Download or read book Acastos written by Iris Murdoch and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Witty and profound” musings on questions of art and religion from a celebrated novelist known for her philosophical explorations (Library Journal). For centuries, the works of Plato, featuring his mentor and teacher Socrates, have illuminated philosophical discussions. In Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues, acclaimed philosopher, poet, and writer Iris Murdoch turns her keen eye to the value of art, knowledge, and faith, with two dramatic conversations featuring Plato and Socrates. “Art and Eros”: After witnessing a theatrical performance, Socrates and his pupils—Callistos, Acastos, Mantias, Deximenes, and Plato—undertake a quest to uncover the meaning and worth of artistic endeavors. “Above the Gods”: The celebration of a religious festival leads to a lively discussion of the gods and their place in society, as Socrates, along with several of his followers, talk about the morality of religion, wisdom, and righteousness. Told through vivid characterizations and lively discourse, Acastos is at once a “profound and satisfying” exploration of the Socratic method and an enjoyable example of theatrical writing from a Man Booker Prize–winning novelist known for her studies with Ludwig Wittgenstein and her philosophy lectures at Oxford University, as well as for such works of fiction as The Sea, The Sea and The Black Prince (Kirkus Reviews).
Download or read book Two Dialogues written by J. C. Lester and published by Legend Press Ltd. This book was released on 2016 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why learn about philosophy? Because it is the master subject, more fundamental than all of the others. Philosophical discourse critically examines fundamental assumptions and presuppositions without which one cannot be truly intellectually autonomous. Why learn about libertarianism? Because politics causes or exacerbates the very problems that it purports to solve, misperceiving voluntary behaviour and free markets as problems. Liberty is always preferable. Its maximal practical observance entailing self-ownership, private property and consensual interactions. And libertarianism will be the ideological framework of the future of humankind. These bold claims are expounded and defended in J P Lester's Two Dialogues: Introduction to Philosophy and Libertarianism. Amusing and stimulating, these brief introductions to philosophy and libertarianism offer a unique insight and can be read without prior knowledge of the subjects. Lester's often highly unorthodox critical commentary makes this a sharp and necessary read.
Download or read book Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems written by Galileo and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2001-10-02 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Copernican system over the Ptolemaic one, proving, for the first time, that the earth revolves around the sun. Its influence is incalculable. The Dialogue is not only one of the most important scientific treatises ever written, but a work of supreme clarity and accessibility, remaining as readable now as when it was first published. This edition uses the definitive text established by the University of California Press, in Stillman Drake’s translation, and includes a Foreword by Albert Einstein and a new Introduction by J. L. Heilbron.
Download or read book Two Dialogues in English between a Doctour of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England etc B L written by Christopher Saint German and published by . This book was released on 1673 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two dialogues i Our human nature ii Conjectural restoration of a lost dialogue by sir T Browne B Dockray author of the first ed of the second written by Benjamin Dockray and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Dialogues in English Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England written by Christopher Saint German and published by . This book was released on 1709 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Dialogues in English Between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England of the Grounds of the Said Laws and of Conscience Newly Revised and Re printed written by Christopher Saint German and published by . This book was released on 1687 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Principles of Deism truly represented In two dialogues between a sceptick and a deist etc By Francis Gastrell written by and published by . This book was released on 1709 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two dialogues on the use of Bands of Hope written by Evan LEWIS (B.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life and Miracles of St Benedict written by Pope Gregory I and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1949-03 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of the biography written by Pope Gregory the Great, this official biography is also known as the Second Book of Dialogues. It is the earliest and thus the most valuable biography of St. Benedict.
Download or read book Rhymed Plea for Tolerance in Two Dialogues by John Kenyon written by John Kenyon and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rhymed Plea For Tolerance in Two Dialogues written by John Kenyon and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.
Download or read book The Influence of Respect for Outward Things in Two Dialogues written by John Taylor (of Chapel Street, Pentonville.) and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Humours and Conversations of the Town Expos d in Two Dialogues The First of the Men the Second of the Women written by HUMOURS. and published by . This book was released on 1693 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dialogues on Consciousness written by Riccardo Manzotti and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a period of many years, the celebrated English novelist Tim Parks and the Italian philosopher Riccardo Manzotti have been discussing the nature of consciousness. Not long ago, Parks suggested to his friend that they condense their exchanges “into a series of focused dialogues to set out the standard positions on consciousness, and suggest some alternatives.” Fifteen of the resultant conversations were edited by Parks and published in The New York Review of Books online—one of its most popular features ever. Now collected into one slim but thought-provoking volume, the dialogues reveal the profound scholarship of the two men. Their talks touch upon Aristotle and William James, the Higgs boson and Descartes, and include topics such as “Where Are Words?”, “The Body and Us”, “The Reality of Dreams”, “The Object of Consciousness”, and finally “Consciousness: What Is It?”. For those of us searching for insight into some of life’s most basic puzzles—how do we think? how do we perceive one another, and ourselves?—Dialogues on Consciousness will take its place alongside other classics of philosophy.
Download or read book Remarks on the causes of starvation In two dialogues containing a few hints to the poor and the extravagant written by William GADSBY and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dialogues of Plato written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
