Download or read book The True Prophecies Or Prognostications of Michael Nostradamus Physician to Henry II Francis II and Charles IX Kings of France and One of the Best Astronomers that Ever Were written by Nostradamus and published by . This book was released on 1672 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Philosophy and Friendship written by Sandra Lynch and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosophical exploration of the meaning and significance of friendship.This book explains the persistence of friendship today in the light of the history of philosophical approaches to the subject. It considers ideals of intimacy and fusion in the context of claims that such ideals are unrealistic and even dangerous. Cicero's scepticism about friendship in the public realm is compared with the Aristotelian view of friendship as a genuine political bond, and with Derrida's development of that view via an exploration of Aristotle's alleged and provocative announcement 'O my friends, there is no friend'. Tensions between love and respect, identity and difference, a focus on the self and a focus on the other are closely examined.From Aristotle to contemporary theorists, the book explores the conditions that enable the development of self-understanding in friendship, the delicate and unstable pairing of concepts like inclination and duty and distinctions between self-love, self esteem and self-concern in relations between friends.Key Features* Recognition of the variety of the term 'friend' in the history of philosophy* The treatment of the tension between identity and difference in relations between friends* Discussion of the contribution of friendship to self-understanding.

Download or read book An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language written by Auguste Brachet and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Invisible Relations written by Elizabeth Susan Wahl and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how representations of intimacy between women included both a sexualized model of the "lesbian" tribade and an "idealized" model that portrayed female friendship as devoid of sexual expression.

Download or read book Cambodge written by Penny Edwards and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Cambodian nationalism brings to life eight turbulent decades of cultural change and sheds new light on the colonial ancestry of Pol Pot's murderous dystopia. Penny Edwards re-creates the intellectual milieux and cultural traffic linking Europe and empire, interweaving analysis of key movements and ideas in the French Protectorate of Cambodge with contemporary developments in the Metropole. With its fresh take on the dynamics of colonialism and nationalism, Cambodge: The Cultivation of a Nation, 1860-1945 will become essential reading for scholars of history, politics, and society in Southeast Asia. Edwards' analysis of Buddhism and her consideration of Angkor's emergence as a national monument will be of particular interest to students of Asian and European religion, museology, heritage studies, and art history. It will also appeal to specialists in modern French history, cultural studies, and colonialism, as well as readers with a general interest in Cambodia.

Download or read book A Tremendous Thing written by Gregory Jusdanis and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why did you do all this for me?" Wilbur asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.""You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a tremendous thing."—from Charlotte's Web by E. B. WhiteFriendship encompasses a wide range of social bonds, from playground companionship and wartime camaraderie to modern marriages and Facebook links. For many, friendship is more meaningful than familial ties. And yet it is our least codified relationship, with no legal standing or bureaucratic definition. In A Tremendous Thing, Gregory Jusdanis explores the complex, sometimes contradictory nature of friendship, reclaiming its importance in both society and the humanities today. Ranging widely in his discussion, he looks at the art of friendship and friendship in art, finding a compelling link between our need for friends and our engagement with fiction. Both, he contends, necessitate the possibility of entering invented worlds, of reading the minds of others, and of learning to live with people.Investigating the ethics, aesthetics, and politics of friendship, Jusdanis draws from the earliest writings to the present, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad to Charlotte's Web and "Brokeback Mountain," as well as from philosophy, sociology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and political theory. He asks: What makes friends stay together? Why do we associate friendship with mourning? Does friendship contribute to the formation of political communities? Can friends desire each other? The history of friendship demonstrates that human beings are a mutually supportive species with an innate aptitude to envision and create ties with others. At a time when we are confronted by war, economic inequality, and climate change, Jusdanis suggests that we reclaim friendship to harness our capacity for cooperation and empathy.

Download or read book The Rhetorica of Philodemus written by Philodemus and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Richard III s Books written by Anne F. Sutton and published by History Press. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This crash course on late medieval literature reveals what Richard III read and what his reading says about the society of his day

Download or read book A Dictionary of English Etymology written by Hensleigh Wedgwood and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Art of Being Ruled written by Wyndham Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A New Pocket Dictionary of the French and English Languages in Two Parts written by Thomas Nugent and published by . This book was released on 1770 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Friendship and Literature written by Ronald A. Sharp and published by Durham : Duke University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Romantic Agony written by Mario Praz and published by [London] : Collins. This book was released on 1956 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mario Paz has, in the Romantic Agony, acutely analyzed the effect of the traditions of Byron and De Sade upon poets and painters from 1800 to 1900. It is the analysis of a mood in literature. The mood may ve been transient, but it was widespread, and it was expressed in dreams of "luxurious cruelties," "fatal women," corpse-passions, and the sinful agonies of delight. Professo Praz has described the whole Romantic literature under one of its most characteristic aspects, that of erotic sensibility.

