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From adam to zeus ...through all men and gods.
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You KNOW that the jet-set hijackers do not take any day off. lane:
They work 24 / 365 / N (N unknown number of years!) :bump2:
As long as they don't object to my occasional butting in...out:
that too with proper prior warning!
lane:They work 24 / 365 / N (N unknown number of years!) :bump2:
As long as they don't object to my occasional butting in...
out:that too with proper prior warning!
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The remedy for the malady...???
Enter the thread
on the appointed days
after seeing my name :ranger:
by the side of the thread
before it disappears :boom:
or is speedily replaced! :bump2:
Sounds too difficult even to me! :dizzy:
Enter the thread
on the appointed days
after seeing my name :ranger:
by the side of the thread
before it disappears :boom:
or is speedily replaced! :bump2:
Sounds too difficult even to me! :dizzy:
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Today COULD have been the 30th of the month
I will complete posting on Sheena Iyengar so that we can start with a fresh topic on 5th March.
I will complete posting on Sheena Iyengar so that we can start with a fresh topic on 5th March.
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# 56. Sheena Iyengar. (part 3 )
Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
| Title | Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Member | Thinkers50 | 2011 |
| Publisher's Award for Excellence | India Abroad | June 2011 |
| Honoree | Sikh Centennial Gala | April 2011 |
| Gold Medal in General Business & Economics | Axiom Business Book Awards | March 2011 |
| Top Ten Business & Investing Books of 2010 | Amazon.com | November 2010 |
| Business Book of the Year 2010 Shortlist | Financial Times and Goldman Sachs | September 2010 |
| Innovation in the Curriculum Teaching Award School (Group Award) | Columbia Business School | Fall 2005 |
| Presidential Early Career Award for Social Scientists | Executive Office of the President Office of Science and Technology Policy | January 2002 |
Young Investigator Career Award | National Science Foundation | July 2001 |
Best Dissertation Award | Society for Experimental Social Psychology | October 1998 |
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# 56. Sheena Iyengar. (part 4).
Fellowships
Fellowships
| Title | Organization | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow | Society for Personality and Social Psychology | 2011-Present |
Faculty Advisory Committee Member & Research Director | Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business | 2009-Present |
Advisory Board Member | ING Institute for Retirement Research | 2008-Present |
Fellow | Applied Statistics Center at Columbia University | 2008-Present |
| Institute Fellow | TIAA-CREF Institute | August 2007-Present |
| Academic Member | Behavioral Finance Forum | 2007-Present |
Invited Fellow | Institute for Advanced Study | 2005-2006 |
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# 57. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (part # 1)
Jean-Paul Charles Sartre ( 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer and literary critic.
He was one of the leading figures in Philosophy and Marxism and a key figure in Existentialism. His work continues to influence philosophy, sociology, critical theory and literary studies.
Sartre was also noted for his relationship with Simone de Beauvoir - the feminist author and social theorist
He refused to accept the Nobel prize in Literature awarded to him 1964, saying that "A writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution.
Sartre and World War II
In 1939 Sartre was drafted into the French army as meteorologist. He was captured by German troops in 1940 and he spent nine months as a prisoner of war.
Because of poor health (he claimed that his poor eyesight affected his balance) Sartre was released in April 1941. Given civilian status, he recovered his teaching position near Paris, settled at the Hotel.
Jean-Paul Charles Sartre ( 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer and literary critic.
He was one of the leading figures in Philosophy and Marxism and a key figure in Existentialism. His work continues to influence philosophy, sociology, critical theory and literary studies.
Sartre was also noted for his relationship with Simone de Beauvoir - the feminist author and social theorist
He refused to accept the Nobel prize in Literature awarded to him 1964, saying that "A writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution.
Sartre and World War II
In 1939 Sartre was drafted into the French army as meteorologist. He was captured by German troops in 1940 and he spent nine months as a prisoner of war.
Because of poor health (he claimed that his poor eyesight affected his balance) Sartre was released in April 1941. Given civilian status, he recovered his teaching position near Paris, settled at the Hotel.
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This is the first of the three parts featuring on Mr. Jean Paul Sartre
as promised on 12-1-12 in the thread
"Did you know that...?"ray2:
as promised on 12-1-12 in the thread
"Did you know that...?"
