The Role Ethics of Epictetus: Stoicism in Ordinary Life (Johnson Brian E.)(Paperback)

The Role Ethics of Epictetus: Stoicism in Ordinary Life (Johnson Brian E.)(Paperback)

The Role Ethics of Epictetus: Stoicism in Ordinary Life offers an original interpretation of Epictetus's ethics and how he bases his ethics on an appeal to our roles in life. Epictetus believes that every individual is the bearer of many roles from sibling to citizen and that individuals are

The Discourses of Epictetus: The Handbook, Fragments (Epictetus)(Paperback)

For centuries, Stoicism was virtually the unofficial religion of the Roman world The stress on endurance, self-restraint, and power of the will to withstand calamity can often seem coldhearted. It is Epictetus, a lame former slave exiled by Emperor Domitian, who offers by far the most precise and

How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life (Epictetus)(Pevná vazba)

A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism--translated by one of the world's leading authorities on Stoic philosophyBorn a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In

A Manual for Living (Epictetus)(Paperback)

Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold as a child and crippled from the beatings of his master, Epictetus was eventually freed, rising from his humble roots to establish an influential school of Stoic philosophy. Stressing that human beings

Life of Samuel Johnson (Boswell James)(Paperback / softback)

In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a biography to which we owe much of our knowledge of the man himself. Through a series of richly detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable

Healer of the Water Monster (Young Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty

The Lives of Brian - Brian Johnson

The son of a British army sergeant major and Italian mother, Brian grew up in Dunston, Tyne and Wear, as it emerged from the shadow of the Second World War. Then he saw Little Richard on the BBC and it changed the course of his life.The choir boy and sea scout was going to be a singer.For over a

Shorter Treks in the Pyrenees (Johnson Brian)(Paperback)

Guidebook detailing seven circular treks of 1-2 weeks in the beautiful Pyrenees. The varied routes cover both sides of the French-Spanish border and include both the High Pyrenees and the lower, more gentle mountains of the Basque Country and Catalonia. Variants are suggested for those wishing to

Stoicism (Sellars John)(Paperback)

Stoicism was one of the most influential schools of philosophy in antiquity and its influence has persisted to the present day. Originating in Athens around 300 BCE, Stoicism flourished for some five hundred years and has remained a constant presence throughout the history of Western philosophy. As

Deadly Biocultures: The Ethics of Life-Making (Ehlers Nadine)(Paperback)

A trenchant analysis of the dark side of regulatory life-making today In their seemingly relentless pursuit of life, do contemporary U.S. 'biocultures'--where biomedicine extends beyond the formal institutions of the clinic, hospital, and lab to everyday cultural practices--also engage in a deadly

The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice (Coles Polly)(Paperback)

A riveting account of ordinary life in an extraordinary place, packed with charming anecdotes that will have readers hooked on Venetian life The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but what is it like to live there? To move house by boat,

Worm at the Core - On the Role of Death in Life (Solomon Sheldon)(Paperback / softback)

Harare North (Chikwava Brian)(Paperback)

Caine Prize winner Brian Chikwava tackles the realities of life in London for Africa s dispossessed in this fearlessly political and very funny story of an illegal Zimbabwean immigrant seeking a better life in England with a past he is determined to hide. 'From the Hardcover

Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living in (Whiting Kai)(Paperback)

Practical answers to the urgent moral questions of our time from the ancient philosophy of Stoicism Twenty-three centuries ago, in a marketplace in Athens, Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism, built his philosophy on powerful ideas that still resonate today: all human beings can become

The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of Italy (Levis Sullam Simon)(Paperback)

A gripping revisionist history that shows how ordinary Italians played a central role in the genocide of Italian Jews during the Second World War In this brief history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, Simon Levis Sullam presents an unforgettable account of how ordinary Italians actively

The Life of MR Richard Savage (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback)

An Ordinary Life (Prowse Amanda)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a tale of love, loss--and one last extraordinary dance.Christmas Eve, 2019. Ninety-four-year-old Molly lies in her hospital bed. A stroke and a fall may have broken her body--but her mind is alive with memories.London, 1940s. Molly is a

Dr Johnson's London (Picard Liza)(Paperback / softback)

The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, by the author of the bestselling Elizabeth's

From Stoicism to Platonism (Engberg-Pedersen Troels)(Paperback)

A team of experts explores the change in philosophy from around 100 BCE, when monistic Stoicism was the strongest dogmatic school in philosophy, to around 100 CE, when dualistic Platonism began to gain the upper hand - with huge consequences for all later Western philosophy and for

James Boswell's 'life of Johnson' (Boswell James)(Pevná vazba)

James Boswell's 'Life of Johnson', An Edition of the Original Manuscript, in Four Volumes; Vol. 4: 1780-1784This volume is the final in the Yale Boswell Editions' manuscript edition of the Life of Johnson, a four-volume sequence designed to stand as a research supplement to the Hill-Powell version

Earth, Water, Fire & Air: Essential Ways of Connecting to Spirit (Johnson Cait)(Paperback)

An inspiring guidebook to the role of the elements in different faith traditions and religious practices and ceremonies. Includes engaging activities, meditations, poems and prayers for exploring your own spiritual connection to the

Waste (Thill Brian)(Paperback)

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it's also waste-or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or

Less Is More (Draper Brian)(Paperback)

Brian Draper was tired of feeling tired; 'life in its fullness' felt like a life crammed full of stuff, and no more. 'I don't want to be the kind of father who turns up late and exhausted for his children's school concert and sits at the back fiddling with a Blackberry, distracted, vacant. I want

Life of Johnson (Boswell James)(Paperback)

This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation depends less on his literary output than on the fortunate accident of finding an ideal biographer in