The 1990s were a heady time. The Cold War had ended, and America’s version of liberal capitalism seemed triumphant. And yet, amid the peace and prosperity, anxieties about the project of self-government could be glimpsed beneath the surface. So argued Michael Sandel, in his influential and widely debated book Democracy’s Discontent, published in 1996. The market faith was eroding the com…
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's d…
They say we live in a democracy. We are free and we should be grateful. But just how “Free” are we? How democratic are our so-called “Democracies”? Is it enough to simply elect our leaders and sit back, helpless, as they rule over us like dictators? What good is selecting our politicians, if we cannot control our media, police or soldiers? If we must blindly follow our teachers’…
"Dari gempita Manhattan, New York, sampai romantika Paris, novel ini melintasi empat benua. Kisah drama kemanusiaan penuh cinta, air mata, dan pengorbanan. Tentang perjuangan manusia meraih kebahagiaan. Dan ketidakberdayaan manusia melawan kebenaran takdir. Axena, gadis empat belas tahun asal panti asuhan Yogya. Nasib mengubah hidup, keberuntungan membawanya ke Manhattan, New York. Wajahnya …
Pohon-pohon jati muda menjulang melampauimu, melampauiku—melampaui kita. “Nantinya mereka akan hidup melampaui umurku, umurmu—umur kita,” katamu. Siapa yang pernah menanam pohon akan tahu bahwa yang tumbuh bukan hanya sebuah batang dalam ruang, tapi juga sebentuk tanda dalam waktu. (“Matahari”) Di pohon-pohon raksasa itu tinggal babi-babi dengan tubuh tambun dan lemak bertumpuk. …
Analisis data kuantitatif mempunyai dua tujuan: meringkas dan menskripsi data (to summarize and describe the data) dan membuat infrensi dari data untuk popilasi dari mana sampel ditarik. Untuk mendeskripsi digunakan statistik deskriptif, sedangkan untuk menginfrensi digunakan statistik inferensial. Analisis data kuantitatif baik analisis deskriptif yang menggunakan statistik deskriptif maupu…
In today's digital era, every organization has data, but just possessing enormous amounts of data is not a sufficient market discriminator. The Economics of Data, Analytics, and Digital Transformation aims to provide actionable insights into the real market discriminators, including an organization's data-fueled analytics products that inspire innovation, deliver insights, help make practica…
Slavoj Žižek has long been a commentator on, and critic of, Christian theology. His preoccupation with Badiou's concept of 'the event' alongside the Pauline thought of the New Testament has led to a decidedly theological turn in his thinking. Drawing on traditions and subjects as broad as Buddhist thought, dialectical materialism, political subjectivity, quantum physics, AI and chatbots, this…