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Abolishing Christianity and Other Essays
Author | : Jonathan Swift |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781933149035 |
"In this new compendium of 11 outrageous essays and commentaries by the English language's greatest satirist, Swift reflects on the absurdity of organized religion, classical vs. modern literature, digressions, astrological predictions, and a host of other tantalizing topics. His classic tale, A Modest Proposal, which suggests solving the hunger problem by eating children, is also included."--BOOK JACKET.
An Old Castle and Other Essays
Author | : Caleb Thomas Winchester |
Publisher | : Ayer Company Publishers |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
My Philosophy - And Other Essays on the Moral and Political Problems of Our Time
Author | : Benedetto Croce |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2011-10-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1447494547 |
“My Philosophy” is a 1949 work by Benedetto Croce containing many of his essays on philosophy together with various writings on the subjects of morality ad politics. Contents include: “Discourses on Philosophy”, “Philosophy of Politics”, “Problems of Ethics and Aesthetics”, “Philosophy of History”, and “Various Thoughts”. Benedetto Croce (1866–1952) was an Italian historian, philosopher, and politician. A prolific writer, he who wrote on many different subjects including history, philosophy, aesthetics, and historiography. This vintage book is highly recommended for those with an interest in philosophy and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Croce's seminal work. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an introduction to Croce's philosophy by Raffaello Piccoli.
An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity
Author | : Jonathan Swift |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2018-06-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781721554379 |
An Argument against Abolishing Christianity By Jonathan Swift Satirist, was born at Dublin of English parents. Dryden was his cousin, and he also claimed kin with Herrick. He was a posthumous child, and was brought up in circumstances of extreme poverty. He was sent to school at Kilkenny, and afterwards went to Trinity College, Dublin, where he gave no evidence of ability, but displayed a turbulent and unruly temper, and only obtained a degree by "special grace." After the Revolution he joined his mother, then resident at Leicester, by whose influence he was admitted to the household of Sir William Temple at Moor Park, Lady T. being her distant kinswoman. Here he acted as secretary, and having access to a well-stocked library, made good use of his opportunities, and became a close student. At Moor Park he met many distinguished men, including William III., who offered him a troop of horse; he also met Esther Johnson (Stella), a natural daughter of Sir William, who was afterwards to enter so largely into his life. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Insanity and Genius
Author | : Harry Eiss |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 770 |
Release | : 2014-06-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1443860867 |
In his book about the discovery of the structure of DNA, James Watson wrote, “So we had lunch, telling ourselves that a structure this beautiful just had to exist.” Indeed, the quest most often asked by scientists about a scientific theory is “Is it beautiful?” Yes, beauty equals truth. Scientists know, mathematicians know. But the beauties, the truths of mathematics and science were not the truths that inspired the author as a child, and he intuitively knew that the truths he needed come from a different way of knowing, a way of knowing not of the world of logic and reason and explanation (though they have a value), but rather a way of knowing that is of the world expression, a world that enters the truths beyond the grasp of logic. That is what this book is all about. It is an exploration of the greatest minds of human existence struggling to understand the deepest truths of the human condition. This second edition updates the previous one, incorporating new publications on Van Gogh, recent discoveries in neurology, psychology, and the rapid developments in understanding DNA and biotechnology. We’ve come a long way already from that original discovery by Watson and his coauthor Francis Crick.
On Providence and Other Essays
Author | : Ulrich Zwingli |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 1999-10-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1579102964 |
A collection of of Zwingli's later writings (1525-1531), including such works as his treatise on original sin, essay on providence and his Short and Clear Exposition of the Christian Faith.
Parody, Scriblerian Wit and the Rise of the Novel
Author | : Przemysław Uściński |
Publisher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2017-03-31 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3631681224 |
Parody was a crucial technique for the satirists and novelists associated with the Scriblerus Club. The great eighteenth-century wits (Alexander Pope, John Gay, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne) often explored the limits of the ugly, the droll, the grotesque and the insane by mocking, distorting and deconstructing multiple discourses, genres, modes and methods of representation. This book traces the continuity and difference in parodic textuality from Pope to Sterne. It focuses on polyphony, intertextuality and deconstruction in parodic genres and examines the uses of parody in such texts as «The Beggar’s Opera», «The Dunciad», «Joseph Andrews» and «Tristram Shandy». The book demonstrates how parody helped the modern novel to emerge as a critical and artistically self-conscious form.