Jonathan Swift and Philosophy is the first book to analyse and interpret Swift’s writing from a philosophical angle. By placing key texts of Swift in their philosophical and cultural contexts and providing background to their history of ideas, it demonstrates how well informed Swift’s criticism of the politics, philosophy, and science of his age actually was. Moreover, it also sets straight preconceptions about Swift as ignorant about the scientific developments of his time.The auth...

Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the arena? Can the world of The Hunger Games shine a light into the dark corners ...

En un seul ouvrage, toutes les matières au programme de la 3e et un entraînement pour les cinq épreuves du nouveau brevet 2027. Un outil de travail très complet pour réussir son année et aborder le lycée en toute sérénité !Toutes les matières de 3e et toutes les épreuves du brevet• Toutes les matières évaluées au brevet en contrôle continu et lors de l’examen final : Français, Maths, Histoire-Géographie EMC, Physique-Chimie, SVT, Technologie...

En un seul ouvrage, toutes les matières au programme de la 3e et un entraînement pour les cinq épreuves du brevet, dont l’épreuve orale. Un outil de travail très complet pour réussir son brevet et passer en 2de en toute sérénité !Toutes les matières de 3e et toutes les épreuves du brevet• Toutes les matières évaluées au brevet en contrôle continu et lors de l’examen final : Français, Maths, Histoire-Géographie EMC, Physique-Chimie, SVT, Tech...

Pokémon is one of the most amazing pop culture phenomena of our epoch, with deep metaphysical roots and profound philosophical implications. Pokémon and Philosophy celebrates this cultural icon while helping its readers unpack the hidden secrets of Pokémon.In this collection of essays, modern-day philosophers examine and dissect the video game extravaganza. They explore its creators' original intent to entertain audiences, as well as examine the expansion of the Po...

Si vous voulez savoir comment tirer les cartes de tarot, ce guide initiatique est fait pour vous. Gérard Encausse dit Papus nous propose ici la construction d’un ingénieux système fondé sur le tarot comme clé des choses cachées. Un ouvrage qui fait autorité.Nouvelle Édition revue et augmentée : Publié dans son intégralité, avec la reconstitution complète des 78 lames du Tarot Egyptien et de la méthode d'interprétation. Les 22 arcanes majeurs et le 56 arcanes mineur...

Twenty-one philosophers join forces to investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it’s true that Life will find a way,” should we view any modified or newly reconstituted life as a hazard?The new scientific information we could gain by bringing back T. Rex or other dinosaurs is immense, inclu...

Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus sparked into life a fascination with science-gone-awry that refuses to die. From 1818 to present-day Hollywood, the story of Victor Frankenstein and his reanimated, stitched-together corpse has inspired (some would say) the very idea of modern science fiction and countless essays, movies, novels, songs, comic-books, and TV shows aiming to capture what was right, wrong, abominable, inevitable, scary, or funny in this classic ...

Twenty-four nocturnal philosophers stake out and vivisect Dracula from many angles, unearthing evidence from numerous movies and shows-macabre, terrifying, tragic, and comic.Altmann decides whether Dracula can really be blamed for his crimes, since it’s his nature as a vampire to behave a certain way. Arp argues that Dracula’s addiction to live human blood dooms him to perpetual misery. Karavitis sees Dracula as a Randian individual pitted against the Marxist collective. Ketcham con...

Deadpool is the super-anti-hero who knows he's in a comic book. His unique situation and blood-stained history give rise to many philosophical puzzles. A group of philosophical Deadpool fans delve into these puzzles in Deadpool and Philosophy. For instance, if you know that someone is writing the script of your life, can you really be a hero?Is Deadpool really Wade Wilson, or did Wilson have his identity stolen by the monster who is now Deadpool? Are his actions predetermi...

A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movieKatniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure conten...

In Discworld, unlike our own frustrating Roundworld, everything makes sense. The world is held up by elephants standing on the back of a swimming turtle who knows where he’s going, the sun goes round the world every day, so it doesn’t have to be very hot, and things always happen because someone intends them to happen. Millions of fans are addicted to Pratchett’s Discworld, and the interest has only intensified since Pratchett’s recent death and the release of his final Discworld novel,