‘Post-Critiquiness’ as Nonviolent Thing-Centredness

Information as thing

Three meanings of “information” are distinguished: “Information-as-process”; “information-as-knowledge”; and “information-as-thing,” the attributive use of “information” to denote things regarded as informative. The nature and characteristics of “information-asthing” are discussed, using an indirect approach (“What things are informative?“). Varieties of “informationas-thing” include data, text...

Violent versus nonviolent stalkers.

Medical records of 42 pretrial detainees charged with stalking in South Carolina from January 1992 to January 1996 were reviewed. The group was divided into 22 nonviolent and 20 violent stalkers. Stalkers were classified as violent if they had associated charges involving bodily harm to their victims or if they met the criteria for South Carolina's legal definition of aggravated stalking. Varia...

The nonviolent personality

Contents Introduction v Foreword to the English edition ix Preface xi 1 Several major challenges to a culture of peace 1 1. Notes to the translation 43 Biographical sketches 47 Bibliography 49 Index 53 iv Introduction Why a translation now The book's original setting is in the 'post Cold War era' and the élan to create a better future in the new Millennium. The many conflicts that emerged in th...

The Everyday and the Post-disaster Urban Systems as One Thing

Tsunamis, despite occurring with low frequency, are permanent hazards for a large number of coastal cities and their consequences are highly devastating in terms of human losses, material damages and urban structure disruptions. It is argued in this paper that the urban structure not only has to be recovered after the tsunami event, but also has to provide an important basis for the continuing ...

There's No Such Thing as Best Practice