Author: Ambrose BiercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary
(The Devil's Dictionary). The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary with 851 Newly Discovered Words and Definitions Added to Previous 1000 Words
Author: Ambrose BierceThe Enlarged Devil's Dictionary
Author: Ambrose BierceThinking about the Enlightenment
Author: Martin L. DaviesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317238354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Thinking about the Enlightenment looks beyond the current parameters of studying the Enlightenment, to the issues that can be understood by reflecting on the period in a broader context. Each of the thirteen original chapters, by an international and interdisciplinary team of contributors, illustrates the problematic legacy of the Enlightenment and the continued ramifications of its thinking since the eighteenth century. Together, they consider whether modernity can see its roots in the intellectual revolution of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The collection is divided into six sections, preceded by a comprehensive introduction to the field and the most recent scholarship on the period. Across the sections, the contributors consider modern day encounters with Enlightenment thinking, including Kant’s moral philosophy, the conflict between reason and faith, the significance of the Enlightenment of law and the gender inequality that persisted throughout the eighteenth century. By examining specific encounters with the problematic results of Enlightenment concerns, the contributors are able to illuminate and offer new perspectives on topics such as human nature, race, politics, gender and rationality. Drawing from history, philosophy, literature and anthropology, this book enables students and academics alike to take a fresh look at the Enlightenment and its legacy in the modern world.
Talking Politics
Author: A. W. SparkesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134840608
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Talking Politics is a philosophical examination of some of the basic concepts of political discourse. Its primary focus is on the ordinary; on what is said by politicians, in newspapers and by people in pubs, rather than on the works of political theorists. This is a work of, but not on political theory. Talking Politics is: * Invaluable as a source of reference for students, and contains a detailed index * Arranged thematically, around topics such as `Nation'. Each entry has copious cross-references and suggestions for further reading A. W. Sparkes is uniquely qualified to write such a book, combining some thirty years' teaching as a philosopher with wide experience of, and a life-long fascination with, politics. His attitude is that of a critical, but uncynical, observer.
The Dickinson Papers
Author: Mark RaggPublisher: Vintage
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A priceless exhibition of the papers of poet Emily Dickinson goes missing on arrivial in Sydney. Jock, a lonely single father who loves poems, books and stories of all kinds, starts to follow the newspaper articles about the theft, and finds himself increasingly drawn to the mysterious and brilliant Lola, the curator of the exhibition. Both nursing wounded hearts and damaged lives, slowly they begin to reach out to each other through letters, emails and occasional encounters. When the police start receiving clues from the thief - marked on Sydney road maps - Jock find himself drawn into the hunt. But in a city with a story on every street corner, can he tell the hints from the red herrings in time to find the exhibition and win Lola's heart? A quirky and engaging novel, THE DICKINSON PAPERS is at once a modern love story, a tribute to a great poet and a love letter to the city of Sydney.
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Author: 国立国会図書館(Japan)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
Book Description
Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Author: Public Library Catalog
Author: New Canadian Quotations
Author: John Robert ColomboPublisher: Hurtig
ISBN: 9780888303097
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description