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Subject: GOOD MORNING - GENIUS
The Banana Test
There is a very, very tall coconut
tree and there are 4 animals,
A Lion , A Chimp , A Giraffe ,
......AND...A Squirrel
They decide to compete to see who is
the fastest to get a banana off the tree.
Who do you guess will win?
Your answer will reflect your personality.
So think carefully . . ....
Try and answer within 30 seconds.
Got your answer??? I am waiting to hear it!
The Banana Test
There is a very, very tall coconut
tree and there are 4 animals,
A Lion , A Chimp , A Giraffe ,
......AND...A Squirrel
They decide to compete to see who is
the fastest to get a banana off the tree.
Who do you guess will win?
Your answer will reflect your personality.
So think carefully . . ....
Try and answer within 30 seconds.
Got your answer??? I am waiting to hear it!
mskmoorthy
Active member
Where do you get a Banana in a coconut tree!
Selective attention
selective attention test - YouTube
Selective attention
The original, world-famous awareness test from Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris. Check out our book and website for more information (The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us)
selective attention test - YouTube
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dear Sir! ray2:
You ARE getting your quota of daily sleep as this has proved.
Thank you for the wonderful link.:clap2:
ray2:You ARE getting your quota of daily sleep as this has proved.
Thank you for the wonderful link.:clap2:
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Thank you for daring to bare the truth
Let me be clear this time!!
I found the answer for the "banana quiz" when I read it in the e-mail!!...
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Where is everybody??? :flock:
From A (run) to Z (ebra)??? :noidea:
From A (run) to Z (ebra)??? :noidea:
Though Cats have nap but they can sleep too continuously for 16 hours.
Mocking Birds do imitate the sounds of other Birds.
A Wood pecker could peck up 20 times per second.
Balasubramanian
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Mocking Birds do imitate the sounds of other Birds.
A Wood pecker could peck up 20 times per second.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
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# 57. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (part # 2)
After coming back to Paris in May 1941, he participated in the founding of the underground group Socialisme et Liberte with some other like minded writers.
In August, Sartre and Beauvoir went to the French Riviera seeking the support of Gide and Malraux. But both them were undecided, and this might have been the cause of Sartre's disappointment and discouragement.
Socialisme et liberté soon dissolved and Sartre decided to write, instead of being involved in active resistance. He then wrote Being and Nothingness, The Flies and No Exit.
None of these were censored by the Germans! He also contributed to both legal and illegal literary magazines. Sartre was a very active contributor to the newspaper Combat, created by Albert Camus, during the clandestine period. Camus was a philosopher and an author who held similar beliefs.
Sartre and Beauvoir remained friends with Camus until 1951, after the publication The rebel of Camus.
Later, while Sartre was labeled by some authors as a resistant, According to Camus, Sartre was a writer who resisted, not a resistor who wrote.
After the war ended Sartre established a quarterly literary and political review and started writing full-time as well as continuing his political activism. He would draw on his war experiences for his great trilogy of novels, Les Chemins de la Liberté (1945–1949).
After coming back to Paris in May 1941, he participated in the founding of the underground group Socialisme et Liberte with some other like minded writers.
In August, Sartre and Beauvoir went to the French Riviera seeking the support of Gide and Malraux. But both them were undecided, and this might have been the cause of Sartre's disappointment and discouragement.
Socialisme et liberté soon dissolved and Sartre decided to write, instead of being involved in active resistance. He then wrote Being and Nothingness, The Flies and No Exit.
None of these were censored by the Germans! He also contributed to both legal and illegal literary magazines. Sartre was a very active contributor to the newspaper Combat, created by Albert Camus, during the clandestine period. Camus was a philosopher and an author who held similar beliefs.
Sartre and Beauvoir remained friends with Camus until 1951, after the publication The rebel of Camus.
Later, while Sartre was labeled by some authors as a resistant, According to Camus, Sartre was a writer who resisted, not a resistor who wrote.
After the war ended Sartre established a quarterly literary and political review and started writing full-time as well as continuing his political activism. He would draw on his war experiences for his great trilogy of novels, Les Chemins de la Liberté (1945–1949).
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# 57. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (part # 3)
Late life and death
The house where Sartre tried to hide from the media after being awarded the Nobel Prize.
In 1964, Sartre renounced literature in a witty and sardonic account of the first ten years of his life, Les mots (Words).
