Bøger af Andreas Sofroniou

Followers of Stoicism offer for consideration various metaphysical systems, united chiefly by their ethical implications. All variants on the pantheistic theme that the world constitutes a single, organically unified and benevolent whole, in which apparent evil results only from our limited view. Their philosophy had at its core the beliefs that virtue is based on: Knowledge; Reason and Harmony.The changes of circumstances were viewed with evenness of mind: pleasure, pain, and even death were irrelevant to true happiness. In time, the idea that only the accomplished wise man (the philosopher) could attain virtue was challenged, and Stoicism became more relevant to the reality of politics and statesmen.The Stoic belief in the brotherhood of man helped philosophy to make a real impact in later Republican Rome; upon such men as the young Cato (whose suicide brought him a martyr's fame), Brutus, and Cicero. Its disciples included Seneca, tutor and adviser to Nero and the emperor Marcus Aurelius.

This book on DEFINE THAT SYSTEM has been designed for the business person, for the student and the computer professional who needs a detailed overview of Project Management, Information Technology and the Risks threatening the systems involved. The book explores the fundamental aspects of operational computing, the development of new information systems, the choice of packages and the structured methodologies used. Current systems are discussed according to their structure and the book focuses on further developments in information technology, the management of projects and their planning. In writing the book, the author is mostly concerned with the development and the managing of systems and people in multinational corporations, software houses, government departments, the European Union Commissions and academia.

This book describes Philology and its associated subjects of literature, linguistic and other arts. It explains Philology as part of all other human activities; reflecting the ancient, classical, ecclesiastical, medieval and modern concepts, including the current social and economic conditions. Also, the philological class stratification as it appears in life; among the primitive civilisations and modern European literature.It includes the literary contributions of the main European countries from the ancient times through to the current geographical and political divisions. The countries included are: Portugal, Spain, France, Britain, Germany, Italy and Greece.Further elaborations include the class distinctions in philology, literature, linguistics, comedies, opera, ballads and dramas of modern times. It explains the historical and comparative philological term as used in linguistics studies; the ways in which specific languages have developed and the ways in which languages in general can change.

PLATO'S EPISTEMOLOGY:Plato's writings on Epistemology, (or the theory of knowledge), have a central place in his works. They are an astonishing achievement, spanning, a vast array of topics and problems, and overlapping with many more: they are the product of an immensely fertile mind. Many philosophers in the past have been deeply influenced by them, and many still continue to be.Andreas Sofroniou has concentrated on what he considers to be the most important epistemological passages in Plato. He has kept an eye throughout on Plato's discussion of particular philosophical problems concerned with knowledge such as the distinction between knowledge and belief, whether or not they are incompatible, how one arrives at them - and what their objects are, and he has shown how Plato's views on them appear to have developed.The condensed texts in this book are taken from six books: the Meno, Phaedo, Republic, Parmenides, Theaetetus (Plato's major work on epistemology), and Sophist.

This book is intended to provide details and guidance as an Information Technology and Management Workshop. The writing of this book is based on readers' requests for an objective tutorial and workshop for the I.T. Systems, Programs, Project Management, and perhaps as a Computing Encyclopaedia.As a book, or manual for training, the material documented herein will include; Pre-workshop Activities, Project Management Principles, Integration of Methodologies, Aid to Participants' Presentations, Project Management Requirements, Interfaces of Tools, and Post-workshop Coaching.The large size of this book allows it to be divided into seven sections, which cover the Background of Computing, I.T. Workshop, Procedures for Systems Development, Logical Analysis of Systems, Risks Management, Management of Changes, and Business on Internet.

The I.T. Risks Logical analysis allows the capture of collective knowledge and expertise from those involved on the project, in a form that facilitates the communication of Events, Assessments and the pro-active management of risks. This method can be applied to any type of project, or programme.In essence, this is the mechanism by which the functions of programmes and projects are held together as a result of the principles operating within the I.T. risk analysis methodology.This is the systematic approach to the varied Events, their Assessments, and the consequential risks relating to or consisting of a system. Methodical in procedures and plans, these are addressed to those involved and deliberating within the parameters of their systems development responsibilities.

This book is extensively dealing with Technology and Applied Sciences. It covers the first technologies; irrigation systems, road networks and wheeled vehicles, a pictographic form of writing and building techniques.It carries on with the 19th century sciences and new technologies, such as the telegraph, the telephone, electricity generation and photography. It continues into the 20th century with advances in the natural sciences, including radio and television, sound recording and reproduction, synthetic fibres, pharmaceutical products, nuclear power, and the development of the computer and information technology, as a new technological revolution.It also covers; pollution, depletion of energy resources, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, the recycling of raw materials, conservation of energy, and about people who in recent years sought to develop appropriate technologies, using local materials and techniques, in partnership with the indigenous peoples.

