Author : Kristen Griffin
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Sitka (Alaska)
ISBN :
This is a collection of reproduced photographs and postcards highlighting the history of the Sitka National Historical Park, as well as the town and people of Sitka. It is presented in the form of a turn of the century scrapbook.
Author : Annabel Teh Gallop
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 26,29 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0824818059
Early Views of Indonesia is a catalog of the most important watercolor and pencil drawings from the British Library's superb collection of more than 1,500 drawings of Indonesia dating from the early nineteenth century, most of which have never been published before.
Author : Christraud M. Geary
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 1998-04-17
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
The authors discuss the differences between original photographs and their postcard equivalents, and they explore in detail common practices - such as artificial settings, costumes and props, colorization, and patronizing captions - that perpetuated racist, sexist, and romantic stereotypes.
Author : D. Michael Quinn
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,72 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
ISBN : 9781560850892
In this articulate and insightful book, D. Michael Quinn reconstructs the world view of an earlier age in America, finding ample evidence for treasure seeking and folk magic in Joseph Smith's formative years. Folk magic was not unusual for the times and is important in understanding how Mormons may have interpreted developments. Quinn's impressive research provides a much-needed background for the environment that produced Mormonism's founding prophet.
Author : Mildred Archer
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN : 9780500012383
Author : Terence Irwin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 25,60 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198242905
Aristotle's reliance on dialectic as a method of philosophy appears to conflict with his metaphysical realist view of his conclusions. This book explores Aristotle's philosophical method and the merits of his conclusions, and shows how he defends dialectic against the objection that it cannot justify a metaphysical realist's claims. The author does not presuppose extensive previous acquaintance with Aristotle. Greek texts are translated, and Greek words transliterated.
Author : Marcus Rainsford (capt.)
Publisher :
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 1805
Category :
ISBN :
Author : James F. Peterman
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,57 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791409817
This book presents an account and defense of Wittgenstein's later philosophy emphasizing its therapeutic character. Peterman argues that any therapeutic philosophy must present an account of human health, a related account of the mechanisms of health and illness, and finally an account of how philosophy can bring someone from a state of illness to health. In light of this general model, he presents an interpretation of Wittgenstein's therapeutic project that emphasizes the continuity between it and the earlier ethical project of the Tractatus. The book confronts the problem of continuity by arguing that the earlier ethical goal of coming into agreement with the world as such is replaced in the later views by the therapeutic goal of coming into agreement with forms of life. In the course of the argument, Peterman challenges standard interpretations of Wittgenstein's project and standard modes of criticizing and defending it. The book also contributes to contemporary philosophical discussion by showing why we should take seriously the project of philosophical therapy.
Author : Thomas John Hastings
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 34,73 MB
Release : 2024-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3031429028
In the face of the anthropogenic threats to the singular planetary habitat we share with other human beings and non-human species, humanities scholars feel a renewed sense of urgency 1) to acknowledge the ways our species has funded particular histories of environmental exploitation, alienation, and collapse, 2) to unpack inherited assumptions that impact our views of nature and interspecies relations, and 3) to suggest ways of thinking and acting that seek to repair the damage and promote mutual flourishing for all of earth inhabitants. This volume brings together scholars in philosophy, theology, and religion who take up this urgent ethical task from a broad range of perspectives and locations.
Author : Joseph Manca
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2012-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 142140432X
Explore the beauty and history of Mount Vernon—and the inquisitive, independent mind of its famous architect and landscape designer. Winner of the John Brinkerhoff Jackson Book Prize of the Foundation for Landscape Architecture On the banks of the Potomac River, Mount Vernon stands, with its iconic portico boasting breathtaking views and with a landscape to rival the great gardens of Europe, as a monument to George Washington’s artistic and creative efforts. More than one million people visit Mount Vernon each year—drawn to the stature and beauty of Washington’s family estate. Art historian Joseph Manca systematically examines Mount Vernon—its stylistic, moral, and historical dimensions—offering a complete picture of this national treasure and the man behind its enduring design. Manca brings to light a Washington deeply influenced by his wide travels in colonial America, with a broader architectural knowledge than previously suspected, and with a philosophy that informed his aesthetic sensibility. Washington believed that design choices and personal character mesh to form an ethic of virtue and fulfillment and that art is inextricably linked with moral and social concerns. Manca examines how these ideas shaped the material culture of Mount Vernon. Based on careful study of Washington’s personal diaries and correspondence and on the lively accounts of visitors to his estate, this richly illustrated book introduces a George Washington unfamiliar to many readers—an avid art collector, amateur architect, and leading landscape designer of his time.
