Insight is Bernard Lonergan's masterwork. It aim is nothing less than insight into insight itself, a comprehensive view of knowledge and understanding, and to state what one needs to understand and how one proceeds to understand it.In Lonergan's own words: 'Thoroughly understand what it is to unders[...]
This title represents over 100 years of studies from writers across the world in this fascinating topic.[...]
Familiar modes of problem solving may be efficient, but they often prevent us from discovering innovative solutions to more complex problems. To create meaningful change, we must train ourselves to discover previously unseen variables in day-to-day challenges. "The Design of Insight" is intended to [...]
In the year 1309, Nicholas of Lyra, an important Franciscan Bible commentator, put forth a question at the University of Paris, asking whether it was possible to prove the advent of Christ from scriptures received by the Jews. This question reflects the challenges he faced as a Christian exegete det[...]
Site, Sight, Insight presents twelve essays by John Dixon Hunt, the leading theorist and historian of landscape architecture. The collection's common theme is a focus on sites, how we see them and what we derive from that looking. Acknowledging that even the most modest landscape encounter has valid[...]
Insight Dialogue is a way of bringing the tranquility and insight attained in meditation directly into your interactions with other people. Its a practice that involves interacting with a partner in a retreat setting or on your own, as a way of accessing a profound kind of insight. Then, you take th[...]
When it entered service with the British Army in 1983, the 62-tonne Challenger 1 was the first of a new generation of main battle tanks. Originally intended for use by the Imperial Iranian Army, orders for the tank were cancelled when the Shah was deposed after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, and th[...]
"The Twelfth Insight" is the fourth book in the hugely successful "Celestine series". It is an adventure tale that is both suspenseful and contemplative, and builds on the insights introduced in Redfield's previous books. It describes a new wave of tolerance and integrity that is emerging in reactio[...]
Following World War II, Emil Bock lectured widely on Rudolf Steiner, and, during the course of his research, he uncovered many unknown aspects of Steiner's life. This book, the second of two volumes, explores themes and ideas in Steiner's work, as well as the nature of destiny. Topics covered in th[...]
In Taming Our Monkey Mind, Phyllis Krystal explains how we often allow ourselves to get trapped by our desires. She equates this behavior to the monkey jar or gourd. The fistful of candy is too big to go through the small opening and he can't run from the hunters because his fist is stuck in the jar[...]
Documents teachings, questions and answers, and the experiences of the one hundred Buddhists involved in a month-long meditation course among California's giant redwoods[...]
This introduction to computer-based problem-solving using the MATLAB(r) environment is highly recommended for students wishing to learn the concepts and develop the programming skills that are fundamental to computational science and engineering (CSE). Through a 'teaching by examples' approach, the [...]
An authoritative text for every researcher and medical practitioner, this book summarizes research on melatonin's application and effects.[...]
Introducing the new Dinoz World Globe - a brightly illustrated globe which is both educational and fun. Adapted from the best-selling Dino's Illustrated World Map, this 15cm diameter globe features more than 150 hand-drawn cartoon images of: Animals & Marine Life; Ships & Vessels; Sport & Competitio[...]