230 results for '"Harman, Gilbert'

Explaining Value is a selection of the best of Gilbert Harman's shorter writings in moral philosophy. The thirteen essays are divided into four sections, which focus in turn on moral relativism,...

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Building on A People’s History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes. An “indispensable volume” on...

Early on the morning of May 6, 1840, the elderly Lord William Russell was found in his London house with his throat so deeply cut that his head was nearly severed. The crime soon had everyone,...

A Spectator Best Book of the Year“It’s an extremely handsome, well-designed book, and you couldn’t ask for a better introduction to Kafka...If you’ve never read Kafka before or if you already love...

A search for the meaning of one of nature's greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform? "How many creatures walking on this earth / Have their first being in another form?" the Roman...

This book seeks to describe the rapid development in recent decades of sieve methods able to detect prime numbers. The subject began with Eratosthenes in antiquity, took on new shape with Legendre's...

Allan Gilbert is unquestionably the most accurate and reliable translator of Machiavelli into English; the publication of this edition is an altogether happy occasion. Students of the history of...

Continental philosophy has entered a new period of ferment. The long deconstructionist era was followed with a period dominated by Deleuze, which has in turn evolved into a new situation still...

A witty introduction to the Louvre’s many masterpieces, told from the perspective of the subjects themselves―including resident superstar Mona Lisa.Millions of people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris...

An accessible and practical introduction to Tarot divination.John Gilbert was an extraordinary tarot diviner and teacher, and this book draws on his knowledge and expertise to provide a clear and...

Are social groups real in any sense that is independent of the thoughts, actions, and beliefs of the individuals making up the group? Using methods of philosophy to examine such longstanding...