Human Ageing: A Unique Experience explores the biology of human ageing focusing on the individual. The book begins with the premature ageing disorder Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome and spins a web of interconnected biological domains involving lamins, telomeres, alternative splicing, genetics, epigenetics, and molecular clocks. The profound influence of culture is explored since cultural inheritance and genetic inheritance are the two intertwined processes driving human evolution. An...

Was würde geschehen, wenn wir uns dem Fluss des Lebens hingeben und das, was sich entfaltet, mit Dankbarkeit und einem offenen Herzen annehmen würden, anstatt dagegen anzukämpfen? Würden wir dann erkennen, dass das Leben nur eine Aneinanderreihung zufälliger Ereignisse ist, an denen wir teilhaben? Oder würde uns dieser Fluss zu etwas Größerem bringen? Diese Fragen stellte sich Michael Singer schon als junger Mann. Er begann zu meditieren und beschloss, sich in die Natur zurückzuziehen, um ...

As one of the most important ethicists to emerge since the Second World War, Alan Gewirth continues to influence philosophical debates concerning morality. This book provides a picture of Gewirth's theory and its applications, including such new perspectives as feminism, the Stoics, and Sartre.

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful initiative that breaks the traditional mold of instructional delivery and time-honored school organization. Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization guides readers thr...