Philosophy may be briefly defined as the study of the nature and implications of rational thought. From this, general study conclusions may be drawn about the implications of rational thought in specific fields, such as the moral and political, and these implications constitute moral and therapeutic philosophy. If, as the empiricist believes, philosophy leads to the conclusion that the rational part of experience is much smaller than is commonly supposed, this is itself a rational proposition of the first importance. The purpose of this book is to indicate, in the most general and summary fashion, the logical and metaphysical background of philosophy, as conceived by the BRITISH PHILOSOPHERS OF THE 16TH TO 18TH CENTURY.

The purpose of this book is to fill a great public need regarding the subject of psychology, its many schools of ideas, and the terminology used in comprehending the study of human behaviour. The contents of this book bring the authority and clarity of science and the light of reason to a field that has remained too long in the darkness of confusion, misunderstanding and false belief.In place of guesswork and legend that so often pass for 'psychology' this book makes available to everybody, the general reader, the verified findings and most challenging theories of the world's great psychologists, philosophers and researchers.The depths of human behaviour need not remain perplexing and mysterious. So, this book is based on the conceptual understanding of psychology and the comprehension of the terminology of the many schools of ideas.Of all the world's mysteries, none is more baffling than man. As scientific knowledge advances, we are able to solve most unyielding problems concerning the world.

In the dazzling blue waters of the Mediterranean paradise, the island of Cyprus, close to its coast lays Adelphi Isle. Tourists dare not visit this palm-fringed exotic place, as all uninvited visitors are discouraged and chased away at gunpoint, for Adelphi Isle is the headquarters of a ruthless narcotics syndicate.When ex-marine Spyro Cava innocently crosses the syndicate's path, he does not heed their warnings but is determined to penetrate the isle's defences. Unwittingly Spyro and his companions are now part of the gripping thriller set in the very real world of international crime.Spyro's outrage and curiosity regarding the fate of the Venus brings him into direct conflict with the local constabulary and even more powerful adversaries, the denizens of the nearby Turkish authorities of the old port of Othello, Famagusta, and the international cartel of the Colombian Narcotraficantes.

Sociology as a social science refers to the systematic study of the development, structure, and functioning of society. In the last two centuries sociologists analysed many facets of their own societies, in the more general context of observing the causes and consequences of the transition from traditional pre-industrial life to modern societies. The fundamental postulate of sociology is that human beings act not by their own free decisions taken rationally, but under the influence of history and culture, and the expectations and demands of others: human beings are both the products and the makers of their societies. During the 20th century, sociologists have been particularly interested in the influence of role, status, class, and power on experience and behaviour, in the family and in the community; in the factors which contribute to cohesion and conflict; in social structure and social stratification; and in social problems such as crime, drug addiction, and domestic violence.

Although Aristotle is well known as a philosopher, scientists acknowledge his influence in almost every branch of the sciences. He definitely benefited from Plato (his teacher) on matters of the politis and the personality characteristics of the individual.What many modern thinkers forget is the impact that Aristotle made with his research into the specific sciences. In his Athenian academia, or Lyceum, Aristotle established his unique method of teaching - the peripatetic.Many of his biological experiments were backed by specimens sent to him by his ex-pupil Alexander the Macedonian. It is said that Alexander the Great collected samples from every country he conquered and forwarded them to his tutor.Aristotle established a scientific methodology which, even in modern days, influences the academic world. His research in biology, his writings in physics, and his afterthoughts (meta-after) his papers and lectures on physics (metaphysica) undoubtedly made an impact on the method of treating people.

They were both children of poverty, born into the dark slums of East London. Yet their worlds could hardly have been more different. Eric De Milo blessed with a loving Italian family and an artistic gift that gave him a chance for a better life. On the other hand, Helena Whitman who knew little of love or kindness, her gift was for survival. Then astonishingly, love blossoms between them, and for a while, it seems that nothing can tear them apart.However, can their love endure when it separates Eric from the world he cherishes?This is the story of a love that yearns to flower despite every obstacle, the kind of love that endures the hardships of the East London slums.The first time he saw her she was in a gallery, standing right in front of one of his pictures. To Eric De Milo, a young artist in London, she was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. Her name he learnt was Helena, and she came from a world that was very different from his.

THREE MILLENNIA OF HELLENIC PHILOLOGYThis book describes the Greek Philology and its associated subjects of literature, linguistic and other arts. It explains the Hellenic era of three millennia of Philology as part of all other human activities; reflecting the ancient, classical, ecclesiastical, medieval and modern concepts, including the current social and economic conditions.Furthermore, it elaborates on the philological class stratification as it appears in life; among the primitive civilisations and modern European literature.Additionally, the book explains the class distinction in philology, literature, linguistics, comedies, opera, ballads and dramas of ancient and modern times.It gives details of the historical and comparative philological terms as used in linguistics studies; the ways in which specific languages have developed and the ways in which languages in general can change.

