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Descartes entre o Possível e o Necessário: Sobre a Livre Criação das Verdades Eternas
Existe um mundo possível em que este livro não foi escrito. Existe outro mundo possível em que ele foi escrito, mas você não o leu. Existe ainda outro em que você o leu e o usou como apoio para o mouse durante algum tempo. E muitos outros. Será que faz sentido falar nesses mundos possíveis? Ou será que o mundo em que vivemos é o único possível? Essas são questões bastante discuti-das contemporaneamente, mas que remontam, historicamente, a Leibniz, e de maneira mais discreta e seminal, podemos dizer, a Descartes. Assim, este livro tem, sobretudo, a perspectiva da História da Filosofia. Trata-se de entender se Descartes, por força do que diz principalmente em cartas, teria sust...
From My Window
What do you see from your window? This #OwnVoices picture book from Brazil offers a firsthand view of what children growing up in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro see every day. A vibrant and diverse celebration of urban community living, brought to life by unique, colorful illustrations that juxtapose brick buildings with lush jungle plants.
Ideal Government and the Mixed Constitution in the Middle Ages
Ancient Greeks and Romans often wrote that the best form of government consists of a mixture of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. Political writers in the early modern period applied this idea to government in England, Venice, and Florence, and Americans used it in designing their constitution. In this history of political thought James Blythe investigates what happened to the concept of mixed constitution during the Middle Ages, when the work of the Greek historian Polybius, the source of many of the formal elements of early modern theory, was unknown in Latin. Although it is generally argued that Renaissance and early modern theories of mixed constitution derived from the revival of cl...
Forbidden City, USA
"Forbidden City, USA: Chinatown Nightclubs, 1936-1970" captures the magic and glamour of the Chinese American nightclub scene, which peaked in San Francisco during World War II. Previously unpublished personal stories, along with over four hundred stunning images and rare artifacts, are presented in this sexy and insightful chronicle of Asian American performers who defied racial and cultural barriers to pursue their showbiz dreams.It was the mid-1930s: Prohibition was repealed and the Great Depression was waning. With a global conflict on the rise, people were out to drink, dine, dance, and see a show to forget their woes--and what a surprise for the world to behold an emerging generation o...
The Western Intellectual Tradition
Traces the development of thought through historical movements and periods from 1500 to 1830.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy
Reproduction of the original: The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt
Renaissance Thought
This is a fascinating collection of essays focusing on humanism and thought and other key aspects of Renaissance culture such as philology, political thought and scholastic and platonic philosophy. An essential read for all students of this era.
