Spinoza's Book of Life - Freedom and Redemption in the 'Ethics'
Most readers of Spinoza treat him as a pure metaphysician, a grim determinist, or a stoic moralist, but none of these descriptions captures the author of the Ethics, argues Steven B. Smith in this intriguing book. Offering a new reading of Spinoza's masterpiece, Smith asserts that the Ethics is a celebration of human freedom and its attendant joys and responsibilities and should be placed among the great founding documents of the Enlightenment. Two aspects of Smith's book distinguish it from other studies. It treats the famous "geometrical method" of the Ethics as a form of moral rhetoric, a model for the construction of individuality.
Vegetables freatures: * Detailed descriptions of more than 70 vegetables, from Burpee's world-famous tomato hybrids to the exotic kohlrabi * Complete cultural information, advice on soil preparation, scores of tips, and essential information on both new and old-fashioned vegetables from arugula to zucchini * A superb "plant portrait" section - every vegetable explained and fully illustrated with many entries showing multiple photos to distinguish varieties * Special chapters include "The Vegetable Garden Planner", "Pests and Diseases" and more
The book of knitting, in which the project created a group of leading designers Notch, look "queerly" and "strange" ... But they will be able to distinguish you from the crowd, giving you a unique look.
This book includes chapters on physical and cultural geography, as well as on the history, government, and economy. A concluding chapter speculates on the future of Georgia. The authors are geographers and their perspective does distinguish this title from others on the subject.
How and when does the ability to give and understand explanations develop? Morag Donaldson directly addresses this question in the present study, providing evidence from a series of imaginative experiments she carried out with 3- to 10-year-olds. In contrast to many earlier accounts, she demonstrates that children can distinguish between cause and effect and among physical, psychological and logical relations well before the age of 7.
