'...Grote politiek vindt alleen plaats in de modus van balanceeroefeningen. Balanceren betekent:noodzakelijke strijd niet ontwijken en overbodige strijd niet provoceren. Het betekent ook:zich in de wedloop met processen zoals de vernietiging van het milieu en van de demoralisering niet bij voorbaat gewonnen geven'

Peter Sloterdijk plaatst actuele vragen op een unieke wijze in het perspectief van de cultuurgeschiedenis. Zo werpt hij telkens een verrassend licht op de huidige condition humaine e...

De genezer in het oude China nam nauwkeurig waar. De Nan Jing zet die waarnemingen ordelijk op een rij en verschaft ons een beeld van de belangrijkste uitgangspunten van de Chinese geneeskunde. Door de eeuwen heen zijn er talloze boeken over Chinese geneeskunde geschreven. Daarbij grijpt men steeds terug op enkele oude klassieke werken, waarvan de Nan Jing het enige in zo’n beknopte vorm is. Het bevat 81 onderdelen waarin de voornaamste onderwerpen uit de Chinese geneeskunde in vraag en ant...

The classic translation of the cornerstone work of western philosophy Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge; what is the purpose of education? ...

Self-consciously staging itself in the psychotherapy sessions of a disturbed young man, Peter Shaffer's Equus is a shocking exploration of the limits of faith, of the intersecting worlds of the sacred and profane, and of the paltry value of a 'mundane' life, published in Penguin Modern Classics. When a deranged boy, Alan Strang, blinds six horses with a metal spike he is sentenced to psychiatric treatment. Dr Dysart is the man given the task of uncovering what happened the night Strang commit...

Originally delivered as a lecture in Paris in 1945, "Existentialism and Humanism" is Sartre's seminal defence of his original doctrine of existentialism and a plan for its practical application to everyday human life.

Presents a review of the practice and theory of Dramatherapy. Featuring practical guidance, clinical examples and research vignettes, this book considers developments in the field and researches the impact of the 'core processes' on clinical practice. It shows how Dramatherapy is used with a wide range of clients and applied to individual needs.

The latest edition of a highly successful textbook, Mass Spectrometry, Third Edition provides students with a complete overview of the principles, theories and key applications of modern mass spectrometry. All instrumental aspects of mass spectrometry are clearly and concisely described: sources, analysers and detectors. Tandem mass spectrometry is introduced early on and then developed in more detail in a later chapter.

Emphasis is placed throughout the text on optimal utilisation conditions...

Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Volume 2: Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice provides a thorough review of the basic science information concerning the tissues of the musculoskeletal system impacted by injury or disease, as well as the guiding principles upon which rehabilitation interventions are based. This volume divides information into two sections: scientific foundations and principles of intervention, providing readers with a guiding set of clinical foundations and princ...