The Norsemen in the Viking Age
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Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Non-Fiction | 4 December 2010 |
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The Norsemen in the Viking Saga
This history of the Nordic peoples in the period 750-1050 focuses on their homelands and colonies, demonstrating the fluidity and incoherence of the world in which they lived. # Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. # Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. # Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence. |
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Tags: peoples, Viking, Nordic, through, controversies, Norsemen |
The Practice of Reason: Leibniz and his Controversies
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Added by: alexa19 | Karma: 4030.49 | Non-Fiction | 22 August 2010 |
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The Practice of Reason: Leibniz and his Controversies
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) dedicated much of his life to some of the most central debates of his time. For him, our chance of progress towards the happiness of mankind lies in the capacity to recognize the value of the different perspectives through which humans approach the world. |
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Tags: Leibniz, which, through, perspectives, humans, Practice, Controversies, Reason, different |