Author : Seth Benardete
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 1992-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226042448
In this section-by-section commentary, Benardete argues that Plato's Republic is a holistic analysis of the beautiful, the good, and the just. This book provides a fresh interpretation of the Republic and a new understanding of philosophy as practiced by Plato and Socrates. "Cryptic allusions, startling paradoxes, new questions . . . all work to give brilliant new insights into the Platonic text."—Arlene W. Saxonhouse, Political Theory
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Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 15,80 MB
Release : 2015
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ISBN : 9789516534094
Author : Paul Stern
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 25,73 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791415733
In this new interpretation of Plato's Phaedo, Paul Stern considers the dialogue as an invaluable source for understanding the distinctive character of Socratic rationalism. First, he demonstrates, contrary to the charge of such thinkers as Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Rorty, that Socrates' rationalism does not rest on the dogmatic presumption of the rationality of nature. Second, he shows that the distinctively Socratic mode of philosophizing is formulated precisely with a view to vindicating the philosophic life in the face of these uncertainties. And finally, he argues that this vindication results in a mode of inquiry that finds its ground in a clear understanding of the problematical but enduring human situation. Stern concludes that Socratic rationalism, aware as it is of the limits of reason, still provides a nondogmatic and nonarbitrary basis for human understanding.
Author : Dave Franzel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493029819
Quickly and easily master the sailing fundamentals you'll need to get out on the water.
Author : Renee Petrillo
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 007178246X
“It was the best of dreams, it was the worst of dreams, it was an age of consulting the nautical experts, it was the age of landlubber foolishness, it was the epoch of determination, it was the epoch of despair, it was the season of hurricanes, it was a spring of beachcombing...” If you dream about chucking it all away and sailing toward an island life, read this first Renee and Michael didn’t have any boating experience and when their plans to remedy that fell through the two had to learn everything the hard way. Despite themselves they managed to get from Miami to Grenada, eventually dropping the anchor of their cruising catamaran at the island of their dreams. Determined to save future sailors from themselves, A Sail of Two Idiots includes lessons Renee and Michael learned and shares them with you as examples of what and what not to do. This a how-to guide wrapped in a funny story—kind of like getting your serving of vegetables from a slice of pizza. Read this and make your dream of sailing away a reality. Includes: “What Broke?” sections explores the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of a cruising multihull "Island” section provide assessments of the islands of the Caribbean
Author : Tracey Christiansen
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2014
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ISBN : 9789198186703
Author : American Sailing
Publisher : American Sailing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 098210250X
Sailing Made Easy is the first step in a voyage that will last you the rest of your life. It is a gift from a group of dedicated sailing professionals who have committed their lives to sharing their art, their skill, and their passion for this wonderful activity. This book, which Sailing Magazine called "best in class" upon its release in 2010, is the most comprehensive education and boating safety learn-to-sail guide to date. It is also the official textbook for the ASA Basic Keelboat Standard (ASA 101). Incorporated in the textbook are useful illustrations and exceptional photographs of complex sailing concepts. The text’s most distinguishing feature is its user friendly "spreads" in which instructional topics are self-contained on opposing pages throughout the book. There are also chapter end quizzes and a glossary to help those new to sailing to navigate their way through the extensive nautical terminology.
Author : Gary Jobson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2008-09-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1439136785
The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, with over 150 line drawings and photographs. Written by America’s foremost instructional authority, the new edition of Sailing Fundamentals combines the training programs of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association, it is also used in the programs of many yacht clubs, colleges, and sailing groups. Unlike most introductory sailing books, which reflect the biases and idiosyncrasies of their authors, Sailing Fundamentals has been extensively pretested by ASA professional instructors to ensure that it offers the fastest, easiest, most systematic way to learn basic sailing and basic coastal cruising. This book covers every aspect of beginning sailing—from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring—and specifically prepares the learner to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards. Widely acclaimed author Gary Jobson has won several major races, including the 1977 America’s Cup victory as tactician aboard Courageous. He was head sailing coach at the US Naval Academy, and has conducted sailing clinics across the country.
Author : Donald M. Street
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : pages
File Size : 18,49 MB
Release : 1978-10-01
Category : Yachting
ISBN :
A guide for the individual who has sailed small crafts and is interested in owning a cruising yacht, that provides practical data on boat construction, maintenance, navigation, and safety
Author : Olin Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,61 MB
Release : 1999
Category : America's Cup
ISBN : 9780913372890
Olin Stephens is the most successful racing-yacht designer of the 20th century, a legend in his own time almost from the day in 1931 when he and his brother Rod and father Roderick, Sr. finished a transatlantic race to England in the revolutionary 52' yawl Dorade a full two days ahead of the competition. His autobiography begins with youthful family sailing, moves on to Six-Metre designs and victories, to J-Boat experience in the 1930s, to war work in the 1940s, to American Cup design and sailing from 1958 to 1983, and to a fleet of great cruising and racing yachts in between. This personal history of Olin and his brother, Rod, of the renowned design firm of Sparkman and Stephens, and of international yachting in this century, is informed, introspective, eloquent.