The book is an ironic counter blast to Marcel Proust - whose reputation had eclipsed that of Andre Gide - who had provided the model of littérature engagée for Sartre's generation.
Literature seemed to function ultimately as a bourgeois substitute for real commitment in the world. In October 1964, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he declined it.
He was the first Nobel Laureate to voluntarily decline the prize. He had previously refused the Legion d'honneur in 1945.
The prize was announced on 22 October 1964; on 14 October, Sartre had written a letter to the Nobel Institute, asking to be removed from the list of nominees, and warning that he would not accept the prize if awarded, but the letter went unread.
On 23 October, a statement was published by Sartre explaining his refusal. He said he did not wish to be "transformed" by such an award, and did not want to take sides in an East vs. West cultural struggle by accepting an award from a prominent Western cultural institution.
After being awarded the prize, he tried to escape the media by hiding in the house of Simone's sister in Alsace.
Jean-Paul Sartre in Venice in 1967
Though his name was then a household word (as was "existentialism" during the tumultuous 1960s), Sartre remained a simple man with few possessions, actively committed to causes until the end of his life.
During the May 1968 strikes in Paris during the summer of 1968 he was arrested for civil disobedience. President de Gaulle intervened and pardoned him.
Sartre's physical condition deteriorated, partially because of the merciless pace of work (and the use of drugs for this reason).
He became almost completely blind in 1973. Sartre had the habit of chain smoking which could also have contributed to the deterioration of his health.
He died from edema of the lung on 15 April 1980 in Paris.
Late life and death
The house where Sartre tried to hide from the media after being awarded the Nobel Prize.
In 1964, Sartre renounced literature in a witty and sardonic account of the first ten years of his life, Les mots (Words).
The book is an ironic counter blast to Marcel Proust - whose reputation had eclipsed that of Andre Gide - who had provided the model of littérature engagée for Sartre's generation.
Literature seemed to function ultimately as a bourgeois substitute for real commitment in the world. In October 1964, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he declined it.
He was the first Nobel Laureate to voluntarily decline the prize. He had previously refused the Legion d'honneur in 1945.
The prize was announced on 22 October 1964; on 14 October, Sartre had written a letter to the Nobel Institute, asking to be removed from the list of nominees, and warning that he would not accept the prize if awarded, but the letter went unread.
On 23 October, a statement was published by Sartre explaining his refusal. He said he did not wish to be "transformed" by such an award, and did not want to take sides in an East vs. West cultural struggle by accepting an award from a prominent Western cultural institution.
After being awarded the prize, he tried to escape the media by hiding in the house of Simone's sister in Alsace.
Jean-Paul Sartre in Venice in 1967
Though his name was then a household word (as was "existentialism" during the tumultuous 1960s), Sartre remained a simple man with few possessions, actively committed to causes until the end of his life.
During the May 1968 strikes in Paris during the summer of 1968 he was arrested for civil disobedience. President de Gaulle intervened and pardoned him.
Sartre's physical condition deteriorated, partially because of the merciless pace of work (and the use of drugs for this reason).
He became almost completely blind in 1973. Sartre had the habit of chain smoking which could also have contributed to the deterioration of his health.
He died from edema of the lung on 15 April 1980 in Paris.
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# 58 . Simone de Beauvoir.(part 1)
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher.
She was public intellectual, political activist, feminist theorist and social theorist. She did not consider herself a philosopher but her significant contributions to existentialism and feminist existentialism and have solidified her legacy as a philosopher and feminist
She wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography in several volumes, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She is now best known for her metaphysical novels, She came to stay, The Mandarins and her treatise THE SECOND SEX.
Early years
Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris as the eldest daughter of Georges Bertrand de Beauvoir, a legal secretary who once aspired to be an actor and Françoise (born) Brasseur, a wealthy banker’s daughter and devout Catholic. Helene, her younger sister was born two years later.
The family struggled to maintain their bourgeois status after losing much of their fortune shortly after World War I, and Françoise insisted that the two daughters be sent to a prestigious convent school.
Beauvoir herself was deeply religious as a child—at one point intending to become a nun—until a crisis of faith at age 14. She remained an atheist for the rest of her life.
Beauvoir was intellectually precocious, fueled by her father’s encouragement: he reportedly would boast, “Simone thinks like a man!”
