... retrospective look at my own state -of- nature account ofthe origins ofthe everyday concept of knowledge in Knowledge and the State of Nature, to see how it looks in the light ofthe preceding discussion ... a general criticism ofthe state -of- nature method, exposing as they the weaknesses of its position at the less well-evidenced end ofthe genealogical spectrum But I think they would be better ... insincerity The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man were subversive only because of their conflict with a particular view ofthe status and provenance ofthe human race, and one that was at the time...
... utilize their knowledge ofthe real world in the course of understanding the film they are viewing The first, which he calls the realistic heuristic, involves assuming that the fictional world ofthe ... (referring to the individual actors and their lives outside ofthe narrative) fixed by the photographic basis ofthe medium This is one ofthe most prominent respects in which the aesthetics of still ... the viewer’s presence are irrelevant to the illusion I have described The sharp edges ofthe illuminated rectangle, the obvious flatness ofthe screen, the fuzziness of some images, the lack of...
... to take them there The second part of this book shifts to the analytic aspect of coaching We take a hard look at these coaching relationships and make sure they are delivering the kind of value ... focus are offered at the end of this chapter Chapter introduces the second quadrant ofthe Leading with Insight model, where the development of emotional insight supports the realization of coaching ... That Counts The change is targeted to meet the development needs ofthe individual and the strategic needs ofthe organization Both the coach and the client need to be looking at the big picture...
... salespeople relate to the needs ofthe buyers, not to their own needs In the same way, effective upward influencers relate to the larger needs ofthe organization, not just to the needs of their unit or ... influencing up, focus on the impact ofthe decision on the overall corporation In most cases, the needs ofthe unit and the needs ofthe corporation are directly connected In some cases, they are not Don’t ... and the quality of her work is equal to the quality ofthe contributors We would also like to thank Dorothy Hearst and all ofthe staff of Jossey-Bass for their commitment to this project and their...
... spent Think ofthe sounds the hiker hears, for sound is a form of energy: the crackle of dry leaves underfoot or the drumming of rain, the babbling of a stream, the calls of birds, the hum of insects ... with the roar of wind and waves at the beach and the snapping of tree branches in the forest The stormier the weather, the more obvious the energy Lightning gives a glimpse of yet another of energy’s ... 21 Energy in the Lower Atmosphere: The Weather Near the Ground 36 The Sun, the Wind, and the Sea 47 The Energy of Ocean Waves 65 The Energy ofthe Tides 83 How Surface Energy Shapes the Land 92...
... might want to know more about the resources being offered, such as the speed ofthe computer, the amount of available memory, and the bandwidth ofthe connection Some ofthe technical means used to ... 13 Peer to Peer: Harnessingthe Power of Disruptive Technologies 1.2.3 Firewalls, dynamic IP, NAT: The end ofthe open network At the same time that the cooperative natureofthe Internet was ... However, like the horselessness ofthe carriage or the compactness ofthe disc, the "peeriness" of peer-to-peer is more a label than a definition As we've learned from the history ofthe Internet,...
... Energies 132 The Mechanical Generation of Life-Force 136 Is There Perpetual Motion? 140 The Motion ofthe Earth - The Cause of Radiation - The Resurrection of Life 145 The Secret ofthe Egg-Form ... (1933) The Achievements ofthe Twentieth Century Progress through Transformation ofthe Atom - Not its Destruction! The Disrupted Cycle - The Cause ofthe Crisis Nature Protects Herself The Laws of ... not the real inner causes of natural phenomena One ofthe principal victims of this inability is the lack of understanding ofthe essential natureof water - as the Giver of Life - and how it should...
... MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS OF COLOR THE PHYSICS OF GOETHEAN STYLE The Goethean One MODES OF UNITY SEEING THE DYNAMICAL UNITY OFTHE PLANT The Unity ofthe Plant Kingdom The Unity ofthe Organism Seeing ... at the level ofthe single sentence The meaning of a sentence has the unity of a whole We reach the meaning ofthe sentence through the meaning ofthe words, yet the meaning ofthe words in that ... structure of a text is to the optical form ofthe hologram The totality ofthe text can be compared to the pattern of marks on the hologram plate But the meaning ofthe text must be compared to the...
... to take them there The second part of this book shifts to the analytic aspect of coaching We take a hard look at these coaching relationships and make sure they are delivering the kind of value ... focus are offered at the end of this chapter Chapter introduces the second quadrant ofthe Leading with Insight model, where the development of emotional insight supports the realization of coaching ... That Counts The change is targeted to meet the development needs ofthe individual and the strategic needs ofthe organization Both the coach and the client need to be looking at the big picture...
