Aha! : the moments of insight that shape our world / / William B. Irvine
| Aha! : the moments of insight that shape our world / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insight
Epiphanies |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-933889-2
0-19-069027-5 0-19-933888-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part I: Religion -- Chapter 1: Seeing the Light -- Chapter 2: Vision or Hallucination? -- Chapter 3: Other People's Visions -- Part 2: The Aha Moment in Morality -- Chapter 4: The Two Kinds of Moral Epiphany -- Chapter 5: Moral Feelings -- Chapter 6: The Problem with Moral Reformers -- Part 3: The Aha Moment in Science -- Chapter 7: The Joy of Discovery -- Chapter 8: Gaining Insights -- Chapter 9: Dealing with Rejection -- Part 4: The Aha Moment in Mathematics -- Chapter 10: Moments of Pure Insight -- Chapter 11: The Magic of Incubation -- Chapter 12: The After-Math -- Part 5: The Aha Moment in the Arts -- Chapter 13: Lots of Little Ahas -- Chapter 14: On Managing One's Muse -- Chapter 15: But Is It Art? -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460349603321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aha! : the moments of insight that shape our world / / William B. Irvine
| Aha! : the moments of insight that shape our world / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insight
Epiphanies |
| ISBN |
0-19-933889-2
0-19-069027-5 0-19-933888-4 |
| Classificazione | PHI000000PHI009000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part I: Religion -- Chapter 1: Seeing the Light -- Chapter 2: Vision or Hallucination? -- Chapter 3: Other People's Visions -- Part 2: The Aha Moment in Morality -- Chapter 4: The Two Kinds of Moral Epiphany -- Chapter 5: Moral Feelings -- Chapter 6: The Problem with Moral Reformers -- Part 3: The Aha Moment in Science -- Chapter 7: The Joy of Discovery -- Chapter 8: Gaining Insights -- Chapter 9: Dealing with Rejection -- Part 4: The Aha Moment in Mathematics -- Chapter 10: Moments of Pure Insight -- Chapter 11: The Magic of Incubation -- Chapter 12: The After-Math -- Part 5: The Aha Moment in the Arts -- Chapter 13: Lots of Little Ahas -- Chapter 14: On Managing One's Muse -- Chapter 15: But Is It Art? -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787011203321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aha! : the moments of insight that shape our world / / William B. Irvine
| Aha! : the moments of insight that shape our world / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Insight
Epiphanies |
| ISBN |
0-19-933889-2
0-19-069027-5 0-19-933888-4 |
| Classificazione | PHI000000PHI009000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part I: Religion -- Chapter 1: Seeing the Light -- Chapter 2: Vision or Hallucination? -- Chapter 3: Other People's Visions -- Part 2: The Aha Moment in Morality -- Chapter 4: The Two Kinds of Moral Epiphany -- Chapter 5: Moral Feelings -- Chapter 6: The Problem with Moral Reformers -- Part 3: The Aha Moment in Science -- Chapter 7: The Joy of Discovery -- Chapter 8: Gaining Insights -- Chapter 9: Dealing with Rejection -- Part 4: The Aha Moment in Mathematics -- Chapter 10: Moments of Pure Insight -- Chapter 11: The Magic of Incubation -- Chapter 12: The After-Math -- Part 5: The Aha Moment in the Arts -- Chapter 13: Lots of Little Ahas -- Chapter 14: On Managing One's Muse -- Chapter 15: But Is It Art? -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823262803321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A guide to the good life [[electronic resource] ] : the ancient art of Stoic joy / / William B. Irvine
| A guide to the good life [[electronic resource] ] : the ancient art of Stoic joy / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina |
171.2
171/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Stoics
Philosophy, Ancient |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-82603-0
9786611826031 0-19-970556-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Plan for Living; PART ONE: THE RISE OF STOICISM; PART TWO: STOIC PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PART THREE: STOIC ADVICE; PART FOUR: STOICISM FOR MODERN LIVES; A Stoic Reading Program; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453305103321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A guide to the good life [[electronic resource] ] : the ancient art of Stoic joy / / William B. Irvine
| A guide to the good life [[electronic resource] ] : the ancient art of Stoic joy / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina |
171.2
171/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Stoics
Philosophy, Ancient |
| ISBN |
0-19-772988-6
0-19-979262-3 1-281-82603-0 9786611826031 0-19-970556-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Plan for Living; PART ONE: THE RISE OF STOICISM; PART TWO: STOIC PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PART THREE: STOIC ADVICE; PART FOUR: STOICISM FOR MODERN LIVES; A Stoic Reading Program; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782596903321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A guide to the good life : the ancient art of Stoic joy / / William B. Irvine
| A guide to the good life : the ancient art of Stoic joy / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina |
171.2
171/.2 |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Stoics
Philosophy, Ancient |
| ISBN |
0-19-772988-6
0-19-979262-3 1-281-82603-0 9786611826031 0-19-970556-9 |
| Classificazione | PHI000000PHI002000REL036000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The rise of stoicism -- Philosophy takes an interest in life -- The first stoics -- Roman stoicism -- Stoic psychological techniques -- Negative visualization : what's the worst that can happen? -- The dichotomy of control : on becoming invincible -- Fatalism : letting go of the past, and the present -- Self-denial : on dealing with the dark side of pleasure -- Meditation : watching ourselves practice stoicism -- Stoic advice -- Duty : on loving mankind -- Social relations : on dealing with other people -- Insults : on putting up with put-downs -- Grief : on vanquishing tears with reason -- Anger : on overcoming anti-joy -- Personal values : on seeking fame -- Personal values : on luxurious living -- Exile : on surviving a change of place -- Old age : on being banished to a nursing home -- Dying : on a good end to a good life -- On becoming a stoic : start now and prepare to be mocked -- Stoicism for modern lives -- The decline of stoicism -- Stoicism reconsidered -- Practicing stoicism. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956215803321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On desire [[electronic resource] ] : why we want what we want / / William B. Irvine
| On desire [[electronic resource] ] : why we want what we want / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina | 128/.3 |
| Soggetto topico | Desire |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-84591-0
0-19-534597-5 1-4294-3808-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: The Ebb and Flow of Desire; TWO: Other People; THREE: Mapping Our Desires; FOUR: The Wellsprings of Desire; FIVE: The Psychology of Desire; SIX: The Evolution of Desire; SEVEN: The Biological Incentive System; EIGHT: The Human Condition; NINE: Religious Advice; TEN: Religious Advice Continued: Protestant Sects; ELEVEN: Philosophical Advice; TWELVE: The Eccentrics; THIRTEEN: Conclusions; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450697203321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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On desire [[electronic resource] ] : why we want what we want / / William B. Irvine
| On desire [[electronic resource] ] : why we want what we want / / William B. Irvine |
| Autore | Irvine William Braxton <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
| Disciplina | 128/.3 |
| Soggetto topico | Desire |
| ISBN |
0-19-983908-5
1-280-84591-0 0-19-534597-5 1-4294-3808-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: The Ebb and Flow of Desire; TWO: Other People; THREE: Mapping Our Desires; FOUR: The Wellsprings of Desire; FIVE: The Psychology of Desire; SIX: The Evolution of Desire; SEVEN: The Biological Incentive System; EIGHT: The Human Condition; NINE: Religious Advice; TEN: Religious Advice Continued: Protestant Sects; ELEVEN: Philosophical Advice; TWELVE: The Eccentrics; THIRTEEN: Conclusions; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777310403321 |
Irvine William Braxton <1952->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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