For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a reaction to indigenous criti…
If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction? What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee, various parts of your body don't belong to you, or that you can read other people's minds? Do you really know why you blush, yawn and cry? Wh…
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project…
Helping people, listening to your friends, feeling good about yourself. Feeling kind is all of these things, and more.
Dihadapkan pada hukuman mati karena tuduhan "telah meracuni pikiran orang-orang muda", Socrates dengan tenang dan tetap bermartabat terus bertanya jawab dengan sahabat-sahabatnya, memburu dan berbagai pengetahuan. Maka terangkatlah bermacam persoalan hakiki dan ultima dalam kehidupan: jiwa, raga, kebenaran, kebajikan, keindahan, dan terutama kematian. Dialog ini mengungkap pandangan radikal …
Tidak ada orang yang sempurna, tetapi itu tidak boleh menghalangi kita dari cinta--untuk dunia, untuk satu sama lain, atau bahkan untuk diri kita sendiri. Dalam panduan yang diilustrasikan dengan indah ini, guru Buddhis Haemin Sunim (yang namanya berarti "kebijaksanaan spontan") mengambil contoh dari hidupnya sendiri dan selama bertahun-tahun membantu orang lain untuk memperkenalkan kita pada s…
Theory for Ethnomusicology: Histories, Conversations, Insights, Second Edition, is a foundational work for courses in ethnomusicological theory. The book examines key intellectual movements and topic areas in social and cultural theory, and explores the way they have been taken up in ethnomusicological research. New co-author Harris M. Berger and Ruth M. Stone investigate the discipline's past,…
Over the last decade, we have become better at knowing what brings us contentment, well-being and joy. We know, for example, that there are a few core truths to science of happiness. We know that being kind and altruistic makes us happy, that turning off devices, talking to people, forging relationships, living with meaning and delving into the concerns of others offer our best chance at achiev…