Lucretius I: An Ontology of Motion (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

Lucretius I: An Ontology of Motion (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Nail argues convincingly and systematically that Lucretius was not an atomist, but a thinker of kinetic flux. In doing so, he completely overthrows the interpretive foundations of modern scientific materialism, whose philosophical origins lie in the atomic reading of Lucretius' immensely

Lucretius II: An Ethics of Motion (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

Human suffering, the fear of death, war, poverty, ecological destruction and social inequality: almost 2,000 ago Lucretius proposed an ethics of motion as simple and stunning solution to these ethical problems. Thomas Nail argues that Lucretius was the first to locate the core of all these ethical

Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality (Lynch Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Lynch, poet, funeral director, and author of the highly praised The Undertaking, winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book Award, continues to examine the relations between the 'literary and mortuary

Lucretius: The Way Things Are: The de Rerum Natura of Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius)(Paperback)

' . . . [captures] the relentless urgency of Lucretius' didacticism, his passionate conviction and proselytizing fervour.' --The Classical

On the Nature of Things (Lucretius)(Paperback / softback)

Ontology and Metaontology: A Contemporary Guide (Berto Francesco)(Paperback)

Ontology and Metaontology: A Contemporary Guide is a clear and accessible survey of ontology, focussing on the most recent trends in the discipline. Divided into parts, the first half characterizes metaontology: the discourse on the methodology of ontological inquiry, covering the main concepts,

Onto-Cartography: An Ontology of Machines and Media (Bryant Levi R.)(Paperback)

Onto-Cartography gives an unapologetic defense of naturalism and materialism, transforming these familiar positions and showing how culture itself is formed by nature. Bryant endorses a pan-ecological theory of being, arguing that societies are ecosystems that can only be understood by considering

The Body Multiple: Ontology in Medical Practice (Mol Annemarie)(Paperback)

The Body Multiple is an extraordinary ethnography of an ordinary disease. Drawing on fieldwork in a Dutch university hospital, Annemarie Mol looks at the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. A patient information leaflet might describe atherosclerosis as the gradual obstruction of

Kant, Ontology, and the a Priori (Gram Moltke S.)(Paperback)

Kant, Ontology, and the A Priori is a close study of Kant's conception of metaphysical propositions. In it Moltke Gram aims to show in what sense Kant is offering a theory of metaphysical propositions about objects in general. Gram presents a criticism of the tendency to focus on Kant's theory of

Theory of the Earth (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

We need a new philosophy of the earth. Geological time used to refer to slow and gradual processes, but today we are watching land sink into the sea and forests transform into deserts. We can even see the creation of new geological strata made of plastic, chicken bones, and other waste that could

On the Nature of the Universe Bk1 (Lucretius)(Paperback)

Lucretius' On the Nature of the Universe Bk 1 was written around 55BCE, towards the end of the Roman Republic. Lucretius was unusual, though not alone, in his startlingly modern world view which encompassed Epicurean philosophy, a knowledge of physics and a belief that religion was intrinsically

Lucretius: de Rerum Natura: Book IV (Godwin J.)(Paperback)

Book IV of Lucretius' great philosophical poem deals mainly with the psychology of sensation and thought. The heart of this book is a new text, incorporating the latest scholarship on the text of Lucretius, with a clear prose facing translation. The commentary concentrates on the thought ofthe text

An Analysis of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man (Assis Mariana)(Paperback)

Thomas Paine's 1791 Rights of Man is an impassioned political tract showing how the critical thinking skills of evaluation and reasoning can, and must, be applied to contentious issues. Divided into two parts, Rights of Man is, first, a response to Edmund Burke's arguments against the French

Rules of Murder - An addictive, fast paced thriller with a nail biting twist (Sinclair Rob)(Paperback / softback)

Confessions of an English Opium Eater (De Quincey Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

On the Nature of Things (Lucretius)(Pevná vazba)

Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) lived ca. 99-ca. 55 BCE, but the details of his career are unknown. He is the author of the great didactic poem in hexameters, De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things). In six books compounded of solid reasoning, brilliant imagination, and noble poetry, he

Thomas Lawrence: Coming of Age (Wright Amina)(Paperback)

A fascinating record of the early years of Thomas Lawrence: the story of an exceptional young portraitist and future president of the Royal Academy. Like his Renaissance predecessors Raphael, Michelangelo and D rer, the young Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was considered to be a boy genius. This

Fields of Sense: A New Realist Ontology (Gabriel Markus)(Paperback)

It is still a widespread assumption that metaphysics and ontology deal with roughly the same questions. They are supposed to be concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and to give an account of the meaning of 'existence' or 'being' in line with the broadest possible metaphysical

100 Acts Of Minor Dissent (Thomas Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Comedian Mark Thomas accounts an entire year spent committing acts of minor

The Figure of the Migrant (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

At a time when more people than ever are being constrained to move for political, economic, and environmental reasons, this book provides a new political theory of migration, one based on the social primacy of

Design in Motion: Applying Design Principles to Filmmaking (Hilton Penny)(Paperback)

With an abundance of information on how to create motion graphics already available, Design in Motion focuses on the why of moving image and less about the how. By unpacking the reasons behind screen designer's production choices, each chapter deconstructs examples of motion graphics by drawing on

Contemplative Prayer (Merton Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

New edition of Merton's classic introduction to an ancient form of

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

'Thomas Hardy's thrilling story of seduction, murder, cruelty and betrayal' The TimesTess is an innocent young girl until the day she goes to visit her rich 'relatives', the

Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary (Harsch Ernest)(Paperback)

Thomas Sankara, often called the African Che Guevara, was president of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in Africa, until his assassination during the military coup that brought down his government. Although his tenure in office was relatively short, Sankara left an indelible mark on his