[PDF] Biographia Britannica Or The Lives Of The Most Eminent Persons Who Have Flourished In Great Britain And Ireland From The Earliest Ages Down To The Present Times Collected From The Best Authorities Both Printed And Manuscript And Digested In The Manner Of Mr Bayles Historical And Critical Dictionary eBook

Author : R.H. Popkin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,85 MB
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789048148776

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Starting with Richard Popkin's essay of 1963, `Scepticism in the Enlightenment', a new investigation into philosophical scepticism of the period was launched. The late Giorgio Tonelli and the late Ezequiel de Olaso examined in great detail the kinds of scepticism developed during the Enlightenment, and the kind of answer to scepticism that was developed by Leibniz. Their original researches and interpretations are of great value and importance. As a result of their work Popkin modified his original claims, as shown in the last two articles in this volume. The book contains an introduction by Popkin and 10 essays, two of which have never been published before. This collection should be of interest to students and scholars of 18th century thought in England, France and Germany.

Author : Gerardine Meaney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1846318920

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Examining an impressive length of Irish cultural history, from 1700–1960, Reading the Irishwoman explores the dynamisms of cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Analyzing the popular and consumer cultures of a variety of eras, it traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies, and aspirations shaped women's lives both in actuality and in imagination. The authors uncover a huge array of different representations that Irish women have been able to identify with, including heroine, patriot, philanthropist, actress, singer, model, and missionary. By studying this diversity of viable roles in the Irish woman's cultural world, the authors point to evidence of women's agency and aspiration that reached far beyond the domestic sphere.

Author : M. Fishburn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 31,38 MB
Release : 2008-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0230583660

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This provocative new work examines the years between the Nazi book fires and the publication of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), a period when book burning captured the popular imagination. It explores how embedded the myths of book burning have become in our cultural history, and illustrates the enduring appeal of a great cleansing bonfire.

Author : Samuel Smiles
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,66 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781016996921

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gerald L. Gutek
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 17,13 MB
Release : 1994-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 1478630108

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This comprehensive volume examines the impact on education of such momentous world events as the ascendancy of neo-Conservatism, the collapse of the Soviet system, the end of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, and the resurgence of ethnonationalism. It creates an historical perspective by identifying and analyzing the significant formative ideas and institutions that have shaped the Western educational heritage.