The Greater Inclination by Edith Wharton: Step into the world of Edith Wharton's early short stories with "The Greater Inclination." Wharton, a prominent American novelist, showcases her talent for crafting tales of love, desire, and societal expectations. Each story delves into the complexities of human relationships and the inner conflicts faced by her characters, reflecting the societal norms and constraints of the time. Key Aspects of the Book "The Greater Inclination": Character Psychology: Wharton delves deep into the thoughts and emotions of her characters, presenting complex and realistic portrayals of human nature. Social Commentary: The stories provide a glimpse into the social mores and expectations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shedding light on the challenges faced by individuals in conforming to societal norms. Emotional Resonance: Wharton's writing evokes a range of emotions, from poignant to bittersweet, as she weaves tales of love, loss, and longing. Edith Wharton was a highly regarded American novelist and short story writer, known for her insightful depictions of the upper-class society during the Gilded Age. Born in New York City in 1862, Wharton achieved literary success with her novels "The Age of Innocence" and "Ethan Frome." "The Greater Inclination" represents her early foray into short stories, showcasing the talent and versatility that would define her illustrious literary career.

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Who has not seen a picture of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, massive in size but deceptively simple in shape, and not wondered how that shape was determined? Starting in the late eighteenth century, eleven main theories were proposed to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Even though some of these theories are well known, there has never been a detailed examination of their origins and dissemination. Twenty years of research using original and difficult-to-obtain source material has allowed Roger Herz-Fischler to piece together the intriguing story of these theories. Archaeological evidence and ancient Egyptian mathematical texts are discussed in order to place the theories in their proper historical context. The theories themselves are examined, not as abstract mathematical discourses, but as writings by individual authors, both well known and obscure, who were influenced by the intellectual and social climate of their time. Among results discussed are the close links of some of the pyramid theories with other theories, such as the theory of evolution, as well as the relationship between the pyramid theories and the struggle against the introduction of the metric system. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. This book has been written to be accessible to a wide audience, yet four appendixes, detailed endnotes and an exhaustive bibliography provide specialists with the references expected in a scholarly work.

The preceding Preface, which Professor William Frankena had the great kindness to write as an introduction for the readers of the present English translation of my major work, still requires several supplementary com ments on my part. Professor Frankena rightly considered it to be an advan tage to introduce the English-speaking world to my moral philosophy through its presentation in this book. As an introduction to my moral philosophy, Professor Frankena provided a concise formulation of the fun damental ideas of my ethics by quoting from an article I had just recently published. Several points worth mentioning remain. Firstly, it is necessary to distinguish the two editions of the text here translated. The first edition was published in 1951 by Anton Hain in Meisenheim am Glan, under the title Pflicht und Neigung (Duty and In clination), with the subtitle Die Grundlagen der Sittlichkeit, erOrtert und neu bestimmt mit besonderem Bezug auf Kant und Schiller (The Fun damentals of Morality, Discussed and Redefined with Special Regard to Kant and Schiller). In 1974, a revised and enlarged second edition was published by the same publisher and was entitled Die Grundlagen der Sitt Iichkeit (The Fundamentals of Morality). Of this second edition, the first four chapters have been translated in the present volume, along with four more recent essays.