02905 am 22005653u 450 991030664510332120220530024615.03-16-152497-710.1628/978-3-16-152497-4(CKB)2550000001114568(MiAaPQ)EBC1375450(ScCtBLL)5cb9dc53-b8a3-486f-a643-dd20dccb8a315464(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36955(EXLCZ)99255000000111456820130726d2013 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBismarck's institutions a historical perspective on the social security hypothesis /Beatrice Scheubel1. Aufl.Mohr Siebeck2013Tübingen :Mohr Siebeck,2013.1 online resource (296 pages) illustrationsBeiträge zur Finanzwissenschaft,0340-675X ;313-16-152272-9 1-299-83189-3 Includes bibliographical references.The decline in birth rates in advanced economies is not a new phenomenon. Between 1880 and 1900 birth rates dropped from 5.5 children per woman to 2.5 children per woman. A further decline from 2.5 to 1.5 or even 1.3 children took much longer -- about 80 years. One of the most apparent causes is, however, widely ignored. Beatrice Scheubel tries to fill this gap. According to the so-called Social Security Hypothesis, insurance against the risks of life (i.e. poverty for all sorts of reasons, in particular, age) by the state crowds out all types of private insurance. One of the (vast) different possibilities to privately insure oneself against poverty is having children. That is why it should not be surprising to witness falling birth rates given the sheer magnitude of the welfare state. In this book, Beatrice Scheubel analyses the effects of the first comprehensive system of social security, which was introduced between 1883 and 1891 in Germany.Social securitySocial security individual investment accountsGermanyPopulationHistory19th centuryGermanySocial conditions19th centuryGermanyfastDeutschlandgndHistory.fastRentenversicherungDemographischer WandelGeburtenrückgangBismarcks SozialgesetzgebungWirtschaftsgeschichte19.-21. JahrhundertSocial security.Social security individual investment accounts.Scheubel Beatrice989860Scheubel Beatrice989860MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910306645103321Bismarck's institutions2264096UNINA05446nam 22006375 450 991034934930332120230810164723.09783030188221303018822110.1007/978-3-030-18822-1(CKB)4100000008737122(MiAaPQ)EBC5834654(DE-He213)978-3-030-18822-1(EXLCZ)99410000000873712220190718d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFeng Shui: Teaching About Science and Pseudoscience /by Michael R. Matthews1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2019.1 online resource (347 pages)Science: Philosophy, History and Education,2520-86089783030188214 3030188213 Includes bibliographical references and index.SECTION 1 Feng Shui: Educational Responsibility and Opportunity.– 1 Introduction. – 2 The Cultural Contribution of Science Education. - SECTION 2 Feng Shui: Its Theory and Practice.– 3 Feng Shui and Chi.– 4 Feng Shui Practice.– 5 Feng Shui and Traditional Chinese Medicine -- SECTION 3 Feng Shui: A Historical-Philosophical Narrative.– 6 Matteo Ricci: A 16th Century Appraisal of Feng Shui.– 7 Ernst Johann Eitel: A 19th Century Appraisal of Feng Shui.– 8 Feng Shui and Westernization in Early 20th Century China.– 9 Feng Shui, Science and Politics in Contemporary China -- Section 4 Feng Shui: Considerations from Philosophy of Science.– 10 Joseph Needham on Feng Shui and Traditional Chinese Science.– 11 The Science and Teaching of Energy.– 12 Scientific Testing of Chi Claims.– 13 Feng Shui as Pseudoscience -- SECTION 5 Conclusion.– 14 Concluding Remarks. .This book provides a richly documented account of the historical, cultural, philosophical and practical dimensions of feng shui. It argues that where feng shui is entrenched educational systems have a responsibility to examine its claims, and that this examination provides opportunities for students to better learn about the key features of the nature of science, the demarcation of science and non-science, the characteristics of pseudoscience, and the engagement of science with culture and worldviews. The arguments presented for feng shui being a pseudoscience can be marshalled when considering a whole range of comparable beliefs and the educational benefit of their appraisal. Feng shui is a deeply-entrenched, three-millennia-old system of Asian beliefs and practices about nature, architecture, health, and divination that has garnered a growing presence outside of Asia. It is part of a comprehensive and ancient worldview built around belief in chi (qi) the putative universal energy or life-force that animates all existence, the cosmos, the solar system, the earth, and human bodies. Harmonious living requires building in accord with local chi streams; good health requires replenishment and manipulation of internal chi flow; and a beneficent afterlife is enhanced when buried in conformity with chi directions. Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on the proper manipulation of internal chi by acupuncture, tai-chi and qigong exercise, and herbal dietary supplements. Matthews has produced another tour de force that will repay close study by students, scientists, and all those concerned to understand science, culture, and the science/culture nexus. Harvey Siegel, Philosophy, University of Miami, USA With great erudition and even greater fluidity of style, Matthews introduces us to this now-world-wide belief system. Michael Ruse, Philosophy, Florida State University, USA The book is one of the best research works published on Feng Shui. Wang Youjun, Philosophy, Shanghai Normal University, China The history is fascinating. The analysis makes an important contribution to science literature. James Alcock, Psychology, York University, Canada This book provides an in-depth study of Feng Shui in different periods, considering its philosophical, historical and educational dimensions; especially from a perspective of the ‘demarcation problem’ between science and pseudoscience. Yao Dazhi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.Science: Philosophy, History and Education,2520-8608ScienceStudy and teachingEducationPhilosophyAlternative medicineCultural propertyScience EducationEducational PhilosophyPhilosophy of EducationComplementary and Alternative MedicineCultural HeritageScienceStudy and teaching.EducationPhilosophy.Alternative medicine.Cultural property.Science Education.Educational Philosophy.Philosophy of Education.Complementary and Alternative Medicine.Cultural Heritage.133.3337133.3337Matthews Michael Rauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut850500BOOK9910349349303321Feng Shui: Teaching About Science and Pseudoscience2542829UNINA