Of the Abuse of Words

Author: John Locke
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141956577
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 107

Book Description
John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment, whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy. These writings on thought, ideas, perception, truth and language are some of the most influential in the history of Western thought. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power

Author: Josef Pieper
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 9780898703627
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
One of the great Catholic philosophers of our day reflects on the way language has been abused so that, instead of being a means of communicating the truth and entering more deeply into it, and of the acquisition of wisdom, it is being used to control people and manipulate them to achieve practical ends. Reality becomes intelligible through words. Man speaks so that through naming things, what is real may become intelligible. This mediating character of language, however, is being increasingly corrupted. Tyranny, propaganda, mass-media destroy and distort words. They offer us apparent realities whose fictive character threatens to become opaque. Josef Pieper shows with energetic zeal, but also with ascetical restraint, the path out of this dangerous situation. We are constrained to see things again as they are and from the truth thus grasped, to live and to work.

Wounded by Words

Author: Susan Titus Osborn
Publisher: New Hope Publishers (AL)
ISBN: 9781596690493
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Wounded by Words, the authors explore how emotional abusers isolate, disorient, and indoctrinate their victims and how their unkind words leave lasting scars.

Mend Your Speech

Author: Frank H. Vizetelly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description

The Words Hurt

Author: Chris Loftis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882821320
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
This is a perfect story for children who are trying to cope with the trauma of verbal abuse to read themselves.

Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Author: Jenny Murphy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134626606
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
Dealing with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse remains one of the major issues in child and adolescent mental health. Yet, until now, little has been written for art therapists and related professionals involved in this sensitive field. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse is a guide to practice with this group. Containing a range of illustrative case material from both individual and group therapy, the book addresses the important issues faced by professionals, including: * male therapist countertransference * the therapist's relationship with the client's family and wider networks * assessment using art therapy * the value of art therapy with groups. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse will provide not only art therapists, but other professionals working with sexually abused children and adolescents, with a stimulating discussion of the current issues in this area.

Words Matter

Author: Sally McConnell-Ginet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108427219
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 339

Book Description
Featuring current and historical concrete examples and minimising technical vocabulary, Words Matter is for all interested in examining ideas about language and its connections to social conflict and change. Accessible to general readers, the book will also be useful in linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, or other classes featuring language.

Only Words

Author: Catharine A. MacKinnon
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674639331
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
MacKinnon contends that pornography, racial and sexual harassment, and racial hate speech are acts of intimidation, subordination, terrorism, and discrimination, and should be legally treated as such.

Politics and the English Language

Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913724271
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Politics and the English Language, the second in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell takes aim at the language used in politics, which, he says, ‘is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind’. In an age where the language used in politics is constantly under the microscope, Orwell’s Politics and the English Language is just as relevant today, and gives the reader a vital understanding of the tactics at play. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

Words Are Not for Hurting / Las palabras no son para lastimar

Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1575428318
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
With gentle encouragement, this book teaches children that they can think before speaking, choose what to say and how to say it, and find positive ways to respond when others use unkind words. The importance of saying “I’m sorry” is reinforced. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.