Dialogues and Essays
Title | Dialogues and Essays PDF eBook |
Author | Lucius Annaeus Seneca |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2008-09-11 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0199552401 |
Stoic philosopher and tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote moral essays - exercises in practical philosophy - on how to live in a troubled world. Strikingly applicable today, his thoughts on happiness and other subjects are here combined in a clear, modern translation with an introduction on Seneca's life and philosophy.
Dialogues and Letters
Title | Dialogues and Letters PDF eBook |
Author | Seneca |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2005-02-24 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0141914548 |
A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4BC-AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection explores his thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life. In the Consolation to Helvia he strives to offer solace to his mother, following his exile in AD 41, while On the Shortness of Life and On Tranquillity of Mind are lucid and compelling explorations of Stoic thought. Witty and self-critical, the Letters - written to his young friend Lucilius - explore Seneca's struggle to acquire philosophical wisdom. A fascinating insight into one of the greatest minds of Ancient Rome, these works inspired writers and thinkers including Montaigne, Rousseau, and Bacon, and continue to intrigue and enlighten.
Dialogues
Title | Dialogues PDF eBook |
Author | Stanislaw Lem |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 359 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0262542935 |
The first English translation of a nonfiction work by Stanisław Lem, which was "conceived under the spell of cybernetics" in 1957 and updated in 1971. In 1957, Stanisław Lem published Dialogues, a book "conceived under the spell of cybernetics," as he wrote in the preface to the second edition. Mimicking the form of Berkeley's Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, Lem's original dialogue was an attempt to unravel the then-novel field of cybernetics. It was a testimony, Lem wrote later, to "the almost limitless cognitive optimism" he felt upon his discovery of cybernetics. This is the first English translation of Lem's Dialogues, including the text of the first edition and the later essays added to the second edition in 1971. For the second edition, Lem chose not to revise the original. Recognizing the naivete of his hopes for cybernetics, he constructed a supplement to the first dialogue, which consists of two critical essays, the first a summary of the evolution of cybernetics, the second a contribution to the cybernetic theory of the "sociopathology of governing," amending the first edition's discussion of the pathology of social regulation; and two previously published articles on related topics. From the vantage point of 1971, Lem observes that original book, begun as a search for methods "that would increase our understanding of both the human and nonhuman worlds," was in the end "an expression of the cognitive curiosity and anxiety of modern thought."
Berkeley's Three Dialogues
Title | Berkeley's Three Dialogues PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Storrie |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0198755686 |
This is the first volume of essays on Berkeley's Three Dialogues, a classic of early modern philosophy. Leading experts cover all the central issues in the text: the rejection of material substance, the nature of perception and reality, the limits of human knowledge, and the perceived threats of skepticism, atheism, and immorality.
Synthesis of Science and Religion
Title | Synthesis of Science and Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Thoudam Damodara Singh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Religion and science |
ISBN | 9780941525015 |
Words for Readers and Writers
Title | Words for Readers and Writers PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Woiwode |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2013-04-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433535254 |
From poetry to social networks, writing affects us all. Having taught the art of writing for years while producing literary works of national renown, Larry Woiwode thus explores the mysterious power of language, offering readers a diverse collection of thought-provoking essays on the meaning and significance of writing. In teaching the art of putting words on a page, Woiwode highlights the crucial role that writing plays in communicating with others and fashioning meaning for our lives. The book's 21 essays will help Christians grasp the foundational importance of writing and to be more intentional about how they use words to express their emotions, desires, and beliefs.
Art, Dialogue, and Outrage
Title | Art, Dialogue, and Outrage PDF eBook |
Author | Wole Soyinka |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN |
Never less than profound, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka's fierce and provocative contribution to the debate on multiculturalism brings together 19 iconoclastic essays on African, European, and American literature, culture, and politics. "Unquestionably Africa's most versatile writer".--New York Times