Svend Brinkmann: 12 books
Standvastig
onder alle omstandigheden jezelf blijven
Language: Dutch
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Alles gaat tegenwoordig maar sneller en sneller en we voelen constant druk om ons maar te blijven ontwikkelen. Een hoop mensen grijpen daarom naar zelfhulpboeken en -cursussen die ons weer in contact willen laten komen met ons innerlijke zelf. Svend Brinkmann, hoogleraar Psychologie aan de Universiteit...
Pfeif drauf!
Schluss mit dem Selbstoptimierungswahn
Language: German
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Life-Coachings, Workshops, Schönheits-OPs, Diäten – der moderne Mensch optimiert sich unermüdlich im Glauben an Fortschritt und Erfolg. Der dänische Psychologe und Philosoph Svend Brinkmann bläst zum Gegenangriff: Mit Witz und Verstand zeigt er, wie wir das zurückgewinnen können, was auf...
Standpunten
wat we van de grote filosofen kunnen leren
Language: Dutch
Release Date: March 14, 2017
We zijn er goed in om de wereld te meten en wegen: alles wat we doen, moet tegenwoordig ‘ergens voor kunnen worden gebruikt’, ‘nuttig zijn’ of ons ‘iets opleveren’. Volgens psycholoog Svend Brinkmann leidt dit uiteindelijk tot leegte en onttrekt het betekenis aan het bestaan. Maar wat...
by Svend Brinkmann
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
In Philosophies of Qualitative Research, Svend Brinkmann explores the different philosophical paradigms and ideas that influence qualitative research today. Adopting a historical perspective, the book shows readers exactly how philosophical ideas have evolved and influenced qualitative research in...
Stand Firm
Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
The pace of modern life is accelerating. To keep up, we must keep on moving and adapting – constantly striving for greater happiness and success. Or so we are told. But the demands of life in the fast lane come at a price: stress, fatigue and depression are at an all-time high, while our social...
Standpoints
10 Old Ideas In a New World
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Self-help gurus, life coaches and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to work - for many of us, life still seems hollow and meaningless. So focused are we on personal development...
The Joy of Missing Out
The Art of Self-Restraint in an Age of Excess
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
‘Because you’re worth it’, proclaims the classic cosmetics ad. ‘Just do it!’ implores the global sports retailer. Everywhere we turn, we are constantly encouraged to experience as much as possible, for as long as possible, in as many ways as possible. FOMO – Fear of Missing Out – has...
Persons and their Minds (Open Access)
Towards an Integrative Theory of the Mediated Mind
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Today’s approaches to the study of the human mind are divided into seemingly opposed camps. On one side we find the neurosciences, with their more or less reductionist research programs, and on the other side we find the cultural and discursive approaches, with their frequent neglect of the material...
Qualitative Inquiry in Everyday Life
Working with Everyday Life Materials
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
This book is a 'survival guide' for students and researchers who would like to conduct a qualitative study with limited resources. Brinkmann shows how everyday life materials such as books, television, the internet, the media and everyday conversations and interactions can help us to understand larger...
John Dewey
Science for a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
John Dewey was an American psychologist, philosopher, educator, social critic, and political activist. John Dewey: Science for a Changing World addresses Dewey's contemporary relevance; his life and intellectual trajectory; his basic philosophical ideas, with an emphasis on his philosophy of nature;...
Diagnostic Cultures
A Cultural Approach to the Pathologization of Modern Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Some studies estimate that each year, around a quarter of the population of Western countries will suffer from at least one mental disorder. Should this be interpreted as evidence for the progress of psychiatry, a discipline that is now able to identify and treat mental illnesses that have always...
Psychology as a Moral Science
Perspectives on Normativity
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
What does morality have to do with psychology in a value-neutral, postmodern world? According to a provocative new book, everything.
Taking exception with current ideas in the mainstream (including cultural, evolutionary, and neuropsychology) as straying from the discipline’s ethical foundations,...