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Methods in Motion: Becoming relativist
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Becoming relativist

...concept of ‘Becoming’ is denied. (Friedrich Nietzsche, Unpublished Notebooks, 1887–88) It requires a lot of analysis and contextual knowledge to make explicit the argument that Nietzsche makes in this aphorism. However, in short, he draws our attention to the exclusive disjunction that is built into our fundamental metaphysical concepts ‘Being’, ‘Nothing’...
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Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
History & The Arts

Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane...Passionate about technology? The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
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Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance
Education & Development

Emotion in motion: Supporting children’s understanding of different emotions through dance

...concepts. This is not to downplay the role of talk which we agree is central to understanding. Instead we want to emphasise that some concepts are experienced, felt and observed, before they can be verbally understood and expressed, and this is where dance exploration can really help. So what have we done? Dancemotion was piloted with two Year 1 classes (children aged...
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What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?

...concepts used in systems thinking in practice 2. Resources that show the application of systems thinking to complex environmental situations 3. Resources that show the application of systems thinking to other complex situations 3. Resources that explain how to draw and use systems diagrams to support your system practice 4. Resources that showcase the thoughts of key...
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The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...concept that is more complex and says something about personal meaning and identity, about family and friends, our life history. It varies depending on our age, gender, culture and generation. Given this complexity there is a vast multi-disciplinary literature on the concept of home from many disciplines. This includes sociology, anthropology, social/emotional geography,...
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New course available: How to learn a language
Languages

New course available: How to learn a language

...concepts and skills required to learn languages successfully in this free course, How to learn a language...Transcript This free course will introduce you to the skills and strategies you need for language learning. You will be encouraged to set realistic goals when learning a language, and you will be given advice on how to keep motivated to achieve these goals. You will...
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Nouvelles mises au point
Languages

Nouvelles mises au point

...concepts How the museum tackles displaying abstract scientific concepts and shows the unshowable. Exhibitions: Packaging A look at the museum's temporary exhibition on packaging: why the subject was chosen, how the display is created. An interactive experience Conclusions about the importance of interactivity and what the museum's management would like people to take away...
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Representations of hell in Christian art
History & The Arts

Representations of hell in Christian art

...concept of a reward or punishment in the afterlife for a virtuous or sinful existence on earth.’ This is the first paragraph of the entry for ‘Hell’ in the ever so useful Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (1991, vol.2, p. 911). This is, in a nutshell, the fundamental concept of Christianity: humans have a choice in this world - they can be either good or bad. Whatever...
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