Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420938401 ISBN 13: 9781420938401
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - As a mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic, Bertrand Russell is noted for his 'revolt against idealism' in Britain in the early 20th century, as well as his pacifist activism during WWI, a campaign against Adolf Hitler and later the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. In addition to his political activism, he is considered to be one of the founders of analytic philosophy, receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 for his various humanitarian and philosophical works. He wrote his 'Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy' (1919) in order to elucidate in a less technical way the main ideas of his and N.A. Whitehead's earlier 'Principia Mathematica'. The work focuses on mathematical logic as related to traditional and contemporary philosophy, of which Russell remarks, 'logic is the youth of mathematics and mathematics is the manhood of logic.' It is regarded today as a lucid, accessible exploration of the gray area where mathematics and philosophy meet.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420934600 ISBN 13: 9781420934601
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'The Prose Edda', or 'Younger Edda', is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people. Widely considered as compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220, 'The Prose Edda' contains a euhemerized Prologue followed by three tales: the 'Gylfaginning', the story of the creation and destruction of the world of the Norse gods; the 'Skáldskaparmál', consists of a dialogue between Ćgir, a god associated with the sea, and Bragi, a skaldic god; and the 'Háttatal', a collection of Old Norse poetry including original compositions by Snorri Sturluson. This classic collection of Old Norse myths is one of the most important of the Icelandic eddas and a must read for fans and scholars of Norse mythology.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420938800 ISBN 13: 9781420938807
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Pogany, Willy (illustrator). Neuware - Born and raised in a Longford, Ireland workhouse, Padraic Colum left at seventeen to become a clerk in the Irish Railway Clearing House in Dublin. This venture was short-lived, however, and with the success of a few poems and a play, 'The Saxon Shillin',' he left in 1904 to pursue a career in writing. His success as a dramatist, poet, novelist, essayist, biographer, children's writer and editor, as well as his participation in the founding of the Abbey Theatre, made Colum a central figure in the Irish literary renaissance. Colum wrote 'The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy' in 1918 as a retelling of Homer's epic poems, 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey,' intended for younger readers. It recounts the perilous adventures of Odysseus on his journey back from the war in Troy, including his encounter with the horrible Cyclops, the duplicitous Sirens, and the evil Circe. One of Colum's many successful children's novels, these stories will be enjoyed as much today as they were nearly a century ago.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420937804 ISBN 13: 9781420937800
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - French philosopher Henri Bergson produced four major works in his lifetime, the second of which, 'Matter and Memory', is a philosophical and complex nineteenth century exploration of human nature and the spirituality of memory. In this work, Bergson investigates the function of the brain, and opposes the idea of memory being of a material nature, lodged within a particular part of the nervous system. He makes a claim early in this essay that Matter and Memory 'is frankly dualistic,' leading to a careful consideration of the problems in the relation of body and mind. His theories on sense, dualism, pure perception, concept of virtuality and famous image of the memory cone often make Bergson's essay a confusing and challenging existentialist work. However, the years of research and extensive pathological investigations spent in preparation for this and other essays have gained Bergson great distinction as a brilliant, though unjustly neglected, theorist and philosopher.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 142093905X ISBN 13: 9781420939057
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Arguably the most influential western philosophical mind since Aristotle, Immanuel Kant was born in 1724 in the Köningsberg, a city in Eastern Prussia where he would live his entire life. A lifelong academic, at sixteen years old Kant entered the University of Köningsberg, where he would go on to tutor for nine years, and then teach. Kant's major concerns involved both religion and science, as he sought reconciliation between the two. His writings on metaphysics and science played a major role in Enlightenment thought. In the field of epistemology, Kant also presented the idea that knowledge lies within the observer, not the object itself. He would never leave Köningsberg, but his ideas were exported all over the world. The actual events of Kant's life pale vastly in magnitude when contrasted against his advances in thought pertaining to epistemology, religion, law, and history. Any student of philosophy will find this volume, which includes Kant's introductory writings on logic and an 'Essay on the Mistaken Subtlety of the Four Figures', a worthy addition.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420939270 ISBN 13: 9781420939279
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Though completely unappreciated during his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) is one of the most recognizable names in the art world today. Though it would make sense that Van Gogh's life would be greatly undocumented, this is not the case. 'The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh' is a collection of the correspondences between Van Gogh and his brother, Theo, that gives an incredibly enthralling look into the life of this genius. Tormented by loss of religious faith, poverty, and lack of success as a painter, Van Gogh also had bouts of elation, and every emotion on the human spectrum is illustrated in these letters. Some have described these letters as one of the most remarkable collections in the history of art or even literature: a truly invaluable compilation.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420934554 ISBN 13: 9781420934557
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Written between 1873 and 1876, The 'Untimely Meditations', or 'Thoughts out of Season' is a collection of four essays by famed philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In the first essay 'David Strauss: the Confessor and the Writer', Nietzsche attacks David Strauss' 'The Old and the New Faith: A Confession'. In the second essay 'On the Use and Abuse of History for Life', Nietzsche presents an alternative way of reading history, one where living life becomes the primary concern. In the third essay 'Schopenhauer as Educator', Nietzsche describes how the philosophic genius of Schopenhauer might bring on a resurgence of German culture. In the fourth and final essay 'Richard Wagner in Bayreuth', Nietzsche investigates the music, drama and personality of Richard Wagner. Nietzsche originally planned this work to comprise thirteen essays but it is suggested that he lost interest in the work after writing just four. In this early philosophical work one can begin to see the development of a brilliant philosophical mind, which would become more evidenced by his later works.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420937715 ISBN 13: 9781420937718
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Arrian was a Roman historian, public figure, military commander and well-acclaimed philosopher of the 2nd Century. As a youth, he studied under Epictetus, and later strove in his literary works to emulate the great soldier-historian, Xenophon. Considered by many to be the most important work on Alexander the Great, Arrian's 'The Anabasis of Alexander' is an accurate and thorough account of the Macedonian conqueror's military exploits. Writing in the 2nd Century, nearly 400 years after the death of Alexander, Arrian had access to many important works which are now lost. He took information from the contemporary works of Callisthenes, Onesicritus, Nearchus, Aristobulus, and most significantly from the biography of Alexander by Ptolemy, one of Alexander's generals and possibly his half-brother. The text focuses mainly on Alexander's military history, and includes very little on his wider political views or personal life.
Published by Neeland Media Jan 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 1420935011 ISBN 13: 9781420935011
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - First released in 1901, about one year after Nietzsche's death, 'The Will to Power' is a collection of Nietzsche's unedited and unpublished writings. Though the title and all of the ideas are of the radical philosopher's own invention, the order and selection of Nietzsche's not Elektronisches Buch are due to the organization of his sister. As a result of his poor health, Nietzsche used his remaining energy to write a different work, leaving 'The Will to Power' in the earliest stages of writing. The topics he explores vary widely and include nihilism, religion, morality, the theory of knowledge, and art. Some ideas are reflected in the works Nietzsche managed to complete in his lifetime, while others show his progression toward those ideas in his earlier life. Overall, 'The Will to Power' is an opportunity to read the intellectual journaling of one of the nineteenth century's most brilliant thinkers.