Author: Shinkichi Takahashi File Type: epub Shinkichi Takahashi is one of the truly great figures in world poetry. In the classic Zen tradition of economy, disciplined attention, and subtlety, Takahashi lucidly captures that which is contemporary in its problems and experiences, yet classic in its quest for unity with the Absolute. Lucien Stryk, Takahashi's fellow poet and close friend, here presents Takahashi's complete body of Zen poems in an English translation that conveys the grace and power of Takahashi's superb art. "A first-rate poet . . . [Takahashi] springs out of some crack between ordinary worlds that is, there is some genuine madness of the sort striven for in Zen." -- Robert Bly "We visit places in Takahashi that we once may have visited in a dream, or in a moment too startling to record the perception. . . . You need know nothing of Zen to become immersed in his work. You will inevitably know something of Zen when you emerge." -- Jim Harrison, American Poetry Review Shinkichi Takahashi is one of the truly great figures in world poetry. In the classic Zen tradition of economy, disciplined attention, and subtlety, Takahashi lucidly captures that which is contemporary in its problems and experiences, yet classic in its quest for unity with the Absolute. Lucien Stryk, Takahashis fellow poet and close friend, here presents Takahashis complete body of Zen poems in an English translation that conveys the grace and power of Takahashis superb art. A first-rate poet . . . [Takahashi] springs out of some crack between ordinary worlds that is, there is some genuine madness of the sort striven for in Zen. -- Robert Bly We visit places in Takahashi that we once may have visited in a dream, or in a moment too startling to record the perception. . . . You need know nothing of Zen to become immersed in his work. You will inevitably know something of Zen when you emerge. -- Jim Harrison, American Poetry Review

Author: Stephen Houlgate File Type: pdf This companion provides original, scholarly, and cutting-edge essays that cover the whole range of Hegels mature thought and his lasting influence. ul lA comprehensive guide to one of the most important modern philosophersl lEssays are written in an accessible manner and draw on the most up-to-date Hegel researchl lContributions are drawn from across the world and from a wide variety of philosophical approaches and traditionsl lExamines Hegels influence on a range of thinkers, from Kierkegaard and Marx to Heidegger, Adorno and Derridal lBegins with a chronology of Hegels life and work and is then split into sections covering topics such as Philosophy of Nature, Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Religionl ul **Review Comprising well written essays by internationally acclaimed Hegel scholars (although many are from North America), this volume makes an excellent and accessible reference both to scholars and students of Hegel and Hegelianism. (Religious Studies Review, 1 September 2012) This superb study brings together Hegel scholars who have penned uniformly excellent articles on all aspects of Hegels career ... Summing Up Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchersfaculty. (Choice, 1 November 2011) Review Hegel is now recognized once again as having not only historical but contemporary importance. This collection of high-quality essays by some of the worlds finest Hegel scholars provides a rich variety of perspectives from which to survey his philosophy and its impact. Paul Franks, University of Toronto Apart from his two central works the Phenomenology of Spirit and the Science of Logic Hegels philosophy covers a vast range political philosophy aesthetics the philosophy of history and the philosophy of religion. Apart from these, any student of Hegel will want to understand his relation Marx, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Adorno, Derrida, pragmatism, contemporary analytic philosophy, and his conception of embodiment. The thirty essays in Houlgate and Baurs Companion provide a veritable feast, covering all these topics and more. Every serious student of Hegel will want this volume on their bookshelf. J.M. Bernstein, New School for Social Research

Author: Dov M. Gabbay File Type: pdf Inductive Logic is number ten in the 11-volume Handbook of the History of Logic. While there are many examples were a science split from philosophy and became autonomous (such as physics with Newton and biology with Darwin), and while there are, perhaps, topics that are of exclusively philosophical interest, inductive logic - as this handbook attests - is a research field where philosophers and scientists fruitfully and constructively interact. This handbook covers the rich history of scientific turning points in Inductive Logic, including probability theory and decision theory. Written by leading researchers in the field, both this volume and the Handbook as a whole are definitive reference tools for senior undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in the history of logic, the history of philosophy, and any discipline, such as mathematics, computer science, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence, for whom the historical background of his or her work is a salient consideration. ul lChapter on the Port Royal contributions to probability theory and decision theoryl lServes as a singular contribution to the intellectual history of the 20th centuryl lContains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insightsl ul **

Author: Joe Sharkey File Type: pdf A shocking investigative report on the state of the private mental hospital industry reveals the corruption, scandal, and costly malfeasance that has become rampant since hospitals started using marketing techniques to snare patients. 35,000 first printing. **From Publishers Weekly In this powerful, scathing indictment, Sharkey ( Above Suspicion ) exposes profound venality and criminally actionable practices in todays psychiatric industry. He ascribes soaring medical health costs (more than $125 billion in 1991) to a conspiracy involving the biopsychiatric profession, for-profit mental and addiction facilities, drug and insurance companies. He further charges that many in the psychiatric profession have abandoned the severely mentally ill while private, investor-owned hospitals offer bounties of up to $1500 to clergy, teachers, police and crisis counselors for recruiting--one Texas legislator uses the term body-snatching--troubled adults, adolescents and children covered by insurance policies that pay up to $30,000 for inpatient care. In 1993, the fraud practiced by Medicare- and Medicaid-subsidized hospital chains such as National Medical Enterprises, with 86 psychiatric hospitals and revenues of $1.74 billion in 1991, was revealed by the FBI. The psychiatric industry, Sharkey warns in this chilling, well-documented account, is lobbying for a large slice of the health reform pie and continues to create mental illness with advertising. 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Journalist Sharkey (Above Suspicion, LJ 1293) focuses on the abuses that developed in some large for-profit mental health hospital corporations throughout the 1980s. As an increasing number of health insurance providers began covering costs for in-hospital mental health treatment, some corporations exploited this coverage by basing admission and discharge decisions solely on insurance. Some hospitals used questionable or totally unethical marketing practices, going so far as to pay bounties to clergy, school personnel, and family counselors for referrals. A few of these corporations went bankrupt as legislatures and insurance agencies tightened control, but most continue to operate. Healthcare reform remains a hot topic, and Sharkey adds a piece to a much larger puzzle of what needs fixing in the healthcare field. For most public libraries. Marguerite Mroz, Baltimore Cty. P.L. 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.