness Narratives: Suffering, Healing, and the Human Condition (Kleinman Arthur)(Paperback)

From one of America's most celebrated psychiatrists, the book that has taught generations of healers why healing the sick is about more than just diagnosing their illness Western medicine treats sick patients like broken machines -- figure out what is physically wrong, fix it, and send the patient

Free: The End of the Human Condition (Griffith Jeremy)(Paperback)

Griffith's first book that introduces the reader to the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the anger and selfishness felt by humans is the result of a conflict between two factions within ourselves -- the gene-based instinctive self struggling

On the Suffering of the World (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback)

On the Suffering of the World is a collection of the later aphoristic writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, known for their incisive, aphoristic style and dark, pessimistic view of human existence. Edited and with an introduction by Eugene Thacker, On the Suffering of the World comprises a core

Soul of Care - The Moral Education of a Doctor (Kleinman Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

An Analysis of Hannah Arendt's the Human Condition (Saeidnia Sahar Aurore)(Paperback)

Hannah Arendt's 1958 The Human Condition was an impassioned philosophical reconsideration of the goals of being human. In its arguments about the kind of lives we should lead and the political engagement we should strive for, Arendt's interpretative skills come to the fore, in a brilliant display

Narrative Power: The Struggle for Human Value (Plummer Ken)(Paperback)

Narratives are the wealth of nations: they animate life, sustain culture and cultivate humanity. They regulate and empower us, bringing both joy and discontent. And they are always embedded in ubiquitous power: stories shape power and power shapes story. In this provocative and original study Ken

The Message of Evil & Suffering: Light Into Darkness (Hicks Peter)(Paperback)

Evil and suffering have always been part of human experience, but they present a significant challenge to Christian belief in a good and all-powerful God. The biblical writers have no time for unreal idealism, in which the life of faith is supposed to be free from anguish, pain and perplexity. But

Suffering from Realness (Markonish Denise)(Pevná vazba)

Contemporary artists examine the human condition from all sides in this riveting collection of American art that questions how we represent ourselves in the 21st

Freedom - The End of the Human Condition (Griffith Mr Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

On the Suffering of the World (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Schopenhauer's perception of the importance of art, morality and self awareness in a blind struggle against a Godless, meaningless world radically transformed our understanding of the individual and remains a searing vision of the human

Mushrooms and Mankind: The Impact of Mushrooms on Human Consciousness and Religion (Arthur James)(Paperback)

Trauma and Human Rights: Integrating Approaches to Address Human Suffering (Butler Lisa D.)(Paperback)

Human rights violations and traumatic events often comingle in victims' experiences; however, the human rights framework and trauma theory are rarely deployed together to illuminate such experiences. This edited volume explores the intersection of trauma and human rights by presenting the

Metamorphoses: Towards a Materialist Theory of Becoming (Braidotti Rosi)(Paperback)

The discussions about the ethical, political and human implications of the postmodernist condition have been raging for longer than most of us care to remember. They have been especially fierce within feminism. After a brief flirtation with postmodern thinking in the 1980s, mainstream feminist

Health, Healing and Illness in African History (Lee Rebekah)(Paperback)

In this book, Rebekah Lee offers a critical introduction to the diverse history of health, healing and illness in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1800s to the present day. Its focus is not simply on disease but rather on how illness and health were understood and managed: by healthcare providers,

Reflections on the Human Condition (Hoffer Eric)(Paperback)

Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. Reflections on the Human Condition is

Medicine in Art (Bordin Giorgio)(Paperback)

This abundantly illustrated volume offers an exploration of the depictions of illness and healing in Western artworks that range from Egyptian wall carvings to medieval manuscripts, and from paintings and sculpture by the great masters of the Renaissance such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of Mdma (Wininger Charles)(Paperback)

A personal narrative and guide to the safe, responsible use of MDMA for personal healing and social transformation - Details the author's 50 years of responsible experimentation with mind-altering substances and how Ecstasy has helped him become a better therapist - Explains how he and his wife

Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition (Harrison Robert Pogue)(Paperback)

Humans have long turned to gardens-both real and imaginary-for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens may be as far away from everyday reality as Gilgamesh's garden of the gods or as near as our own backyard, but in their very conception and the marks they bear of

Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences (Riessman Catherine Kohler)(Paperback)

The research literature on narrative has grown exponentially over the last 20 years. No longer the province only of literary study, the 'narrative turn' has penetrated almost every human science: anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and others. However, although insights about individual

In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of In Praise of Idleness, a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. From a devastating

For Everyone Bible Study Guide: 2 Corinthians (Wright Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Illness and suffering in the ancient world were regularly regarded as signs of divine displeasure. In 2 Corinthians, we see evidence of Paul's own suffering. The difficulties and pain he endured could be interpreted as God's punishment. Not so, says

Invisible Nature: Healing the Destructive Divide Between People and the Environment (Worthy Kenneth)(Paperback)

A revolutionary new understanding of the precarious modern human-nature relationship and a pathto a healthier, more sustainable world. Amidst all the wondrous luxuries of the modern world-smartphones, fast intercontinental travel, Internet movies, fully stocked refrigerators-lies an unnerving fact

Yoga and Eating Disorders: Ancient Healing for Modern Illness (Costin Carolyn)(Paperback)

Yoga and Eating Disorders bridges the knowledge and practice gaps between mental health providers and yoga practitioners who work with clients suffering from disordered eating. Combining the wisdom of 20 experts in eating disorders treatment and yoga practice, editors Carolyn Costin and Joe Kelly

The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation (Keating Thomas)(Paperback)

Originally a Wit Lecture by one of today's key spiritual writers, this is a reflection on contemplative prayer, the search for happiness, and our need to explore the inner world. The search for God, Keating says, is also the search for ourselves, but our self-consciousness gets in the way. He takes