This volume offers a range of perspectives on a simple problem How does the brain choose efficiently and adaptively among options to ensure coherent, goal-directed behaviour?OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twis…
Strategies for transboundary natural resource management; winner of Harvard Law School's Raiffa Award for best research of the year in negotiation and conflict resolution.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Why companies need to move away from a ""product first"" orientation to pursuing innovation based on customer need.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Beginning with the early works of Aristotle, the interpretation of the verb "to be" runs through Western linguistic thought like Ariadne's thread. As it unravels, it becomes intertwined with philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and even with mathematics -- so much so that Bertrand Russell showed no hesitation in proclaiming that the verb "to be" was a disgrace to the human race. With the conviction …
"This is a book for readers who want to probe more deeply into mindfulness. It goes beyond the casual, once-in-awhile meditation in popular culture, grounding mindfulness in daily practice, Zen teachings, and recent research in neuroscience. In Living Zen Remindfully, James Austin, author of the groundbreaking Zen and the Brain, describes authentic Zen training--the commitment to a process of r…
Issues in debates about foreign currency exposure -- the denomination of liabilities or assets in foreign currency.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Converging and diverging views on the mind, the self, consciousness, the unconscious, free will, perception, meditation, and other topics.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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How architectural drawings emerged as aesthetic objects, promoted by a network of galleries, collectors, and institutions, and how this changed the understanding of architecture. Prior to the 1970s, buildings were commonly understood to be the goal of architectural practice; architectural drawings were seen simply as a means to an end. But, just as the boundaries of architecture itself were shi…