The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists (Waterfield Robin)(Paperback)

The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists (Waterfield Robin)(Paperback)

Aristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the world should be comprehensible. But their enterprise was by no means limited to thisproto-scientific

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

Why Socrates Died - Dispelling the Myths (Waterfield Robin)(Paperback / softback)

The picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian

Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire (Waterfield Robin)(Paperback)

Alexander the Great conquered an enormous empire--stretching from Greece to the Indian subcontinent--and his death triggered forty bloody years of world-changing events. These were years filled with high adventure, intrigue, passion, assassinations, dynastic marriages, treachery, shifting

The Philosopher's Flight, 1 (Miller Tom)(Paperback)

The first book in a new series and a thrilling debut from ER doctor turned novelist Tom Miller, The Philosopher's Flight is an epic historical fantasy set in a World-War-I-era America that ' begins] with rollicking fierceness that grabs readers from its opening lines and doesn't loosen its grip or

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Kelley Robin)(Paperback)

From the mind of brilliant historian Robin Kelley comes the first full biography of legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, including full access to the family's archives, dozens of interviews, and an afterword for Monk's 2017 centennial.Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga

Philosophy and Terry Pratchett (Held J.)(Paperback)

Philosophy and Terry Pratchett is the first attempt by philosophers to explore themes in Sir Terry Pratchett's writings. It will appeal to both specialists and fans of Pratchett with serious essays written in a manner accessible to anyone who enjoys, or is curious about, Pratchett's

The Sonic Episteme: Acoustic Resonance, Neoliberalism, and Biopolitics (James Robin)(Paperback)

In The Sonic Episteme Robin James examines how twenty-first-century conceptions of sound as acoustic resonance shape notions of the social world, personhood, and materiality in ways that support white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. Drawing on fields ranging from philosophy and sound studies to

Flappers and Philosophers (Fitzgerald F. Scott)(Paperback)

'Lie to me by the moonlight. Do a fabulous story.' F. Scott Fitzgerald's first story collection, Flappers and Philosophers, appeared in 1920 on the heels of his debut novel, This Side of Paradise, and immediately established him a master of popular fiction. Love stories such as 'The Offshore

Olympia - The Story of the Ancient Olympic Games (Waterfield Robin)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of the Ancient Olympic Games, narrated in invigorating style by a leading classical scholar and

Protagoras (Plato)(Paperback)

In the fifth century BC professional educators, the sophists, travelled the Greek world claiming to teach success in public and private life. In this dialogue Plato shows the pretensions of the leading sophist, Protagoras, challenged by the critical arguments of Socrates. From criticism of the

Dying for Ideas: The Dangerous Lives of the Philosophers (Bradatan Costica)(Paperback)

What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common? First, they were all faced one day with the most difficult of choices: stay faithful to your ideas and die or renounce them and stay alive. Second, they all chose to die. Their spectacular deaths have become not

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Rowling J.K.)(Paperback / softback)

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great

Shoe Story - Van Gogh, the Philosophers and the West (Chamberlain Lesley)(Paperback / softback)

Fool's Errand (Hobb Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Return to the world of Fitz, the Fool and Nighteyes in the first book of The Tawny Man Trilogy by international bestselling author, Robin Hobb.Years have passed since Fitz was tortured by Prince Regal. Now he lives in self-imposed exile far from the court. Even his beloved Molly believes him dead

Harry Potter and the Philosopher´s Stone 1 Adult Edition - Andrew Davidson, Joanne K. Rowlingová

První kniha příběhů mladého čaroděje Harryho Pottera. Anglické vydání

Branches: A Philosophy of Time, Event and Advent (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Despite being one of France's most enduring and popular philosophers, Branches is the first English translation of what has been identified as Michel Serres' key text on humanism. In attempting to reconcile humanity and nature, Serres examines how human history 'branches' off from its origin story

The Projective Cast: Architecture and Its Three Geometries (Evans Robin)(Paperback)

Robin Evans recasts the idea of the relationship between geometry and architecture, drawing on mathematics, engineering, art history, and aesthetics to uncover processes in the imagining and realizing of architectural form.Anyone reviewing the history of architectural theory, Robin Evans observes,