Whitewater Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Whitewater Philosophy write by Doug Ammons. This book was released on 2009-02-10. Whitewater Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Twenty-five essays by world class kayaker Doug Ammons discuss what we learn from whitewater when we enter the world of adventure. As stated in the Preface, ¿the adventure sports allow us to take part in the very forces that sculpted the world around us,¿ and they form the modern Dao. The essays discuss risk, where fear comes from and how it can be overcome, beginner¿s mind, openness to experience, the real measure of skill, being alone, martial arts concepts applicable to kayaking, confronting limits and knowing ourselves.Ammons has a PhD in psychology and 35 years as a world class whitewater kayaker. He was named in 2010 by Outside Magazine as "one of the top ten game changers in adventure since 1900" for his extreme descents. The book was named by the Wall Street Journal in 2010 as ¿One of the top six adventure books.¿
The Philosophy of Water
The Philosophy of Water - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Philosophy of Water write by Guy Patrick Angono Allogho. This book was released on 2010-08. The Philosophy of Water available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports
Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports write by Mike J. McNamee. This book was released on 2007-06-11. Philosophy, Risk and Adventure Sports available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a collection of papers examining philosophical perspectives of adventure sports and related concepts of risk, danger, death, elation, authenticity and wilderness, written by well-known academics with personal experience of these fascinating sports.
The Philosophy and Practice of Medicine and Bioethics
The Philosophy and Practice of Medicine and Bioethics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Philosophy and Practice of Medicine and Bioethics write by Barbara Maier. This book was released on 2010-11-03. The Philosophy and Practice of Medicine and Bioethics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book challenges the unchallenged methods in medicine, such as "evidence-based medicine," which claim to be, but often are not, scientific. It completes medical care by adding the comprehensive humanistic perspectives and philosophy of medicine. No specific or absolute recommendations are given regarding medical treatment, moral approaches, or legal advice. Given rather is discussion about each issue involved and the strongest arguments indicated. Each argument is subject to further critical analysis. This is the same position as with any philosophical, medical or scientific view. The argument that decision-making in medicine is inadequate unless grounded on a philosophy of medicine is not meant to include all of philosophy and every philosopher. On the contrary, it includes only sound, practical and humanistic philosophy and philosophers who are creative and critical thinkers and who have concerned themselves with the topics relevant to medicine. These would be those philosophers who engage in practical philosophy, such as the pragmatists, humanists, naturalists, and ordinary-language philosophers. A new definition of our own philosophy of life emerges and it is necessary to have one. Good lifestyle no longer means just abstaining from cigarettes, alcohol and getting exercise. It also means living a holistic life, which includes all of one's thinking, personality and actions. This book also includes new ways of thinking. In this regard the "Metaphorical Method" is explained, used, and exemplified in depth, for example in the chapters on care, egoism and altruism, letting die, etc.
The Heart of Wisdom
The Heart of Wisdom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Heart of Wisdom write by Richard White. This book was released on 2012-12-14. The Heart of Wisdom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Heart of Wisdom explores the intersection of philosophy and spirituality. Though spirituality is a concept often viewed with skepticism by philosophers and others, spiritual concerns are prominent in many people’s lives, whether or not they ascribe to a religious creed. This book examines spiritual concepts like generosity, suffering, and joy, incorporating the various perspectives of great philosophers, including Nietzsche, Aristotle, and Derrida, as well as Eastern wisdom traditions, including Buddhism and Vedanta philosophy.