CYPRUS,DEPRIVATION OF FREEDOMThe geographical position of the island of Cyprus never allowed her to be free, nor will it ever be self-governed under the present European Union's approach to the island's political situation and its people's financial problems.Cyprus has always been strategically important for the various tyrannical old Empires; hence the reason why Cyprus was colonized for more than two and a half thousand years.A Mycenaean colony in the 14th century BC, it was ruled successively by the Assyrian, Persian, Roman, and Byzantine empires. Richard I of England conquered it in 1191 and sold it to the French Crusader Guy de Lusignan under whom it became a feudal monarchy. An important base for the Crusades, it eventually came under the control of Italian trading states, until in 1571 it fell to the Ottoman Empire. It remained part of the Ottoman Empire until 1879, when it was placed under British administration. It was formally annexed by Britain in 1914 and in 1925 declared a crown colony.

An empire is the absolute dynasty of a group of countries under the rule of one sovereign State. It can be an extensive territory, an aggregate of many States, all under the ultimate authority of one person, an emperor or empress.It may also be a ruling of people reluctant to give up carefully nurtured empires, which are governed by supreme and extensive political dominion, with absolute control and paramount influence. In years bygone, this was mainly the position or dignity of an emperor, now very rare.In a few cases, throughout history, an empire-builder (a person who added to a territory) sought to increase his or her country's authority. A good example would be that of the British Empire who often employed a British overseas administrator, whose responsibility would be to sustain the governed areas and to handle the activities regarding the building of the worldwide empire.According to scripted historical events, there were many empires in the world, where some are still taught in schools.

Philosophy and Politics have many different areas, classified according to the subject-matter of the problems being addressed. Thus, this volume includes eight books on: Epistemology, British Philosophers (Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Burke, Bentham, and Mill), about Machiavelli, Hegel, Rousseau, Marxism, Plato, and Aristotle. This tome of the eight books attempts to describe the use of reason and argument in the search for truth and the nature of reality, especially of the causes and nature of things and of the principles governing existence, perception, human behaviour, political systems, and the material universe. The contents of this title explain the philosophical activities, directed at understanding and clarifying the concepts, methods, and doctrines of other disciplines, or at reasoning itself and the concepts, methods, and doctrines of such general notions as truth, possibility, knowledge (epistemology), necessity, existence (ontology and metaphysics), and proof.

Epistemology is the explanation of how we think. It is required in order to be able to determine the true from the false, by determining a proper method of evaluation. It is needed in order to use and obtain knowledge of the world around us. This book attempts to provide a systematic overview of the epistemological problems that several questions may raise and focus in some depth on issues relating to the structure and the limits of knowledge and justification. While this book provides an overview of the important issues, it leaves the most basic questions unanswered; as such epistemology will continue to be an ever-expanding area of philosophical discussion as long as questions remain.

The 436 pages of six books (integrated into one tome) include Information Technology, Management, Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Expert Systems, Systems Analysis, Computing, Risk Management, and Change Management.In writing this volume, the author took into consideration the advance of today's information technology and computing in general, the principles of work and leisure alike, factory and business operations, networking, defence, medicine, education and the domestic environment. Also, the social concerns that computers and their systems influence our attitudes to privacy, and employment.Although the world of computing became smaller with new ultra-small computing systems, equipped with wireless networking systems worldwide, the reader can appreciate that the construction of such systems is as complex as a house built in a swamp. It does, therefore, require careful planning and design. Just as a house must have an architect's plan, so does a system.

The purpose of this book is to fill a great public need regarding the subject of Therapeutic Psychology, the many schools of ideas of the subject of Psychology, and the terminology used in comprehending the study of Human Behaviour.The contents of this book bring the authority and clarity of science and the light of reason to a field that has remained too long in the darkness of confusion, misunderstanding and false belief.In place of guesswork and legend that so often pass for 'psychology' this book makes available to the reader, the verified findings and most challenging theories of the world's great psychologists, philosophers and researchers.The author hopes that the depths of therapeutic psychology and human behaviour need not remain perplexing and mysterious.

Pericles, the Athenian political leader and general was noted for his oratory, political acumen, and integrity. He was instrumental in strengthening and extending the Athenian Empire.He originated a major building programme, of which the jewel was the Parthenon, the temple that dominated the acropolis. When the spectre of war with the Peloponnesians threatened in the 430s, Pericles determined to resist their demands. After the Peloponnesian War broke out, he persuaded the Athenians to abandon the countryside when the Spartans invaded and to rely on their fleet. He was briefly deposed from the generalship when plague shattered Athenian confidence, but was re-elected the following year. He died of plague soon afterwards.In expanding Pericles' biography, modern historians consider this Athenian statesman as being largely responsible for the full development of Athens, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian Empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece.

