353 results for '"Pons, Silvio'

This text by Philoponus, the sixth-century commentator on Aristotle, is notable for its very informative Introduction to Psychology, which tells us the views of Philoponus, of his teacher and of...

In this, the first half of Philoponus' analysis of book one of "Aristotle's Physics," the principal themes are metaphysical. Aristotle's opening chapter in the "Physics" is an abstract reflection on...

"Au fil des heures et des jours le besoin d'écrire s'incrustetenace comme une arête dans la gorgeNon le glauque de l'usineMais sa paradoxale beauté"Ouvrier intérimaire, Joseph embauche jour après...

In the USA the generation of 30-40 year old architects has a number of remarkable achievements to show for itself. Although this generation encompasses a broad spectrum of architectural genres, it is...

First published in 1945, Maurice Merleau-Ponty's monumental Phénoménologie de la perception signalled the arrival of a major new philosophical and intellectual voice in post-war Europe. Breaking with...

In this seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies work to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another...

The Primacy of Perception brings together a number of important studies by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that appeared in various publications from 1947 to 1961. The title essay, which is in essence a...

Authorship critically examines emergent themes in contemporary architecture by revisiting the seemingly defunct notion of design authorship. As we revel in the death of the master architect, how do...

A Financial Times Book of the YearA ProMarket Book of the Year“Superbly argued and important...Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal...

For the most discerning collectors and trendsetters, more than thirty-five contemporary masters of exquisitely crafted precious jewelryThis inspirational book features more than thirty-five master...

This book is an offspring of Negroponte's The Architecture Machine, published by The MIT Press in 1970. As is usually the case where computer systems are involved, the new generation is several...

Mimi Pond crafts a gorgeous, dazzling biography of the Mitford SistersBorn with pedigrees but without the pocketbooks to match, The Mitfords were certainly no strangers to lies, intrigue, or scandal...

Rome, civilisation des spectacles, est connue pour les jeux du cirque, mais on ignore que le theatre y tint une place au moins aussi importante. Les Romains, des la Republique, allaient au theatre...

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect...

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery in this first book full of “atmosphere, history, and lively humor” (Publishers Weekly, starred...

Tous deux Atheniens et disciples de Socrate, Platon et Xenophon appartiennent a la meme generation aristocratique qui, a la fin du Ve siecle, subit la defaite de la guerre du Peloponnese et les...

A provocative account of what is gained and what is lost when a word that once narrowly referred to neighborhood change takes on a life all its ownSociologist Ruth Glass coined the term...

Showcases sixty new artisans whose work exemplifies the growing handmade element in contemporary product designCollectable, one-of-a-kind artisanal objects—whether hand-woven textiles or handblown...