1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458957803321

Autore

Sherman Nancy <1951->

Titolo

Stoic warriors [[electronic resource] ] : the ancient philosophy behind the military mind / / Nancy Sherman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-988234-7

0-19-985120-4

1-282-97720-2

9786612977206

0-19-976041-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

188

Soggetti

Stoics

Psychology, Military

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 A Brave New Stoicism; 2 Sound Bodies and Sound Minds; 3 Manners and Morals; 4 A Warrior's Anger; 5 Fear and Resilience; 6 Permission to Grieve; 7 The Downsized Self; Notes; Bibliography; Photograph Credits and Permissions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

While few soldiers may have read the works of Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, it is undoubtedly true that the ancient philosophy known as Stoicism guides the actions of many in the military. Soldiers and seamen learn early in their training ""to suck it up,"" to endure, to put aside their feelings and to get on with the mission. Stoic Warriors is the first book to delve deeply into the ancient legacy of this relationship, exploring what the Stoic philosophy actually is, the role it plays in the character of the military (both ancient and modern), and its powerful value as a philosophy of life. M



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795439503321

Autore

Tiidenberg Katrin

Titolo

Selfies : why we love (and hate) them / / by Katrin Tiidenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-78754-359-5

1-78754-357-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 pages)

Collana

SocietyNow

Disciplina

302.30285

Soggetti

Selfies (Photography) - Social aspects

Social media - Research

Digital images - Social aspects

Self-portraits - Social aspects

Social Science - Media Studies

Popular culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings a rich and nuanced analysis of selfie culture. It shows how selfies gain their meanings, illustrates different selfie practices, explores how selfies make us feel and why they have the power to make us feel anything, and unpacks how selfie practices and selfie related norms have changed or might change in the future. As humans, we have a long history of being drawn to images, of communicating visually, and being enchanted with (our own) faces. Every day we share hundreds of millions of photos on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Selfies are continually and passionately talked about. People take vast amounts of selfies, and generate more attention than most other social media content. But selfies are persistently attacked as being unworthy of all of this attention: they lack artistic merit; indicate a pathological fascination with one's self; or attribute to dangerously stupid behaviour. This book explores the social, cultural and technological context surrounding selfies and their subsequent meaning.