5150 results for '"Aris Spanos'

How we build our invisible libraries Erich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical...

A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries. "The author brings a fresh hopefulness to the enterprise...

The definitive account of Aristotle's life and schoolThis definitive biography shows that Aristotle's philosophy is best understood on the basis of a firm knowledge of his life and of the school he...

" . . . impressive and challenging reevaluation of the sixteenth-century origins of the Enlightenment." ―Sixteenth Century JournalIn this book, George Huppert introduces the reader to a group of...

Intro -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Friday, November 1 -- Saturday, November 2 -- Sunday, November 3 -- Monday, November 4 -- Tuesday, November 5 -- Wednesday, November 6 -- Thursday, November...

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Book 3 of Aristotle's Physics elaborates definitions of change and infinity - concepts central to his theory of nature. In a sixth-century commentary on Physics 3, Philoponus makes use of Aristotle's...

Text: English (translation)Original Language: Latin, Greek

Breq and her crew must stand against an old and powerful enemy and fight for their own destinies in the stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy. A must read for fans of Ursula K...

From the pre-eminent WWII historian, an ardent chronicle of the unprecedented and far-sighted U.S. postwar decision to aid its enemies as well as its allies via the Marshall Plan, which led to eight...

Aristophanes' comedies are famous for their comic characters and earthy humor. But they are also highly topical, with many contemporary political allusions easily missed today. This book provides...

This book argues that Aristotle offers us a consistent theory of definition, according to which a particular type of definition - one which states the formal cause of a simple item - is fundamental...

"In Categories Chapters 7 and 8, Aristotle considers his third and fourth categories - those of Relative and Quality. Critics of Aristotle had suggested for each of the non-substance categories that...

"Aristotle's Topics is about dialectic, which can be understood as a debate between two people or as an individual's internal debate. Its purposes range from philosophical training to discovering the...

From behind the blackout, a beautifully written and atmospheric portrait of life in the Iranian capital through the months leading up to the war. In Iran’s capital city, the shops of the bazaar are...

This comprehensive dictionary is a popular and reliable reference work for Classics and Latin scholars; it includes citations from ancient literature, etymological information, and an orthographical...