This first detailed study of the bishops of Florence tells the story of a dynamic Italian lordship during the most prosperous period of the Middle Ages.... Læs mere
In this monumental intellectual biography, Frank Sulloway demonstrates that Freud always remained, despite his denials, a biologist of the mind; and, indeed, that his most creative inspirations derived significantly from biology.
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Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375) devoted his last decades to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is Famous Women, the first collection of biographies in Western literature... Læs mere
Moral relativism and pessimism, and the denigration of ethics in comparison with science are the results of widespread skepticism about the... Læs mere
When Sarah Bernhardt made her first American tour in 1880, the term “feminism” had yet to enter our national vocabulary. But over the next... Læs mere
Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the Diary of John Quincy Adams begin the publication of the greatest diary in American History. Here is a... Læs mere
Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald’s work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long... Læs mere
Muir explores an era of cultural innovation that promoted free inquiry in the face of philosophical and theological orthodoxy,... Læs mere
The authors consider the intersection of Daoism and ecology, looking at the theoretical and historical implications associated with a Daoist approach to the... Læs mere