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    Heidegger and Development in the Global South (2015)
    [s.l.] : Springer-Verlag
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    ISBN: 9788132223047
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIX, 309 p, online resource)
    Series Statement: Contributions To Phenomenology, In Cooperation with The Center for Advanced Research in Phenomenology 82
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. George, Siby K., 1970 - Heidegger and development in the Global South
    RVK:
    CI 2617
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Phenomenology ; Regional planning ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Phenomenology ; Regional planning ; Heidegger, Martin 1889-1976 ; Südliche Hemisphäre ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklung ; Modernisierung ; Technischer Fortschritt
    Abstract: Taking the Heideggerian critical ontology of technology as its base, this volume looks at postcolonial modernization and development in the global south as the worldwide expansion of the western metaphysical understanding of reality. We live today in an increasingly globalizing technological society that Martin Heidegger described in the middle of the last century as ‘the planetary imperialism of technologically organized man.’ Consequent upon this cultural-intellectual globalization, the ahistorical, violent, individualistic, calculative and capitalistic logic of the metaphysics of technology is permeating the life-world, even of the world’s poorest peoples, in ways they could neither choose nor control. This volume questions the political ethics and justice of post-war development discourse in the light of the egalitarian aims of modern societies, cultural freedom of communities and nations, and the ecological limits of the planet. The final chapters discuss the alternative proposal of development as various conceptions of good life and equitable human flourishing amidst equally flourishing non-human life and non-living beings. This unique volume is the first book-length treatment of the ontology of modernization and development in the global south from a Heideggerian stance
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Heidegger and Development: An IntroductionChapter 2. Historicizing the Development Narrative -- Chapter 3. War and Development.- Chapter 4. Capital, Individual and Development.- Chapter 5. Justice, Ethics, Development.- Chapter 6. The Idea of Development.- Chapter 7. Development and Distress: Concluding Remarks.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2304-7
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    Neuroenhancement: how mental training and meditation can promote epistemic virtue (2015)
    [s.l.] : Springer-Verlag
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    ISBN: 9783319235172
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 110 p, online resource)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2015
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Ethics
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Fröding, Barbro Neuroenhancement
    RVK:
    CC 7264
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Neurosciences ; Ethics ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Neurosciences ; Ethics
    Abstract: This book explores how one can bring about changes in the brain through meditation, both through attention-focus training and through compassion training. Recent findings in the natural sciences have confirmed that it is possible for humans to achieve these structural and functional changes through various life-style practices. It is argued that meditation enables us to influence some aspects of our biological make-up and, for example, could boost our cognitive flexibility as well as our ability to act compassionate. Such changes are likely to facilitate the instilling of a number of epistemic virtues which have great bearing on our quality of life. This book offers the reader an accessible introduction to a set of neuro-enhancement methods, with a special focus on meditation techniques, and explores how such practices could contribute to make us better decision-makers and improve our moral virtues. The book is suitable for anyone looking for a text discussing the effects of neuro-enhancement from a secular ethics perspective
    Description / Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1 - Introduction1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A new situation -- 1.3 From bad to worse -- 1.4 How to handle matters better: skills required to manage risks -- 1.5 Can we acquire the skills? -- 1.6 Enhancement methods -- 1.7 Which cognitive capacities? -- References -- CHAPTER 2 - The neurophysiological background -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Neuroplasticity -- 2.3 Attention -- 2.4 Mind-wandering -- 2.5 Emotional regulation -- 2.6 Mental training -meditation -- 2.7 Some challenges with meditation practice and research -- References -- CHAPTER 3 - The Methods -- 3.1 How to improve -- 3.2 Defining cognitive enhancement -- 3.3 Three methods -- 3.4 Pharmaceuticals, hormones and neurotransmitters -- 3.5 Technology -- 3.6 Possible effects of meditation techniques and mental training -- 3.7 Computer games -- Combining methods -- References -- CHAPTER 4 - Cognitive flexibility -- 4.1 How does cognitive flexibility relate to meditation? -- 4.2 Cognitive flexibility 4.3 Why is it good to be more cognitively flexible? -- 4.4 Improved cognitive flexibility can translate to better decision-making -- 4.5 Smarter but not nicer -- 4.6. Summary -- References -- CHAPTER 5 -Some key elements of virtue ethics -- Part A: A brief introduction to virtue ethics -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2 A suitable moral framework -- 5.3 The beginnings of virtue ethics -- 5.4 What is the virtuous life and what is so good about it? -- 5.5 In summary -- Part B: From meditation to the good life -- 5.6 Training for virtue -- 5.7 Creating moral experts -- 5.8 Enhancement as an enabler -- 5.9 Enhancement as a way to increase commitment -- 5.10 Helpful but not enough -- 5.11 The role of epistemic virtues -- 5.12 Some modern or new epistemic virtues that might be useful -- 5.12 From core capacities to functional change and decision-making -- 5.13 Commonalities and compatibility -- 5.14 Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 6 - Conclusions -- 6.1 Summary -- 6.2 Combinations -- 6.3 Moral enhancement - different takes -- 6.4 The role of embedding structures -- 6.5 Concluding remarks -- References.
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    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23517-2
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