Prehistory in the Call to Abraham

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyle Eslinger
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Agency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Ancient Israel ◽  
Book Of Genesis

AbstractA common pool of primitive human values fuels the world's religions. These values are evident in classical religions and are found lying on the surface in the book of Genesis, which is among the Bible's richest archetypal repositories. The Genesis pre-history focuses on human well-being. The mythological assumptions underlying this story manifest the rudiments of human thought and experience laid down in the archaic period. A hostile natural environment evokes behaviour to overcome its hazards. The narrative explores the mythological options of agency for achieving human well-being. As in other theistic worldviews two primary agencies are envisioned. Gods and humans, each with strengths and weaknesses, are potential protagonists on the stage of human optimism. Genesis inherits a southwest Asian cosmogony in which the gods are hostile to the advanced potential of collective human agency. Divine hostility complicates agency options, leading to a devotional compromise in the form of God's covenant with Abraham. The essay suggests the value of a renewed awareness of the influence of archaic human experience on the classical literature of ancient Israel. The argument is developed with reference to the traditional figure of Abraham.

Contact with Nature as Essential to the Human Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-85
Author(s):  
Alan E. Kazdin ◽  
Pablo Vidal-González
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Human Contact ◽  
The Many ◽  
Made In

Human contact with nature is more important than ever before considering the global confinement brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased urbanization of society, and increased rates of mental disorders and threats to human well-being. This article conveys the importance of contact with nature from three perspectives: historical, sociocultural, and scientific. These perspectives convey the many ways in which contact with nature is essential to human life, the multiple ways in which this is expressed, and the broad range of benefits this has. The case for preserving the natural environment continues to be made in light of the dangers of climate change, the deleterious effects of pollution, and the importance of habitats. We add to the case by underscoring how human well-being has depended on contact with natural environments and how the need for this contact is more salient now than ever before.

Beérkezett könyvek

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-427
Author(s):  
Csaba Pléh
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Intelligence ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Number Of Genes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Origin Of Mind ◽  
The Mind

Ádám György: A rejtozködo elme. Egy fiziológus széljegyzetei Carpendale, J. I. M. és Müller, U. (eds): Social interaction and the development of knowledge Cloninger, R. C.: Feeling good. The science of well being Dunbar, Robin, Barrett, Louise, Lycett, John: Evolutionary psychology Dunbar, Robin: The human story. A new history of makind's evolution Geary, D. C.: The origin of mind. Evolution of brain, cognition and general intelligence Gedeon Péter, Pál Eszter, Sárkány Mihály, Somlai Péter: Az evolúció elméletei és metaforái a társadalomtudományokban Harré, Rom: Cognitive science: A philosophical introduction Horváth György: Pedagógiai pszichológia Marcus, G.: The birth of the mind. How a tiny number of genes creates the complexities of human thought Solso, R. D.: The psychology of art and the evolution of the conscious brain Wray, A. (ed.): The transition to language

scholarly journals Islamic Perspective on Social Media Technology, Addiction, and Human Values

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Talat Zubair ◽  
Dr. Amana Raquib
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Value System ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Human Value

This paper discusses the design features deliberately used in social media technologies to cause behavioral addiction, while outlining how this addiction leads to altering, reshaping and redefining of basic human values such as contemplation, well-being, mindfulness and connectedness that bring about social, psychological, cultural and ethical changes in human existence. The paper sheds light on how the altering of the human value system goes against the values and principles of Islamic law by citing Qur’ānic verses, prophetic traditions and teachings of Islamic scholars. Currently, there are no frameworks, laws and/or strategies that view social media addiction from a metaphysical perspective and in terms of human worldview and existence. Hence, as a solution, our paper introduces an ethical framework for designing social media technologies using the objectives of Islamic law that discourage a social media design with indefinite ends and encourage a design methodology with well-defined objectives and consequences.

scholarly journals Hakikat Ilmu Pengetahuan dalam Perspektif Modern dan Islam

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-217
Author(s):  
Siti Makhmudah
Keyword(s):  
Human Experience ◽  
Coherence Theory ◽  
Theory Theory ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Human Effort ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
Structure Of Knowledge ◽  
Human Source

Science in a unity appeared in dimensional. Philosophy is an activity though human thought guided their efforts on finding cause for over everything and how human effort after learning of the matter. This research aims to understand: (1) knowledge and understanding of science in etymology and terminology; (2) perbedan of science, knowledge and religion in epistimologi; (3) the extent to which science in Islam; (4) the principal traits of science; (5) the theory of truth; (6) the sources of knowledge; (7) the boundaries of science; (8) the structure of knowledge. Results of the study can be described in several options, which are: first, science is the summary of a set of knowledge or the result of knowledge and facts. While religion is a belief or faith tata tata over something that is absolutely beyond human, appropriate and in line with the faith and worship. Second, with regard to the characteristics of the subject matter of science is as follows: 1) Systematically; 2) Generality; 3) Rationality; 4) Objectivity; 5) Verifiabilitas, 6) and Communality. Third, in Theory a theory of truth is no 3: the theory of correspondence, coherence Theory, theory of pragmatism. Fourth, human source of knowledge using two ways to obtain the correct knowledge, first through ratio and secondly through experience. Fifth, limiting his explorations in the science of human experience, thus embarking upon science exploration on human experience and stop on the human experience, and that is the limits of science. Sixth, the science is essentially a collection of knowledge that is explaining the various symptoms of nature which allows a human doing a series of actions to control these symptoms based on the explanation there is.

