Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957081680
Category : Graphic arts
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Nature Logo
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957081680
Category : Graphic arts
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Philosophical Dictionary of M. de Voltaire; with a Life of the Author. From the Most Approved London Edition. Few MS. Notes
Author: VoltaireOne Nation Under Goods
Author: James J. FarrellPublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344339
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Loved and hated, visited and avoided, seemingly everywhere yet endlessly the same, malls occupy a special place in American life. What, then, is this invention that evokes such strong and contradictory emotions in Americans? In many ways malls represent the apotheosis of American consumerism, and this synthetic and wide-ranging investigation is an eye-popping tour of American culture's values and beliefs. Like your favorite mall, One Nation under Goods is a browser's paradise, and in order to understand America's culture of consumption you need to make a trip to the mall with Farrell. This lively, fast-paced history of the hidden secrets of the shopping mall explains how retail designers make shopping and goods “irresistible.” Architects, chain stores, and mall owners relax and beguile us into shopping through water fountains, ficus trees, mirrors, and covert security cameras. From food courts and fountains to Santa and security, Farrell explains how malls control their patrons and convince us that shopping is always an enjoyable activity. And most importantly, One Nation Under Goods shows why the mall's ultimate promise of happiness through consumption is largely an illusion. It's all here—for one low price, of course.
“The” Philosophical Dictionary of M. de Voltaire
Author: VoltaireThe Philosophical Dictionary
Author: VoltaireThe philosophical dictionary ... A new and correct edition. With notes, containing a refutation of such passages as are any way exceptionable in regard to religion
Author: VoltairePrinciples of Logosophism
Author: Daniel DeleanuPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595259898
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Daniel Deleanu's Principles of Logosophy, written in "logosophistic English"-a language based on the author's original concept of logoarchetype-breaks all the boundaries of human knowledge through a reinterpretation of the Platonic concept of archetype and of the Logos. Deleanu links C.G.Jung's notion of archetype with that of the Logos, as it appears in Plato, the Stoics, Philo of Alexandria and the Gospel according to John. Making use of an original type of English, whose principal scope is to liberate language and utilize it to express the deeper realities of human knowledge, Daniel Deleanu's new scholarly system, named "logosophism", proves that the world is totally interconnected through the ontic-ontologic dimensions of its main archetype, the Word.
The Social Life of Materials
Author: Adam DrazinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000183149
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Materials play a central role in society. Beyond the physical and chemical properties of materials, their cultural properties have often been overlooked in anthropological studies: finished products have been perceived as ‘social’ yet the materials which comprise them are considered ‘raw’ or natural’. The Social Life of Materials proposes a new perspective in this interdisciplinary field. Diverting attention from the consumption of objects, the book looks towards the properties of materials and how these exist through many transformations in a variety of cultural contexts.Human societies have always worked with materials. However, the customs and traditions surrounding this differ according to the place, the time and the material itself. Whether or not the material is man-made, materials are defined by social intervention. Today, these constitute one of the most exciting areas of global scientific research and innovation, harboring the potential to act as key vehicles of change in the world. But this ‘materials revolution’ has complex social implications. Smart materials are designed to anticipate our actions and needs, yet we are increasingly unable to apprehend the composite materials which comprise new products.Bringing together ethnographic studies of cultures from around the world, this collection explores the significance of materials by moving beyond questions of what may be created from them. Instead, the text argues that the materials themselves represent a shifting ground around which relationships, identities and powers are constantly formed and dissolved in the act of making and remaking.
Bringing Nature Home
Author: Douglas W. TallamyPublisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604691468
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
“With the twinned calamities of climate change and mass extinction weighing heavier and heavier on my nature-besotted soul, here were concrete, affordable actions that I could take, that anyone could take, to help our wild neighbors thrive in the built human environment. And it all starts with nothing more than a seed. Bringing Nature Home is a miracle: a book that summons butterflies." —Margaret Renkl, The Washington Post As development and habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. In his groundbreaking book Bringing Nature Home, Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. Luckily, there is an important and simple step we can all take to help reverse this alarming trend: everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity by simply choosing native plants. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical and achievable recommendations, we can all make a difference.
How Materials Matter
Author: Graeme WerePublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789202027
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
How does design and innovation shape people’s lives in the Pacific? Focusing on plant materials from the region, How Materials Matter reveals ways in which a variety of people – from craftswomen and scientists to architects and politicians – work with materials to transform worlds. Recognizing the fragile and ephemeral nature of plant fibres, this work delves into how the biophysical properties of certain leaves and their aesthetic appearance are utilized to communicate information and manage different forms of relations. It breaks new ground by situating plant materials at the centre of innovation in a region.