ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARADOX
From Late Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxos opposed to existing notions, from para-1 + doxa opinion.
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10 QUOTES WITH «PARADOX»
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The paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind's eye.
The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.
The paradox of education is precisely this; that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.
It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.
In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known - that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.
To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.
'm really proud of 'Sad, Sad World' because it manages to state a very complex paradox of an emotion that I experienced when I had children, which is this great happiness and this great intensity, but with that intensity comes a deeper understanding of the world.
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.
There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARADOX»
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Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
In doing so, he brings to life a select group of the most exciting concepts in human knowledge. Paradox is mind-expanding fun.
Tracing the conflict across both traditional and digital media, Netanel examines the remix and copying culture at the heart of current controversies related to the Google Book Search litigation, YouTube and MySpace, hip-hop music, and ...
Neil Weinstock Netanel Professor of Law Univeristy of California at Los Angeles, 2008
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The Chimp
Paradox: The Mind Management Program to Help You ...
Your inner Chimp can be your best friend or your worst enemy...this is the Chimp Paradox Do you sabotage your own happiness and success?
Nurse Adele Monsarrat risks her life to uncover the truth about a beautiful young amnesiac, the victim of a mysterious car accident, after someone decides to silence the patient forever, but the case soon becomes complicated by a series of ...
Will Lilly learn that Paradox is more than a town's name, but rather a divine place where God can reveal His power, bring healing, and love, just when she thinks all hope is gone?
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J.M. Coetzee and the
Paradox of Postcolonial Authorship
Illuminating J.M. Coetzee's preoccupation, from Dusklands to Diary of a Bad Year, with the paradox of postcolonial authorship centering on the authority authorship engenders, Jane Poyner examines Coetzee's line of author-narrators to trace ...
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Vitamin K2 and the Calcium
Paradox: How a Little-Known ...
Inside this book, you'll find: How consumption of grass-fed animals traditionally provided us with ample quantities of vitamin K2—while grain-based animal feed contributed to the eradication of vitamin K2 in our modern diet How K2 is the ...
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The Historians'
Paradox: The Study of History in Our Time
To reconcile this paradox — that history is impossible but necessary — Peter Charles Hoffer proposes a practical, workable philosophy of history for our times, one that is robust and realistic, and that speaks to anyone who reads, ...
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The Coffee
Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the ...
This volume should be read by anyone interested in how international trade takes place on the ground as opposed to abstract theorizing about it.
Benoit Daviron, Stefano Ponte, 2005
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A Brief History of the
Paradox : Philosophy and the ...
Organized chronologically, the book is divided into twenty-four chapters, each of which pairs a philosopher with a major paradox, allowing for extended consideration and putting a human face on the strategies that have been taken toward ...
Roy Sorensen Professor of Philosophy Dartmouth College, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARADOX»
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Americans' constitutional paradox
To preserve an unyielding Second Amendment, we endure thousands of deaths by guns every year. To protect ourselves against extremely ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
A big, sweet paradox: is sugar really to blame for obesity?
The paper, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is based on research from The Australian Paradox report, which was found ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Resolving the cancer/diet paradox
How much does diet affect the cancer patient? Do "antioxidants" really play an important role in health - or are they causing more cancers than ... «Science Codex, Jul 15»
The Ethiopia paradox
In multiple visits, I've been confronted time after time by what both developed and developing world officials describe as “this paradox”: ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Recruiting's New Reality: A People-Centric Paradox
The front line of HR has always been recruitment from my perspective. There's no HR without talent. But talent is a new reality: The workplace is ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Morning links: The 'lawful order' paradox
Radley Balko blogs about criminal justice, the drug war and civil liberties for The Washington Post. He is the author of the book "Rise of the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
The paradox of 'Power and Pathos' at the Getty: Disasters rescued …
Here's a paradox: Today's art lovers would recoil at the thought of travel disasters, building collapses or volcanic eruptions afflicting their own ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
The Fermi Paradox
The debate among a section of scientists whether aliens exist is based on the theory named Fermi Paradox, postulated by the Nobel Prize ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
An African paradox: voters can't tell difference between ruling and …
The opposition wins and disappointingly behaves just like the ruling party they were fighting against. There's a silver lining, believe it or not. «Mail & Guardian Africa, Jul 15»
Sunanda K Datta-Ray: The prohibition paradox
India is on the move. Nitish Kumar may promise to ban alcohol in Bihar but the All-India Wine Producers' Association is gloating over 21 per ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
