This book makes no claim to originality in any strict sense of the word. The philosophy of education has engaged the attention of too many keen minds for too long a time to leave much scope for that. A Philosophy of Education is an essay in synthesis rather than in fresh exploration, and, as such, it may lay claim to a certain novelty of conception and development. It possesses, moreover, several specific features to which I should like to draw the reader’s attention...
This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arithmetical astronomy of the Babylonians merged with the Greek geometrical approach to culminate in the Almagest of Ptolemy. This legacy was transmitted to the Latin West via Islam, and led to Copernicus's claim that the Earth is in motion. In justifying this Kepler converted astronomy into a branch of dynamics, leading to Newton's universal law of gravity.
Prophecies are not always clear. That is what seventeen-year-old Silas Ainsley learns when he finds himself in a realm called Marenon.
The people of Marenon are on the brink of war and many of them claim that Silas is the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy that can save them. Each group wants to use him for their own purposes, but he doesn’t know who is trustworthy.
The Claim of Reason - Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality and Tragedy
This handsome new edition of Stanley Cavell's landmark text, first published 20 years ago, provides a new preface that discusses the reception and influence of his work, which occupies a unique niche between philosophy and literary studies.
