1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957517903321

Autore

Bowker John <1935->

Titolo

The sacred neuron : discovering the extraordinary links between science and religion / / by John Bowker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2005

ISBN

9786612529290

9780755624799

0755624793

9781282529298

1282529293

9780857716606

0857716603

9786000008666

600000866X

9781423709435

1423709438

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

261.55

128.33

Soggetti

Faith and reason

Reason

Religion and science

Neurosciences

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

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Conflict and the Reasons Why; Chapter 2: The Appeal to History; Chapter 3: The Appeal to Value: Art in China and the West; Chapter 4: The Appeal to Value: Ethics and Human Behaviour; Chapter 5: The Appeal to Coherence; Chapter 6: Sex and Safety: A New Crisis Facing Religions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do



we think that some things are beautiful, and others ugly? Why do we think that some things are good, and others evil? Why do we think that some things are true, and others false? These are old and traditional questions. In the past they have been answered by separating our emotional from our rational responses. But recent work in the neurosciences suggests that the questions now deserve very different answers. In his fascinating and original new book, John Bowker shows that reason and emotion work much more closely together in forming human opinions and judgements than has previously been supposed. This discovery has stunning implications for the increasingly dangerous relationship between different religions and cultures, and also for the human sense of God. The Sacred Neuron is a masterful survey of some key topics in science and religion, which will be sure to amaze and delight the author's many admirers."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973672803321

Titolo

Converging Europe : transformation of social policy in the enlarged European Union and in Turkey / / edited by Ipek Eren Vural

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, 2011

ISBN

1-315-57413-6

1-317-15994-2

1-317-15993-4

1-283-15801-9

9786613158017

1-4094-0710-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VuralIpek Eren

Disciplina

320.6094/09051

Soggetti

European Union countries Social policy

Turkey Social policy

Europe Economic integration

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

Lisbon strategy and social policy in the enlarged European Union and in Turkey / Ipek Eren Vural -- Lisbon strategy and European integration -- European integration and social policy reform / Hans-Jürgen Bieling -- Socio-economic convergence in the European Union : conceptualisation and measurement issues / Julia S. O'Connor -- Lisbon agenda, new structural policy and social cohesion in times of economic crisis / Otto Holman -- Reform dynamics in old Europe -- Pension reforms in Europe : directions and consequences / Karl Hinrichs -- Ideas, institutions, and interest in European and national reforms of employment and social policy : the case of flexicurity / Marcel Fink -- Eastern enlargement and european social model -- The politics of welfare restructuring in transition countries and the crisis of 2008 / Jan Drahokoupil and Martin Myant -- EU integration and post-communist welfare : catch-up convergence before and after the economic crisis / Noèmi Lendvai -- European integration and social policy transformation in Turkey -- Domestic social policy change due to the pressures of European integration : equality between women and men at work and women's employment policies in Turkey / Asuman Göksel -- Discourse and practice of poverty reduction strategies : reflections on the Turkish case in the 2000s / Galip L. Yalman -- European integration, social policy and the Lisbon strategy -- Social outcomes of the lisbon strategy and beyond / Ipek Eren Vural.

Sommario/riassunto

Converging Europe' evaluates the impact of European integration on social policy development since the launch and subsequent re-launch of the Lisbon strategy discussing the challenges posed by the unfolding global recession of 2008.