This book's underlying claim is that English Renaissance tragedy addresses live issues in the experience of readers and spectators today: it is not a genre to be studied only for aesthetic or "heritage" reasons. The book considers the way in which tragedy in general, and English Renaissance tragedy in particular, addresses ideas of freedom, understood both from an individual and a sociopolitical perspective.
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Journalism and Free Speech brings together for the first time an historical and theoretical exploration of journalism and its relationship with the idea of free speech. Though freedom of the press is widely regarded as an essential ingredient to democratic societies, the relationship between the idea of freedom of speech and the practice of press freedom is one that is generally taken for granted. Censorship, in general terms is an anathema.
Once regarded as a minor Socratic school, Cynicism is now admired as one of the more creative and influential philosophical movements in antiquity. First arising in the city-states of late classical Greece, Cynicism thrived through the Hellenistic and Roman periods, until the triumph of Christianity and the very end of pagan antiquity. In every age down to the present, its ideals of radical simplicity and freedom have alternately inspired and disturbed onlookers.This book offers a survey of Cynicism, its varied representatives and ideas, and the many contexts in which it operated.
Epictetus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance
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Epictetus (c. 50-c. 120 CE) was born a slave. His master, Epaphroditus, allowed him to attend the lectures of the Stoic philosopher Musonius Rufus and later gave him his freedom. From numerous references in his Discourses it is clear that Epictetus valued freedom as a precious possession.
The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond: A Soulful Exploration of the Emotional Freedom Techniques and HolisticEFT (the Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been called a modern miracle. By simply tapping on a series of points on the body, you can use these techniques to clear stuck emotions and other self-defeating patterns, producing profound breakthroughs. As thousands of enthusiastic users have discovered, EFT is easy to learn, works quickly, and can be used on virtually any issue. Building on the Mountroses' popular paperbacks "Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT" and "Getting Thru to Your Soul," this new volume makes EFT even easier and more effective.
