Author: Arthur Mee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Arthur Mee's Wonderful Day
The Bookman
Arthur Mees Programs
Arthur Mee's gift book [ed. by A. Mee].
Author: Arthur Mee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Arthur Mee's Golden Year. Over the Hills and Far Away, Etc
Arthur Mee's Golden Year
Arthur Mee's Story Book
Author: Arthur Mee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anecdotes
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Ferocious Minds
Author: Damien Broderick
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809544733
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Two centuries ago, the first Enlightenment failed when its dream of reason smashed into the passions and fury of stubborn humans. Without a deep, broad understanding of the world, the emerging Enlightenment was left floundering, its best impulses perverted into the bloody excess of the French Revolution. Arguably, its idealism and noble goals led directly, and shockingly, to the 20th century's totalitarian nightmares. Now the 21st century is learning anew the Faustian hunger to know everything that can be known. But Enlightenment values of reason and tolerance, enriched by new knowledge, face a complex world no less eager to embrace medieval terrorism and ancient superstitions, a world bizarrely denying itself many of the fresh opportunities amd insights availed by science. Can we find cures for poverty, unhappiness, ignorance, the ruination of the planet, aging, and perhaps for death itself? If so, should we? Damien Broderick's own ferocious mind invites you to explore today's unexpected treasure-house of understanding-and provides enticing glimpses of tomorrow's.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809544733
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Two centuries ago, the first Enlightenment failed when its dream of reason smashed into the passions and fury of stubborn humans. Without a deep, broad understanding of the world, the emerging Enlightenment was left floundering, its best impulses perverted into the bloody excess of the French Revolution. Arguably, its idealism and noble goals led directly, and shockingly, to the 20th century's totalitarian nightmares. Now the 21st century is learning anew the Faustian hunger to know everything that can be known. But Enlightenment values of reason and tolerance, enriched by new knowledge, face a complex world no less eager to embrace medieval terrorism and ancient superstitions, a world bizarrely denying itself many of the fresh opportunities amd insights availed by science. Can we find cures for poverty, unhappiness, ignorance, the ruination of the planet, aging, and perhaps for death itself? If so, should we? Damien Broderick's own ferocious mind invites you to explore today's unexpected treasure-house of understanding-and provides enticing glimpses of tomorrow's.