... The Love ofNature and the End ofthe World This page intentionally left blank The Love ofNature and the End ofthe World The Unspoken Dimensions of Environmental Concern ... becomes the fertile void the Buddhists speak of: the void that generates the “ten thousand things,” the whole array of created beings The roaring ofthe ocean waves arises out ofthe silence ofthe ... influence them.”42 When humans stay long enough, they open themselves to the notice ofthe earth and its spirits They hear the voice ofnature because nature has noticed them Entering the silence...
... sense if we think of this framework as imposed by thenatureofthe knowing subject, by thenatureof his faculties or by thenatureofthe medium within which he works The very idea of "philosophy" ... leaves the body at death and goes off on its own Parallelness Dewey sees the metaphor ofthe Eye ofthe Mind as the result ofthe prior notion that knowledge must be ofthe unchangeable: The theory ... Our Glassy Essence 15 The Invention ofthe Mind 17 17 CRITERIA OFTHE MENTAL THE FUNCTIONAL, THE PHENOMENAL, THE DIVERSITY OF MIND-BODY MIND AS THE GRASP OF UNIVERSALS AND THE IMMATERIAL PROBLEMS...
... 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission ofthe Publisher, or authorization through payment ofthe appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright ... included to perform the work One ofthe difficult aspects of reviewing policies and procedures is that well over 50 percent ofthe time the documentation is out of date In this situation, the reviewer ... application and use of controls In the review ofthe process documentation, there should be evidence of specific control activity In other words, can you identify control points in the process where...
... phase creates the basis and support for all ofthe conclusions you will draw as a result ofthe focused testing performed The strength ofthe audit and the recognized value ofthe work completed ... Transitioning from the purpose listed to the objective is like moving from the title of an article to the opening statement ofthe first paragraph The objective is the reason why the methodology ... the selection of a target area, through the planning, to the testing selection, all the way through to the execution Consider the level of planning and effort that went into the development of...
... an audit is the audit report When audit departments create a SIPOC of their operations, the audit report is listed as one ofthe outputs in the SIPOC When detailing the outputs ofthe business ... directly from the business unit process documented in the process element ofthe SIPOC Another key clarification of customers is that they not have to be users ofthe process output They could just ... flow and also provides the basis for them to complete the other elements ofthe SIPOC Once the process element has been completed, the next step is to fill in the output With the business process...
... tone in the summary ofthe testing results Due to the recurring natureofthe testing, there will be a temptation to repeat the same finding over and over There is no point to breaking down the same ... time) to identify the source ofthe problem because it requires a detailed knowledge ofthe process the likes of which the business unit team already possesses Thus, strengthening the argument that ... during the continuous auditing program The objective of this document is to communicate the results ofthe specific audit work performed by documenting the purpose ofthe audit and assessing the...
... methodology because ofthe recurring natureofthe testing and the targeted focus on the testing performed Given the challenging time frames associated with the execution phase ofthe continuous auditing ... ‘‘There was no evidence of supervisory approval for 10 ofthe 25 account reconciliations tested.’’ The condition is straight-forward and direct Think ofthe condition as the data results ofthe ... controls being evaluated Focus the discussion of effect on how the condition impacts the execution ofthe process, whether it is related to timing, accuracy, or another reason The effect component must...
... must examine the suggested target date while considering the details ofthe action plan and assess the feasibility of completing all ofthe required tasks in the time frame proposed If there is any ... validate the strength ofthe existing control environment The second benefit is that thenatureofthe recurring testing increases auditors’ business knowledge; they become more familiar with the operational ... due to the targeted natureofthe continuous auditing testing Keep in mind the three components of a real action plan while recognizing the nuances to the action plan development process in the...
... 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission ofthe Publisher, or authorization through payment ofthe appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright ... included to perform the work One ofthe difficult aspects of reviewing policies and procedures is that well over 50 percent ofthe time the documentation is out of date In this situation, the reviewer ... application and use of controls In the review ofthe process documentation, there should be evidence of specific control activity In other words, can you identify control points in the process where...
... phase creates the basis and support for all ofthe conclusions you will draw as a result ofthe focused testing performed The strength ofthe audit and the recognized value ofthe work completed ... Transitioning from the purpose listed to the objective is like moving from the title of an article to the opening statement ofthe first paragraph The objective is the reason why the methodology ... the selection of a target area, through the planning, to the testing selection, all the way through to the execution Consider the level of planning and effort that went into the development of...
... an audit is the audit report When audit departments create a SIPOC of their operations, the audit report is listed as one ofthe outputs in the SIPOC When detailing the outputs ofthe business ... directly from the business unit process documented in the process element ofthe SIPOC Another key clarification of customers is that they not have to be users ofthe process output They could just ... flow and also provides the basis for them to complete the other elements ofthe SIPOC Once the process element has been completed, the next step is to fill in the output With the business process...