Mark Taylor Boeken

Set in the summer, Henry and his dog Angus embark on an adventurous jungle exploration, contrasting their previous winter bear hunt. As they navigate the tall grass and encounter unfriendly creatures, Henry learns that exploration is challenging yet rewarding. His mother's humorous warning about tigers adds a light-hearted touch to their journey. The story captures the essence of bravery and the thrill of discovery, making it an engaging read for young adventurers.

Where does my body begin? Where does it end? What is inside my body? What is outside? What is primary? What is secondary? What is natural? What is artificial?Science fiction has long imagined a future fusion of humanity with technology. Today, many of us―especially people with health issues such as autoimmune diseases―have functionally become hybrids connected to other machines and to other bodies. The combination of artificial intelligence with implants, transplants, prostheses, and genetic reprogramming is transforming medical research and treatment, and it is now also transforming what we thought was human nature.Mark C. Taylor identifies this process as “intervolution” and explores how it is weaving together smart things and smart bodies to create new forms of life. Our wired bodies are no longer freestanding individuals, but interconnected nodes in worldwide networks. Recognizing this transformation overturns deeply entrenched distinctions and oppositions between minds and bodies. Intervolution reveals that we are already cyborgs, integral cogs in what will become a superorganism of bodies and things.

The heartwarming adventures of a young boy named Henry and his loyal dog Angus have captivated families for over fifty years. Their stories are filled with excitement and friendship, making them a beloved choice for reading aloud together.

Focusing on the establishment of a unique utopian community, the book delves into the founding of Arden in 1900 by sculptor Frank Stephens and architect Will Price, inspired by Henry George's economic principles. Supported by philanthropist Joseph Fels, they created a vibrant colony in Delaware, drawing a diverse group of radicals and progressives, including notable figures like Upton Sinclair and Scott Nearing. Through photographs, it captures the early history of this little-known experiment in social reform and community living.

"Finding silence amidst restlessness is what makes creative life possible-and death comprehensible. But how do we find-more importantly, how do we "understand"-silence while immersed in the chattering of the digital age? Have we forgotten how to listen? Are we less prepared than ever for the ultimate silence that awaits us all? Mark C. Taylor's new book is a philosophy of silence for our nervous, buzzing present, a timely work for a world where noise is a means of distraction, domination, and control. Here Taylor asks the reader to pause long enough to hear what is not said, and to attend to what remains unsayable. But in his account, our way to "hearing" silence is to "see" it: Taylor explores variations of silence by considering the work of leading modem and postmodern visual artists, from Barnett Newman and Ad Reinhardt to James Turrell and Anish Kapoor. Drawing also on the insights of philosophers, theologians, writers, and composers, he weaves a rich narrative modeled on the Stations of the Cross. "We come from and return to silence; in between, silence is the gap, hesitation, interval that allows thoughts to form and words to emerge," he writes. His chapter titles suggest our positions toward silence--or rather, our pre-positions: Without. Before. From. Beyond. Against. Within. Around. Between. Toward. With. In. Recasting Hegel's phenomenology of spirit and Kierkegaard's stages on life's way, Taylor translates the traditional "Via Dolorosa" into a Nietzschean "Via Jubilosa" that affirms silence in the midst of noise, light in the midst of darkness"-- Provided by publisher

The book explores the intersection of genetic research and privacy, highlighting how genetic data can be utilized for scientific advancement while ensuring individuals' privacy rights are safeguarded. Mark Taylor presents strategies and frameworks that balance the benefits of genetic research with the ethical considerations necessary for protecting personal information. Through detailed analysis, he advocates for responsible practices in the handling of sensitive genetic data.

Posits that money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. This book explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion in the understanding of economics.

Suitable for use on both business economics degrees and on business economics modules on business, engineering and social science courses at undergraduate level, this title covers both microeconomics and macroeconomics and each perspective is carefully mined for insights directly relevant to business economics students

Digital and electronic technologies that act as extensions of our bodies and minds are changing how we live, think, act, and write. Some welcome these developments as bringing humans closer to unified consciousness and eternal life. Others worry that invasive globalized technologies threaten to destroy the self and the world. Whether feared or desired, these innovations provoke emotions that have long fueled the religious imagination, suggesting the presence of a latent spirituality in an era mistakenly deemed secular and posthuman. William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don DeLillo are American authors who explore this phenomenon thoroughly in their work. Engaging the works of each in conversation, Mark C. Taylor discusses their sophisticated representations of new media, communications, information, and virtual technologies and their transformative effects on the self and society. He focuses on Gaddis's The Recognitions, Powers's Plowing the Dark, Danielewski's House of Leaves, and DeLillo's Underworld, following the interplay of technology and religion in their narratives and their imagining of the transition from human to posthuman states. Their challenging ideas and inventive styles reveal the fascinating ways religious interests affect emerging technologies and how, in turn, these technologies guide spiritual aspirations. To read these novels from this perspective is to see them and the world anew.

A magnum opus from Tayler that traces the currents of our thought about time, modernity, and death from Martin Luther through Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Derrida.