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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Western beliefs"”.
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The Communication of Beliefs: An Inquiry Into the Rhetoric of Collective Identity and the Origins and Uses of Normative Logic
… looks into the origins of our peculiarly ""Western"" forms of normative logic; and indeed, we find that the ancient Greeks talked and wrote extensively about questions generally concerning ""collective identity"" and ""normative logic,"" they mounted a number of serious attempts to treat …
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Exploring emotional expression in therapy through the experience of Chinese clients in the United Kingdom
… psychological help. It has been argued that the Western approaches to treating mental illness are underpinned by Western beliefs and philosophies, which are recognised as culturally unsuitable for individuals for an Eastern culture. In therapy, the facilitation of emotional expression is usually …
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Redefining womanhood in the west : how yoga helps women transcend damaging and limiting perceptions in western society
Western society often subjects women to damaging perceptions and expectations. For instance, there is a deeply unhealthy focus on women's physical appearance; also there are normative roles and ways of behaving that are very limiting. As a consequence, women suffer repercussions that are often …
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The Child in Games: From the Meek, to the Mighty, to the Monstrous
… in video games affirm or challenge dominant Western beliefs about the figure of the child? To answer these questions, I combine a large-scale content analysis of over 500 games published between 2009 and 2019 with a series of autoethnographic close readings. My content analysis is designed to …
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The development of ideas about communication in European thought from Ancient Greece to the early Modern Age
… Far from being a single idea of communication in Western thought, there are three very different traditions that have existed and competed throughout Western history. Each tradition exists for different reasons, has an entirely different scope and purpose, and is made up of ideas from different …
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The development of ideas about communication in European thought from Ancient Greece to the early Modern Age
… Far from being a single idea of communication in Western thought, there are three very different traditions that have existed and competed throughout Western history. Each tradition exists for different reasons, has an entirely different scope and purpose, and is made up of ideas from different …