Kategorie: Allgemein
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Civil Disobedience In Memory Of The Covid Victims In Germany
Thoreau, Henry David (1962/1854). Walden and Other Writings, 103. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, Germany commemorated the 80,000 Covid victims. It was touching to listen to the talks of the family members. No, it was not just “touching.” I do not know if there is a word for what I felt. But I know what…
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What Is Philosophy
Lakoff, George, and Mark Johnson (1999). Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought, 539. Story behind the Passage When I finished my PhD in 2013, I was awarded the “Doctor of Philosophy.” In fact, my field is American Studies, which is mostly culture and literature. It took me until AFTER…
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Book Of The Week Was W Rde Jesus Dazu Sagen
Geißler, Heiner (2003). Was würde Jesus dazu sagen? Die politische Botschaft des Evangeliums. Story behind the Book Choice Easter is not just some occasion for Christians — Easter is the highest point of the year. The holidays mark the foundation of what Christians believe in, i.e., the crucification and resurrection of Jesus. Whether you believe in all…
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Theory
Kant, Immanuel (1999/1787). Critique of Pure Reason. Story behind the Passage Yesterday I had an intense discussion that really made me a bit angry. I caught myself fiercely defending the value of the comprehensive universities (as opposed to universities of applied sciences and all the different commercial variants we are seeing today). All of these institutions…
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Show And Tell And Not Vice Versa
Dacey, Linda, and Rebeka Eston (2002). Show and Tell: Representing and Communicating Mathematical Ideas in K-2 Classrooms, 1. Story behind the Passage Language is such a difficult thing. That is why I wish that we would all be using children’s books for communication. Well, or at least, some methods of child pedagogy. I have at…
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Cutting Out The Middle Men
Platform Business Model explained…in under 100 words | Deloitte Switzerland Story behind the Passage As you know, I can be quite passionate about things. The thing I am most passionate about is injustice. Of course, injustice is everywhere and we cannot all turn into Mother Teresas to fight it. Still, people with my personality traits…
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The Prince S Journey
Mertikat, Felix, and Benjamin Schreuder (2010). Jakob. Story behind the Passage Today, the Buckingham Palace announced the passing of Prince Philip. He was 99. The book above is one of the most beautiful and sad ones about mourning that I ever read. My Learnings We knew you from the papers and TV. The tall guy with…
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Book Of The Week Eine Reise Von 1000 Meilen Beginnt Mit Dem Ersten Schritt
Reddemann, Luise (2020). Eine Reise von 1000 Meilen beginnt mit dem ersten Schritt: Seelische Kräfte entwickeln und fördern. Story behind the Passage Today I simply felt like ‘growing’ — spiritually, holistically. I have not paid attention to this for a few months now. It might sound weird, but it is very true. Whenever I lose track of this…
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Oh Germany
Germany, Academic Career Structure • European University Institute (eui.eu) Story behind the Passage Last week I spoke to a dear colleague of mine who is from Pakistan. He works harder than many people I know. He produces more output than many people I know. He has an innovative and socially relevant research topic. But all…
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Positive Psychology And Resource Orientation
Lopez, Shane J., and C. R. Snyder, eds. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, XXIII. Story behind the Passage I cannot remember when exactly I got in touch with Positive Psychology. I think, it was in the U.S. Or it was when I read Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi when I was a teenager (I…