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Being and Time. The Decline of the West. The Decline of the West (German: Der Untergang des Abendlandes), or The Downfall of the Occident, is a two-volume work by Oswald Spengler, the first volume of which was published in the summer of 1918. Spengler revised this volume in 1922 and published the second volume, subtitled Perspectives of World History, in 1923. Spengler also presents the idea of Muslims, Jews and Christians, as well as their Persian and Semitic forebears, being Magian; Mediterranean cultures of the antiquity such as Ancient Greece and Rome being Apollonian; and the modern Westerners being Faustian. According to the theory, the Western world is actually ending and we are witnessing the last season — "winter time" — of the Faustian civilization. In Spengler's depiction, Western Man is a proud but tragic figure because, while he strives and creates, he secretly knows the actual goal will never be reached.
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Profile For J Irvin: Reviews. Remote Access Log In - UW Libraries. Remote Access Log In - UW Libraries. Browse Subjects: Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience - UW Madison Libraries Catalog. The book of music and nature : an anthology of sounds, words, thoughts - Catalog - UW-Madison Libraries. Contributors Publication Info Formats: Sound Recordings Books Publication info: Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2001.
Physical details: ix, 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) ISBNs: 0819564745, 9780819564740, 0819564737, 9780819564733, 0819564079, 9780819564078, 0819564087, 9780819564085 OCLC: ocm45243252 Series Music/culture Notes Accompanying CD presents music made out of, or reflective of, natural sounds (details on end flyleaf). Based on special issue of Terra nova (summer 1997, vol. 2, no. 3). "A Terra nova book. " Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents [Book] Introduction : Does nature understand music? Staff View. Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud - Catalog - UW-Madison Libraries. "In a time of dazzling scientific progress, how are we to separate genuine breakthroughs from the noisy gaggle of false claims?
Touching on everything from Deepak Chopra's "quantum alternative to growing old" and "free energy" machines to unwarranted hype surrounding the International Space Station, Robert L. Park leads us through the dim back alleys of fringe science, down the gleaming corridors of Washington power, and even into our evolutionary past to search out the origins of voodoo science. Along the way, Park offers some simple and engaging science lessons, showing us that you don't have to be a scientist to spot the foolish and fraudulent science that swirls around us. " "To expose the forces that sustain voodoo science, Park closely examines the role of the media, the courts, bureaucrats, and politicians, as well as the scientific community.
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