This Systems Engineering book is mostly concerned with the systems architecture, the development, and the management of the people involved; the system engineering practitioners who work on their own, and those who work in groups to design the systems applicable to users, in multi-national corporations, academia, and government departments. Based on the contents, training courses can be prepared to suit the candidates, mainly workshops concerned with human-computer interactions, and systems development. In systems engineering, the major theme is the responsibility to the system user, and the company; to help with their problems and requirements in designing and developing a system. The book covers systems engineering, and emergent technologies as a service given to all types of businesses, in most environments and as a tool at work.

Winds of ChangeThis is the third book of poems composed by Andreas Sofroniou.In this anthology the reader will discover the philosophical simplicity of his poems; the metaphors and the symbolism are all present in this collection. Uniquely, every poem is preceded by a picture, a drawing, or a photograph, each one closely portrayed.Andreas Sofroniou wrote his first serious poem at the age of thirteen years and published his first collection in 1960. Since then, as an author, he has written thirty-one books, which subjects include: fiction, information technology, philosophy, management, psychology, and poetry.

This presentation of Jung's psychotherapy is intended to give a condensed picture and an introduction to his extensive publications and method of therapy. Jung popularised the terms 'introvert and extravert', interpreted the deeper conscious levels, and established psychotherapy as the treatment of disorders. His theory of 'psychic energy' emphasised a final point of view as against a purely causal one. His discovery and exploration of the 'collective unconscious', with its 'archetypes' was an impersonal substratum underlying the 'personal unconscious'; the concept of the psyche as a 'self-regulating system' expressing itself in the process of 'individualisation'. Jung's latter work included dreams and drawings interpretation, symbolism, myths, historical antecedents, physics... Thus, Jung's work has become of great importance for medicine, psychology, anthropology, religion, art, history, literature, etc...

Logic as a subject includes the study of correct reasoning, especially as it involves the drawing of inferences.This book is concerned with the basic elements and problems of contemporary logic and provides the history of Logic and an overview of its different fields.Theorists have applied the rational choice approach to politics. In these fields it competes especially with explanations in terms of cultural, socialization and adherence to social norms.The theory of Logic and its various references explores possible ways of escaping from such dilemmas.

Hegel rejected the distinction commonly drawn between knowledge and reality. Knowledge is reality and reality is knowledge, for if the two were separate reality would be unknowable and knowledge would be illusory. In Hegel's famous words, the real is rational.Truth, according to Hegel means coherence, i.e. a judgement is true in so far as it is consistent with other judgements, and more true the wider the range of judgements with which it is consistent. The only judgement which is wholly true is therefore a judgement asserting everything about everything,' for only such a judgement embodies, and is thus consistent with, the numerous judgements which, viewed from a narrower perspective, appear to be in some measure inconsistent with each other.

Rousseau was one of the leading figures in the so-called 'Romantic Reaction' which followed the 'Age of Enlightenment'. The latter was the name given to the period from about 1650 till late in the eighteenth century when the leading thinkers of both England and France were inspired by a faith in the power of human reason to achieve a final understanding of the universe and to provide a rational guide for human conduct. It is generally agreed that the central theme of Rousseau's Social Contract - man's loss of his natural liberties in the modern state played no small part in fanning the flames of discontent which culminated in the French Revolution. Rousseau argues that the social contract provides the solution to this fundamental problem. By this he means that a society founded upon a social contract, will provide its members with both the freedom of the state of nature and the advantages of civil law and order.

Machiavelli's first post was that of Clerk in the Second Chancery of the Commune and in I498 he was promoted as a Second Chancellor and Secretary. He continued in this office till the year 15I2.While thus employed he undertook a large number of diplomatic missions both to the petty courts of Italy and to other countries, and it was the experience of these missions which was largely responsible for forming the views which he subsequently expounded in his political writings. He was specially influenced by his mission to the camp of Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois, in 1502.Although Machiavelli had undertaken this mission unwillingly, he soon conceived an intense admiration for Cesare's resourcefulness in resorting alternatively to diplomacy and force as instruments of government and for his firm administration of conquered provinces.Machiavelli idealised Cesare's achievements and thought that Cesare had attained, more than any other public figure of the time; the embodiment of a perfect ruler.

Wisdom: One of the most difficult explanations in all of the worldwide studies of the English philology is that of the term of 'wisdom', or that of 'to-be-wise'.To be wise one has, or exhibits reason with a capacity for discernment and the intelligent application of knowledge. As an individual he may use knowledge, thus being discerning, insightful, knowledgeable, perceptive, and sagacious.By being wise, an individual will be exercising or involving sound judgment and as such, a person is aware of his actions and his thoughtfulness.Wisdom is therefore an accumulation of philosophic, religious, or scientific learning and knowledge, with the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships, generally with accepted beliefs and attitudes.