Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes. The Hylomorphic Theory of Substantial Generation, Hardback - ***

Articulates, develops, and significantly revises the traditional interpretation of Aristotle's theory of generation, thereby improving our understa...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Adriel M TrottNumber of pages: 280Collection: CyclesPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 229 x 2...

Reducere. DescriptionThis new edition of George A. Kennedy's highly acclaimed translation and commentary offers the most faithful English version ever publis...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Stefan EichIllustration(s): 8 b/w illus.Number of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x...

Acclaimed critic Sianne Ngai theorizes the gimmick as an aesthetic category reflecting the fundamental laws of capitalism. Gimmicks make promises o...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Florian KlingerIllustration(s): 10 halftonesNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Explore the lives of the Windrush Generation in this full-colour anthology. With a foreword from Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE. Drawn from the Bla...

In this systematic introduction to Ginzberg-Landau Theory, both common and topological excitations are considered on the same footing (including th...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): AristotleTranslator: C. D. C. ReeveNumber of pages: 488Collection: New Hackett AristotlePublication...

Reducere. "She Sees" is a father's observation of the world through the eyes of his two young daughters. Based on the song "In My Daughters' Eyes" by Substan...

The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been exa...

Publisher: Prometheus BooksAuthor(s): Mary GribbinNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 238 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

Drawing from such diverse sources as Aristotle and Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Wolflink argues that abstractions of value discourse have been complicit ...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning dance critic teaches us to appreciate-and enact-grace in every dimension, from the physical to the emotional.Publisher: WW...

When widow Simone leaves Australia to do a house swap with a couple in the UK, she meets Russ who's looking for some peace and quiet after an accid...

Provides a unified and comprehensive account of the role of traditional religion in Aristotle's theory, and discusses the influence of Aristotle's ...

From the acclaimed broadcaster, a story of moving on, a tale of downsizing and the essentials of a good old age.Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group...

Stephen Grosz meets Marie Kondo in Helen Sanderson's exploration of how our spaces reflect our psyche.Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s):...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCTranslator: Dr Stephen (McGill University, Canada) MennNumber of pages: 272Collection: Ancient Commentators on ...

In this primer to the many-body theory of condensed-matter systems, the authors introduce the subject to the non-specialist in a broad, concise, an...

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncAuthor(s): Ernest MorrellNumber of pages: 228Collection: CounterpointsPublication date: 2008Dimensions: 157 x 2...

Reducere. *Shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize* One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last...

In QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter Richard P. Feynman explains, in his lucid and witty style, the revolutionary scientific theory that ...

The De incessu animalium forms an integral part of Aristotle's biological corpus and allows us to see, with some clarity and detail, his methodolog...

Publisher: James Clarke & Co LtdAuthor(s): Philip HodgkissNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 240 x 23Cover type: HardbackR...

Reducere. These ten stories take us across the country--from rural Pennsylvania to Southern California to suburban Connecticut--and deep into characters stru...

The Book of Causes was judged by Thomas Aquinas to have been abstracted from Proclus' Elements of Theology. This commentary is a distinct philosoph...

This collection gathers a stellar roster of contributors to offer a range of perspectives from different disciplines to attempt to understand the p...

Reducere. This concise, class-tested book was refined over the authors' 30 years as instructors at MIT and the University Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in B...

The first systematic analysis of Aristotle's concept of lexis, which is approached on three interconnected levels: the first dealing with language ...

The Perennial Conspiracy Theory is a collection of essays on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a fake document which has created a pernicious an...

Reducere. Meditation X is the most fun and intriguing type of meditation training a person can learn If you practice mindfulness, you can learn to move matte...

Tony Kosuge answer many questions about the states of East Asia.Publisher: Focalpoint Press LtdAuthor(s): Tony KosugeIllustration(s): 3 maps, 3 lin...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressIllustration(s): 22 halftones, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 496Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 158 x 237 x ...

Publisher: General BooksAuthor(s): Professor James (Brandeis University) MorrisIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsPublication date: 2012Di...

A lighthearted meditation on the philosophical quandaries of the hit television show The Big Bang Theory Ever wonder what Aristotle might say about...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: AristotleIntroduction by: Renford BambroughCommentaries by: Renford BambroughMore than two thousand years ago, Aristotle es...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): MontesquieuTranslator: David LowenthalNumber of pages: 256Collection: Hackett ClassicsPublication d...

This is the first book in English to explore Aristotle's criticisms of earlier Greek theories of the soul. It investigates Aristotle's hylomorphic ...

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoAuthor(s): AristotleNumber of pages: 80Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 141 x 216 x 5Cover type: Paperba...

From Logos to Bios: Evolutionary Theory in Light of Plato, Aristotle & Neoplatonism, Paperback

This work explores challenges and contradictions which have prevented critical curriculum theory establishing itself as an alternative to dominant ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Florian KlingerIllustration(s): 10 halftonesNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

A powerful critique of the stories that feminists tell about the past four decades of Western feminist theory.

For the Pre-Socratic philosophers the soul was the source of movement and sensation, while for Plato it was the seat of being, metaphysically disti...

Compelling, moving and unexpected portraits of London's poor from a rising star British historian - the Dickensian city brought to real and vivid l...

DescriptionA cornerstone of modern western philosophy, addressing the role of man in government, society and religion In 1651, Hobbes published his...

Reducere. Preserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christian scholars, Aristotle's works have shaped Western thought, science, and religion for ne...

Drawing on ten years of ethnographic data collected from multi-sited field research, Ling's book traces the journeys of dozens of second-generation...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...