Myth and Meaning (Lvi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

Myth and Meaning (Lvi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century. His work has had a profound impact not only within anthropology but also linguistics, sociology and philosophy. In this short book he examines the nature and role of myth in human history,

Myth and Meaning (Lvi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude Levi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence. Responding to questions as varied as 'Can there be meaning in chaos?', 'What can science

Wild Thought: A New Translation of La Pense Sauvage"" (Lvi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

As the most influential anthropologist of his generation, Claude L vi-Strauss left a profound mark on the development of twentieth-century thought. Through a mixture of insights gleaned from linguistics, sociology, and ethnology, L vi-Strauss elaborated his theory of structural unity in culture and

Tristes Tropiques (Levi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback / softback)

During his life Claude Levi-Strauss travelled from wartime France to the Amazon basin and the dense upland jungles of Brazil, where he found 'human society reduced to its most basic expression'. This book details personal and cultural loss, connecting disparate fields of

Claude Lvi-Strauss: A Critical Study of His Thought (Godelier Maurice)(Paperback)

One of the world's leading anthropologists assesses the work of the founder of structural anthropologyAs a young man, Maurice Godelier was Claude L vi-Strauss's assistant. Since then, Godelier has drawn on this experience to develop a profound and intimate grasp on the writings of his former

Claude Lvi-Strauss (Lbe): A Critical Study of His Thought (Godelier Maurice)(Library Binding)

One of the world's leading anthropologists assesses the work of the founder of structural anthropologyAs a young man, Maurice Godelier was Claude L vi-Strauss's assistant. Since then, Godelier has drawn on this experience to develop a profound and intimate grasp on the writings of his former

Science as Salvation - A Modern Myth and its Meaning (Midgley Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Midgley notes how science has developed high spiritual ambitions. From prophetic physicists have come speculations that go beyond the claims of any

The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Trungpa Chgyam)(Paperback)

Featuring a new foreword by Pema Ch dr n, this Ch gyam Trungpa classic explores the meaning of freedom in the profound context of Tibetan Buddhism Freedom is generally thought of as the ability to achieve goals and satisfy desires. But what are the sources of these goals and desires? If they arise

Structural Anthropology (Levi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

The 'structural method,' first set forth in this epoch-making book, changed the very face of social anthropology. This reissue of a classic will reintroduce readers to L vi-Strauss's understanding of man and society in terms of individuals--kinship, social organization, religion, mythology, and

The City and Man (Strauss Leo)(Paperback)

The City and Man consists of provocative essays by the late Leo Strauss on Aristotle's Politics, Plato's Republic, and Thucydides' Peloponnesian Wars. Together, the essays constitute a brilliant attempt to use classical political philosophy as a means of liberating modern political philosophy from

Structural Anthropology Zero (Levi-Strauss Claude)(Paperback)

This volume of L vi-Strauss's writings from 1941 to 1947 bears witness to a period of his work which is often overlooked but which was the crucible for the structural anthropology that he would go on to develop in the years that followed. Like many European Jewish intellectuals, L vi-Strauss had

The Other Face of the Moon (Levi-Strauss Claude)(Pevná vazba)

Gathering for the first time all of Claude L vi-Strauss's writings on Japanese civilization, The Other Face of the Moon forms a sustained meditation into the French anthropologist's dictum that to understand one's own culture, one must regard it from the point of view of another.Exposure to

Natural Right and History (Strauss Leo)(Paperback)

In this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned

Hovory s Lévi-Straussem - Claude Lévi-Strauss, Charbonnier Georges

Mnoho již bylo napsáno o 'krizi' moderního umění, o rozchodu malíře s divákem, skladatele s posluchačem, básníka se čtenářem, obecněji vzato umělce s milovníkem umění či jeho 'konzumentem'. V této souvislosti vyvstala řada zajímavých otázek a objevilo se i mnoho špatných

Photography and Belief (Strauss David Levi)(Paperback)

In this exploration of contemporary photography, David Levi Strauss questions the concept that 'seeing is believing' Identifying a recent shift in the dominance of photography, David Levi Strauss looks at the power of the medium in the age of Photoshop, smart phones, and the internet, asking

Strukturální antropologie II - Claude Lévi-Strauss

Nový výbor stěžejních textů předního představitele strukturalismu v antropologii vznikl patnáct let po uveřejnění svazku Strukturální antropologie. Jde opět o texty mnohdy nedostupné, při jejich výběru se autor znovu řídí zásadou srozumitelnosti širšímu okruhu

Mythologica 1 Syrové a vařené - Claude Lévi-Strauss

První část čtyřdílné práce předního francouzského kulturního antropologa. Vycházeje z analýzy jednoho mýtu, která postupně zahrnuje většinu mýtů tropické Jižní Ameriky, autor dochází ke zjištění, že dokonce ani tam, kde lidskou fantazii považujeme za zcela

Leaders - Myth and Reality (McChrystal Stanley)(Paperback / softback)

Troy: myth and reality (Villing Alexandra)(Paperback / softback)

Mythologica II - Od medu k popelu - Claude Lévi-Strauss

Druhá část čtyřdílné práce význačného francouzského kulturního antropologa se zaměřuje na dvě látky, které nejsou potravinou v pravém smyslu slova, ale úzce s jídlem souvisejí: medu a tabáku. Zkoumá v mýtech jejich protiklad: protiklad vlhkosti a sucha, protiklad látky,

Mythologica III - Původ stolničení - Claude Lévi-Strauss

Ve třetí části čtyřdílné práce předního francouzského kulturního antropologa může čtenář pokračovat v pouti po mýtech amerických indiánů, tentokrát jinými cestami z téhož bodu, odkud vycházel první díl (Syrové a vařené) a kam se naopak druhý díl (Od medu k

Materials and Meaning in Architecture: Essays on the Bodily Experience of Buildings (Coleman Nathaniel)(Paperback)

Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration of materials and materiality, in an age when architectural practice seems otherwise preoccupied with image and visual representation. Arguing that

Meter and Meaning: An Introduction to Rhythm in Poetry (Carper Thomas)(Paperback)

Poet, Thomas Carper, and scholar, Derek Attridge, join forces in Meter and Meaning to present an illuminating and user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English. They begin by showing the value of performing any poem aloud, so that we can sense its unique use of rhythm. From this

My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising (Hopkins Claude)(Paperback)

Gain a lifetime of experience from the inventor of test marketing and coupon sampling -- Claude C. Hopkins. Here, you'll get two landmark works in one, and discover his fixed principles and basic fundamentals that still prevail