![]() But even where Sartre’s philosophy is obviously flawed, as it certainly is in Existentialism and Humanism, it can fire the imagination and offer genuine insight into the human condition. ![]() It is common practice for teachers in the Anglo-American philosophical tradition to be scathing about Sartre’s philosophy, dismissing it as woolly, jargon-laden, derivative, wrong-headed and so on – in Bryan Magee’s recent TV series ‘The Great Philosophers’, for instance, Sartre’s philosophy was declared to be only of passing interest. Nevertheless Existentialism and Humanism provides a good introduction to a number of key themes in his major work of the same period, Being and Nothingness, and to some of the fundamental questions about human existence which are the starting point for most people’s interest in philosophy at all. One explanation for this may be that Sartre himself came to regret the publication of the book and later repudiated parts of it. ![]() ![]() SUBSCRIBE NOW Ethics A student’s guide to Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existentialism and Humanism Nigel Warburton gives a brief introduction to this classic text.Įxistentialism and Humanism is probably the most widely read of all Sartre’s philosophical writings, and it is certainly one of his more accessible pieces yet surprisingly little has been written about it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But as they unravel that legacy, they'll discover it's not just their family that's in danger. ![]() The key may lie in their own connection to the secret Kristoff legacy. To survive, the siblings will have to be braver than they ever thought possible-and fight against their darkest impulses. Bloodthirsty medieval warriors patrol the woods around them, supernatural pirates roam the neighboring seas, and a power-hungry queen rules the land. Now in dire straits, the family must relocate to an old Victorian house that used to be the home of occult novelist Denver Kristoff-a house that feels simultaneously creepy and too good to be true.īy the time the Walkers realize that one of their neighbors has sinister plans for them, they're banished to a primeval forest way off the grid. ![]() Walker lost his job in the wake of a mysterious incident. From legendary Hollywood director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It's Kind of a Funny Story) comes this first book in an epic new fantasy series.īrendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything: two loving parents, a beautiful house in San Francisco, and all the portable electronic devices they could want. ![]() ![]() Less than 48 hours later she had her first encounter with the famous, terrifying jaws and was instantly hooked. There she joined the two biologists who study the sharks, bunking down in the island's one habitable building, a haunted, 120-year-old house spackled with lichen and gull guano. Within a matter of months she was in a 17-foot Boston Whaler, being hoisted up a cliff to face onto the barren surface of Southeast Farallon Island, part of the group known to 19th-century sailors as the "Devil's Teeth". Casey knew she had to see them for herself. That so many of these magnificent and elusive animals lived in the 415 area code, crisscrossing each other under the surface like jets stacked in a holding pattern, seemed stunningly improbable and irresistible. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping 18 feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast. ![]() Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. Venture 30 miles due west, however, and you will find yourself on what is virtually another planet: a spooky cluster of rocky islands called the Farallones. ![]() Travel 30 miles north, south, or east of San Francisco city hall and you'll be engulfed in a landscape of thick traffic, fast enterprise, and $6 cappuccinos. ![]() ![]() He then explores how past events – gets processed into becoming – a history, and the subjectivity that surrounds that process. He distinguishes between ‘past events’, historiography (“the process of writing history”) and history (“the end result of that process”). Arnold breaks these questions down, by recounting stories of the pasts, and exploring how history gets to be written.Īrnold started the book examining what history is. “History: A Very Short Introduction” by John H. These are often questions we ask ourselves when we talk about history, of course, besides “ why the hell am I obliged to memorize these random dates and names in school ”. “ Why are there different accounts of historical events ?” ![]() ![]() ![]() In Finding Jackie, she follows the "star of life" through her tragedies and triumphs with all the urgency and uncertainty she faced. But what story lies beneath that of the former First Lady? What is the true tale of the woman who later wore leather miniskirts, grew her hair long, and married infamous Greek shipping tycoon Ari Onassis?