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Essays on the Philosophy of Music
This volume contains a selection of essays in translation by the German philosopher and man of letters Ernst Bloch (1885–1977), on the philosophy... Les mer
What is a Law of Nature?
This is a study of a crucial and controversial topic in metaphysics and the philosophy of science: the status of the laws of nature. D. M. Armstrong... Les mer
Philosophical Papers
Charles Taylor has been one of the most original and influential figures in contemporary philosophy: his ‘philosophical anthropology’ spans an... Les mer
The New Comedy of Greece and Rome
In writing this book on the plays of New Comedy the author’s aim is to fill a gap in the existing literature by concentrating on what one might... Les mer
Callimachus: The Fifth Hymn
Callimachus was one of the most important and influential writers in the ancient world. He was the outstanding poet of the Hellenistic period, and... Les mer
The Iliad
This is the first volume of a projected six-volume Commentary on Homer’s Iliad, under the General Editorship of professor G. S. Kirk. Professor... Les mer
The Modes of Scepticism
The Modes of Scepticism is one of the most important and influential of all ancient philosophical texts. The texts made an enormous impact on Western... Les mer
Emotion
In this study William Lyons presents a sustained and coherent theory of the emotions, and one which draws extensively on the work of psychologists... Les mer
The Earliest Life of Gregory the Great
In his role of apostle of the English and promoter of Augustine’s mission, Gregory the Great became the subject of what is one of the earliest... Les mer
Two Lives of St. Cuthbert
These two complementary lives of Cuthbert illuminate both the secular history of the golden age of Northumbria and the historic shift from Celtic to... Les mer
Felix’s Life of Saint Guthlac
Written around 730–740 the Life of Guthlac by the monk Felix is an important and colourful source for the obscure early history of East Anglia and... Les mer
The Life of Bishop Wilfrid
The Life of Wilfrid offers us a graphic portrait of one of the most forceful characters in the history of the English Church: a man courageous and... Les mer
A Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama
In this, the third and final volume of his critical account of American drama in the twentieth century, Christopher Bigsby turns from the... Les mer
Demosthenes: Selected Private Speeches
The four private speeches contained in this collection were functional artefacts whose object was to persuade a jury numbered in hundreds by... Les mer
The Sacred Game
This book is a meditation on the theme of provincialism in American literature. With careful attention to the historical context, it identifies in... Les mer
Philosophy in History
The sixteen essays in this volume confront the current debate about the relationship between philosophy and its history. On the one hand intellectual... Les mer
In the Age of Prose
The guiding theme of these essays is the fate of the imagination and the condition of art in the modern world, where both appear to be enfeebled by... Les mer
Bachelard: Science and Objectivity
This is the first critically evaluative study of Gaston Bachelard’s philosophy of science to be written in English. Bachelard’s professional... Les mer
Metaphysics
This book provides an introduction to metaphysics. At the outset Professor Hamlyn distinguishes two conceptions of metaphysics running through the... Les mer
Callimachus: Hymn to Demeter
Callimachus was one of the most important and influential writers in the ancient world. He was the outstanding poet of the Hellenistic period, and... Les mer
Virgil’s Iliad
This is a book about Virgil’s Aeneid, especially the second half of the poem, are explores in some detail Virgil’s use of Homer’s Iliad. The... Les mer
Decisions and Revisions
This is a collection of Isaac Levi’s philosophical papers. Over the period represented by the work here, Professor Levi has developed an... Les mer
The Cambridge Ancient History
Published in 1928, Volume VII of the Cambridge Ancient History orginally covered both the history of the Hellenistic world from the battle of Ipsus... Les mer
Cambridge University Press 1584–1984
In 1984 the Press celebrated 400 years of continuous printing and publishing. This history, now published as a paperback, provides a readable... Les mer