scholarly journals Are we ignoring a black elephant in the Anthropocene? Climate change and global pandemic as the crisis in health and equality

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichiro Asayama ◽  
Seita Emori ◽  
Masahiro Sugiyama ◽  
Fumiko Kasuga ◽  
Chiho Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Climate change and coronavirus pandemic are the twin crises in the Anthropocene, the era in which unsustainable growth of human activities has led to a significant change in the global environment. The two crises have also exposed a chronic social illness of our time—a deep, widespread inequality in society. Whilst the circumstances are unfortunate, the pandemic can provide an opportunity for sustainability scientists to focus more on human society and its inequalities, rather than a sole focus on the natural environment. It opens the way for a new normative commitment of science in a time of crises. We suggest three agendas for future climate and sustainability research after the pandemic: (1) focus on health and well-being, (2) moral engagement through empathy, and (3) science of loss for managing grief.

Invisible Hand or Ecological Footprint? Comparing Social Versus Environmental Impacts of Recent Economic Growth

2019 ◽  
pp. 108602661988511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory M. Mikkelson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Invisible Hand ◽  
Key Indicators

This study examines changes in some key indicators among 66 countries on six continents over a 56-year period, to compare the power of economic growth to improve human health and income distribution with its tendency to degrade the natural environment. The results indicate that growth depletes and pollutes nature far more than it benefits society. This suggests that public policy should shift toward enhancement of individual and social well-being in ways more direct and effective, and less ecologically damaging, than reliance on overall growth in gross domestic product. I illustrate this implication with a degrowth scenario for the United States to 2050 that draws on the empirical results for the period 1961 to 2016. And I consider certain reforms in the management and governance of organizations to implement such a scenario.

Self-Compassion and Psychological Well-being

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Neff ◽  
Christopher Germer
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Self Compassion

Self-compassion involves being touched by and open to one’s own suffering, not avoiding or disconnecting from it, generating the desire to alleviate one’s suffering and to heal oneself with kindness. Self-compassion also involves offering nonjudgmental understanding to one’s pain, inadequacies, and failures, so that one’s experience is seen as part of the larger human experience. This chapter will provide an overview of theory and research on self-compassion and its link to psychological well-being, which is the goal of clinical practice. It will discuss what self-compassion is and what it is not (e.g., a form of weakness, selfishness, etc.), and provide empirical evidence to support these distinctions. Finally, it will discuss methods that have been developed to teach individuals how to be more self-compassionate in their daily lives, some clinical implications of self-compassion training, and future directions for research.

The Conceptualization of the Natural Environment in Healthcare Facilities: A Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-47
Author(s):  
Peggy Chi ◽  
Jennifer Gutberg ◽  
Whitney Berta
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Contact Frequency ◽  
Nature Contact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Objectives: To identify how the natural environment (NE) in healthcare has been conceptualized. Background: The NE appears to afford significant therapeutic benefits. A clear concept of the NE in healthcare affords a shared understanding from which to advance science to facilitate comparisons across contexts. In this article, the various meanings of the NE were brought together into one framework by which to map its themes and their relationships. Method: A scoping review was conducted using database searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Cochrane for articles published up to July 2018. The bibliography of the included articles were manually searched for published books. Results: This review includes 137 peer-reviewed articles and research-based books from 27 countries. A conceptual framework was developed to identify five themes that conceptualize the NE in healthcare: (1) definitions of the NE in healthcare, (2) processes of the NE in healthcare, (3) usages of the NE in healthcare, (4) opinions about the NE in healthcare, and (5) NE’s impacts on health and work outcomes in healthcare. These themes are filtered by the NE’s physical and programmatic designs; changes in one affect the others. Definitions of the NE are described as human-made space, located in the indoors and outdoors, containing elements of nature and designed with the purpose to positively influence humans. Processes are described as the participatory approach in NE's development and its therapeutic goals. Usages are categorized into nature contact, frequency of usage, and accessibility. Opinions are accounted for by perceptions, preference, and satisfaction. Outcomes are related to physical health, mental health and well-being and work. Conclusions: This framework contributes to the conceptual discussion and emphasizes NE’s complementarity to the biomedical healthcare system.

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