Symbolism: Its Meaning and Effect (Whitehead Alfred N.)(Paperback)

Symbolism: Its Meaning and Effect (Whitehead Alfred N.)(Paperback)

Whitehead's response to the epistemological challenges of Hume and Kant in its most vivid and direct

Japanese Gardens: Symbolism and Design (Goto Seiko)(Paperback)

The unique beauty of the Japanese garden stems from its spirituality and rich symbolism, yet most discussions on this kind of garden rarely provide more than a superficial overview. This book takes a thorough look at the process of designing a Japanese garden, placing it in a historical and

Identity (Kundera Milan)(Paperback / softback)

The effect is at its most acute in a couple where our existence is given meaning by our perception of a lover, and theirs of us. With his astonishing skill at building on and out from the significant moment, Kundera has placed such a situation and the resulting wave of panic at the core of the

Science and the Modern World (Whitehead Alfred North)(Paperback)

Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes

Process and Reality (Whitehead Alfred North)(Paperback)

One of the major philosophical texts of the 20th century, Process and Reality is based on Alfred North Whitehead's influential lectures that he delivered at the University of Edinburgh in the 1920s on process philosophy. Whitehead's master work in philsophy, Process and Reality propounds a system

On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism (Scholem Gershom)(Paperback)

In On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism, Gershom Scholem guides the reader through the central themes in the intricate history of the Kabbalah, clarifying the relations between mysticism and established religious authority, the mystics' interpretation of the Torah and their attempts to discover the

Bůh ve filosofii Charlese Hartshorna - Petr Macek

Charles Hartshorne (1897-2000) je vedle Alfreda N. Whiteheada nesporně nejvýznamnějším procesuálním filosofem dvacátého století. Jeho zájmem byl především filosofický pojem Boha, který by byl filosoficky konzistentní a zároveň odpovídal obecné náboženské intuici. Kriticky

Adventures of Ideas (Whitehead Alfred North)(Paperback)

From Simon & Schuster, the Adventures of Ideas is Alfred North Whitehead's historical adventure. The title of this book, Adventures of Ideas, bears two meanings, both applicable to the subject-matter. One meaning is the effect of certain ideas in promoting the slow drift of mankind towards

Symbols, Sex and the Stars (Busenbark Ernest)(Paperback)

Subtitled An Outline of the Origins of Moon and Sun Worship, Astrology, Sex Symbolism, Mystic Meaning of Numbers, the Cabala, and Many Popular Customs, Myths, Superstitions and Religious Beliefs. Important information not easily found. Mythologist Jordan Maxwell was so impressed he created a

Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning (Cox Frank D.)(Paperback)

Alfred Wallis (British Artists) (Gale Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

Alfred Wallis spent most of his life in the Cornish ports of Newlyn, Penzance and St Ives, and went to sea as a young man. His main occupation was as a dealer in marine supplies and he was in his seventies before he took up painting 'for company'. He sold his works for a few pence, and died in

On the Meaning of Life (Cottingham John)(Paperback)

The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture, it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn.Drawing skillfully on a wealth of

The Festivals and Their Meaning: What Do the Festivals Mean to Us Today? (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

30 Selected lecturesThe Festivals and Their Meaning collects thirty of Rudolf Steiner's most important lectures on the festivals of the year. He identifies and illumines the true meaning behind Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, and Michaelmas, emphasizing their inner spiritual and outer

Alchemist's Kitchen - Extraordinary Potions and Curious Notions (Ogilvy Guy)(Paperback / softback)

What is the secret meaning of alchemical symbolism? Could ancient images really turn molten lead into gold with a mere pinch of the Philosopher's Stone? Alchemy is perhaps the last magical art to survive the ravages of the modern world. This book initiates the reader into some of the key concepts

Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes

Psychiatry and Its Discontents (Scull Andrew)(Paperback)

Written by one of the world's most distinguished historians of psychiatry, Psychiatry and Its Discontents provides a wide-ranging and critical perspective on the profession that dominates the treatment of mental illness. Andrew Scull traces the rise of the field, the midcentury hegemony of

Freedom And Its Betrayal (Berlin Isaiah)(Paperback / softback)

Freedom and its Betrayal is one of Isaiah Berlin's earliest and most convincing expositions of his views on human freedom and the history of ideas, views which later found expression in such famous works as 'Two Concepts of Liberty', and were at the heart of his lifelong work on the Enlightenment

London Zoo and the Victorians, 1828-1859 (Ito Takashi)(Paperback)

London Zoo examined in its nineteenth-century context, looking at its effect on cultural and social life. At the dawn of the Victorian era, London Zoo became one of the metropolis's premier attractions. The crowds drawn to its bear pit included urban promenaders, gentlemen menagerists, Indian

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

Meaning in Life and Why It Matters (Wolf Susan)(Paperback)

A fresh reflection on what makes life meaningful Most people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not

Civilization and Its Discontents (Freud Sigmund)(Paperback)

Written in the decade before Freud's death, Civilization and Its Discontents may be his most famous and most brilliant work. It has been praised, dissected, lambasted, interpreted, and reinterpreted. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer several questions fundamental to human society and

Process and Aesthetics - Vlastimil Zuska, Ondřej Dadejík, Miloš Ševčík, Martin Kaplický - e-kniha

eBook: While Alfred North Whitehead did not dedicate any books or articles to aesthetics specifically, aesthetic motifs permeate his entire philosophical opus. Despite this, aestheticians have devoted little attention to Whitehead; most attempts to reconstruct Whitehead’s aesthetics have come

Zidane (Fort Patrick)(Paperback)

One of modern football's most brilliant players--and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures--Zinedine Zidane's football career is the stuff of legend. A World Cup-winner with France, he became the world's most expensive player in 2001 when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid for

Emma (McCall Smith Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

'It's comfort reading at its most soothing' Independent 'Funny, heartfelt and very readable' Good