A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of... Læs mere
Memorialises the epic Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and connects it to the upheavals of the revolutionary era and the murderous financial networks of Atlantic slavery. This work offers selections from key contemporary texts.
Confessions .' -Scott MacDonald, Professor of Philosophy and Norma K. Regan Professor in Christian Studies, Cornell University
The 8th edition of Classics of Western Philosophy trumps the 7th edition-as well as all competing anthologies-by including Plato's Laches , selections from Aristotle's... Læs mere
This volume presents new-sometimes the first-English translations of representative fragments from the circle of Socrates' followers arranged thematically with brief commentary that notes illuminating relationships, similarities and patterns of influence.
A rigorous yet accessible and engaging introduction to symbolic logic that covers all thestandard topics and guides students with helpful suggestions for finding solutions toproblems of proof using the methods of deductive logic.
Deals with issues in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics, and illustrates various approaches to the problems in the analytic tradition.
Offers translations of Chekhov's major plays and one-acts along with an introduction focused on the plays' power to elicit the widely divergent of responses, the life of the... Læs mere
Offers translations of Chekhov's major plays and one-acts along with an introduction focused on the plays' power to elicit the widely divergent of responses, the life of the... Læs mere