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Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.
It was hailed as the answer to the obesity epidemic; a pill that allows you to eat anything you like and still lose weight. Millions were attracted by the promise of a leaner, fitter body, but there was a fatal and unforeseen flaw in this new panacea. A tiny microbe, lurking within, slowly infects the users. In turn they pass the infection to others with a sneeze, a cough or a simple kiss, and before long tens of millions are infected and turned into mindless, shambling wrecks, with the sole purpose of existing to eat. The virus is rampant, reaching into every corner of the globe. Governments collapse and shut down, unable to contain the outbreak, while the army works hard against the unendi...
Charles Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, was a thinker of extraordinary depth and range - he wrote on philosophy, mathematics, psychology, physics, logic, phenomenology, semiotics, religion and ethics - but his writings are difficult and fragmentary. This book provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of Peirce's thought. His philosophy is presented as a systematic response to 'nominalism', the philosophy which he most despised and which he regarded as the underpinning of the dominant philosophical worldview of his time. The book explains Peirce's challenge to nominalism as a theory of meaning and shows its implications for his views of knowledge, truth, the nature of reality, and ethics. It will be essential reading both for Peirce scholars and for those new to his work.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.
A collection of essays on the life and work of E. M. Forster.
- While cotton was a world-changing good in the early modern period, for producers, merchants, and consumers, it was but one of many different fabrics. This volume explores this dichotomy by contextualizing cotton within its contemporary culture of textiles. In doing, it focuses on a long, under-researched region: the German-speaking world, particularly Switzerland, which transformed into one of the most prolific European regions for the production of printed cottons in the eighteenth century. Sixteen contributions investigate the (globally entangled) history of Indiennes, silk, wool, and embroideries, giving new insights into the manufacturing, marketing, and consumption of textiles between 1500 and 1900.
Who is Dr. Paul Foster Case? As an Adept of the Western Mystery Tradition, Paul Foster Case's life is truly a tale of Magical, Mystical moments and profound insights. He is acknowledged as the world authority on the mysterious set of symbols known as the Tarot, far eclipsing modern-day writers. He wrote volumes of texts on such arcane subjects as Alchemy, Magic, Rosicrucianism, and The Qabalah. Today, these works are still eagerly sought by serious students. Here, for the first time is presented, in one place the details of the man, his life and the source of his inspiration. From first-hand sources, long held in the archives of Esoteric Fraternities, the life story of this advanced soul is told. This book is a must for any passionate student of the esoteric tradition and the arcane. The author, a personal student of Dr. Case's successor, Ann Davies, spreads the light and mission of this great Adept.