Promoting Harmony
Author: John Van Hoose
Publisher: National Middle School Association
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781560901709
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Van Hoose
Publisher: National Middle School Association
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781560901709
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: J. A. Scott Kelso
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-05-30
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 3319906593
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is devoted to the issue of how we can learn to live together in the face of division and conflict. It is dedicated to the life and work of a remarkable human being, Dr Epimenidis Haidemenakis, scientist, statesman, visionary leader, President Emeritus of the International S.T.E.P.S. Foundation and founding father of The Olympiads of the Mind (OM). The monograph consists of a collection of papers presented at the 8th and 9th Olympiads of the Mind held in Washington, DC and Chania, Crete respectively. Distinguished international scholars, government and corporate representatives, leading researchers and academics from multiple disciplines and Nobel Laureates Leon Lederman (Physics, 1988), Martin Perl (Physics, 1995) and Yuan T. Lee (Chemistry, 1986) address a broad range of issues all with the aim of improving the human condition and achieving cooperation among the people of the world. The topics include the environment, sustainability and security; diversity and how to achieve integration and peace among people in a fractured world; the important role of brain research; how to overcome poverty and inequality; how to enhance creativity and improve education at all levels; and how new technologies and tools can be used for common benefit. The culmination of the book is a call to action, to join what one might call the “OM Movement”—bringing the best minds in the world together to create solutions to world issues so that we can all live together in harmony.
Author: Michael Banton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780521317405
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The years 1965-8 were the 'liberal hour' for race relations policy in Britain. Laws were then enacted, enforcement agencies created, and community relations councils established. These bodies, and their personnel, have been called 'the race relations industry'. To many people, the output of this 'industry' appears disappointing relative to the input into it. This book examines a variety of optimistic assumptions about the speed with which immigrants adjust to a new environment; inadequate minority bargaining power; insufficiently speedy and decisive action by the central government; unwillingness on the part of the white majority to accept the desirability of such action; and the difficulty of fitting a race relations policy into an administrative system created to serve an ethnically homogeneous population. The policies initiated in 1965 reflected the ascendancy of liberal over conservative assumptions about race relations. Now these are under sharp attack from a radical standpoint. Promoting Racial Harmony shows how the debate has changed, drawing upon recent economic theory to formulate the issues in an original but non-technical manner.
Author: Chenyang Li
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-30
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 1134600410
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Harmony is a concept essential to Confucianism and to the way of life of past and present people in East Asia. Integrating methods of textual exegesis, historical investigation, comparative analysis, and philosophical argumentation, this book presents a comprehensive treatment of the Confucian philosophy of harmony. The book traces the roots of the concept to antiquity, examines its subsequent development, and explicates its theoretical and practical significance for the contemporary world. It argues that, contrary to a common view in the West, Confucian harmony is not mere agreement but has to be achieved and maintained with creative tension. Under the influence of a Weberian reading of Confucianism as "adjustment" to a world with an underlying fixed cosmic order, Confucian harmony has been systematically misinterpreted in the West as presupposing an invariable grand scheme of things that pre-exists in the world to which humanity has to conform. The book shows that Confucian harmony is a dynamic, generative process, which seeks to balance and reconcile differences and conflicts through creativity. Illuminating one of the most important concepts in Chinese philosophy and intellectual history, this book is of interest to students of Chinese studies, history and philosophy in general and eastern philosophy in particular.
Author: Chenyang Li
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2022-03-29
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 019759848X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a time marked by profound polarisation, this volume draws our attention to a virtue that is of key importance in many non-Western cultures but is largely neglected in modern Western thought: the virtue of harmony. The book comprises 13 chapters that examine harmony from a particular cultural or disciplinary perspective. A broad variety of cultural traditions are represented, including the Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, Judaist, Greek, Christian, Islamic, African, and Native American traditions, as well as different disciplinary approaches, such as philosophy, religious studies, linguistics, psychology, and political theory. This book is suitable for general readers, students, as well as researchers interested in this flourishing topic of research.
Author: David B. Strahan
Publisher: National Middle School Assn
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781560902300
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Us Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publisher: USCCB Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781574554496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As this moving pastoral statement presents, the rapidly growing Asian and Pacific American communities have helped the Church shine as a sacrament of unity and universality.
Author: Nicky Huys
Publisher: Nicky Huys Books
Published: 2024-05-23
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Mazdakism For Beginners" introduces readers to the ancient Persian movement of Mazdakism, founded by Mazdak, which sought social and economic equality, communal ownership, and the abolition of private property. This book explores the historical and philosophical foundations of Mazdakism, its impact on Persian society, and its relevance to contemporary social justice movements. With a focus on accessible explanations and engaging storytelling, this beginner's guide provides an insightful exploration of Mazdakism's teachings, its historical context, and its enduring legacy.
Author: Ravee Pandher
Publisher: BFC Publications
Published: 2023-11-29
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9357649387
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