英國最受歡迎的哲普作家X最具人文精神的心理治療師聯手精選出現代人最煩惱的人生議題，從東西方哲學與心理學的角度，幫助我們以更主動、更有創意的方式面對生活難題。「人們的困擾並非來自事情本身，而是他們對事情的看法。」――愛比克泰德「從宇宙視角來看，人生是多麼渺小，但從生活中找尋意義，才是我們的要務。」――安東尼雅．麥卡洛「與其消除焦慮，不如試著用『對的方式』來焦慮。」――朱立安．巴吉尼古希臘哲人說，哲學猶如「治癒靈魂的妙藥」，其療效在於，讓我們從錯誤的信念與價值觀中脫身，不再執著於自己根深蒂固的觀念。今日的認知行為治療，均是受到古希臘哲學家的啟發，所以特別強調思想對於情緒和感受的影響。在英國大眾哲學家巴吉尼的努力推廣下，我們更懂得將哲學應用在日常生活中。近年來，他更加入...

'This groundbreaking study provides a much-needed philosophical framework for those practising mindfulness as well as a call to recover the pragmatic and therapeutic dimensions of philosophy.' - Stephen Batchelor, author of After Buddhism and Secular BuddhismModern readers tend to think of Buddhism as spending time alone meditating, searching for serenity. Stoicism calls to mind repressing our emotions in order to help us soldier on through adversi...

How can we achieve more than happiness?In More than Happiness, Antonia Macaro delves into both philosophies, focusing on the elements that fit with our sceptical age, and those which have the potential to make the biggest impact on how we live. From accepting that some things are beyond our control, to monitoring our emotions for unhealthy reactions, to shedding attachment to material things, there is much, she argues, that we can take and much that we’d do better to leave behind. ...

How should I live?What is my purpose?Can I find happiness?Ever felt as though life would be simpler if it came with an instruction manual? There are no easy answers to the big questions. And life does not follow a straight path from A to B.Since the beginning of time, people have asked questions about how they should live and, from Ancient Greece to Japan, philosophers have attempted to solve these questions f...

Brought to you by Penguin.How should I live?What is my purpose?Can I find happiness?Ever felt as though life would be simpler if it came with an instruction manual? There are no easy answers to the big questions. And life does not follow a straight path from A to B.Since the beginning of time, people have asked questions about how they should live and, from Ancient Greece to Japan, phi...

Based on their Financial Times Weekend column, philosopher Julian Baggini and his psychotherapist partner Antonia Macaro offer intriguing answers to life's questions. Can infidelity be good for you? What does it mean to stay true to yourself? Must we fulfil our potential? Self-help with a distinctly cerebral edge, the shrink and the sage - aka Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro - have been dispensing advice through their FT column since October 2010. Combining practical advice on personal d...

Ernesto Macaro brings together a wealth of research on the rapidly expanding phenomenon of English Medium Instruction. Against a backdrop of theory, policy documents, and examples of practice, he weaves together research in both secondary and tertiary education, with a particular focus on the key stakeholders involved in EMI: the teachers and the students. Whilst acknowledging that the momentum of EMI is unlikely to be diminished, and identifying its potential benefits, the author raises q...

This skills-oriented handbook for English Medium Instruction (EMI) learners provides students with a toolbox of strategies and approaches to maximise their performance in their courses.EMI learners are students who are studying an academic subject, other than English itself, through the medium of English. Through a series of carefully designed exercises and awareness-raising tasks showcased in this book, students can develop the skills and strategies they need to optimise their aca...

Non sarebbe tutto più facile se anche la vita avesse un libretto di istruzioni? Non esiste un elenco di regole che funzioni per tutti noi, ma quello che avete tra le mani è un manuale per gli utenti della vita, scritto da altri utenti con più esperienza per aiutarci a vivere meglio, a vedere con maggiore chiarezza nei momenti di crisi e superare la confusione e i dubbi quotidiani. Vita è un prontuario per tutti, organizzato per voci da consultare a seconda delle necessità o dei problemi da...

Provides a unique and timely re-examination of key issues such as strategies in context, strategy instruction, and strategy research methods by numerous experts in the field. Offers an invaluable overview of what is known from empirical research about listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, and grammar strategies. Proposes a clear and focused research agenda for the next decades. Research into language learner strategies has the fundamental goal of improving the teaching and lea...

Bir kılavuz bir şeylerin nasıl çalıştığını ve sorunların nasıl çözülebileceğini gösterir. Hayatın da bir kullanım kılavuzuyla daha kolay olabileceğini düşündünüz mü hiç?İnsanlar için durum biraz farklı. Amaçlarımızı kendimiz belirlemek, araçlarımızı kendimiz bulmak zorundayız. Aslında başından bu yana filozoflar bizimle aynı soruları soruyor. Kendi yaşam deneyimlerinden hikâyelerle Konfüçyüs, Aristoteles, Gazali, Sartre, Epiktetos, Seneca, Hume, Başô, Kierkegaard ve Kant... Nasıl y...

Improving Foreign Language Teaching provides teachers and teacher trainers with a research-based structure for the effective teaching and assessment of second languages. As well as outlining a model for teacher development, the book identifies and exemplifies eight key principles for effective language learning, which can be used to guide curriculum design and decisions about classroom pedagogy. Improving Foreign Language Teaching also presents practical activities, related materials, and ...