Įaton charts the taboo and often dismissed story of Jackie, the life of a woman reinventing herself time and time again. Jackie Kennedy was universally loved and to this day is still remembered as dignified, classy, a superior wife, mother, decorator, and hostess. ![]() ![]() In her new book, Finding Jackie: A Life Reinvented (Diversion Books, 2023), scholar and writer Oline Eaton examines the story of an era's biggest "star of life," Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, as she coped with trauma and built a new existence in an unstable world during the time between JFK's murder in 1963 and the death of her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, in 1975. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() HISTORY IS AWESOME!Ĭremer builds a world that is so detailed and rich with history (History teachers FTW!) – you can tell that there is just so much planning that went into how these books would flow with each other. Regardless of what team you are on, the plot of Wolfsbane is what keeps the need to finish this book as fast as possible going. Cremer laid the foundation in Nightshade and Wolfsbane took off and never looked back. It was full of twists and turns and drama and awesomeness all rolled up into one excellent sequel.Ĭremer takes the reader on one heck of a ride with Wolfsbane. ![]() I loved Wolfsbane as much as I loved Nightshade but, y’all, this book was intense. I’m one of those gals that if I can wait for the whole series to be released THEN read them – I’m a much happier reader. I put off reading Wolfsbane for a while – as much as I loved Nightshade I KNEW there was gonna be a cliffhanger and I just couldn’t put myself through the wait. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive. But then the Searchers make her an offer, one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack and the man she left behind. When Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemies, she’s certain her days are numbered. ![]() ![]() ![]() The text includes sequences in a tuberculosis sanatorium, an encounter with an anti-death protest movement, a society of dream investigators, and an extended visit to the minuscule world of dust mites living on a microscope slide. The novel is grounded in the reality of Communist Romania in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including long lines for groceries, the absurdities of the education system, and the misery of family life. On a broad scale, the novel's investigations of other universes, dimensions, and timelines reconcile the realms of life and art. Este poet, prozator, eseist, critic literar si publicist. in cadrul Facultatii de Litere a Universitatii din Bucuresti. ![]() A absolvit Facultatea de Limba si Literatura Romana a Universitatii din Bucuresti in 1980. Based on Cæartæarescu's own experience as a high school teacher, Solenoid begins with the mundane details of a diarist's life and quickly spirals into a philosophical account of existence, history, philosophy, and mathematics. Mircea CartarescufMircea Cartarescu s-a nascut pe i iunie 1956, in Bucuresti. "From Mircea Cæartæarescu, author of Blinding: an existence (and eventually a cosmos) created by forking paths. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was completely enthralled by the interactions between Theo and Jamie in this story. Well, not 'old' old, as they're around the same age, plus, Jamie's extremely attractive, which even 'straight' Theo can recognize. With each other!Ī lot of the early story revolved around how both siblings had tried to move on, but couldn't quite get there, as they were still a bit stuck in the past romantically.Įnter their mother, with a horoscope for both of her darling Leos for the coming year. Theo and his sister, Leone, were finishing up their undergraduate degrees, both heartbroken after their latest love interests had fallen head-over-heels in love. I absolutely LOVED Anyta Sunday's latest release, " Leo Loves Aries." It was full of snark, humor and loads of banter, which was right up my alley. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He certainly hadn’t asked Gregory to look into anything regarding the complex quantum AI built at Mars’s south pole. Obscura?”ĭamien glanced at Alexander and raised an eyebrow. “I looked into that matter you asked about. “Lord Montgomery, Your Majesty.” Malcolm Gregory bowed his way into the room as the military conference ended. He was far more confident in the success of the second part of his job than the first! The other forty percent was teaching Kiera Alexander how to be Mage-Queen of Mars. ![]() The clever ones were learning that she was a very smart teenager whose fresh viewpoint was often extremely valuable-and who was as willing to listen to arguments against her suggestions as she was to lay down the law when needed.Ībout sixty percent of Damien’s job these days was running the Protectorate for Kiera Alexander. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why Voltaire mocked Canada as ‘a few acres of snow’?.Voltaire’s radical views on race and slavery.The Sorrows of Young Werther: These passages inspired suicide.Roald Dahl’s The Witches: The paragraphs critics called sexist.A Wrinkle in Time: Is it blasphemous or too Christian?. ![]()
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