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UNINA9910480805203321 |
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Baggini Julian |
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Titolo |
The Edge of Reason : A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World / / Julian Baggini |
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New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Reason |
Rationalism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: THE JUDGE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Eternal God argument -- 2. Science for humans -- 3. Rationality and judgement -- PART II: THE GUIDE -- INTRODUCTION -- 4. Lives of the mind -- 5. The challenge of psychology -- 6. Guided by reason -- PART III: THE MOTIVATOR -- INTRODUCTION -- 7. Rational morality -- 8. Scientific morality -- 9. The claims of reason -- PART IV: THE KING -- INTRODUCTION -- 10. The rational state -- 11. Political reason -- Conclusion: using reason -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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An urgent defense of reason, the essential method for resolving-or even discussing-divisive issues Reason, long held as the highest human achievement, is under siege. According to Aristotle, the capacity for reason sets us apart from other animals, yet today it has ceased to be a universally admired faculty. Rationality and reason have become political, disputed concepts, subject to easy dismissal. Julian Baggini argues eloquently that we must recover our reason and reassess its proper place, neither too highly exalted nor completely maligned. Rationality does not require a sterile, scientistic worldview, it simply involves the application of critical thinking wherever thinking is needed. Addressing such major areas of debate as religion, science, politics, |
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psychology, and economics, the author calls for commitment to the notion of a "community of reason," where disagreements are settled by debate and discussion, not brute force or political power. Baggini's insightful book celebrates the power of reason, our best hope-indeed our only hope-for dealing with the intractable quagmires of our time. |
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UNINA9910538701703321 |
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Productivity and organizational management / / edited by Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim |
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Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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3-11-038661-5 |
3-11-035579-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (168 pages) |
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Human capital - Management |
Industrial productivity |
Industrial management |
Personnel management |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- About the editors -- List of contributing authors -- 1 The measurement of human capital and its relation to the generation of business value: empirical study / Gutiérrez-Broncano, Santiago / Rubio-Andrés, Mercedes / Zapata Valencia, Juan Carlos -- 2 A case of certified units in a Portuguese university: Interactions of ISO 9000 norms with HRM practices, employee performance and employee satisfaction / Ferreira, Ana Paula / Lopes, Marta -- 3 Management tools for supporting productivity in organizations - empirical evidence from Slovenia / Nedelko, Zlatko / Potocan, Vojko -- 4 Economic and social efficiency: The case for inverting the principle of productivity in public services / Oliveira, |
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Teresa Carla / Holland, Stuart |
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Effective work practices and good employee relations are a real necessity of nowadays organizations, as they can help to reduce absenteeism, turnover, organizational costs, conducting to high levels of commitment, effectiveness, performance as well as productivity. Addressing these questions, this book focuses on the implications of changes in productivity and organizational management, exploring models, tools and processes. |
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