1916 results for '"SEN,A"'

This is the first full-length study of the Symposium to be published in English, and one of the first English works on Plato to take its bearings by the dramatic form of the Platonic dialogue, a...

Brings together Rosen's essays on ancient philosophy (including three new pieces), his views on the current state of scholarship in ancient philosophy and his own approach, and the title essay...

It's so easy to make your own pickles and ferments! Pickling and fermenting are age-old culinary processes that use seasonal produce so you can enjoy the flavors all year round, but they are also...

From monumental tombs and domestic decoration, to acts of benefaction and portraits of ancestors, Roman freed slaves, or freedmen, were prodigious patrons of art and architecture. Traditionally,...

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the István Hont Book Prize, Institute of Intellectual History Finalist for the Cundill History Prize A sweeping history of the rise of personal...

How the internet and powerful online tools are democratizing and accelerating scientific discoveryReinventing Discovery argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in...

For more than five decades, Bernd (1931–2007) and Hilla (1934–2015) Becher collaborated on photographs of industrial architecture in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, and the United...

A compelling account of Christianity's Jewish beginnings, from one of the world's leading scholars of ancient religion How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to...

From a leading popular philosopher, an uplifting meditation on the nature and power of optimism. In this book Lars Svendsen embarks on a profound exploration of the nature of hope, asking what...

An unprecedented overview of the early work of a preeminent 20th-century artist Diane Arbus (1923–1971) is one of the most distinctive and provocative artists of the twentieth century. Her...

A poignant and darkly witty portrait of aging, memory, and multigenerational caretaking from the first female Faroese writer to ever appear in English.I'm a woman in my early sixties. Somewhere...

For many of us it is the ultimate fear: to die alone. Loneliness is a difficult subject to address because it has such negative connotations in our intensely social world. But the truth is that...

A Best Book of the Year at The New Yorker and The Telegraph“Amusing and assertive . . . [Christiansen’s] delight is infectious.” —Alexandra Jacobs, The New York Times Book ReviewRupert Christiansen,...

"Today choice is often taken to be a synonym for freedom. In much of the world, but especially in the United States, having both more occasions to make choices and more options to choose from are...

From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes another entry in the Your Things board book series for the youngest of children. This is your horse. It is yours to have. Your horse is brown, but it could...

Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are foretold and then pursued to their tragic and often bloodthirsty...

Since the 1950s Peter Matthiessen has written fiction and nonfiction of elemental power and moral vision, including the acclaimed novels At Play in the Fields of the Lord and Far Tortuga and works of...

What led Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his momentous decision to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944? What is the relation between his resistance activities and his...