After passing baccalaureate exams in mathematics and philosophy in 1925, she studied mathematics at the Institut Catholique and literature/languages at the Institut Sainte-Marie.
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher.
She was public intellectual, political activist, feminist theorist and social theorist. She did not consider herself a philosopher but her significant contributions to existentialism and feminist existentialism and have solidified her legacy as a philosopher and feminist
She wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography in several volumes, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She is now best known for her metaphysical novels, She came to stay, The Mandarins and her treatise THE SECOND SEX.
Early years
Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris as the eldest daughter of Georges Bertrand de Beauvoir, a legal secretary who once aspired to be an actor and Françoise (born) Brasseur, a wealthy banker’s daughter and devout Catholic. Helene, her younger sister was born two years later.
The family struggled to maintain their bourgeois status after losing much of their fortune shortly after World War I, and Françoise insisted that the two daughters be sent to a prestigious convent school.
Beauvoir herself was deeply religious as a child—at one point intending to become a nun—until a crisis of faith at age 14. She remained an atheist for the rest of her life.
Beauvoir was intellectually precocious, fueled by her father’s encouragement: he reportedly would boast, “Simone thinks like a man!”
After passing baccalaureate exams in mathematics and philosophy in 1925, she studied mathematics at the Institut Catholique and literature/languages at the Institut Sainte-Marie.
Our Vedic literature is full of information containing various inputs about
prayers and code of conducts - Hymns. Everyone takes birth in nature,
live in nature and pass away in nature. From the history, we can see
the sages, seers of India lived in absolute harmony with nature. If one
goes through our earlier valuable documents, we can notice that nature
was not only the source of material support but were also social and
moral support too. Olden days, in the ritualistic pujas, people use specific
flowers and leaves to worship deities, with an absolute object of having special
invocation to a particular deity. Some are to be of medicinal value. Nature
is so friendly and helpful to us that it has provided with different plant species
required to meet our health needs. But then, such items are becoming slowly
difficult to get these days. Nature is our God and it always blesses us.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
prayers and code of conducts - Hymns. Everyone takes birth in nature,
live in nature and pass away in nature. From the history, we can see
the sages, seers of India lived in absolute harmony with nature. If one
goes through our earlier valuable documents, we can notice that nature
was not only the source of material support but were also social and
moral support too. Olden days, in the ritualistic pujas, people use specific
flowers and leaves to worship deities, with an absolute object of having special
invocation to a particular deity. Some are to be of medicinal value. Nature
is so friendly and helpful to us that it has provided with different plant species
required to meet our health needs. But then, such items are becoming slowly
difficult to get these days. Nature is our God and it always blesses us.
Balasubramanian
Ambattur
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The biographies of the people scare me at times.
Beauvoir was intellectually precocious, fueled by her father’s encouragement: he reportedly would boast, “Simone thinks like a man!”
But she did not stop with just thinking like man! She even started behaving like a man.
She took lovers - both male and female and shared them with her other lovers!
She seduced her own girl students. Somehow I find such things revolting.
But a promise is promise. So I will be presenting the four part series on Simone Beauvoir and then close this thread.
Greek Gods behave even More strangely. They gobble up their own children, they rape their own mothers and kill their fathers.
So I decided that enough is enough. At least we can explain the man's behavior as human folly. :doh:
How do we explain the folly of the gods! :noidea:
So it will be "bye bye" to this thread after the four part series finishes. :wave:
May be I can speed up the posting and be done with it sooner than planned.
This thread was started on an impulse but it is being closed after serious considerations and not on an impulse.ray2:
Beauvoir was intellectually precocious, fueled by her father’s encouragement: he reportedly would boast, “Simone thinks like a man!”
But she did not stop with just thinking like man! She even started behaving like a man.
She took lovers - both male and female and shared them with her other lovers!
She seduced her own girl students. Somehow I find such things revolting.
But a promise is promise. So I will be presenting the four part series on Simone Beauvoir and then close this thread.
Greek Gods behave even More strangely. They gobble up their own children, they rape their own mothers and kill their fathers.
So I decided that enough is enough. At least we can explain the man's behavior as human folly. :doh:
How do we explain the folly of the gods! :noidea:
So it will be "bye bye" to this thread after the four part series finishes. :wave:
May be I can speed up the posting and be done with it sooner than planned.
This thread was started on an impulse but it is being closed after serious considerations and not on an impulse.
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