Download or read book Three Temporal Kings written by Michal Deschausses and published by . This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This modern rendition of the quatrains of Nostradamus is offered after more than three decades of research. This clarification of the enigmatic verse of Nostradamus is the most comprehensive to date that brings forth the first true understanding - a connection and meaning for the verses not heretofore seen. Each of the verses of the quatrains of Nostradamus speaks about the rampant strategies of one of three Antichrists. Two of these Antichrists would dominate the human race culminating spiritual forces into the Third Antichrist - the One who would fully incarnate the supernatural forces of Satan ultimately torturing humanity in the great and final war against God bringing the End of Days and the cataclysmic changes ushering in a new age. The prophecies of Nostradamus have been in print for almost five hundred years - longer than any book except the Holy Bible. His prophecies are biblically sound. In each new generation people in nearly every nation have continued to pour over the verses of Nostradamus seeking higher truth and understanding. Nostradamus wrote poetic prophecy in the form of quatrains, four line stanzas filled with a medley of perplexing symbols and rhetoric. Each original chapter, called Centuries, contained one hundred quatrains. Even as John in Revelation, Nostradamus did not understand in high detail all the future modalities that he envisioned, and the use of symbolism allowed him to portray his visions without the limitation of mere words. In Century III, Verse 94, Nostradamus explained the fate of his work. He stated that for five centuries his verses would be shrouded in mystery. Then, in the twentieth century an interpreter would bring them to light and understanding. The quatrains of Nostradamus relay an important, divine message to humankind and contain highly moralistic, philosophical, and spiritual wisdom which cannot be ignored. Nostradamus was a prophetic messenger of the Divine Plan. The social, economic, political, and spiritual rewards make it evident that the Nostradamus verses are a divine gift in severe servitude to humanity. The primary purpose for Nostradamus' quatrains has always been to shed light upon written prophecies that were offered to the world in an effort to educate mankind in reference to human iniquities and the effects thereof rendered upon the world in which we live. But, even more, the verses were intended to help people reconnect to the Divine seeing that the spiritual world is a reality that we cannot ignore. Nostradamus wrote exclusively and specifically about Three Temporal Kings who would rise to power resulting from political events beginning in about 1700 A.D. These Antichrists would change the course of history and life on earth for beyond three hundred years until the biblical end of the world when the entire cosmic order would change into a new age. This message of the old prophet coincides directly with the messages of the honored biblical prophecies. Not even taking into account the fact of strong evidence that the quatrains are divine and intended to educate humans in reference to a higher evolutionary path, they have remained in print since the sixteenth century, are a vital part of literature today, and more than likely will be around for a very long time.

Download or read book On the Origin of Language written by Hensleigh Wedgwood and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reproducing Persons written by Laura M. Purdy and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays next look at abortion from a variety of angles. One contends that killing fetuses is not murder; others emphasize the moral importance of access to abortion. Purdy considers the conflicting interests of women and men regarding abortion, and argues against requiring a husband's consent. The book concludes with a consideration of new reproductive technologies and arrangements, including the controversial issue of surrogacy, or contract pregnancy. Throughout, Purdy combines traditional utilitarianism with some of the most powerful insights of contemporary feminist ethics. Her provocative essays create guidelines for approaching new topics and inspire fresh thinking about old ones.

Download or read book Queen Victoria s Secrets written by Adrienne Munich and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unconventional figure in an age that excluded women from government, Victoria was accorded prominence unavailable to any male monarch. Yet as Adrienne Munich argues in this fascinating work, the originality of the solid, dour icon that was Victoria lay, paradoxically, in her very ordinariness. The first book to fully investigate the influence of this icon of British history, Queen Victoria's Secrets demonstrates the firm grasp the queen held on the cultural imagination of her country, exploring how Victoria created and maintained her royal authority. Gracefully weaving together feminist, anthropological, and postcolonial approaches, Munich searches out the myriad, often contradictory incarnations of the queen in the minds of her people. How did Victoria convincingly maintain her power for forty years after Prince Albert's death, never giving up her identity as a grieving widow? How did Victorian society's reverential treatment of their queen conflate with the monarch's plain, middle class public image? These are some of the secrets Munich examines in her richly detailed work. In demonstrating the subtle but powerful ways in which Victoria performed significant cultural work, Queen Victoria's Secrets goes against the grain of Victoria scholarship, which has tended to overlook the queen's political and cultural centrality. This stylish, accessible portrait will be of great interest to those who are fascinated by the myth-making and secrets of the Victorian age.